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Here is the list of challenges that have been completed so far. There will be a total of 10 Challenges by the end. Will you earn the coveted Tech Challenge Trophy?
Challenge #0: Join the Challenge
Congratulations! You have already done the first challenge...You Accepted the Challenge!
Below is your very own Digital Tech Challenge Badge Chart (I will also put a paper copy in your mailbox that you can hang up to show off to others). Each week I will put a sticker badge in your mailbox for the challenge you complete to put on your paper chart to hang up for all to see and brag about your progress. I will also email you any digital badge you earn at the end of the week it was assigned (they will also be available in the "Helpful Resources" topic in Classroom if you complete them after the deadline). You can "stick" these (or upload them into the Drawing) on the attached digital chart if you wish.
You do not turn in this assignment. This is just for your Digital Badges if you want.
Get ready to get your Tech-On!
🔹Grab your Badge Board here: Tech Badge Board
Challenge #1: Whisk
Whisk is another AI tool for creating images. But it is a little different. It allows you to create images that will work together to create a final product. You will use prompts to create a Subject, Scene, and Style to be applied to your final product.
Your Challenge:
Create an image using Whisk. You can use the single prompt, three image prompts from the side, or the Templates.
Head over to https://labs.google/fx/tools/whisk.
Sign in with your school account.
Click on “Enter Tool”.
Decide on which method you want to use. Check out the walkthrough attached for the options and steps.
Save the image to your device.
Upload that image to this Classroom (directions below).
Turn In Your Image: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Upload your Image to Classroom using the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "File" (or use the other locations if applicable).
Browse for the file or drag the file into the screen and click "Upload".
After uploading the image, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Challenge #2: Tabbed Documents
Tabbed Documents is a great tool if you want a Document laid out in a way that separates each “section” into its own page. Tabbing helps with group projects and organizing your information in easy-to-find sections. The only drawback (right now) is that you can not print the entire document in bulk. You will need to print each section individually. Other than that, it is a great feature and has many uses.
Your Challenge:
Using the attached Document, create a Tabbed Document of your own. Include at least 3 tabs.
Open the attached Google Document.
Delete the text directions I included and create a tabbed document with at least 3 tabs.
Turn in the document (Make sure to click "Turn In").
Turn In Your Document:
Click the "Turn In" button to the right.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Challenge #3: Canva Translate
It is no surprise that Canva is one of my favorite tools. It can create anything you need and make you look like a seasoned professional without much work! One of the great features of Canva is its ability to translate files. Check out how to make your creations readable to anyone, no matter what language they speak!
Your Challenge:
Upload a document or slide deck into Canva and translate it into another language.
Head over to https://www.canva.com.
Make sure you have the Educator Account. If you are new to Canva or have not been "verified", head here (https://www.canva.com/education) to get verified and get all the upgrades for FREE!
Either upload an existing Document or Slide Deck or create a new one in Canva.
Click on the “Apps” icon on the left side.
Type “Translate” and choose the app.
Choose the language you want to translate to. You can select the whole page or just the selected text.
Follow the directions in the document or video below to translate.
Download your document as a PDF
Click "Share" in the top right.
Choose the Download Icon.
Choose the "File Type" as "PDF Standard".
Save this to your device.
Upload this to me and Turn In (Make sure to click "Turn In").
Turn In Your PDF: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Upload your PDF to Classroom using the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "File" (or use the other locations if applicable).
Browse for the file or drag the file into the screen and click "Upload".
After uploading the PDF, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Challenge #4: Chrome Tools
Chrome has added some cool shortcuts to the Extension Bar. These are tools, not websites, that you may often use. You should add some so it is easier to access these tools. My favorites are the QR Code maker and Copy Link. Check them out!
Your Challenge:
Add some Chrome Tools to your Chrome header and take a screenshot.
Open Chrome and open a new tab.
Click the pencil icon in the bottom right corner.
Click on “Toolbar”.
Choose some tools you want a shortcut for.
Take a screenshot of the tools you added.
Turn In (Make sure to click "Turn In".)
Turn In Your Image: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Upload your Image to Classroom using the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "File" (or use the other locations if applicable).
Browse for the file or drag the file into the screen and click "Upload".
After uploading the image, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Challenge #5: Brisk
Brisk is an awesome tool for teachers. It is a simple extension that can be used to create almost anything from a quiz, a rubric, a resource, a lesson plan, to almost any teaching resource you could think of. My favorite tool is the podcast creator. Brisk can take the text or even the video content of a YouTube video and create an engaging podcast in seconds. This is great for your auditory learners! With all this at your fingertips, Brisk may just become your favorite tool!
Your Challenge:
Create a podcast from a website full of information.
Install the Brisk extension from here: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/brisk-teaching-%E2%80%93-ai-assis/pcblbflgdkdfdjpjifeppkljdnaekohj
Head over to the website or a video that you want to create a podcast from.
Click the Brisk icon on your screen.
Choose “Create”.
Choose “Podcast”.
If you want to focus on anything specific, add it to the Prompt.
Click “Brisk It”.
Listen to your creation! You will see the transcript at the bottom as well.
Share it by clicking on the “Copy Link” button and sharing the link to me in this Classroom!
Turn In (Make sure to click "Turn In".)
Turn In Your Link: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Click the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "Link".
Paste your link in the pop-up.
After adding your link, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Challenge #6: Chrome Tabs
Are you using Chrome Tabs? Having “bundles” of tabs for later use is a great feature. Now, you can sync these across devices, close them, and bring them back later. Start organizing all those random Chrome Tabs and create some tab groups for later!
Your Challenge:
Create a Chrome Tab Group and share the screenshot with me.
Create a Chrome Tab Group. (See the attached video on how to do this, as well as how it saves and syncs in Chrome.)
Take a screenshot showing the tab group(s) you created and share that with me.
Turn In (Make sure to click "Turn In".)
Turn In Your Image: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Upload your Image to Classroom using the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "File" (or use the other locations if applicable).
Browse for the file or drag the file into the screen and click "Upload".
After uploading the image, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Challenge #7: Grouper
There are many ways to create groups within your classroom. Pulling popsicle sticks, random number drawings, ClassDojo or similar tool, and others. The tool Grouper does this easily by pulling names from your existing Google Classroom. Grouper is quick and easy. The best part is that all your groups are saved in Grouper for later use. Oh, did I mention that it is FREE? Give it a try!
Your Challenge:
Create a group using Grouper and share a screenshot with me.
Head over to https://grouper.school/.
Create an account by signing in to Google.
Allow the site access to your Google Classrooms (or make a fake class by clicking "+ New class" if you are not using Classroom).
Choose the classroom you wish to use to create student groups. Click “Use in grouping”.
Choose what you want to do.
Play around with the groupings you can use.
Take a screenshot of one of your groupings and share that with me.
Turn In (Make sure to click "Turn In".)
Turn In Your Image: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Upload your Image to Classroom using the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "File" (or use the other locations if applicable).
Browse for the file or drag the file into the screen and click "Upload".
After uploading the image, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Challenge #8: Canva AI Images
There are lots of sites to use AI to generate images. Gemini, ChatGPT, MagicSchool AI, and more. My “go-to” tool for almost anything is Canva. You can also have AI generate images in Canva. It is easy and free (make sure you have an educator account). You are limited to 500 images every 21 days, but the results are awesome. Check it out!
Your Challenge:
Create an Image in Canva using AI.
Log in to your Canva account at https://www.canva.com/. Make sure you have the Educator Account. If you are new to Canva or have not been "verified", head here (https://www.canva.com/education) to get verified and get all the upgrades for FREE!
On the left side, at the bottom, click “Canva AI” or the Canva AI icon at the top.
In the top box, type in a description of the image you want created, then click “Create an image”. Click the little arrow on the bottom right of the dialogue box to generate a set of images.
To download the image, hover over it and click the download icon in the top right.
Share this image with me through Classroom.
Turn In (Make sure to click "Turn In".)
Turn In Your Image: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Upload your Image to Classroom using the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "File" (or use the other locations if applicable).
Browse for the file or drag the file into the screen and click "Upload".
After uploading the image, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Challenge #9: Google Vids
There are video editors, but many require subscriptions (educators can't afford that) or downloaded software (many schools are Chromebook-based or can't install software). Google Vids to the rescue! Vids is baked into Google Drive for all users! Educators & students can create easy clips, slideshows, or become the next Oscar-winning director! Jump into video creation and editing with a simple-to-use FREE tool!
Your Challenge:
Create a SHORT video (screencast or anything you want) and share the Drive file you create.
Check out the "How To" below.
Create a SHORT video exploring the tool. You can upload a video, use the camera, or even record your screen. No need for anything long or uncomfortable.
Export the video to your Drive (See Publishing Tab in document below).
Share that file with me through Classroom. IMPORTANT! Follow the steps below to upload the EXPORTED file, not the working file you created the video in.
Turn In (Make sure to click "Turn In".)
Turn In Your Video: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Upload your Video to Classroom using the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "Google Drive".
Find the video you exported in your Drive and click "Add".
After uploading the video, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Challenge #10: NotebookLM
With all the AI tools available, it is tough to choose what to use. Most are amazing, but NotebookLM stands out. Instead of working with a world of data and pulling from sometimes unverified sources, it pulls knowledge ONLY from the files YOU share with it! There is a lot to explore in this tool. Explore NotebookLM and see how awesome it is!
Your Challenge:
Create a Notebook in NotebookLM and share a screencast of something you had it create.
Start by creating a new NotebookLM notebook at https://notebooklm.google.com/. See attached Document with directions.
Upload a few resources. These can be Documents from your Google Drive, PDFs you have, or other files. Upload at least 3 files.
Have NotebookLM create a resource from your files...anything on the right side in the Studio panel. My favorites are the podcast/audio overview, the infographic, and the mind map.
Take a screenshot of the screen showing what was created (seen in the bottom right corner).
Share this file with me through Classroom.
Turn In (Make sure to click "Turn In".)
Turn In Your Image: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Upload your Image to Classroom using the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "File" (or use the other locations if applicable).
Browse for the file or drag the file into the screen and click "Upload".
After uploading the image, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
Below are resources showing how to do all this!
Bonus Challenge (Make up for One Late Assignment)
Deadlines...ugh! I, too, hate deadlines. I know many of you are like me and would wait until the last week to do all the challenges. Unfortunately, this would cause me to then be shuffling stickers, attaching individual treats, driving to buildings to deliver, and basically making a mess of the "Who got what and when" system that needs to be balanced with multiple buildings, and this many players. That would take the fun from me (so sad). I also don't want anyone to give up if they miss a Challenge deadline. This should be fun and hopefully inspire some new learning.
So...I am posting one "Bonus Challenge". This will make any single (just one single chance) "Late Assignment" worth the full point! Think of it as an "Oops" assignment. Life happens (trust me, I understand), and I don't want anyone getting frustrated when that happens. If you have a late assignment, just do this task and the late assignment will be marked for "Full Credit"! Keep in mind, that you still have to complete the missing Challenge, but it will be counted as "On Time" and get full credit.
Bonus Challenge (Make up for ONE Late Assignment, but you still need to complete the original assignment!)
Text can come in all sorts of styles. If you are working with a digital file, document, or slide, using text shapes can make things pop!
Your Challenge:
Create a text image and turn it in!
Head over to https://coollogo.com/.
Create something of your own.
Download the image.
Upload this image to me in this Google Classroom.
Turn in this assignment (Make sure to click "Turn In").
Turn In Your Image: (How to upload: https://youtu.be/2s-ytkj5OF4)
Upload your Image to Classroom using the "Add or Create" button to the right and then click "File" (or use the other locations if applicable).
Browse for the file or drag the file into the screen and click "Upload".
After uploading the image, click the "Turn In" button to send it to me.
🅡🅔🅜🅔🅜🅑🅔🅡: You can have help! Ask friends, family, coworkers, students, and even your Tech Coach to help you!
View Previous Years' Tech Challenges here: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 (Richland), 2018 (Ryan)
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