Today we look at how to get started using Screencast-o-Matic, what it is and how you can use this as part of your arsenal for work. Living in a visually-oriented world means that you, as an educator, sometimes need to use video-based ways of communicating with your students. This was indeed a natural part of… Continue reading How to Get Started With Screencast-O-Matic
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Using OneNote on an iPad
If you’ve been here before, it comes as no surprise that OneNote is a favorite app of mine. One thing I haven’t covered before is how to use OneNote on an iPad, which is surprising since this is probably how I most often use OneNote. Let’s dive into it! OneNote on an Ipad? Best Paired… Continue reading Using OneNote on an iPad
How to Use Send to Device
Did you know that there is an easy way to send a long article you found while browsing on your phone and bring it to your desktop browser, without e-mailing yourself the link? In this post, I’ll show you how to use send to device in Firefox! What Is Send to Device? Send to device… Continue reading How to Use Send to Device
Word for Students – What Every Student Should Know
When you work with students and hand them writing assignments, you usually want them to use a word processor of some sort. One is Microsoft Word, but what are some of the most basic types of formatting you wish your students knew? In this post, I’ll go over a few basic formatting options in Word… Continue reading Word for Students – What Every Student Should Know
What is…Pocket
What tools do you use to save articles you wish to read later? Have any good methods for focused reading? Today we’ll take a look at a helpful extension that you can use in most browsers: Pocket, one of my favorite extensions right now! What is Pocket and how can you get started using it?… Continue reading What is…Pocket
How to Link Resources to Onenote From Your Onedrive
As teachers, planning, and structuring is second nature. Making a lesson or part of the curriculum clear to the students can sometimes be a challenge. Here we’ll look at how to link your resources to OneNote. When you write digital lesson plans for your students, you typically come across plenty of useful material that you… Continue reading How to Link Resources to Onenote From Your Onedrive
How to Use Immersive Reader
Reading online can be a nightmare for both students and teachers since there are so many distractions around. If you’ve worked as a teacher, you’ve probably met students that have some difficulties keeping their focus when reading. Meet Immersive Reader! Having a good adblocker helps some, but for some students, even pictures can steal the… Continue reading How to Use Immersive Reader
Time Batching for Teachers
We all have the same amount of time in a day, but sometimes it seems like the way we use it varies a great deal. Being productive and using your time as best you can, can take some teacher-related stress off your shoulders once the semester is in full swing. Time batching is a concept… Continue reading Time Batching for Teachers
How to Use OneNote Web Clipper
Still searching for a good way to store good things you find in different corners of the Internet? In this post, I’ll show you how to use OneNote web clipper to organize things you find online. OneNote Web clipper is one of my favorite tools when it comes to saving things I find in various… Continue reading How to Use OneNote Web Clipper
Lesson Plans in Onenote – How to Get Started
Have you ever started planning a lesson or theme and ended up having notes, hyperlinks, and material scattered everywhere? Then it’s about time you got started collecting your precious resources in OneNote for seamless planning between devices! In this post, I’ll cover how to create your lesson plans starting in OneNote. Why Not Just Stick… Continue reading Lesson Plans in Onenote – How to Get Started