by Amy Gwizdz | Feb 19, 2019 | Transforming Education
What is Screencasting? Many of you are aware of a free screencasting tool available to you and your students, called Screencastify. If you aren’t, Screencastify is a user-friendly tool to record your computer screen and allows you to record voiceover as well....
by Amy Gwizdz | Feb 5, 2019 | Tech Coach Tip
Oftentimes, teachers ask if they can lock the background on a Google Slide. Fortunately, not only is the answer yes, but there are a few different options for locking things down in Google Slides. One option is to set the background of the slide to the image you want...
by Amy Gwizdz | Jan 16, 2019 | Transforming Learning
This Monday, I was fortunate enough to be invited to Kelly Cibasek’s third grade classroom at DuVall Elementary, where her class and Liz Morrison’s class took part in an internet Skype interview with a real, live field biologist. Jean Pennycook is...
by Amy Gwizdz | Jan 15, 2019 | Tech Coach Tip
Did you know that it is possible for students to project their Chromebook screens onto the same board teachers use? Now students can use Google Cast for Education to share their work with the class right from their workspace. No more huddling around Chromebooks!...
by Amy Gwizdz | Jan 8, 2019 | Tech Coach Tip
More and more, teachers are asking about websites for students to listen to stories being read to them aloud. While you may be tempted to create your own videos of staff and students reading stories out loud and posting them on blogs, please be aware that in most...
