Tech Tools

chrome & chromebooks

Chromebook problems you can often fix yourself. | How to Reset Your Chromebook
Bookmarks & Bookmark Folders
Change Default Download Location
Chromebook Use - Gestures & Shortcuts (video)
Chromebook Troubleshooting (video) | Poster
Chromebook Use & Shortcuts
Connect to WiFi at Home
Keys & Keyboard Tips
Keyboard & Other Shortcuts
Language - Change or set the language on a Chromebook
Logging/Signing In (at School and at Home)
Screenshots - How to Take a Screenshot on a Chromebook

Google apps (drive, docs, slides, cal...)

Google Sheets/Spreadsheets

Google Forms

How to Create a Google Form

Google Takeout (Take your Drive files with you when you graduate)

For Teachers

Forwarding Your Jeffco Gmail to OWA (video) | Print Directions
Google Doc/Drive Sharing Settings & Classroom Uses
GOOGLE CLASSROOM
To Convert or Not to Convert (Uploading Options)
Managing Versions in Drive (Updating Word/PDF files stored in Google)
Ways to Use Forms in the Classroom

Video Creation Tools

Adobe Spark Video - Upload images and/or video. Add narration and background music track to create polished video.

WeVideo - Multi-track, full feature, online video editor. Upload & edit videos, pictures, audio, and narration.

PowToon - PowToon lets you create slides with images and animated elements that export to a video file.

Digital Poster & Infographic tools

Infographic Tools - Infographic examples and tutorials for Google Drawing & Canva.

Digital Poster Tools allow you to create online/digital visual projects that include text, images, and video.

Presentation Tools

Timeline Tools

Padlet (use the timeline template). Log in here to access our pro account
Timeline Maker

HEIC to JPG Converters

HEIC is a new image format used by Apple. This file format isn't compatible with many web tools, so you'll need to convert HEIC image files to JPG to use them in many online tools for school projects. Below are a couple free online converters

https://cloudconvert.com/heic-to-jpg

https://www.apowersoft.com/heic-to-jpg

file format Converters

Use a file format converter when you need to adjust file type for use in programs. Ex: Change a .mov video recording from your phone to .mp4 (the video format needed by Adobe Spark.

Zamzar (recommended)

Convertio

Additional tech Tools & Resources

Blabberize
Comic Creators
- Book Creator
- StoryboardThat

Other options, but I prefer the first Book Creator and StoryboardThat

EasyBib
Pixlr - Free online Photoshop-like editor
Schoology - Visit this page for help with all things Schoology.
Screencastomatic - Free screen-recording tool
Soundtrap (Podcasting & Audio Editing)
TurnItIn
Vocaroo - online voice recorder
YouTube Live (aka Google Hangouts)
- Creating a YouTube Live Event (aka Hangout on Air) - These CAN be recorded.
- YouTube Channel Setup

https://lti-submission-google.app.schoology.com/authorize/logout

chrome://flags/#ash-debug-shortcuts