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Caption Those Slides!

The use of closed captions in the classroom can be a game-changer. It can help educators meet the needs and preferences of different students, especially students who are learning another language. Research indicates that closed captioning and subtitles can improve the following reading skills of students with learning disabilities, English language learners, and struggling or beginning readers:

Reading speed and fluency
Word knowledge
Decoding
Vocabulary acquisition
Word recognition
Reading comprehension
Oral reading rates

Tame the Hot Mess in Your Google Drive!

I have heard from a lot of teachers that they are feeling VERY overwhelmed when they look at their Google Drive. This How To was inspired by all of the teachers that have asked for a solution to the 1,000s of student Google Assignment submissions that are now in our drives after 2+ years of remote and blended learning.

Watch my 10 minute tutorial on ONE way to make your Google Drive less stressful!

Find and Test Out Fonts with Google Fonts

Do you struggle to find just the right font to fit a theme or topic? Google Fonts takes the guesswork out choosing fonts, by displaying your text in every font in Google.

https://fonts.google.com/

Be sure to keep accessibility in mind when choosing fonts. Sans serif fonts tend to be more accessible and limit your use overly decorative fonts on student lessons.

Google Instant Search Cards

Google gets a little extra with some search topics by providing instant search cards. ISC’s provide not only search results, but an interactive tool featured right a the top of the search results. Here a few searches that lead to an ISC.

Flip a coin
Roll a die
Timer
Translate
Metronome

Breathing exercise
I’m feeling curious
Random number generator
Spinner

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