Hiding the content of your monitor when using Smartboard

When you do not want your audience to see the content of your screen, you have two ways to go:

- If you want to hide it temporarily, use the digital screen in the "other tools". This one can be partially or completely deployed, pretty much like an actual sheet of fabric  hiding a picture. Very convenient to show gradually the content of your screen, too. However, your computer monitor will also show this hiding screen.

- If you need to use your PC and also need to hide your monitor from your audience  (for instance, you are entering grades while the class is taking a quiz), just press "Hide" on your Smart remote control. You'll be able to bring the picture back on your smartboard by pressing "Hide" again.

Jude

Profile Faculty Meeting Sept 12, Tech Moment

It is crucial to update to  Notebook 11. 
The key is in a shared doc that was emailed to you today.
First, uninstall all Smartboard components
No more updates during the year!

Google “Bookmarkslet”
Google alerts: http://www.google.com/alerts
Advanced Search vs operators
Google Search by image
Google Drive  (also app for  ipad)


News from the Media Center:
Book Lexile level on Alexandria and Media Center webpage
Learning and Research form on Media Center website:
The form, the results

ipad battery draining fast

If your Ipad2 or 3 seems to have a battery draining faster and faster, check Apple's battery  recommendations here, and also try this.

If you see no difference and your ipad is under waranty,  then contact Apple' support.

If you are not sure whether your ipad is still covered, just enter its serial number here.

Jude

Back from Google Apps Bootcamp

I participated in a very rich bootcamp on Google Apps for education this summer. Here is the 12-hour schedule we followed. Each activity is linked to tutorials you may find useful. Naturally, I'll be happy to go over these with you:

Google customized search (much more than you would suspect, definitely useful for Common Core)
Google Sites
Google Calendar
Google Docs
More tools...

Jude

10 Excellent Free Social Studies Resources for Teachers and Students

10 Excellent Free Social Studies Resources for Teachers and Students

Flipped classroom - three major resources

Following up on our recent exchanges about flipped classroom, I recommend three sites to see what you can accomplish by flipping your classroom. The education Division of Ted Talk, especially, walks you through examples and offers a convenient matrix for flipping a lesson: TED-Ed Coursera Flipped Learning Jude

Best Education Apps | Unbiased, Data-Driven Comparisons. | Diigo

Some digital fireworks for July 4th :)

Best Education Apps | Unbiased, Data-Driven Comparisons. | Diigo

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