Links and Loves - Friday Oct. 1

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Homecoming week is coming to an end for us at Oshkosh North High School. Having all of the fun dress up days, hall decorating, the parade, the tailgate, the game and the dance has been such a blessing after having to cancel everything last year.  I loving all of the excitement and school spirit.



Here are a few Links and Loves from this week:


#1 - Google Chrome had a recent update. One of the updates that Google is working on is to add more gestures to how we interact with a touch screen. So, when presenting a Google Presentation, instead of tapping on the screen to advance the slides, a person now can use a swipe to advance. Watch this video from Heartland Technology to see the swipe advance in action.

 

#2 Google Docs has a new update to allow the user to add a Watermark on a document. A watermark is an image or text that appears behind the main text of the document. It is used to categorize or show the purpose of a document with words such as DRAFT.



#3 October Wallpapers are here! Click here to get yours.




#4 Our youth apprentice and I have been flying our DJI Spark drone over the past few weeks. Drone flying is certainly challenging and exciting. We found this post of the Winners of the 2021 Drone Photography Contest quite inspiring! 


Enjoy your weekend and the beautiful fall colors. We are planning to decorate for fall and Halloween this weekend. I take care of the inside of the house and my dear husband takes care of the outside. You might say he gets a bit carried away. Here is a picture of our house two years ago. I wonder what he will do this year?


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