Tuesday Tech Tips

November 10, 2020

Tech Updates from Edward

Tuesday Tech Tips is a weekly blog that contains interesting technology tips, articles, and videos.

Update: Hybrid Essentials 101 Training Video and Workshops

We have put together a Hybrid Essentials 101 Training Video that includes the opportunity for you to sign up for additional learning via Hybrid Q&A or Hybrid/In-Person Trainings throughout the month of November, beginning on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, and please know that more sessions will be added as needed. Please click here to access the training video and Check the Instructional Technology Training Calendar for updates and additional sessions.

Instructional Technologies Support Form for FTPS Staff: In order to provide you with the support needed, we ask that you complete the Instructional Technology Programs Help Form so that we can respond in a timely manner to all the requests. This form is for the following Instructional Technology Programs: Seesaw, Zoom, iReady, Link it, Clever, Genesis, Ready Rosie, Imagine Math, Studies Weekly and Google Classroom/Meet. This will ensure that we have all the necessary information.

Technology Training: Check out our Instructional Technology Training Calendar for the various tech training courses provided by Technology Coaches, Tech Trainers and me.

GSuite-Gmail Tech Tip:

Do you wanna change the look of your gmail interface?

Check out Gmail Themes

  • On your computer, open Gmail.

  • In the top right, click Settings .

  • Click Themes.

  • Click a theme. You can make changes to some themes by clicking Text Background , Vignette , or Blur .

  • Click Save.

Use one of your photos as your background

To get started, make sure you've uploaded the image you want to use in a new or or existing album in photos.google.com. Learn how to get started with Google Photos.

  1. On your computer, open Gmail.

  2. In the top right, click Settings .

  3. Scroll to the Theme section.

  4. Click View all.

  5. In the bottom left, click My Photos.

  6. Choose a picture, or click Featured Select.

    • Tip: If your picture looks blurry, try a larger sized photo.

  7. Near the bottom, to make changes to the theme, click Text Background , Vignette , or Blur Save.


That's it for now!

Enjoy the Tuesday Tech Tips!

Tips from the Tech Coaches

Amy

Twitter reminders-

  • Only follow twitter handles with FTPS or FTPSchools

  • Only use approved hashtags

  • Mention your building principal or supervisor when tweeting- to reach more people.

See Teacher Twitter Guidelines...

Happy Tweeting!

Connie

The U.S. Election Underscores the Need for Teaching News Literacy in Our Schools. Learn more.

Myra

Loom, the screencasting app has a new look and has announced some updates and changes to educator accounts. Learn more.


Ted

Want to duplicate an item in an application and don't want to use copy and paste. Try duplicate! The keyboard shortcut is CMD+D (Mac) or CTRL+D (Chromebook). It will copy, paste, and offset the item to drag all in one keystroke!

Have a Wonderful Tech Week!