Instructional Technology - Weekly Newsletter - 2023-2024
Issue 24 - Almanack AI, 50 Women's History Facts, Gmail Keyboard Shortcuts
Issue 23 - Eduease, Math99, How to Create Email Groups in Gmail
Issue 22 - Sizzle AI, 10 Black Women Inventors, President's Day Google Slides Activity
Issue 21 - Google Applied Digital Skills, Create Rubrics with an AI Chatbot, Schedule Emails with Gmail
Issue 20 - Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Google Forms Cheat Sheet, Create Slides for Google or PowerPoint with an AI Chatbot
Issue 19 - Interviews with Google Bard, Study.com SOL Prep, Google Calendar Appointment Slots
Issue 18 - Slick Write, DocsTeach, Free High School Biology Diagnostic Tests
Issue 17 - Class Companion, Doing More with Google Sheets, MixKit
Issue 16 - Winter Holiday-Themed Enter and Exit Tickets, TruTouch Tutorial, Goblin Tools
Issue 15 - Google Meet Host Controls, Plotly, Sorcerer
Issue 14 - I love pdf, Khan Academy Grammar, myNoise
Issue 13 - Chromebook Tutorials - Update your Chromebook, Find an app, Take a photo or video, Turn on select-to-speak, Open & edit Office files
Issue 12 - Magic School - AI for Teachers, Interview Warmup, OrbitNote - PDF Reader
Issue 11 - Locking Google Files, Google's Emoji Kitchen, Pumpkin Carving
Issue 10 - Use AI to Generate Questions for a YouTube video, Crash Course
Issue 9 - Ask Google for Quick Answers
Issue 8 - 20 Questions Every Secondary Teacher Should Have an Answer to, Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts
Issue 7 - Google Docs - Voice Typing. URL Tricks, Translate, Smart Chips, Version History
Issue 6 - Lumio, Emoji Poetry and Book Review, ChatGPT Rewrite Emails
Issue 5 - Newsletter written by ChatGPT
Issue 4 - BookSnaps, QuestionWell, ChromeOS Gestures
Issue 3 - Speech Bubbles on Historic Photos, Classroom AI Use, Add Descriptions to Your Google Drive Folders
Issue 2 - Rewards, Reopen Closed Tab, HippoCampus, Updating Chromebooks
Issue 1 - Exit Ticket Prompts, Google Bard, Canva
Instructional Technology - Weekly Newsletter - 2022-2023
Issue #20 https://www.smore.com/h37p2 40 Black History Videos, The Achievery, Google Search Tips, Save Canva to Google Slides
Issue #19 https://www.smore.com/pv38g Afrofuturism, AI Text Classifier, Undo Send, Gmail Templates
Issue #18 https://www.smore.com/h327e AI Writing Check, Yippity, TeachFlix, Schedule Emails with Gmail
Issue #17 https://www.smore.com/jr3td TalkingPoints, History Maps, Expiration Date Google Drive, Expriation Date on Emails
Issue #16 https://www.smore.com/v1s9x Bookmark Bar, Bookmark Bar Tips, Sites to Bookmark, PowerSchool App Switcher
Issue #15 https://www.smore.com/j2cna Unclutter, Focusable, TED-Ed Periodic Videos, Watchkin
Issue #14 https://www.smore.com/ku6ch Create your own snowflake, Guess the Christmas song, Christmas Scattergories, Holiday Kahoot
Issue #13 https://www.smore.com/50mrc Spin a Winter Story, Elf Yourself, PhotoFunia, This or That
Issue #12 https://www.smore.com/bsq5n Tall Tweets, Chromebook Touchpad Tips, NOVA Labs, The Geography of Thanksgiving Dinner
Issue #11 https://www.smore.com/hbpdx Chrome Canvas, Data GIF Maker, Digital Garage, Google Instant Search Cards
Issue #10 https://www.smore.com/z0f78 Cloud Audio Recorder, AnswerGarden, You Are the Historian Game, Professor Dave Explains
Issue #9 https://www.smore.com/uvbm2 Illustrate to Educate, CocoMaterial, In Rhythm With Nature, the moonlit road
Issue #8 https://www.smore.com/0ed3k Online Physical Education Network, C-SPAN Classroom, Support English Language Learners Google Course, Craving a Pumpkin
Issue #7 https://www.smore.com/39uyw Bean Bean Bean, CTE Videos, Smithsonian Learning Lab, Mapping History
Issue #6 https://www.smore.com/en2vu Knowt, Jeopardy Labs, Crowd Buzzer, Vocab Test
Issue #5 https://www.smore.com/j85se Youtube - keyboard shortcuts, reduce distractions, start anywhere, translating captions
Issue #4 https://www.smore.com/64cd8 TinyWow, Heyzine, ClassroomQ, A Soft Murmur
Issue #3 https://www.smore.com/0z9v6 Hispanic Heritage Month, Photos for Class, & Wayback Machine
Issue #2 https://www.smore.com/qj0xr6 Google Drive - Remove Access, Priority Workspace, Convert .pdf, Check Activity
Issue #1 https://www.smore.com/w8rnt Chromebooks - Virtual Desks, Screencast, Screenshots, Training Game
Technology Resources - Weekly Newsletter - 2021 -2022
March 25, 2022 https://www.smore.com/p5uz2 Unladylike2020, VideoAnt, Blooket
March 18, 2022 https://www.smore.com/yhujf Women Scientists, Natural Reader, Ancient Globe
March 11, 2022 https://www.smore.com/qhtbm Notable Women, Kapwing - Video Editor, & Pi Day
March 4, 2022 https://www.smore.com/3zdaj Quotes, Jamboard Templates, Free Books for Teens
February 25, 2022 https://www.smore.com/8bcr4 Google Meet, Women's History, Spinner Wheel
February 18, 2022 https://www.smore.com/ez58u NMAAHC Searchable Museum, Canva Venn Diagrams, Floop
February 11, 2022 https://www.smore.com/9n2aq Google Earth - The Underground Railroad, 10 Black Scientist, Wordle Inspired Games
February 4, 2022 https://www.smore.com/kn6u7 Black History Lesson Ideas & Videos, Flash Fill (Excel), Smart Fill (Google)
January 21, 2022 https://www.smore.com/t2dra Google AutoDraw, Meme Generator, Ditch That Textbook
January 14, 2022 https://www.smore.com/3y9qg VideoMirror, Mercury Reader, Sir Links-a-Lot
December 10, 2021 https://www.smore.com/vrdcb Choice Eliminator, 20 Years Google, Historical Maps, Snowflakes
December 3, 2021 https://www.smore.com/z9ak6 Scanning with Chromebooks, Timed Google Quizzes, iPiccy
November 19, 2021 https://www.smore.com/snhwx Seterra, Reactions, Blabberize, Autumn Scene w/ Relaxing Music
November 12, 2021 https://www.smore.com/kx69q ReadTheory, Thanksgiving Activities, Slides Carnival
November 5, 2021 https://www.smore.com/mkvyq Google Doc Citation Update, Veteran's Day Videos, edX
October 29, 2021 https://www.smore.com/7j5yr Cleanup.pictures, Dualless, Listenwise
October 22, 2021 https://www.smore.com/1bjam Canvas+, Diigo, Virtual Virginia Webinars
October 14, 2021 https://www.smore.com/gfpad Unity Day, Class Tools, Google Arts & Culture
October 8, 2021 https://www.smore.com/g1054 Google Meet updates, Present to Meet, Easy Accents
October 1, 2021 https://www.smore.com/xyd6t HippoCampus, Would You Rather Math?, GitMind
Issue #1 https://www.smore.com/f52ce Loop, YouTube Timers, Mote, PowerTeacher Pro Seating Chart
Issue #2 https://www.smore.com/3vtx9 Editable worksheets & Chromebook Tips
Issue #3 https://www.smore.com/8xcgu Collaborative Whiteboarding, Video Messages, Schedule Emails, & Dr. Fauci
Issue #4 https://www.smore.com/43scz Teacher Made, Emojis, Search by Student #, Revision History
Issue #5 https://www.smore.com/m67nf Jamboard Template, Print Friendly, & Tips
Issue #6 https://www.smore.com/jmy2h Flippity, Weekly Planner, Exporting Gradebooks
Issue #7 https://www.smore.com/nbtmw Appointment Slots, Worksheets, Animation, Webinars
Issue #8 https://www.smore.com/5gy0b Find a Time, Applied Digital Skills, CanvasCon, Digital Planner
Issue #9 https://www.smore.com/chn1q Google Form Preferences, Name & Group Pickers
Issue #10 https://www.smore.com/pdx4r Word Cloud, Canvas Betterizer, & Thanksgiving Writing
Issue #11 https://www.smore.com/ksu2c Sheets add-on for attendance, Canvas tips, Jeopardy, Google search
Issue #12 https://www.smore.com/1n8f4 Insert Learning, Add file multi folders, Science Journals, Kahoot! Thanksgiving
Issue #13 https://www.smore.com/j7fw9 Wordwall, C-SPAN Bell Ringers, Convert Images to Text, Citations
Issue #14 https://www.smore.com/cdy1sk Canvas Tips, DualScreen, PDFs, & Snow
Issue #15 https://www.smore.com/2dubs PLN Webniars, Padlet, Waklet, Tab Resize
Issue #16 https://www.smore.com/ke94z Doodle for Google, Today's Document, Canvas Undelete, Copy Questions Google Form
Issue #17 https://www.smore.com/va7nt ReadWorks Offline, Tips Google Classroom, SOL Testing Info Students, County Music Hall of Fame PD
Issue #18 https://www.smore.com/bvczy Black History Facts, Civil Rights, Free EdPuzzle, & Rich Text Editor
Issue #19 https://www.smore.com/x4c1j Black History Quizzes & Figures, Kami Connects, & Calm Resources
Issue #20 https://www.smore.com/a67db Learning for Justice, Ken Burns in the Classroom, Google Classroom Videos, Reply All
Issue #21 https://www.smore.com/6c1nt Zinn Education Project, Knowt, Google Updates, Using Google and Canvas PD
Issue #22 https://www.smore.com/4amuc Edu OnAir, Free Rice, Flashcard Machine, & KQED Teach
Issue #23 https://www.smore.com/9xng7 Women's History Museum, PurpleMath, HippoCampus, Open Culture
Issue #24 https://www.smore.com/ayxcu Women's History Resources, English Grammar - Business, Google Meet Quick Access, Kahoot Update
Issue #25 https://www.smore.com/rxjsc She Resisted, Crash Course, Fizzics Education, Photopea
Issue #26 https://www.smore.com/92nwe Women's History, Blending Learning Conference, PresentationTube, Edu in 90
Issue #27 https://www.smore.com/ydtha Bibcitation , Oxford Practice Grammar, Freckle, Edu in 90
Issue #28 https://www.smore.com/4tnx3 DocsTeach, SlickWrite, Watch Know Learn, Emoji Puzzles
Issue #29 https://www.smore.com/kfwdg Teacher Discounts, May the 4th Lessons, FlipGrid, The Power of Hand-Washing
Issue #30 https://www.smore.com/eab6h Jefferson Lab, SOL Pass, Links for the Reading SOL, Test Taking Tips