Deb Norton Tech

- Sharing is Caring - Image Link As I follow blogs and posts from my PLN, I often think, "Oh, I have to share these ideas with my colleagues!" Well, today I'm doing just that. Here are some great posts from EDU folks that I follow. They share their ideas, knowledge and creations without hesitation to help us all be better and more efficient at what we do. I truly appreciate their Sharing is Caring attitude. #1 Google Classroom Speed Grading via Lance Yoder - Engaged.net Would you like to see a quicker and more efficient way of grading student work in Google Classroom all the while still being able to leave feedback? Check out this video and this blog post !  #2 How to Add Music to Google Slides via Richard Byrne - Free Technology for Teachers What a great idea to have music playing in a Google Presentation. This post and video shows a great work around to make this possible. #3 Black Out Poetry with Google Docs via Eric Curts - Co...

Google Sheets has some new updates and great features Google sheets can be used for many options beyond just collecting and displaying data. I have used Google sheets for displaying information such as this example . And it is also a great tool for creating rubrics like this one.   Here are some features that I've used in the above examples. 1.  Rotated Text  To rotate text, simply select the cell or cells you wish to rotate and click on the text rotation icon in the top tool bar. You can even choose the degree that you wish to rotate. 2.  More border styles You can now choose from several new border styles including thicknesses and double borders. Simply choose the cell or cells you want to add borders to and click on the borders icon. 3.  Link to cells and cell ranges This feature makes it possible to move around a spreadsheet by linking to cells or a cell range. This would be helpful also to make a...

Canva is a wonderful site for design and creation. Canva is web-based with apps available for Chromebooks and iPads. Use Canva to create professional documents of all sorts with more than 1 million photos, icons and layouts available. Drag and drop functionality makes Canva easy to use with a free Design Essentials Tutorials Course to help users learn how to use Canva .  Here are 5 ways to use Canva that you may not know about: 1.  Programs for special events  To create programs like these in Canva, click on "more" and then scroll down to "events" and then "program"   2. Trifold Brochures   To create brochures like these in Canva, click on "more" and then scroll down to "marketing materials" and then "trifold brochure" 3.  Infographics To create infographics like these in Canva, click on "more" and then scroll down to "blogg...

Google Keep Now Integrates with Google Docs! One of my very favorite things to do is make lists. Grocery lists, wish lists, list of goals, reading lists, lists of apps, bucket lists, etc. Google Keep has been my go to app for list making for quite a while now. If you haven't tried Google Keep yet, I highly recommend you open a new tab and go to keep.google.com right this minute. And then start making a new list such as this one. Google Keep has many great features. One is that you can use the app on your iPhone or Android device to access and edit your notes at any time. If you make your list a checklist you can tap the check boxes and the items will be marked as completed and will be moved to the bottom of the note.  When you click on the three dots there is the option to  uncheck the completed items or to delete them along with several other options. Other features include Color your note Set a reminder Collaborate with others on ...