A B C's of Technology Time-Savers and Tips for Teachers
A: Advanced Browsing and Searching
1. Tabbed Browsing
| New tab | Ctrl+t |
| Close tab | Ctrl+w |
| Bring closed tab back | Ctrl+Shift+t |
| Zoom text in | Ctrl++ |
| Zoom text out | Ctrl+- |
| Zoom reset | Ctrl+0 |
| Calculator | 22+40*1/2-5 | 1953-54 |
| Conversion Tool | 10.5 cm in inches | 100 dollars in Euros |
| Dictionary | define congruent | define socialism |
| Weather | weather Waco, TX | weather London |
| Flight Search | AA 5324 | |
| Movie | movie: 76705 | |
On the results page, use the links on the left side bar to filter the results as follows:
| Everything | Timeline (reset when finished) |
| News | Past Month |
| Images | Past Week |
| Blogs | Sorted by Date |
4. Use Google's Advanced Search to Find PowerPoint Presentations, Reading Levels, etc.
Click the "Advanced Search" link at the right of the search window
| All these Words: life cycle | File Type: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) |
| All these Words: simple machine | File Type: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) |
| All these Words: pythagorean theorem | Reading Level: Show only basic results |
B: Better Organization of Your Resources
Organize your web resources in the cloud and access from any web enabled computer and many mobile devices.
All are free, but require download and account setup.
1. Organize Your Web Resources
Save your website bookmarks using this web service.
2. Organize Your Stuff
Organize notes, pictures, screen shots, voice messages, etc.
3. Organize Your Files
Syncronize files between computers and mobile devices. 2GB free space. Refer friends for additional 250MB each.
4. Sharing Websites with Students
URL Shortners- Use these tools when web addresses are too long to write down on a whiteboard, email, etc.
Go to a webpage that has a long address, like the one below. Copy the address and past it into one of the URL shorteners below.
Shorten Multiple URLS-Use this when you want to create a quick website tour. One URL, with navigation to multiple pages that you determine.
- Open each of the following websites in a different tab.
- Copy and paste each URL into the fur.ly website and click the Go button when finished.
- Fur.ly creates a URL for you to give to your students.
- When they go to the URL, a navigation button allows them to move forward and backwards to the multiple sites that you want them to tour.
C: Collecting Information and Bringing it to You!
1. Google Alerts
You will receive an email message whenever there is new information about your topic.
You do not need a Google account.
Enter desired topic, type, how often, volume, email address. Create Alert.
If alert becomes too popular, at the bottom of the email message there is an option to remove alert.
2. iGoogle
A customizable one-stop webpage full of information and inspiration at a glance.
Google or Gmail account required
3. Google Reader
Keep up with blogs about topics of interest to you.
Tip:
Educating our students about Appropriate Online Behavior...interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms and cyberbullying awareness and response.
P.S.
YouTube workaround
Go to YouTube, copy URL and paste into keepvid. Download, save to flashdrive or dropbox and view at school.
