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Google as a search engine has some great features. Give these a try: Google Image Search Engine #1 You can upload and search an image: Click on the little camera icon when using Google Images Choose an image to upload Google Image Search Engine #2 Find an image with a transparent background. Click on Search tools, Color and then Transparent If the image has a checkered background it is transparent.   If the image does not have a checkered background it is not transparent. Google Image Search Engine #3 Search for animated images (gifs) Click on Search tools, Type and then Animated Google Web Search Engine #4 Search for current information. Click on Search tools, Any time and then choose the time period. Here are a few more tips to help with the Google Search engine: #1 Use it as a timer to keep you on track. Google: set timer 30 minutes Go full screen and project it in front of the class. A scroll bar will show ...

Recently I was asked by a co-worker to suggest a site that students could use to create questions and answers for their friends. Immediately I remembered a site called " Quiz Your Friends ".  What I like about this site is: no account is needed you can choose the number of questions create a personalized message for your friends when they finish your quiz share easily the quiz scrolls nicely from question to question Click here to take my quiz on bowling. I highly recommend giving Quiz Your Friends a try.

This week we celebrate the national Hour of Code event. Watch this Chat with Deb to see two sites that will help students to become creators, inventors and coders. 3D Tin Made with Code Resources shared in this episode: 3DTin.com Make with Code from Google Click here to view all of the Chat with Deb episodes. Thank you to Intel's Teachers Engage Community for sponsoring this episode.

Thanks to my Facebook friends, I've started playing a new app called Trivia Crack . It is free and addicting.   And, unlike many apps that people are playing, Trivia Crack is educational!!!! Although I must admit that most of the time my friends are better at Trivia than I am. . .  Trivia Crack is very similar to Trivial Pursuit.  The object of the game is to get enough correct answers to earn each of the 6 categories: Science, History, Sports, Art, Entertainment and Geography What I love about Trivia Crack is that it is challenging, I'm always learning new and interesting facts, and I can play against my friends. I'm hoping this app becomes very popular amongst our students. Whenever an app can make learning facts exciting and also has a social platform, I think it's a winner!!!   Wouldn't it be great if teachers would have a friendly competition between classes using Trivia Crack ?  Students could use the knowledge they have ...