Category: Technology

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Solve Me – Who Am I?

Sharpen your math skills playing a game of “Solve Me – Who Am I?”. This interactive resource is good for number sense math concepts and algebraic equations. Play and solve puzzles at different levels. Build puzzles using coding blocks. Challenge yourself with a Bingo puzzle by solving each clue and selecting that number on the card before advancing to the next clue. Your goal is to fill in the blanks for the missing digits and solve the mystery.

This could be a bell-ringer activity or a 5-minute opening activity to start off your math class or as students log in for the day to get the gears turning in their brains. Click on the image tile below for a full view of the question type.

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Whiteboard.chat

Draw, Share, Collaborate!

Connect multiple students and devices to the same board. Draw with your fingers, mouse, or pencil. This no-cost resource has been around for 6 months and is packed with great features.

Whether virtual or hybrid, this resource could be a must-have. The 9 minute video on Whiteboard.chat is definitely worth a look.

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Background Removal of Images

Manipulate images by removing backgrounds to make them transparent or you can add a new background to give your image more of an impact with a free web service called: remove.bg The service offers plans for a more professional or high definition look but if you test it out, you may find the free version suitable. Give it a try.

My example shows a comparison of the original image (left) converted to a transparent background (right). Use the slider (< >) to see the full image on either side. Other backgrounds are available for selection.

Thank you Kim Kelly at CHS for sharing this resource. 🙂

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Google Meet Translate

This built-in tool can be especially handy for students who don’t speak English. The Google Meet menus, chat conversations, and live closed captions can be translated in real-time.

Eric Curts, Google Expert provides step-by-step instructions with pictures and a short 5 minute video for visual learners on how to engage the translation tool in Google Meet.

Google Meet Translate Tutorial by Eric Curts

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2021/01/meet-translate.html

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Paint Tool Marker for Chrome Annotations

Have you ever wanted to annotate over a webpage to point out key facts instead of swirling your cursor around an area on the site?

There is a Google Chrome extension called Paint Tool that gives you the basic tools and color palette for doing just that. See my example below that shows a drawing tool and color change. The toolbar displays in the top right corner of your Chrome web browser. This is a handy-dandy tool for highlighting key facts.