Deb Norton Tech

Have you ever wanted to create curved text for a document?  This site came in very handy for me this week to create curved text for my Google docs and slides. This is a fantastic example of what students and teachers can do with the new Google Sites.   If you have some extra time on your hands, you might consider giving this a try. Are you celebrating Poetry month in April? If so, you might like this site . Recently I had the opportunity to check out a few touch screen 2 in 1  Chromebooks and this site was a great way to put them to the test. I think I’m in love with all of the possibilities! -------------------------------------------------------------- Curricular Connection Are you interested in augmented reality?  Just a Line App -- is a an app from Google that lets you make simple drawings in augmented reality, then share your creation with a short video. Click here to get the Google Play app. I hope your...

App Smashing on International Dot Day - September 15th Watch this Chat with Deb video to see the first activity using Lucidchart Diagrams, the Quick Research extension, the Lucidchart Add-on and Google Docs   Blogging example: Give students a chance to begin showcasing their work and projects with a simple blogging platform. Students will make an account on Postach.io  and name and create a blog.  Students will make an account on Evernote Connect the Evernote account in Postach.io under the sources tab. Students will install the Evernote Web Clipper Extension from the Chrome Web Store. Whenever students create content on the web or have a picture of something they have done saved in Evernote, they can click on the Evernote Web Clipper Extension and the site or picture will be posted onto their blog. Students can use Doppleme  to create an avatar to represent themselves in a private and secure way. There is no account necessary...

Why not take some time this summer to learn how to create and customize a Google Site. This Chat with Deb will show you how to make a Google Site that can be used to host websites for your students. You can also learn how to create and use a Google Custom Search with your students. When you want to share the link to a website with your students, are you still emailing them the link?  Do you then have to look for that same link all over again with next year's students?  Are your students searching the entire Internet when doing research without any structure or guidance? This Chat with Deb will show you how to use Google Sites to share links, curate links and guide your students in the right direction when doing research. Thank you to the Intel's Teachers Engage Community for sponsoring this Chat with Deb.