Tuesday Tech Tips


February 15, 2022

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Amazon Future Engineers - Black Excellence in Tech Interactive Event

Weds 2/16 | 1:00 PM EST

Join us for a 45-minute, live, interactive event celebrating Black excellence in tech at Amazon. Meet five incredible STEM professionals working at Amazon. Each has a unique story to tell about how they made the journey from high school to a career in tech. You’ll learn about their different pathways into tech, and connect the dots to understand what it takes to compete in the STEM industry. Please come with questions for the panelists, as you’ll have the chance to ask them in the chat!

Suitable for grades 7-12

Panel Moderator:

Karl Jackson, Technical Program Manager

Panelists:

Jawann Graves, Systems Development Manager

Khayla Williams, Systems Development Engineer

Tyra Dumars, Senior Manager, User Experience (UX) Design

Zené Sekou, Software Development Engineer

Event will be live captioned. Video recording will be available after the event.

Click here to register


How do I force a copy in Google Docs?


Go to the sharing dialogue, select "get shareable link", select one of the following: “Restricted”, “Franklin Township Schools” or "anyone with link can view", then select "copy link".

You should have a link that looks like this:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/<spreadsheetID>/edit?usp=sharing

Then change the last part to /copy instead of /edit?usp=sharing, it should look like this:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/<spreadsheetID>/copy

Use that link when sharing and the person you are sharing with will get a prompt to "make a copy" when they click it.

Another example using a Google Document

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Z5DSMLu1h8aKEe-1hEsNRDHlKNmVYYxGH5fRI41BPY/edit?usp=sharing

Then change the last part to /copy instead of /edit?usp=sharing, it should look like this:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Z5DSMLu1h8aKEe-1hEsNRDHlKNmVYYxGH5fRI41BPY/copy


Use that link when sharing and the person you are sharing with will get a prompt to "make a copy" when they click it.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Z5DSMLu1h8aKEe-1hEsNRDHlKNmVYYxGH5fRI41BPY/edit?usp=sharing



Help Desk FAQs:


How do I set up Parallels for the first time?

Setting up Parallels for the first time


How do I set up Virtual Time Clock (VTC) for the first time?

Setting up VTC for the first time


Connecting to the projector wirelessly using EasyMP for the first time

Wirelessly connecting to the projector for the first time


When I use wireless to connect to the projector, I only see my background image. What do I have to do to make my desktop show up on the projector screen?

Fixing blank desktop via EasyMP


How do I mirror my desktop when connected using HDMI?

How to mirror desktop using HDMI

Tips from the Tech Coaches

Amy

Digital Games

Wordle & Mathler fans, here is how you can incorporate these fun digital games in your classroom, read more...

Connie

WHAT IS ·AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER? You can use this video to interest and engage your STEM students and provide them with information about potential careers.

Myra

Show Google Form Questions Based on Answers

Would you like to set up a Google Forms survey so that people only see certain sections based on their answers? Click here to learn more.



Have a wonderful tech week!