May 2019

May 14th- Last call for Mystery Hangouts!

Those of you who wanted to do one have done at least one this year. It is time for you to try it out! Those of you who haven't done one can still get in on the action.

To schedule a hangout, check out these groups of teachers who do Mystery Hangouts with location, numbers or letters.

Facebook groups:

• https://www.facebook.com/groups/493617771114592/
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/390700895081008/

Google Plus:

• https://plus.google.com/communities/115513470342133559677

Can't find a match? No problem! Remember that we have several buildings in our district.

• Try doing a hangout with a class from another building. You could vote on what state you are going to pretend to be and then hangout to still guess.
• Number or word hangouts work with any classroom near or far.
• Set up your own and just let me know if you want to borrow any of the Mystery Hangout sets I have.
• If you choose to do it with your class and I am not available to help, here are the Mystery Number intro lesson and the Mystery Location intro lesson to go over with your class.

May 8th- Windows Extend Feature-

Have you ever wanted to work on your computer while your students watch/view something else you have for them? Aside from freezing your projector, Windows has a simple solution. Press the Windows Key and P key at the same time. The “Project” menu will appear. There are four types of display methods that can be chosen.

• PC screen only: used only to view the original display unit – the additional unit will be blank
• Duplicate: used to display the same image on both displays (this is the normal mode)
• Extend: used to extend the desktop across the two displays; making your computer screen ‘longer.’ (If you want to have students view something while you continue to work. Simply drag the screen for kids off to the right side of your desktop-past where you can see and it will show up on the projector screen).
• Second screen only: used only to display the additional display unit – the original will become blank

June 5th- Google Drive Cleanup

You made it to the finish line!! Congrats on another year of truly making a difference in the lives of so many! Although you may be tired now and not want to think about school for a while, there may come a time this summer when you do want to dive back in. This tech tip is for that time. ;) Google Drive is a fabulous place where you can store and access files anywhere, however, it can become a lot like the clutter in your house that Marie Kondo wants you to tidy up. Sometime this summer if you should get in an organizing mood, here are some tips to get your Drive in shape. :)

Have a great summer!