Instructional Technology | Innovation Specialist | Retired June 2022
Have you ever had a need to view more than one screen on your display?
With the extension Split Screen Layouts/Tab Layouts for Chrome, you can easily split the browser screen into separate tabs and work simultaneously in multiple windows. Who says you need dual monitors? Customize layouts to suit your needs and create your own keyboard shortcuts for layouts you prefer and use most often.
If you have an iPad or a Mac/Windows desktop and are interested in learning more about the Elements, then you’ll want to snag the app called NOVA Elements. You can explore an interactive periodic table, play a game, or watch a 2-hour program called, “Hunting the Elements.” Search your app store and get started today. The app is free!
With Schoology and Chromebooks on the horizon, this one minute video is to inspire breaking out of the box and embracing a new mindset… Be More Dog!
Whether your students are writing a story, a poem or lyrics to a song have them jazz it up by making the text twinkle like Christmas lights. This activity is suited for students (and teachers) familiar with Google Docs and Google Slides. It’s sure to capture their attention all the while encouraging students to write. Check out my example of Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer.
Students begin by writing their story or poem in a Google Doc and add the Rainbow Maker add-on for changing the text color. They’ll use Google Slides for creating the animated story.
Interested?
Scroll to Activity #6 from the link titled
Template and Activity courtesy of Eric Curts, Google Expert
Other activities include Emoji Rebus Stories, Pixel Art Ornaments, Holiday Greeting Cards, Magnetic Poetry, and Build a Snowman.
To truly edit a PDF file, you need a program like Adobe Acrobat, however, if you are ok with edits being made over the top of a PDF, then Kami is for you!
Kami is a Google extension that gives users the ability to mark up a PDF file with text, underlines, strikethroughs, drawings, basic shapes and lines, and even leave comments to the side. This tool would be a valuable addition to the Chromebook to use in conjunction with Schoology.
Go to the Chrome Web Store and search for PDF Markup. Install the Kami extension and you are in business. Kami is also available as an app. Please note that XODO is also a pdf markup tool. I have looked at both and prefer Kami because saving was easier, however, the choice would be your own. One thing that XODO has that Kami didn’t have was the ability to apply a signature.