Technology Tools for the Classroom

  • This video shows two tools from SMART Notebook.  One is the Random Group generator and the other is the Random Image Chooser.  Click here to view
  • This video shows two more tools from SMART Notebook.  One is the Category Sort  and the other a Firecracker Timer.   Click here to view
  • This video shows  how to compress multiple photographs into a smaller size.  This is a wonderful tool to help keep file sizes down.   Click here to view
  • This video shows how to make a photo smaller and place it into a WordPress page.   Click here to view
  • This video shows two tools from SMART Notebook.  The first tool allows infinite letters to be copied to the screen and the second is a concentration matching tool.  Click here to view
  • This video shows you how to Smart Notebook have 2010 calendars.  A download is needed to make it work.  Click here to view
  • This video helps with space by using your Angel repository to store files linked to WordPress.  Click here to view
  • This tip shows you how to take multiple files such as picture, Word, or other files and compress them into one file for email or portal use.  Click here to view
  • This week’s video is using Angel’s calendar to communicate important dates to students and parents.  You can also post documents for students to view or download.  Click here to view
  • Valentines Day is the theme this week.  In this video, Smart Exchange is used to find Smart Notebook lessons.  Click here to view  File One  File Two
  • Timers is the topic of this week’s video.  We found a timer in Smart Notebook which lets you adjust some of it’s features.  Click here to view
  • There is an update for Smart Notebook 10.6.  This video explains some of the new tools and what to download.  Click here to view
  • This week’s video shows you how to use the Category Sort and how to animate words in Smart Notebook.  Click here to view
  • If you have a WordPress site this video will show you a new way to edit the pages.  It’s a bunch easier.  Click here to view
  • Powerpoint is a great tool for students to use to report out information.  Ispring Free will let you capture it to a flash file and view it in Internet Explorer.  It’s a great way for you to share student work for parents. Ispring Free is free. Click here to view  To download Ispring Free
  • Smart Notebook has so many tools.  The Random Image Chooser is highlighted in this video.  Click here to view
  • Rubric’s  In Angel, they have built an electronic rubric tool that let’s the teacher grade student work paperless.  It’s really nice.  It adds the points for you and it’s very fast.  This is a time saver.  Click here to view
  • Ever wonder how to make it easier to get lessons to students who are absent.  This tool might help.  In Smart Notebook, there is a tool called Smart Recorder.  It will record anything seen on the screen as well as capture your voice with a microphone.  Really powerful!  Click here to view
  • Don’t you wish you could see how many people have visited your website.  Well, Google Analytics will do the trick.  You will need a google account, not a google email.  I used my cps email to sign up.  To see more, watch the video.  Click here to view

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