TechTip Tuesday

June 10 O365 Landing Page

The O365 landing page may now bring you to Copilot, and the apps you are expecting to see may be hidden. Today's tip shows how to access apps like Outlook, Teams and Word, and pin them to the new landing page.

June 17 End of Year Checklist

This weeks TechTip provides six important tips as we leave for summer break, This year end caring for tech document accompanies the video. 

June 24 Google Classroom Year End Best Practice

Many of us rely on Google Classroom throughout the year, and just like your physical classroom, it needs a little end-of-year tidying up. Taking a few minutes now can save you (and your students) time and confusion later.

May 6 AI Prompts

The AI pages on the Technology for teaching and Learning site have been updated to include a framework that can be used to engineer prompts, as well as sample prompts.

May 20 - Granting Students Access to Restricted Videos

There may be videos that students are unable to access as they are labeled with a restriction. This is a result of a Google Age based policy that may classify the videos content as not appropriate. When teachers deem these videos as appropriate they can provide access by embedding the video in a Google Classroom assignment, or as materials.

April 1 MacBook Extend and Mirror

This weeks TechTip shows how to quickly switch from mirrored to extended screen on a MacBook while connected to a secondary display (projector or monitor).

April 8 Google drive Settings

This weeks TechTip looks at Google Drive Settings and some of the features including how to manage the start page, PDF's and converting files that are uploaded

April 29 - New features in Google Slides

Google has recently added new features to the right sidebar which can create a better and more efficient work flow. These include Building Blocks, Stock and Web Images and Drive Images. An additional tip on customizing colours is also included in this weeks TechTip.

February 4 - Intro to OrbitNote Chrome PDF Reader

OrbitNote, a literacy support tool within the Read & Write family, is available to all deltalearns Google account holders signed into the Chrome browser. This week's video tutorial explains how to manage OrbitNote's integration with PDFs, including enabling and disabling its default PDF reader functionality in Chrome.  It also showcases some of OrbitNote's key features.

February 11 - Small Changes to Google Forms

Google Forms have made some small changes in how Forms are shared, and managing responses. This weeks TechTip looks as these.

March 11 - Stay organized with folders

Maintaining well organized files using folders within your Google Drive, OneDrive or computer can make finding files much easier. This weeks TechTip looks at how to organize files using folders in Google Drive, One Drive and on a Mac.

January 7 - Tabs in Google Docs

Document tabs in Google Docs,  is a new feature to help you organize longer documents, centralize information, and make collaboration easier.

January 14 - Creating Single Sided Printing Preset

District computers are defaulted to print double sided. Although this can save paper, there are times where single sided printing is required. This weeks TechTip shows how to set single sided printing as one of the defaults that can be easily applied.

January 21 - Registering and Removing devices from the SD37 Open Network

There are limits to the number of devices staff and students can register on the SD37-Open Network. This weeks TechTip  shows where you can find the number of device registered and how to remove or add them. Although the TechTip is intended for staff, students can also check the number of devices by logging in using their Student Connect credentials.

January 28   Creating a OneDrive backup folder on your desktop.

Learn how to create a OneDrive folder on your desktop that will back up all your files.

December 17th - Google Slides Layout and Text Boxes

Now that Google has introduced templates, this weeks text tip show how to change the layout of slides, as well as how to use shapes as text boxes.

November 26 - MS Copilot Creating PowerPoint Presentations

This is the first of a two part TechTip where Copilot is used to create a PowerPoint Presentation.  

December 3 MS Copilot Creating Presentations Part 2

This week we look at how the PowerPoint presentation created by Copilot, can be modified using the Design feature in PowerPoint and then uploaded in to Google Drive. 

December 10 - Disable Private Wi Fi

Your device may unexpectedly disconnected from the SD37-Open Wi Fi, as a result of the Private Wi Fi being set to Rotating or Fixed. To prevent access from being interrupted the Private Wi Fi must be set to "Off" while connected to the SD37- Open network. This issue is most prevalent on  iPhones, iPads and Macs on OS 15 Sequoia.

October 1 - Finding Tech Related Information

Finding information on technology and the districts many platforms can be challenging. This weeks TechTip shows where information can be found, highlighting areas that are most frequently asked about. 

October 8 - Extending/Mirroring Screen on a Mac

There may be times when what is on the laptop screen needs to be identical to what is seen, or mirrored to the projector or display. There may also be  instances when you may be showing students something like a video, but want to work on something different on your laptop. In the later case, extending the screen allows you to do this. 

October 15 - Google Docs Pageless Format and Adding Cover Images

Adding a cover image can help make documents more engaging, attractive and elegant. Cover images can only be added when in pageless format on a Google doc. Cover images do not print and can not have text inserted ontop.  Pageless format provides an endless document without pages, and eliminates the need for page breaks.

October 22 - Mac OS upgrades vs Updates

An upgrade will change or upgrade the entire operating system of your Mac, while an update often includes security fixes. It can be confusing. This weeks TechTip helps explain the difference, and how to perform them. 

October 29  - Getting started with MS Copilot

MS Copilot is an AI tool all staff in the Delta School District have access to when logged in to the O365 portal (https://portal.office.com) using their @deltaschools.ca account. Today's TechTip show's how Copilot can be accessed, as well as some considerations around student privacy and copyright.

September 3 - General Tech FAQs

Have questions about printing, Wi Fi, or deltalearns Google. This weeks tech tip shows you wher you can answers to most of your questions. 

September 10 - Why the Chrome browser blocks software downloads

 Have you tried to download software to install, but receive the message Blocked by the organization". This weeks tech tip explains why this happen and how you can complete a download. 

September 17 - Create a Contact List using the Outlook App on a Mac. 

At this time of year, many teachers like to create mail or contact lists with parent email addresses. In the past this could only be accomplished through the O365 portal, but now lists can also be created through the Mac OS Outlook App.

Sept 24 - Enable Notification on Google Docs

Shared Google docs have added a notification feature. Now when an edit is made by a collaborator a notification can be sent to other collaborators informing them of the change.