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As you get your new laptops, you might notice the change from Windows 7 to Windows 10. With a few simple tips and tricks in your back pocket, it will be a cinch to master your new device.
Check here for a quick look Windows 10 cheat sheet. This reference, as well as others, will be available on the ASD Tech Page.
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My top 5 favorite things about Windows 10:
1. Cortana- the search bar in the bottom left lets you ask questions or type questions and it finds answers for you! (Ex. display settings)
2. Story Remix- New within the photo app is a photo/video editor called Story Remix where you can edit pics/vids and stitch them together with text and design elements to create mini-movies.
3. Keyboard Shortcuts- With Windows 10, there are more keyboard shortcuts than ever before. Favorites include: Ctrl+Z for undo, Windows Key+P to access display mode quickly, and Windows Key+(icon number on your taskbar) to open whatever program you have pinned to your taskbar in a hurry.
4. Emoji Keyboard- Now you can get to the emoji keyboard in a hurry by typing Windows+; keys together.
5. Snapping- In Windows 10 you can be uber productive by snapping 4 windows at once!
Do you ever wonder how to could bring science to life for your students? We can still remain anchored in the curriculum while making science fun and exciting! 2 ways that you can do this are through VR and Skype/Hangouts.
1. VR- Virtual Reality by way of Google Expeditions is a great way for kids to experience being somewhere, whether it be in the Milky Way or inside a volcano. Check out the website and explore possible options on your own or let me know what you have coming up and I can find something for you. I would love to come in and do this with your class!
2. Skype/Hangout- What better way to learn about a topic than to talk to an expert? With Skype a Scientist or Google Hangouts (contact me for local collaborations) you can interact with a field expert in a topic you are researching or studying. Kids will love hearing from an expert!
*Don't forget about Mystery Doug! He regularly has topics of interest and his delivery looks so much like Facetime that the kids won't even know it is pre-recorded!
March 16-Research
March 16-Research
When students do research for projects, the reading level of the articles they find doesn't always match their independent reading levels. Here are some tools to help your students get to the meat and potatoes of what they need to know as well as fit it to their individual reading level.
Ducksters: An easy to read site with specific facts and articles on loads of topics.
Pebble Go: Another great topic-specific site for kids to read about topics at an easy to understand level.
Newsela: I have written about this before, but it a good time to remind you of this fantastic news article site that tailors the current news to their reading levels of your students (when you put their levels in on your teacher side).
Rewordify: This site allows you to copy text from other sites and paste it into a handy dandy yellow box. Once there, you can rewordify the text to make it more simplistic for better understanding. (Pro Tip: Make sure you remind kids that if they are citing text, to take it from the original site instead of quoting the altered text).
Kiddle: This research site is just like a Google search, but kid friendly. I narrows down the findings of a traditional search to items/pictures that are kid appropriate.
Happy researching!
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