tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34561691684622960992024-03-13T13:30:09.801-04:00Everything is Problem Solving WSPS Educational Technology Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-26315914035799943242018-06-18T11:29:00.001-04:002018-06-18T11:31:22.106-04:00Tools I Use: Mercury Reader <br />
<br />
<h2>
Apps/Extensions I use Everyday: <span style="font-size: x-large;">Mercury Reader</span></h2>
<br />
<br />
<h3>
One extension that I use everyday is the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mercury-reader/oknpjjbmpnndlpmnhmekjpocelpnlfdi" target="_blank">Mercury Reader</a>.</h3>
I love this extension because it makes reading articles on my Chromebook easier. It clears up the web page so I am not distracted by all of the advertisements and links that pages are often peppered with.<br />
<br />
It also allows me to set the text size with out having to mess with my Chromebooks browser settings so I don't have to readjust the screen when ever I want to read an article.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaxJclIP7iEwwNbx9TM3U-5ESfRx_kMmspUi4932xN2HmLXDHF1H_qaUOBhblFZz7w3YZ33Gf5rkLlB6B7_hYXEKBwUSD7zA61PC_v6vMqOelnzy8Whe6VQ49Ie1Sn_ihqZcb1mpuhXR1/s1600/Screenshot+2018-06-18+at+11.02.02+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="979" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaxJclIP7iEwwNbx9TM3U-5ESfRx_kMmspUi4932xN2HmLXDHF1H_qaUOBhblFZz7w3YZ33Gf5rkLlB6B7_hYXEKBwUSD7zA61PC_v6vMqOelnzy8Whe6VQ49Ie1Sn_ihqZcb1mpuhXR1/s640/Screenshot+2018-06-18+at+11.02.02+AM.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
What it does:</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplGp9sFMLB3c4rqdmeZ2tXnMsoDi2Rzvybcgu7Ir7tzvjCWFQN-v4T3uFRLtbYFeifvKEl0lRq9vON0Xk7rQMtUTkblXlS9BTDiap3Edoa5B6vr23fDtz0_1Zc4OE4EsK9HWJI7Byp_xn/s1600/Mercury+readeranimated.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="371" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplGp9sFMLB3c4rqdmeZ2tXnMsoDi2Rzvybcgu7Ir7tzvjCWFQN-v4T3uFRLtbYFeifvKEl0lRq9vON0Xk7rQMtUTkblXlS9BTDiap3Edoa5B6vr23fDtz0_1Zc4OE4EsK9HWJI7Byp_xn/s1600/Mercury+readeranimated.gif" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
<h3>
How to do it:</h3>
Once you install <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mercury-reader/oknpjjbmpnndlpmnhmekjpocelpnlfdi" target="_blank">Mercury Reader</a> extension you simply have to:<br />
<br />
Find an article:<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCIFsgetbMcSVfDjxdOHO7NblQhZNAyivYHGCZ_HSwn6HokHwHhInyjDEM_YMOorKfX8Up8VP-K2XJ4PrGo6SHWeZUsZi4shzH53cLNGhKM82zmjeiSjc99O5WqN-WTGt1New32LD-hI1/s1600/educations+article.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1463" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCCIFsgetbMcSVfDjxdOHO7NblQhZNAyivYHGCZ_HSwn6HokHwHhInyjDEM_YMOorKfX8Up8VP-K2XJ4PrGo6SHWeZUsZi4shzH53cLNGhKM82zmjeiSjc99O5WqN-WTGt1New32LD-hI1/s640/educations+article.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
Select the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mercury-reader/oknpjjbmpnndlpmnhmekjpocelpnlfdi" target="_blank">Mercury Reader</a> extension<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0QUAZZNETnAUmRv9w_B3x9LuMVs0GKJs7r_jw21Ky_2NrFiUPU49yFyhdTW4Uih191EtxfVzerUPQFl_vu2MVwo0xfZhSWrjhHQb6E3xJlUYaEmt1EnU0Ia0_nD9TsMZ-fbcwbyS9PKa/s1600/Mercury+reaader+extension.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="1138" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0QUAZZNETnAUmRv9w_B3x9LuMVs0GKJs7r_jw21Ky_2NrFiUPU49yFyhdTW4Uih191EtxfVzerUPQFl_vu2MVwo0xfZhSWrjhHQb6E3xJlUYaEmt1EnU0Ia0_nD9TsMZ-fbcwbyS9PKa/s640/Mercury+reaader+extension.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />
The extension creates an easy to read and print version of the article. With options to adjust text size, typography, and theme.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqE9gAQe5QGjPNjSMrZ6ddoRVxWFzWDrTlLO9ypH22MJ1dTrjWeY54G40XeebQy3gWvZcZmYJ81J3cSqLfcdF53j0id82jjKim_6zLc6gn127haVJg1SYP5I2tcXHwW8oRIf93eYoVec6/s1600/Screenshot+2018-06-18+at+10.58.25+AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLqE9gAQe5QGjPNjSMrZ6ddoRVxWFzWDrTlLO9ypH22MJ1dTrjWeY54G40XeebQy3gWvZcZmYJ81J3cSqLfcdF53j0id82jjKim_6zLc6gn127haVJg1SYP5I2tcXHwW8oRIf93eYoVec6/s640/Screenshot+2018-06-18+at+10.58.25+AM.png" width="412" /></a></div>
<br />
<br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-87838320159559349002017-05-17T10:27:00.000-04:002017-05-17T10:27:37.927-04:00Hovercam + Chromebook = Awesome<h2 style="height: 0px; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Scanning With Your Chromebook</span></h2>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div>
<h3>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">Scanning images, evidence, student work, etc.</span></h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_aaRh7xBtas1K8u8a9npMZWVLpHqUBfGei71rRv3lpERtLDNv9nbeBn1_t_13nE_IsWaqL6d2RuH_CbsKl_IaljcvJqIZlKOwqD-BJPZ_dkkFlK8phHviuVMx5ZhEIMwsQSj9gc6_qWx/s1600/Hovercam_Solo_5_341609.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_aaRh7xBtas1K8u8a9npMZWVLpHqUBfGei71rRv3lpERtLDNv9nbeBn1_t_13nE_IsWaqL6d2RuH_CbsKl_IaljcvJqIZlKOwqD-BJPZ_dkkFlK8phHviuVMx5ZhEIMwsQSj9gc6_qWx/s1600/Hovercam_Solo_5_341609.jpg" /></a></div>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"> As I visit different schools around the district I always see teachers trying to get non digital items, into their Google drive. I want to share something I recently discovered that might make that so much easier. If you or some one in your school has a Hovercam (Document camera) than you can hook it directly to your chrome book without needing to install any software. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-weight: normal;">You will need to use a chrome camera app, which there are plenty to choose from. I will recommend <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hovercam-for-chrome/blaimhogebmpnbhdibgdjjeedijijihb" target="_blank">Hovercam for Chrome</a> which is available in the Chrome Web store. It has video and photo features, as well as some annotation tools. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4n9Yd8RLBF3RegkJCR2tI8GlSyjAE5KmKthOL0kZpx2D_mIrxfYGKGT6G5oAEa7KMl0I286PTaNhKSFO8Q0-Ge2j8y6WwI4NCC8cqjxFHZhufRjE17_OWA5P_HmPy20hpZRGn3ppZHSSM/s1600/hcforch.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4n9Yd8RLBF3RegkJCR2tI8GlSyjAE5KmKthOL0kZpx2D_mIrxfYGKGT6G5oAEa7KMl0I286PTaNhKSFO8Q0-Ge2j8y6WwI4NCC8cqjxFHZhufRjE17_OWA5P_HmPy20hpZRGn3ppZHSSM/s400/hcforch.png" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hovercam for Chrome User Interface.</td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</span></div>
Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-10694629428395654052017-03-27T11:17:00.000-04:002017-03-27T11:17:27.267-04:00Google Alerts -Have Searches Come to You.<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Google Alerts:</h2>
<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Set google to search for you and email you results</h2>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;">S</span>earching is something you probably do everyday. Google has a feature that can help you with topics you search repeatedly.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.google.com/alerts#" target="_blank">Google Alerts</a> will do an on going search for you and email you links an summaries of the most updated results.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Here are the steps to setup an alert:</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<h3>
Go to the alerts page, <a href="https://www.google.com/alerts#" target="_blank">Google Alerts</a> type your topic into the search box.</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qo52PUZdpLwoSv2w2MltgUGygJFfiyt_otbRYUzFVtz1qot7ezPtzGoXkoNGUj6YtVBJE_ek2H-HjC-9w6oNm_PTDIBSlYZwBaR_olOcn1n3V0lGjG7uuTjYymF77YKBsPCpzrcJxXOg/s1600/alert_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qo52PUZdpLwoSv2w2MltgUGygJFfiyt_otbRYUzFVtz1qot7ezPtzGoXkoNGUj6YtVBJE_ek2H-HjC-9w6oNm_PTDIBSlYZwBaR_olOcn1n3V0lGjG7uuTjYymF77YKBsPCpzrcJxXOg/s400/alert_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h3>
Choose the filters to narrow the search to meet your needs.</h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyF7Nc31kw6-gP6kd_42gA8Jw2Un5MqHEOOnqeJUWkfvbHX8CQw0f3SLSFZdd5OVq0VON0JEzPJSTL6nlpiEGihDSMBTma3nx02fuQ00QEflQ8PyE2L3IG7XpqH7s4Pc0XgGEz_yTwpQV/s1600/alert_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="307" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcyF7Nc31kw6-gP6kd_42gA8Jw2Un5MqHEOOnqeJUWkfvbHX8CQw0f3SLSFZdd5OVq0VON0JEzPJSTL6nlpiEGihDSMBTma3nx02fuQ00QEflQ8PyE2L3IG7XpqH7s4Pc0XgGEz_yTwpQV/s400/alert_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Once you have created your alert you can choose how you want often you want it to be delivered.</h3>
<h4>
First click the gear:</h4>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOseYv8OLkyrEVRC-gNfw0rfpkyYrpsBLOOkpDmJoz2UyRWqMm-XfmxVsmSzd8NVH2_6_p0wjP4_H2XhPtpoAtpQmw87KqQQzpULxY1RBhuor1BtuYqurLC0YBAZ6MPk5pesl0t5PSZ_iO/s1600/alert_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOseYv8OLkyrEVRC-gNfw0rfpkyYrpsBLOOkpDmJoz2UyRWqMm-XfmxVsmSzd8NVH2_6_p0wjP4_H2XhPtpoAtpQmw87KqQQzpULxY1RBhuor1BtuYqurLC0YBAZ6MPk5pesl0t5PSZ_iO/s400/alert_4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
<h4>
Then check the Digest box for the options drop down menu:</h4>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYmcCcLso3mvIeMVoPctRjYPwz8QCg81krtS3ZK7lYLvFKDrM6nEvOGs-soiANWTYkt1HgQg0iJGmf6oaQWAXbjPzwW3SRC5884c2Y8ZFXhMto3ftcTNpNrOezIZDahuc7gqyIAAPEGs9/s1600/alert_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYmcCcLso3mvIeMVoPctRjYPwz8QCg81krtS3ZK7lYLvFKDrM6nEvOGs-soiANWTYkt1HgQg0iJGmf6oaQWAXbjPzwW3SRC5884c2Y8ZFXhMto3ftcTNpNrOezIZDahuc7gqyIAAPEGs9/s400/alert_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<br />
I usually choose <b>at most weekly,</b> I prefer to get the searches in batches to limit the amount of email I receive.<br />
<br />
Hope you find this useful.<br />
-Steven<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
</div>
Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-5052210429323414392016-12-09T13:45:00.001-05:002017-05-22T11:17:58.411-04:00Chromebooks Love It When They Get Their Updates <h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br />How To Keep Your Chromebook Up To Date.</h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">As I work with people on the new Chromebooks I noticed that a lot of people do not ever completely shut down their Chromebooks. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">They tell me they do this so that they don't have to type their </span><span style="font-size: large;">username</span><span style="font-size: large;"> and </span><span style="font-size: large;">password</span><b style="font-size: x-large;"> </b><span style="font-size: large;">every day. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">While I can see how this is slightly more convenient the problem is:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Chromebooks do all of their system updating during the initial startup. </b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">So if you are not shut do completely ever your Chromebook never gets updated.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Chromebooks try to communicate to their human caregivers that <b>updates</b> are available by showing the symbol shown below. This arrow symbol is located in the bottom, right-hand corner near the clock.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2inDVURJzkyCq2n2sJSIagitV-6UjyGovR1loHyMB9l3RUooJrB3niXDN9W7zXbSNpiA8ACBqX0-D-q6tgreznlMUE5ufx6XW7CCnwzbkH_AE5j9G203H-DLb3AnSr133CcfFAqruhn1/s1600/Chromebook+updates+Icon.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2inDVURJzkyCq2n2sJSIagitV-6UjyGovR1loHyMB9l3RUooJrB3niXDN9W7zXbSNpiA8ACBqX0-D-q6tgreznlMUE5ufx6XW7CCnwzbkH_AE5j9G203H-DLb3AnSr133CcfFAqruhn1/s1600/Chromebook+updates+Icon.png" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Your Chromebook will love you for taking the time to give it a little TLC.</span></div>
Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-31853126699531868862016-10-21T13:35:00.001-04:002016-10-21T13:38:54.338-04:00Split Your Screen On a Chromebook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Use the ALT + [ or ], to dock windows to the side of the screen so you can have two visible at one time.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">This is useful for when you are writing a document and you want to quote something from an article. I also find it helpful when making online assessment items based on assessments that were made in docs or word.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygOF5UqcbO_hzV6v4zO8BLNkWd0r1M689XQdpHiC3robCQU15NTagKGH-F0IBzcvZplOhEkc9g_W-abEvHlyF0E-G3eTsz4Wwtl67AueFsm-2Z5AKggRyVFquGY6sScu-dkfKAp98CgwN/s1600/Alt%252Bbracket%253Dsplitscreen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygOF5UqcbO_hzV6v4zO8BLNkWd0r1M689XQdpHiC3robCQU15NTagKGH-F0IBzcvZplOhEkc9g_W-abEvHlyF0E-G3eTsz4Wwtl67AueFsm-2Z5AKggRyVFquGY6sScu-dkfKAp98CgwN/s320/Alt%252Bbracket%253Dsplitscreen.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb8zvxg0vvKvoUImgyQ7cjAkwHGKhhmCi7iH-I01dDdzbihhLR-cwdp0veGgK2pmzI5S3h90ijrI0ATu__SJ-WNeXsCTfUGS5nIVVzz0VlNyBDlBuNB83v3yd0HWQVxJC2P9mEzzeRGtA/s1600/altbracket.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQb8zvxg0vvKvoUImgyQ7cjAkwHGKhhmCi7iH-I01dDdzbihhLR-cwdp0veGgK2pmzI5S3h90ijrI0ATu__SJ-WNeXsCTfUGS5nIVVzz0VlNyBDlBuNB83v3yd0HWQVxJC2P9mEzzeRGtA/s400/altbracket.gif" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Give it a try and let me know what other situations you find it useful for.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you,</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Steven</span>Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-62619929129954640772016-10-05T10:05:00.000-04:002016-10-05T10:05:12.712-04:00Breaking News: Google Docs Have Column Option!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">For years I have been asked, "Why can't I make columns in Google Docs the same way I can in Word?"</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I did not have an answer, until now. I was editing a document and I noticed Google has added columns to the format menu. I am not sure when this was added. but </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I made this diagram of a Google Doc showing the path to adding columns to your page.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickN2IySlx7Dd40M_B371DgV7dxvGjhyphenhyphenTJdfBn1Gh7mTi4q5msf-LAYo4YV6GACTwWeMq17ej1-f_ra9oDWJzKS2c1QkGHlPPPkklJhzYP3wUz4JOBkN91jrtcZ7hFRFetnyeJhotayvB6/s1600/columns.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickN2IySlx7Dd40M_B371DgV7dxvGjhyphenhyphenTJdfBn1Gh7mTi4q5msf-LAYo4YV6GACTwWeMq17ej1-f_ra9oDWJzKS2c1QkGHlPPPkklJhzYP3wUz4JOBkN91jrtcZ7hFRFetnyeJhotayvB6/s640/columns.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div style="text-align: right;">
Thank you for reading.</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
Sincerely,</div>
<div style="text-align: right;">
Steven Lucey</div>
Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-18426702395101509972016-10-04T11:58:00.001-04:002016-10-04T11:58:27.780-04:00Oh No! Where Did My Spellcheck Go?<i><span style="font-size: large;"> "I am working in Google Docs and spellcheck is no longer working. I spell things wrong on purpose but when I run the spell checker it says, 'no suggestions.' What is wrong?"</span></i><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Google's spell check seems to adapt based on your spellings. If you misspell several words when you start typing it decides you don't care about spelling, shifts to a less aggressive spell correcting protocol so that it won't hurt your feelings. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">The program also seems to believe you would never paste a large chunk of text into your document that was full of errors.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">So, if you paste or duplicate a document it trusts you are happy with the spelling and turns off spell check.</span><br />
<br />
<h4>
If this happens here is the first thing you should check:</h4>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xhrFaLMPerTNBWyT-8Hd9Ka-02uWnP2OK6y61LmQxPmBwjVxAIb_4RljJXF_agcrnSj6FUHRFiwqEL7Par78Y86Q47hMoTrVmfBEO7LY4xjJlodnPPmabHWCcipPIq4jxwao578v9aaZ/s1600/Spell+check+solution.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xhrFaLMPerTNBWyT-8Hd9Ka-02uWnP2OK6y61LmQxPmBwjVxAIb_4RljJXF_agcrnSj6FUHRFiwqEL7Par78Y86Q47hMoTrVmfBEO7LY4xjJlodnPPmabHWCcipPIq4jxwao578v9aaZ/s1600/Spell+check+solution.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
If spelling is not working then select English(United States) and prepare your ego for a hit. It should start pointing out your horrible spelling skills right away.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Thank you for reading.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Sincerely,</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Steven Lucey</div>
<br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-50735693216159856582016-09-22T15:37:00.002-04:002016-09-22T15:41:35.965-04:00If You Really Hate the Search Key<br />
So, I have had people express a dislike of the Chromebooks search key. The search key is that key on the left above the shift key where a caps lock is on most keyboards. Well if you are bothered when you accidently hit that key and the search window pops up, then here is a way you can fix it.<br />
<br />
Start by going to settings:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07A9uz5lwLOKJnZomQqU_P_m-hPNRoJ5QfnN6t0OgbsrAcXYHAQVkUHH_YlQylqF1speyQJafATUh_dO0y2Do_BoTtixRElnapJvvZIzJJm1unW1zHhx-BpoC_fqag89WW2Gp2TZtG2SF/s1600/Screenshot+2016-09-22+at+3.21.24+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh07A9uz5lwLOKJnZomQqU_P_m-hPNRoJ5QfnN6t0OgbsrAcXYHAQVkUHH_YlQylqF1speyQJafATUh_dO0y2Do_BoTtixRElnapJvvZIzJJm1unW1zHhx-BpoC_fqag89WW2Gp2TZtG2SF/s400/Screenshot+2016-09-22+at+3.21.24+PM.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Select keyboard settings :</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzjqgHiea9NqYGHVZHQFV2V1hrw6KNRaEaxXCaiqs71AXNVUvO5iRB-ffmKiOicKtT6HUwb9rwTWrOYfHlkLuERuzVTn09KN8tOs4fWP-v4wZeEILjimnKfaah_5iRfVBSrbO2FaBCGFT/s1600/Screenshot+2016-09-22+at+3.21.47+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzjqgHiea9NqYGHVZHQFV2V1hrw6KNRaEaxXCaiqs71AXNVUvO5iRB-ffmKiOicKtT6HUwb9rwTWrOYfHlkLuERuzVTn09KN8tOs4fWP-v4wZeEILjimnKfaah_5iRfVBSrbO2FaBCGFT/s320/Screenshot+2016-09-22+at+3.21.47+PM.png" width="310" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
You want to select the first box and click the arrow to access the options available. I chose to make the search key a CAPS LOCK because that is what I have grown used to. Although to be honest I never use CAPS LOCK ever. </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfwlYkv9iVKQnLTFRYZiMz8yzfvmwRfC_PGO169Xvk87hVleSaYppz7rFNCoRblKSDe0590IIZxKV6ApkiiIL11dSQruldtxIRXmkNqDFM3dyumWfubicu9GKkaJ-ju8B1p3yPFr9Kb5G/s1600/Screenshot+2016-09-22+at+3.21.54+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfwlYkv9iVKQnLTFRYZiMz8yzfvmwRfC_PGO169Xvk87hVleSaYppz7rFNCoRblKSDe0590IIZxKV6ApkiiIL11dSQruldtxIRXmkNqDFM3dyumWfubicu9GKkaJ-ju8B1p3yPFr9Kb5G/s320/Screenshot+2016-09-22+at+3.21.54+PM.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Once you choose the action you want to give that KEY select OK and you will be all set no more pesky search key</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmxrkZUkfBC-oGR9674UaFbwUo9wwq8FXxGQoNBcKkS1fBPi6qfvnDKIpYLILGk87pxEuUA7qmWCY_TZ842UE58ntMD0fAc321XvYBtSsEMPqynFSQcmCxFcsTZQLqyQ1BmRues-mev8a/s1600/Search+key.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGmxrkZUkfBC-oGR9674UaFbwUo9wwq8FXxGQoNBcKkS1fBPi6qfvnDKIpYLILGk87pxEuUA7qmWCY_TZ842UE58ntMD0fAc321XvYBtSsEMPqynFSQcmCxFcsTZQLqyQ1BmRues-mev8a/s1600/Search+key.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-5680031303366570842016-09-17T16:54:00.000-04:002016-09-17T16:55:07.668-04:00Extra Features You Can Add to Google DOCS<div dir="ltr" id="docs-internal-guid-f95be54d-39df-87ad-ac56-650f92297ab3" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"></span></div>
<br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">You might not be aware that Google apps offer add-ons for most of the tools in the suite. Add-ons often add features that teachers are often looking for; examples: clipart, additional font options, and a thesaurus. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">To search for an add-on you select the Add-ons menu and select Get add-ons. </span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPftDIzM0ZBwQ-4H3Hu8MpRC4pVAv1quLkWMvs3grQ4OsFId62cp8ZeCsDNEeCoGwI_Kk-maMWEjvkeUPDDJnGDGiR7SMXDkj6yFmiiLGPsKSSmNJNDPQQRd11LXyB3bP7Vn5XAC7QQ_2/s1600/Untitled+drawing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSPftDIzM0ZBwQ-4H3Hu8MpRC4pVAv1quLkWMvs3grQ4OsFId62cp8ZeCsDNEeCoGwI_Kk-maMWEjvkeUPDDJnGDGiR7SMXDkj6yFmiiLGPsKSSmNJNDPQQRd11LXyB3bP7Vn5XAC7QQ_2/s1600/Untitled+drawing.jpg" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<hr />
<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The following are links to 3 add-ons for Google Docs that may be useful for educators and students.</span></div>
<br />
<h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.56; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lesson-plan-tool-for-docs/mjlnmodakpdbdjdopndbbeopnodlhbno?utm_source=permalink" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 21.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">LESSON PLAN TOOL</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 21.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></h1>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "droid sans"; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The lesson plan tool add-on for docs gives you access to standards and open ed resources.</span></h2>
<h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.56; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/openclipart/jhlifdiflonnipfdneahhngjdcaloajn?utm_source=permalink" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 21.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">OPEN CLIP ART</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 21.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span></h1>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "droid sans"; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The Open clip art add-on for docs adds many clipart images free to use in your docs. </span></h2>
<h1 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.56; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sas-writing-reviser/fhjdkpmenphkpeogpeljncfmbkknmkje?utm_source=permalink" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: blue; font-family: "tahoma"; font-size: 21.333333333333332px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline;">SAS WRITING REVISER </span></a></h1>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "droid sans"; font-size: 24px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">The SAS writing reviser add-on helps you revise your writing in your Google doc.</span></h2>
Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-53925562023668557192016-05-24T09:57:00.002-04:002016-05-24T09:58:42.981-04:00Tools I (will)Use: issue 3 <h2 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: yellow;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: black;">_</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Adobe Spark</span></span><span style="color: black;">_</span></span></span></span></span></h2>
<br>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">A</span>dobe has recently released a new app , called <a href="https://spark.adobe.com/gallery/">Spark.</a></span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size: large;">The app is great for making short informational presentations. you can add images text and voice and then put them all together.</span><br>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Below is an example of "Spark" I created, it only took a couple of minutes.</span><br>
<br>
<h3>
Example: </h3>
<br>
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="540" src="https://spark.adobe.com/video/SyeRTa-X/embed" width="960"></iframe>
<br>
<br>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Note: I might redo the voice over, I don't think I am enthusiastic enough when I present examples.</span> </span><br>
<br>
<a href="http://westspringfieldedutech.blogspot.com/2016/05/tools-i-willuse-issue-3.html#more"></a>Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-80863660245378166662016-01-21T11:58:00.003-05:002016-01-21T11:58:49.457-05:00Google Docs Tool Tip 1<span style="font-size: large;">I found a quiet place in the High School today. The quiet was so nice that I decided to make a quick unscripted video. The video's main purpose is to make others aware of the Define feature in Google DOCS.</span><br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4zYMPW1cwgw/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4zYMPW1cwgw?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-30813963532391024632016-01-14T14:09:00.001-05:002016-01-14T14:17:47.282-05:00ALT D to Relieve Frustration <h2 style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Small things are Sometimes the Big Things</span></h2>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;">T</span><span style="font-size: large;">his might seem like a minor thing, however if you have ever tried to select the text in the address bar with the mouse and it just does not quite select it all, then this is the keyboard combo for you.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The<b> ALT </b>key pressed at the same time as the<b> D </b>key will <b>focus</b> you right in the<b> search/address </b>bar. It also selects all text so you can immediately start typing your next search keywords with out touching the mouse at all.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_pwKeSAtlM9j22UNKV7ujPw7deOdg46A-lsAHFHDe86zY_tRaTpScleJHzhdxosncqpSOlLrmLrcB2y0R22Lws9kaUH1ypaUhux_3lCbJub8r9aIsSQkrf-i5kgRwiugiURNmDYJfnE3/s1600/ALTD.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP_pwKeSAtlM9j22UNKV7ujPw7deOdg46A-lsAHFHDe86zY_tRaTpScleJHzhdxosncqpSOlLrmLrcB2y0R22Lws9kaUH1ypaUhux_3lCbJub8r9aIsSQkrf-i5kgRwiugiURNmDYJfnE3/s640/ALTD.png" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ4xUa4wejNLGOyonWyaWKc7D3QUeZ1971K6SA-Q1hy4MwuaOxHPCWbgN3EP9W_-Oj8-e92-_1JRTGZLGyq8AkjfDJ7hCMd74IWoYZNvvcEgrcUJtHYuiynf4ATg5aA9t9p_c4KAEI19f/s1600/focus+on+address+bar.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJ4xUa4wejNLGOyonWyaWKc7D3QUeZ1971K6SA-Q1hy4MwuaOxHPCWbgN3EP9W_-Oj8-e92-_1JRTGZLGyq8AkjfDJ7hCMd74IWoYZNvvcEgrcUJtHYuiynf4ATg5aA9t9p_c4KAEI19f/s640/focus+on+address+bar.gif" width="640" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">If you are still reading this keyboard combination saves you:</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">1 left click, 1 left button hold and drag, and 1 delete key </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">or </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;">1 left click, 1 left button hold and drag,</span><span style="font-size: large;"> 1 </span><span style="font-size: large;">right click, 1 left mouse drag select and 1 left click.</span></div>
<br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-43832709592562279662016-01-08T12:05:00.002-05:002016-12-08T12:00:29.078-05:00How to Add an App to a Chromebook or ChromebrowserI was reflecting on some of my previous posts and realized I was skipping an important step. I forgot that Chromebooks and the Chrome browser may be completely new to my audience. So I have created this video to explain how to add an <b>App </b>to your google apps account.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ttgMqgQKypw/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ttgMqgQKypw?feature=player_embedded" width="720"></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
As always feel free to comment and send me your feedback.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-86709823217391448612015-12-11T14:41:00.001-05:002015-12-21T10:13:21.073-05:00Tools I Use: issue 2 (Update unfortunately Evernote is ending support for this app so I will need to find another app That functions the same.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl805JH5ZPSZDbUPgScHcKFMwqt2lPHynJvB2WjjQNS724rJ1vyKONip5n0ON4b4C5WM0js80LpeQJNttOQ4rrE8nGQWZnoJigImloIT9mcWSPmv7plYGFetTww7rtfdCexaRLMM92ilYz/s1600/clearly.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl805JH5ZPSZDbUPgScHcKFMwqt2lPHynJvB2WjjQNS724rJ1vyKONip5n0ON4b4C5WM0js80LpeQJNttOQ4rrE8nGQWZnoJigImloIT9mcWSPmv7plYGFetTww7rtfdCexaRLMM92ilYz/s320/clearly.png" width="320" /></span></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"> (Update unfortunately Evernote is ending support for this extension so I will need to find another tool that clears all the distractions off a web page.)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br />I already have found several that provide similar functions <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-to-pocket/niloccemoadcdkdjlinkgdfekeahmflj" target="_blank">Pocket</a> is one of my favorites. Pocket also works as a bookmarking tool for reading articles later. I will make a video Pocket shortly.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<h2>
<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearly/iooicodkiihhpojmmeghjclgihfjdjhj?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon" target="_blank">Clearly</a> :</h2>
<div>
Clearly is an extension That I use to make articles on the internet easier to read. Once you install the extension the icon will be found in the top left corner of your browser window. </div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
To use clearly to clear up the page you click on the icon when you are on a page you want to read. Watch the video below to see <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearly/iooicodkiihhpojmmeghjclgihfjdjhj?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon" target="_blank">Clearly</a> in action.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0Xf63JqCw9Q/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0Xf63JqCw9Q?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<h2>
Educational uses:</h2>
</div>
<div>
<ul>
<li>Students can use the extension to make things easier to read on their Chromebook.</li>
<li>Teachers can make it easier to read articles they are projecting for their class.</li>
<li>Teacher can use it in conjunction with Chrome's print to drive feature to save articles to their drive in a format that is clear of ads and more print friendly if students don't have access to devices.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
<h4>
<span class="" data-category="adverb" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Try and replace adverbs with a stronger verb" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">I often combine Clearly and Chrome's ability to print to Drive to save article to read later as .pdfs.</span></h4>
</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cC2VJQ8NUhc/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cC2VJQ8NUhc?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div>
<span class="" data-category="adverb" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Try and replace adverbs with a stronger verb" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag=""><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span class="" data-category="adverb" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Try and replace adverbs with a stronger verb" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag=""><br /></span></div>
Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-4686227191321807492015-11-10T11:58:00.001-05:002015-12-11T13:33:19.477-05:00Tools I Use: issue 1<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ou5vzlIUNKcQcHBYY3Xn5Dnbxo7pioBRzLHJi_8sDSMf57krFhF66J6vW9FWy9Tiu0PbxyfbS3FXG-5vElf1qxb3OK3dnc_4kR10EKygMF2zqynseiK98GCt2Gll7oMnKLnL1MSX1X4i/s1600/goo.gl.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1Ou5vzlIUNKcQcHBYY3Xn5Dnbxo7pioBRzLHJi_8sDSMf57krFhF66J6vW9FWy9Tiu0PbxyfbS3FXG-5vElf1qxb3OK3dnc_4kR10EKygMF2zqynseiK98GCt2Gll7oMnKLnL1MSX1X4i/s200/goo.gl.JPG" width="200" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<br />
<div>
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span><span style="font-size: large;"> have decided to do a series of posts based on apps I use.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="" data-category="dense" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a post-college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">I spend a lot of time trying applications and digital workflows, attempting to find the easiest and most efficient way to <span class="" data-category="simplify" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Simplify. Try: do" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">accomplish</span></span><span class="" data-category="dense" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a post-college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag=""> educational activities.</span> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">My goal is to introduce applications I have found valuable while working in West Springfield.</span> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">In an attempt to provide clear descriptions I will format my posts in this series </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/googl-url-shortener/iblijlcdoidgdpfknkckljiocdbnlagk?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon" target="_blank">goo.gl.com</a></b><b> </b></span><span style="font-size: large;">This is Google's a web address shortener, it is a tool that makes links easier to share with a group. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span class="" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">Once you have installed the extension, you use it by going to the page you want to share and clicking the extension icon.</span></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">The extension creates a short </span><a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/U/URL.html" style="font-size: x-large;" target="_blank"><i>URL</i></a><span style="font-size: large;"> with 6 random letters or numbers. It is important to know that the letters are case-sensitive.</span><i>(i.<span class="" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">e.it matters whether the letters are uppercase or lowercase) </span></i></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Once the extension has created your shortlink you can copy it and share it to your audience. </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Another nice feature is your shortlinks <span class="" data-category="passive" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Re-write in the active voice." pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">are saved</span> for you in your google account.</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Here is an example:</span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: x-large;"> <a href="https://goo.gl/c7ZViJ">https://goo.gl/c7ZViJ</a> </span></div>
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;">
<br />
<br /></div>
</div>
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Educational Purpose</i></span><span style="font-size: x-large;">:</span> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">As a teacher one goal is to optimize time on task. This means more than just working, it means focused on your defined <span class="" data-category="simplify" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Simplify. Try: aim, goal" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">objective</span>.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Using Goo.<span class="" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">gl shortlinks help students avoid typing errors that are roadblocks to the site you want them to work on.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white;">Goo.gl's are also great for when you want to use a Google form as an assessment or survey.<span class="" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag=""> Google forms have <span class="" data-category="adverb" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Try and replace adverbs with a stronger verb" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">ridiculously</span></span><span class="" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag=""> long and complicated </span><i><span class="pwa pwa complex" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-tag=""></span><a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/U/URL.html" target="_blank"><span class="" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">urls</span></a><span class="" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag=""> </span></i><span class="" data-category="complex" data-help="" data-index="undefined" data-report="" data-sub-category="" data-suggestions="" data-urls="" data-x-title="Requires reading at a college level. Use simpler and fewer words. Consider splitting into two sentences" pwa-editor-id="487D-73-0542" pwa-removed="" pwa-tag="">so having a short version enables a more smooth start to your test.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></b><br />
<div>
<br />
<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
<br /></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
<br /></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
</div>
</div>
</div>
Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-19634582637498832282015-11-10T10:06:00.001-05:002015-11-10T10:06:40.505-05:00TEDed NOT the Lecture Series<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">W</span></b><span style="font-size: large;">e are all familiar with the TED series of lectures, but do you know about the </span><a href="http://ed.ted.com/" style="font-size: x-large;">TEDed</a><span style="font-size: large;"> site.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://ed.ted.com/"><b>E</b>d.ted.com/</a> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">It is an education site with animated videos created to explain concepts, or extend thinking. </span><span style="font-size: large;">The site also allows you to create a lesson and add your own response questions for videos.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">The video below is an example of one of TEDed's offerings.</span><br />
<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20width=%22730%22%20height=%22445%22%20src=%22https://www.youtube.com/embed/wteUW2sL7bc%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C/iframe%3E"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="445" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wteUW2sL7bc" width="730"></iframe></a><br />
<br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-67624050496485208372015-11-04T13:15:00.000-05:002015-11-10T10:07:28.594-05:00Printing to Google Drive Using Clearly<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I</b></span><span style="font-size: large;">n the following video I use a Chrome <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><i>extension</i></span> <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clearly/iooicodkiihhpojmmeghjclgihfjdjhj" target="_blank">"Clearly"</a> along with Google's standard <b><span style="font-size: medium;">print to drive</span></b> feature to save articles that I want to read later to Google Drive in a junk free format.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">I decided to do it with out narration because I did not have a quiet spot to narrate. I prefer image only tutorials.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">Please feel free to leave feedback on the style as well as the content.</span><br />
<br />
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/cC2VJQ8NUhc" width="560"></iframe>Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-47140693485100265302015-10-28T13:37:00.003-04:002015-11-10T10:20:45.105-05:00An interesting way for students to show what they know with technologyHere is an interesting way to have students show knowledge using technology. I watched my son write and record songs that explain concepts he was covering in his History class. He used a microphone and a basic audio app.<br />
<br />
<br />
<iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/users/181097029&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe>Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-86642027150373601832015-10-27T13:27:00.002-04:002015-10-29T09:41:00.146-04:00CHROME OS It has been a long time since my last post.<br />
<br />
All of the schools in the districts now have access to Chromebooks of Chromeboxes. The video below explains what the Chromebooks and Chromeboxes are. It explains<b> Chrome OS</b>. Understanding Chrome OS will help you understand how the Chromebook works.<br />
<br />
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/%3Ciframe%20width=%22854%22%20height=%22480%22%20src=%22https://www.youtube.com/embed/0QRO3gKj3qw%22%20frameborder=%220%22%20allowfullscreen%3E%3C/iframe%3E" target="_blank"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="480" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0QRO3gKj3qw" width="854"></iframe></a><br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-761765944794311012014-12-05T13:50:00.002-05:002015-04-30T10:25:38.815-04:00A Couple of Links for Chromebooks<h2 style="text-align: center;">
Chromebook Links</h2>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here </span>are a few Chromebook links to share with students or to just gain a few tips.</span></div>
<div>
<br></div>
<div>
<br></div>
<div>
<br></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvyhr38LSMb34IIpplh9vq8vHFNyf6UBfhXisRDOucI2LPtNAGmd_8jToy7MiIBeO3Qe9wYI8Ze9EVMp89Lc9o-8IHWLLmQ6sDkKfbJu_w-rJavD_oFJzmu9EzxUp9j-SjXTR-dwsR_75/s1600/omgchromebook.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvyhr38LSMb34IIpplh9vq8vHFNyf6UBfhXisRDOucI2LPtNAGmd_8jToy7MiIBeO3Qe9wYI8Ze9EVMp89Lc9o-8IHWLLmQ6sDkKfbJu_w-rJavD_oFJzmu9EzxUp9j-SjXTR-dwsR_75/s1600/omgchromebook.JPG" height="170" width="320"></a><a href="http://www.omgchrome.com/save-extend-chromebook-battery-life/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">OMG Chromebooks</span></a><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> tutorials page has some nice resources this is a link directly to the article on perserving chromebook battery life.</span></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br></div>
<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
</div>
<a href="http://westspringfieldedutech.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-couple-links-for-chromebooks.html#more"></a>Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-24748188392006937132014-11-25T12:52:00.003-05:002014-11-25T12:52:54.391-05:00Chromebook shortcuts shown using ThinglinkHere is a Chromebook cheatcode image.<br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/M/mouse_hover.html" target="_blank">Hover</a> over the circles to find out what the key combo does.<br />
<br />
<img class="alwaysThinglink" src="//cdn.thinglink.me/api/image/456896606512349186/1024/10/scaletowidth#tl-456896606512349186;1043138249'" style="max-width: 100%;" /><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//cdn.thinglink.me/jse/embed.js"></script><br />
<br />
Credit to <a href="http://www.edline.net/pages/Valley_View_School_District/Departments/Instructional_Technology/Learn/Chromebook/VVSD_Chromebook_Training_Files/Chromebook_Keyboard___Touchpad" target="_blank">EDonline</a> for making this.<br />
<br />
<br />
<div id="citation_data">
<div class="citation_text mla7">
"VVSD Educational Services: Chromebook Keyboard & Touchpad Tips." <i>Edline</i>. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Nov. 2014.</div>
</div>
<br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-29474163369699806522014-11-17T12:04:00.002-05:002014-11-17T12:27:17.694-05:00What is A Web Browser?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have not written many posts yet this year.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So it goes. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since, I believe excuses are just wasted time that could be spent correcting an issue, I will just move on.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I want to begin sharing videos that I I feel are done well. I hope to accomplish two things<br /><ol>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Provide information and explainations</span></li>
<li><span style="font-weight: normal;">Provide </span><span style="font-weight: normal;">examples</span><span style="font-weight: normal;"> of video being used for educational purposes.</span></li>
</ol>
</span></h3>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><br /></i></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**I also want to point out that the video is <b>not engaging</b> just because it is a video. It is<b> engaging</b> because it is done well and the content is clearly transmited.</span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">People find <a href="https://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome-psyapi2&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8&q=explanation&safe=active&ssui=on" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">explanations</a> they <b><span style="color: red;">Understand</span></b> engaging. </span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/BrXPcaRlBqo?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Finally, I am interested in hearing from teachers or students </div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">What makes a good educational video?</span></b></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Please share links to videos you feel do a great job explaining concepts.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<br />Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-53272461897691497972014-09-24T12:58:00.002-04:002014-09-24T13:00:45.305-04:00I want to look at just my items In Drive<h2>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Google Drive's Advanced Search</span></h2>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Google drive's</b></span> search results include all the<b> items</b> you have created and all the items that have been <b>shared </b>with you. this a great way to find items you are looking for. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">However</span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">,</span> if you are using it with your <i><span style="font-size: large;">students<b> </b></span></i>you will find the search results can be somewhat overwhelming. </span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To <b>solve</b></span> this problem you can use the <b>advanced search</b> feature. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This feature is <b><span style="font-size: large;">Located</span> </b>in the <b> search bar</b> you will see a<span style="font-size: large;"> <b>tiny triangle</b> </span>at the very end near the search button. If you click this<b> triangle</b> it will open up the<span style="font-size: large;"> advanced search box</span>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The advanced options allow you to <span style="font-size: large;">limit </span>your<span style="font-size: large;"> search.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span>The filter options include:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>item type</b></span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">documents</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spreadsheets</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">presentations</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">forms</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">images</span></span></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>ownership</b></span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Owned by you</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Owned by anyone</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;">Not owned by me</span></span></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>application it opens with</b></span></li>
</ul>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZIDEsVfk7NHW9pH72sGM_UqG5CPwJSgDpPmYUT2DLHU7bMGRzvuatQq6QDEk9gAJ6HcVGH_GBqLXw5i4wMP25P02aBIDskRdaU_Ebka3hkxEi0yWGNPkXzWIDYHwFqZGEOYAt2mhXDEl/s1600/Advanced+search+in+drive.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzZIDEsVfk7NHW9pH72sGM_UqG5CPwJSgDpPmYUT2DLHU7bMGRzvuatQq6QDEk9gAJ6HcVGH_GBqLXw5i4wMP25P02aBIDskRdaU_Ebka3hkxEi0yWGNPkXzWIDYHwFqZGEOYAt2mhXDEl/s1600/Advanced+search+in+drive.png" height="360" width="640" /></a></div>
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s7v6kc-0tAAxqeE6V_Wp37XHqcC7mDDK5n1i-Z6a1wlfpq-24U_bebR3EQkgh7Ph1NNAbZBnoiOqkvi0_RhuxOXLw3KsXAzjWrIJYVKMskicRaYV5wevaf_rPVGt0YmVLVj7NcTZB4wy/s1600/Advanced+search+in+drive+(1).png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_s7v6kc-0tAAxqeE6V_Wp37XHqcC7mDDK5n1i-Z6a1wlfpq-24U_bebR3EQkgh7Ph1NNAbZBnoiOqkvi0_RhuxOXLw3KsXAzjWrIJYVKMskicRaYV5wevaf_rPVGt0YmVLVj7NcTZB4wy/s1600/Advanced+search+in+drive+(1).png" height="360" width="640" /></a></div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span id="goog_672754825"></span><span id="goog_672754826"></span><br /></span></div>
Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-25677813724398552002014-08-06T09:11:00.000-04:002015-12-21T11:06:35.850-05:00 (Update:"Incoming" has been changed back to "Shared With ME") Google Drive has a New Look<span style="font-size: large;">S</span>o as usual Google is making changes.<br />
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
The Google Drive may look a little different when you open it this coming school year. </div>
<div>
Below is an image of the new Drive look:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1udvC9xaGYtq1clWNd73ZMmVx9i0zqjDrA4C_gDxKUgPDNTng_Lb3SHFR7W0NldtqmqXmOs54pQ56cKEcpjHxrtcZzl4AZt86bniijRxzTmt-FRhT40U9FxOAdAG7cDjg6CHPohUJYNoT/s1600/Ember+Library+Mediator.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1udvC9xaGYtq1clWNd73ZMmVx9i0zqjDrA4C_gDxKUgPDNTng_Lb3SHFR7W0NldtqmqXmOs54pQ56cKEcpjHxrtcZzl4AZt86bniijRxzTmt-FRhT40U9FxOAdAG7cDjg6CHPohUJYNoT/s1600/Ember+Library+Mediator.png" width="400" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: large;">(Update:"Incoming" has been changed back to "Shared With ME")</span></b><br />
<br />
The part I want to focus you in on is that the <b style="font-size: x-large;">shared folder </b>is now called <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Incoming.</b></span></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13NLnD2HBG_yBWjCWLWyPGO6GNCOR2QoBL1cp_5nkAr-1IilcDVEuvzzw7-AW1J6W9Os8Ul4U1_xhb0zxn9W8NscA9354rNa-Gh72IQkQJWXE8K0ouC-s63qiSahNUQ7jqhA3TTLsEHFn/s1600/Ember+Library+Mediator.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj13NLnD2HBG_yBWjCWLWyPGO6GNCOR2QoBL1cp_5nkAr-1IilcDVEuvzzw7-AW1J6W9Os8Ul4U1_xhb0zxn9W8NscA9354rNa-Gh72IQkQJWXE8K0ouC-s63qiSahNUQ7jqhA3TTLsEHFn/s1600/Ember+Library+Mediator.png" width="186" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
The folder will still be the place to find anything shared with you. I personally like the renaming it makes sense to me.</div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<br /></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Steven</div>
<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>
<span id="goog_2123168494"></span><span id="goog_2123168495"></span><br /></div>
Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3456169168462296099.post-58917627621604321362014-06-05T10:17:00.000-04:002014-06-05T10:17:11.243-04:00Brightlink Pens Info<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 15px;">I found this visual guide to using the Epson pens. What interested me the most was that to </span><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">right click </span>with the pen you need to<span style="font-size: 15px;"> it against the board for around 3 seconds.<i> If anyone tries this and finds out it works let me know how well it works.</i></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unfortunately, it seems you can only use two pens simultaneously when you are using the <b>Easy Interactive Software.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/0ocp4t3Tu2TQJILz5R9wHpWTUSVTJvf1_N-h-zKDUiaBTK8KGGJCePwUreoGGaxeDnjEjMB8dQfPYcJ88nRuEWD0f5fdtTNMQrxWA1LpNGSiwaxrruc9JK7s8tUX0i8bxQ" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/0ocp4t3Tu2TQJILz5R9wHpWTUSVTJvf1_N-h-zKDUiaBTK8KGGJCePwUreoGGaxeDnjEjMB8dQfPYcJ88nRuEWD0f5fdtTNMQrxWA1LpNGSiwaxrruc9JK7s8tUX0i8bxQ" style="-webkit-transform: rotate(0rad); border: none;" /></a></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>That is all for now.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Steven</b></span></span>Mr. Luceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00010553574565337684noreply@blogger.com0