Category: Tips

Using Mastodon's Advanced UI as a Fediverse Dashboard

About a month ago, I was looking for some kind of catch-all fediverse app which would syndicate multiple places into one space. Bonfire looks like ... Read more

Planning for a Conference

I'm heading to MACUL this week and I realized that I have an entire confence prep routine that I go through to make sure I get the most out of atte... Read more

Easy Layout for iPad Sketching

Once upon a time, I made videos for my students using a sketchnote-style layout. I would have the notes diagrammed and then talk over them while ma... Read more

Date Countdown in Sheets for Triggers

I have a Google Sheet which displays all upcoming PD in the district. It also tracks registrations for people through a web app. I’ve documented th... Read more

Easily Filter Large Data Sets in Google Sheets

I use Google Sheets in my classroom a lot. I used to rely on combinations of the vlookup, importrange, and index/match functions to get information... Read more

Make a Website for your Flash Drive

The Problem If you’ve ever been in a situation where substitute teachers can log onto the computer but not do much with the Internet other than tak... Read more

Getting the Axes Right in Google Sheets

I think I finally figured it out. Getting charts and graphs created in Google Sheets (or Excel for that matter) has always been somewhat of a wrest... Read more

How To Get Text Messages into Google Form Responses

Continuing on my data collection and analysis streak, I’ve got a little project to throw out into the wild and see what happens. Student response s... Read more

Notifying with SMS

I meant to grab a bag of stuff for school this morning on my way out the door. Turns out at 5:45 in the morning, you don’t remember to grab things ... Read more

More Email Management Tips

Email is a bear. The Oatmeal covered it pretty thoroughly. I use a few little tricks with Gmail that many people don’t know about, so I figured I’d... Read more

How To: Find Emails You Haven’t Replied to in Gmail

David Wees asked a question on Twitter today that I thought would be pretty easy to solve: @bennettscience I probably read the email though. In fac... Read more

How To: See Any Site as it Appears on Mobile

I was working on a Chrome Extension (feel free to download and use it) this evening and I noticed something awesome. If you right click on a webpag... Read more

Google Voice Search Coming to Chrome

I’ve been ensconced in Chrome lately. I worked with the team at TechSmith who brought Snagit to Chrome and now, I’m researching different ways to m... Read more

How to: Efficient Account Management in Chrome

This post has been on the back burner for a long time, but I finally have a little time to sit down and finish it. I use Chrome exclusively. There ... Read more

How To: Create a Custom Callout in Camtasia

When the Camtasia Mac update came out a few years ago, I was intrigued by the new sketch motion callouts included in the media. Essentially, they’r... Read more

How To: Use IFTTT to Crowdsource Conference Photos

A year ago, I discovered If This Then That (IFTTT), which might be one of the most innovated web services I’ve ever come across. Ever. In short, it... Read more

How To: Manage Hangouts On Air with Google+

I’ve been diving into Google+ a little bit more lately, and this is stemming from some of the experimenting I did yesterday, when I posted how to r... Read more

How to: Record Google Hangout in High Quality

I’m working on a super-secret project right now (more to come this summer…bear with me) which will require me to record interviews via Google Hango... Read more

Make a Webpage into a Chrome App

There are some websites that I visit frequently. My class website, a few news outlets, and some blogs that help me wake up in the morning (or after... Read more

How to Create an Effective Study Guide

Final exams and standardized testing are right around the corner for us. My students have the obligation to sit in a large room and take multiple c... Read more

The Fishbowl – Not Your Normal Discussion

As a science teacher, we don’t get many opportunities to discuss difficult topics. Sure, content discussion happen, but I envy the english and phil... Read more

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