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One of the best and easiest ways to personalize areas of your classroom is through your bulletin boards. You can purchase your own letters at teacher stores, dollar stores, and even Target or Walmart around the beginning of the school year. However, this can get pricey and sometimes there are not a lot of options offered. Creating your own letters in Google slides will not only save you money, but it also allows you to personalize a space with colors, fonts, sizes, etc. Follow along with these steps to create your own!

Step 1: Open up a new Google slides presentation. Delete everything on the page so it is entirely blank. Then, change the size of the page to 8.5×11. We want to do this so our presentation mocks the size of a traditional piece of printer paper. To do this, click on ' file' at the top left, ' page set-up', ' custom', and then type in ' 8.5×11′.

Step 2: Now that your page is set-up, you want to insert a 'Word Art'. To do this, click on 'insert' in the toolbar, and then 'word art'. Type in a SINGLE LETTER and then click 'enter' to save it. It's easier to create letters one-by-one because of spacing in Google.

Step 3: Once you have your letter ready-to-go, it's time to customize it. We want to customize the font style, the the size of the letter, the border thickness, and the color. All of these options are located in the top tool-bar. *this step may take some time, but you want to make sure that it's exactly how you want it to look since we will be copying + pasting this letter to complete the set!
Your letters should transform similarly to this!

Step 4 (optional): If you're having trouble finding fonts that like in your drive, you can add more than just the standard default fonts. To do this, click on 'add fonts' at the top and search through more to add. There are A LOT of fonts, and when you think you've scrolled through all of them, more will load.

Step 5 (optional): Take some time to add more or use my cheat-cheat for ' fonts you need to add to your drive'. I have found these fonts to be the best for larger bulletin board letters for my classroom. I always use these and my personal favorite is 'neucha' and 'englebert'. As you're adding fonts to your drive, you will see that some fonts look very different when they are blown up as a Word Art but these are always great options to use.

Step 6: Once your letter is ready-to-go, you can copy & paste it so your slide is filled ( I usually put 2 letters per slide, but sometimes for larger letters, they will take up the entire slide). Once your slide is completely filled, you want to 'duplicate' the slide. This will keep all of the sizing, colors, and format the same for each letter. Continue this step until everything your letters are all created and ready.

Step 7: If you want to print letters with a pattern or background, you can do this by searching and finding the pattern on Google, and then completing the same steps as above over the background. For example, if you want to create red and white striped letters, search for 'red and white stripes' in Google. Find a picture, copy + paste it into your slides, and then fill out the Word Art over the picture. Make sure that the color inside your Word Art is 'transparent'.

Other Tips

Tip 1: If you want to print on colored paper, make sure that the text fill is 'transparent'. When you print, your letters will be the same color as the paper. You can also create your own colors by clicking 'custom' at the bottom. There are so many different color options to pick from other than the default colors provided.

Tip 2: If you are printing on colored paper, you might have to rearrange the letters if you want the colors to alternate. For example, these slides are going to spell out ' have a great day. ' I wanted the colors to alternate on the board, so I rearranged the letters so they printed in the same way.

Tip 3: Always look at the print preview before printing your letters! Sometimes, depending on the printer, letters or images can be cut off. If this happens in the 'print preview,' download the slideshow as a PDF and print from there. You can do this by clicking 'file,' 'download,' and then 'PDF.'

Tip 4: Think about your classroom style and how you want it to look and feel. If you're having trouble on where to start, take my Buzzfeed Quiz to help! Having a consistent style, color scheme, or theme will help when you're creating your own materials!

Enjoy! I hope that these tips have helped! It may feel like a lot of work right when you start, but it will get easier the more time you spend time creating and personalizing.

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One of the best and easiest ways to personalize areas of your classroom is through your bulletin boards. You can purchase your own letters at teacher stores, dollar stores, and even Target or Walmart around the beginning of the school year. However, this can get pricey and sometimes there are not a lot of options...

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Hey Canvas Friends,

The directions for Canvas and creating a master shell are in the doc linked below…  Scroll down to the Canvas section.

I’ll also paste directions I found on Google…

Hope this helps! 😊

Here are the steps for creating master shells:

1.      Log in to Canvas via SSO

2.      Click on “Dashboard” on the top;

3.      In the far bottom right of the page, click on "Start a New Course";

4.      Name your courses:  For consistency and retrieval in the future, please name your shells by putting the word “Master” in it to avoid confusing master copies with future live sections. You will also need to include course name in the names.  Here is a sample course name: “Master_Reading22.”

5.      For “Content License”, use “private (copyrighted)”;

6.      Do NOT check “make course public visible”;

7.      Click on “create course”;

8.      The course will immediately open for you to start editing

To submit, copy the link to your master shell course in the submission field

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Creating master slide presentation and layouts

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How To "Move" Your Slides From Regular View To Master View

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Free PowerPoint template and Google Slides theme.

Digital gameboard template with clickable spaces and cards.

You can use this interactive template for online learning if you are doing some synchronous sessions with your students. But it can also be fun for when schools reopen, and we all go back to "normal".

You put the game rules, so it can be used for any subject. Just write the instructions for your game on the second slide and then add 21 activities. If you don't want to use all the slides, you can add some "Free Passes" to some of the cards.

It comes with 6 pawns, but you can duplicate them if you need more. Also, you can change their fill color.
Keep in mind that for you and your students to be able to move the pawns, this template has to be used in Edit mode.
The colors of the template are given by the Theme Colors, therefore if you want to change them, as usual, go to Slide > Edit Theme, Select Colors, click on Choose a theme color and change accents 1 to 6.

I really wanted to add a die within the template, and the best I came up with was to make a video for you to play and pause. - Not too happy with the black frames it has...I tried my best, though. -

If you don't want to use the "video die", Twitter World came to the rescue and gave me some options!

First option: Have two tabs open in your browser, one with the template and another with this online die. This idea came from Tech Know Math and Sean Fahey Thank you!

And second option: I've added a script created by Alice Keeler you can get a copy of her template with the script on her site: AliceKeeler.Com. Thank you Mandi Tolen for letting me know about this!

You just have to click on Dice and choose how many dice you want to roll; a pop up will open with the number you have rolled.

The first slide has the links to each card. The zone I've marked below in yellow, is where the links are (I did not cover the boxes because the pawns will be moving, so, to avoid deleting links, I just added a little zone on each box). And each activity card slide has an X that has a link to the first slide.

I really hope you and your students enjoy this template! And if you want, you can give me a shout in Twitter and show me how you used it! I'd love to see it!

UPDATE: Now, all cards have a backside that you can see on click to reveal answers! Or to add more info!

If you want a Spanish Version of this template, you can get it here. Thank you Cat for adapting it!

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You can use this interactive template for online learning if you are doing some synchronous sessions with your students. But it can also be fun for when schools reopen, and we all go back to "normal". You put the game rules, so it can be used for any subject.

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As a previous math teacher I always have a soft spot for the challenges faced when trying to use technology in math. A common pain point involves trying to put fractions or mixed numbers into a Google Doc or Slideshow or such.

Adding normal text, numbers, and symbols is a snap. However, things become tricky when attempting to properly represent a numerator over a denominator in a program that only wants you to type from left to right.

Thankfully for Google Docs and Google Forms you can use an add-on such as g(Math) which will let you create a fraction or mixed number, and then turn that into an image that you can add to the Doc or Form. Get g(Math) for Docs or g(Math) for Forms.

Unfortunately, Google Slides and Drawings do not support add-ons yet (please Google!). So if you want to add a fraction or mixed number to a slideshow presentation or a Drawing diagram, you will need to get a little creative.

One option is to use tables, with a little twist. See below for directions on how to do this, as well as a free template with lots of pre-made fractions and mixed numbers that you can copy, paste, and edit as needed.

Fraction Template

To help save you some time I went ahead and create a Google Slides template that has several pre-made fractions and mixed numbers. I made them in a few different sizes so you would have some variety to choose from. Here's how to use it:

First, get your own copy of the Fractions Template by clicking the link below.

Now that you have your own copy of the template do the following:

Click on the sample fraction or mixed number you would like to use, depending on the size you want.

Make sure you select the item by clicking on the blue border around the edge, rather than just clicking inside the fraction. If done correctly, the border will be solid and there will not be a blinking cursor inside the borders.

Now copy the fraction or mixed number ("Edit" then "Copy", or right-click and "Copy", or "Ctrl" and "C")

Next go to the Google Slideshow or Google Drawing you are working on.

Paste the copied fraction or mixed number into your Slideshow or Drawing ("Edit" then "Paste", or right-click and "Paste", or "Ctrl" and "V")

Click inside of the fraction or mixed number and type in the numbers you want.

Finally you can move the item to wherever you want on the slide or drawing by clicking the border and dragging.

Making Fractions with Tables

If instead you would like to create the fractions yourself, here are the basic steps I took to make mine:

In the top menu bar, click "Table" and then "Insert Table".

For a fraction choose a 1 by 2 table.

For a mixed number choose a 2 by 2 table.

Adjust the width of the table as needed by dragging the side border.

If making a mixed number, click and drag to select the first column of the table, then click "Table" and "Merge cells". This will make the left column one big cell for your whole number.

Now type in the numbers you want for the numerator, denominator, and whole number (if needed).

You can change the font, font size, font color, and such as normal.

If you want to center your whole number vertically, click in the cell and then use the "Align" button in the top menu.

To remove the borders, select the entire fraction or whole number, then click the "Line color" button in the toolbar and choose "Transparent".

To add the fraction bar back in, click in numerator cell, click the down arrow in the top right corner of the cell, and choose the bottom border. Now use the "Line color" button again but this time choose black or other desired color.

You will now have made your own fraction or mixed number that you can use however you wish.

Conclusion

Thankfully Google tools are becoming more and more user friendly with more options for natural handwriting and flexible formatting. However for the tasks that still are not easy, we can get creative to find ways to represent math in a digital environment.

Post by Eric Curts. Bring me to your school, organization, or conference with over 50 PD sessions to choose from. Connect with me on Twitter at twitter.com/ericcurts and on Google+ at plus.google.com/+EricCurts1

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Pixel art is an easy and fun way to get students started with spreadsheets! Pixel art grids are easy to make in spreadsheets and so fun!

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Our own amazing Keyleigh Hennessy, from Bitterroot, uses math to magically reveal pixel art! Click here to access her creation of multiplication and art! To make this she used magic conditional formatting & her wit & some online resources! If you need help customizing your own, book a TIS. Such fun and engaging ways to explore content with your students!

Eric Curts created these awesome directions to help us help kids create art for any subject. Go here to get the instructions. This is a great way for your students (and you!) to learn how to use conditional formatting in Google Sheets and create some artwork seasonal or not.

Abcya.com has a simple pixel art creator for younger students. Once they've completed they work, they can share on Seesaw or even contribute to this Padlet, where they can view other students' creations, as well. (Thanks to Bobbi Hopkins for the Padlet!)

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Our own amazing Keyleigh Hennessy, from Bitterroot, uses math to magically reveal pixel art! Click here to access her creation of multiplication and art! To make this she used magic conditional formatting & her wit & some online resources! If you need help customizing your own, book a TIS.

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If you want to add a snow effect to your slides follow these steps. It's super easy and the end result is beautiful!

Go to Giphy.com and search for "snow transparent", choose the GIF you like the most and select it. Go to copy link and get it, once you have it copied to your clipboard, go to your Google Slide and select Insert > Image > By URL and paste the link.

Once the GIF is inserted you can rezise to fit your slide or copy and paste it as many times needed if it looks best that way.

You can add it to the master instead, so you don't move it or delete it by mistake.

I am using Giphy. Simply search for "snow transparent", copy the link, go to your slide and insert image by URL.
You can add it to the master instead, so you don't move it or delete it by mistake. pic.twitter.com/OgF6UqPZmM
- SlidesMania (@SlidesManiaSM) December 5, 2019

If you like the template that I've used here, check out the Christmas 2019 theme!

ATTENTION GOOGLE SLIDES USERS: PLEASE, DO NOT REQUEST FOR ACCESS. If you are prompted to "Request for access·" (sometimes it happens when you are logged in more than one Google account or when you are logged in a Google for Education account and your IT Admin has blocked the access), you can try again by logging in a personal Gmail account, and signing out of all the other accounts.

The other workaround is for you to download the pptx file, upload it to your Google Drive, and open it as Google Slides.

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Do you love Kahoot!? My students and I are definitely huge fans of this wonderfully fun, game-based formative assessment tool!

Kahoot! is tons of fun to play in the classroom, however it can also be played by students individually or with a small group.

I typically create a Kahoot! activity toward the middle of a unit, after a few instructional videos, and add to that activity for the test review. Then, I share that link with my students to encourage them to review individually or to form a study group to prepare!

The key to having students play Kahoot! activities individually is...
1. Students open a tab for kahoot.it
2. Share link to the review game with your students
3. Instruct students to open the link to the game in a different tab
4. Split their screen by dragging one of the tabs away from the browser
5. Position their screens so they can see both screens simultaneously

Check out this quick screencast I made about the process described above!

Kahoot is definitely a favorite activity in my classroom, and is one that really engages my students in content review because...it's a game!

Thanks for reading 🙂

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I had heard a TON about In-N-Out Burger. Heard that the food was amazing. Heard that it was an experience I should try.

While on vacation in California with my family recently, we made a stop at an In-N-Out Burger. It did not disappoint.

Our burgers were tasty. The tiny menu surprised me but made it easy to order. The employees were very friendly!

I posted pictures on Facebook, sharing that we had finally made this West Coast experience happen in our family. Then, the comments started coming in ...

"Did you know there's a secret menu?"

"Did you get your fries 'animal style'???"

I didn't know the secrets, and I felt like I left part of my maiden In-N-Out Burger experience on the table! It made me think, "Why didn't someone tell me about that?!?"
Knowing what's out there - especially what's hidden below the visible surface - can open up a whole new world to us.
Working with Google tools in the classroom can be very much like this. Features to apps we use every day, like Google Docs, Slides and Drawings, can get hidden in menus or behind an ambiguous icon.

Here are 10 things to order off the "secret menu" of G Suite:

1. Save images from a Google Doc

Have you ever opened a Google Doc with images in it and wanted to save the images? (Hint: Right-clicking the image doesn't do it.) You can grab images out of a Google Doc by doing this:

1. Go to File > Download ... > Web Page (HTML).

2. It will download the contents of the document into a zipped folder.

3. Open the folder and find the subfolder called "Images."

4. Grab the image you need!

2. Copy formatting with the paint roller

There it sits. The paint roller icon is on the far left of the toolbar in many G Suite tools. But what in the world is it for? This one has perplexed me for a long time.

1. Click a paragraph in Google Docs (or a text box in Slides or Drawings).

2. Click the paint roller icon.

3. Click another paragraph (or text box) to copy the formatting of the first one onto the second one.

3. Send someone a link to your Google Doc that forces them to download a PDF version

PDF files are small. They're easy to read. Plus, they lock text into place so it can't me moved around. Instead of sending someone a link to your Google Doc, how about sending them a link that forces them to download a PDF of that Google Doc instead?

1. Create a Google Doc.

2. Copy the URL (link) to that document. (Be sure you've given the recipient access to the file with the blue "Share" button.)

3. In the URL, find the word "edit" and delete it - and everything after it. (Basically, everything after the last slash.)

4. After the slash, type "export?format=pdf". (But don't type the quotation marks ...)

5. Copy that link and share it with / send it to whoever needs the PDF.

DYK you can send PDF versions of your files via this URL change? pic.twitter.com/XamFoJMH2v

- Google Docs (@googledocs) October 24, 2018

4. Use grid view to watch students collaborate in Google Slides

Using a shared Google Slides presentation for an entire class is amazing. It lets every student have his/her own slide in a shared slide presentation. It creates a sort of digital community inside that slide presentation where each student can work AND see what everyone else is working on.

If you've never tried it and want a step-by-step on how to set it up, check out this post on creating a shared slide presentation where your students can work collaboratively.

Want to see each student working on his/her own work - all at the same time - AND live?

Check out this tip I learned on Alice Keeler's blog ...

1. Open the slide presentation where students are collaborating.

2. Click the "grid view" in the bottom left part of the page. (It's under the thumbnails of all the slides.)

3. Once you click it, if you can't see every slide in the screen at once, zoom out. (Using Control+Minus a few times should do it ... Command+Minus on a Mac.)

4. Watch and comment on your laptop/Chromebook/device. OR, put it on a projector so everyone can see everyone else's work at any moment!

5. Add fancy text to your Google Classroom assignments

You can't format text in Google Classroom assignments or announcements. But that doesn't mean you can't put fancy text in them! The "Cool Fancy Text Generator" will let you copy all sorts of fun fonts into your Google Classroom posts to highlight individual words or phrases.

1. Go to the Cool Fancy Text Generator. (https://coolsymbol.com/cool-fancy-text-generator.html)

2. Scroll through the styles to find the one you want and click the "Decorate" button next to it.

3. Type your text in the "Input Text" field.

4. Use the copy button above to copy it for pasting into Google Classroom.

I learned about this from Tony Vincent, who is a great follow on Twitter!

🎉 There's a workaround for making text 𝐛𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘤, and 𝕗𝕒𝕟𝕔𝕪 in #GoogleClassroom!

Copy text generated at https://t.co/k6VJOTAJrm

Note: Fancy text does not show up on all devices and might not work with screen readers and translators. #googsmacked #ISTE18 pic.twitter.com/EH0xxMnmyb

- Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) June 27, 2018

6. Create immovable backgrounds in Google Slides

Often, teachers will create a template for students in Google Slides. Students get their copy of it and do their work in it, moving objects around, adding text, etc. If you use templates in Google Slides, chances are someone will accidentally move something you put in place! Create immovable backgrounds instead for objects that need to stay in place! Here's how you do it ...

1. Open a new Slides presentation and put everything you don't want students to move on a slide. (Images, text, anything you don't want them to move or change.)

2. Go to File > Download as ... > PNG image (.png, current slide). The image will download on your device.

3. Create a new slide. Click the "Background ..." button in the tool bar (or right-click the slide and click "Change background ...").

4. Upload the slide image you just downloaded.

5. Add anything students can change as text, images, etc. on top of that background.

Here's an example of how that might look in a blog post about creating moveable digital activities with Google Slides.

7. Use guide lines to help design your Slides and Drawings

In my former life, I worked in newspapers before switching to education. When designing a newspaper page in a program like Publisher or Quark Xpress or InDesign, there are these things we called "tool lines." They were a simple line you could put on the screen that helped you line objects up. However, they weren't seen when you published (i.e. printing on paper, exporting to image or PDF, etc.).

Thankfully, Google Slides and Drawings have added these "tool lines" and they're called guides. Here's how you use them:

1. If you have your rulers showing, click and drag on a ruler onto the slide/drawing. It will pull over a horizontal or vertical guide. (To show your rulers, go to the "View" menu.)

2. Move as many horizontal or vertical guides on the screen as you'd like.

3. You can turn them off (to get them out of the way) and back on in View > Guides > Show guides.

4. Change the color of the guide lines by going to View > Guides > Edit guides ... .

8. Live closed captions in Google Slides

When Google made this option live in Google Slides, it blew my mind. You can present a slide presentation and turn on live closed captions. When you talk to your audience (your students, other teachers, etc.), your microphone will pick up what you're saying and Google will display it automatically at the bottom of the screen. This is FANTASTIC for students with disabilities (hearing, etc.) and even just to reinforce what you're saying for students.

Note: The captions are being generated live and in real time, so they may not be perfectly accurate all the time. They could also be distracting, so you might ask your audience before using them. Plus, you might mention to your audience that they're being generated in real time and aren't part of a video conferencing platform or a video they're watching.

1. Present your slides using the "Present" button in Google Slides.

2. Click the "Captions" button in the button panel at the bottom of the screen.

3. As long as Slides has access to your microphone, it will start generating captions when you speak.

9. View a history of previous Slides Q&A sessions

Google Slides lets teachers (student presenters, really anyone) collect questions from their audiences while they speak. When you collect those questions and comments from your audience, it's possible to go back and view them again later. They're all saved by Google for future use.

1. Present slides by clicking the dropdown arrow next to the "Present" button and choosing "Presenter view."

2. In the pop-up box that displays for the presenter, choose the "Audience tools" tab and click the "Start New" button. Start collecting audience questions and comments by sharing the link that displays.

3. To access those questions later, open that slide presentation and go to Tools > Q&A history.

10. Skip easily through a YouTube video with the number keys

There's a good chance you'll watch a YouTube video that has some content you don't really need. The number keys on your laptop, computer or Chromebook can help you breeze through the video by skipping unnecessary content. Try it out ...

1. Open a YouTube video on a laptop, computer or Chromebook.

2. Use the number keys to skip through a percentage of the video. (i.e. the "1" key skips to 10 percent through a video, the "5" key skips to 50 percent through a video, etc.)

3. The zero "0" key restarts the video.

If you're using a mobile device (smartphone, tablet, etc.), there's a solution for you, too! Double-tapping the right side of the screen in the YouTube app skips forward 10 seconds. (Left skips back 10 seconds.)
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Overview

Meeting and webinar participants who are viewing a shared screen can switch to Side-by-side Mode. This enables them to see the shared screen alongside either the Speaker View or Gallery View, depending on which view they choose. They can also adjust the location of the separator between the shared screen and video to change the relative size of each side.

This article covers:

Prerequisites

Zoom Desktop Client for Windows, macOS, or Linux, version 4.1.8826.0925 or later

Note: Side-by-side Mode does not work if the dual monitors setting is enabled.

Viewing a shared screen in Side-by-side Mode

1. Sign in to the Zoom Desktop Client.

2. Start or join a meeting.

3. While viewing a shared screen click on View Options and choose Side-by-side Mode.

The shared screen will appear on the left and the speaker will appear on the right.

4. Hover your pointer over the boundary between the shared screen and participants' video until your pointer changes to a double arrow and you see a grey line separating both views.

5. Click and drag the separator to adjust the size of each view.

6. Click Speaker View or Gallery View at the top to switch between the two.

7. To exit Side-by-side Mode, click View Options, then uncheck the Side-by-side Mode option.

The video of the speaker will now display at the top of the screen, with the shared screen in the center of the window.

Automatically entering side-by-side mode

1. Sign in to the Zoom Desktop Client.

2. Click your profile picture then click Settings.

3. Click the Share Screen tab.

4. Click the Side-by-Side Mode check box.
Zoom will automatically enter side-by-side mode when a participant starts sharing their screen.

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Word to HTML is the easy way for you to instantly convert your text or documents to clean HTML5 online. You can use our tool to clean up, transform and reduce the size of existing HTML, also as HTML code generator, Word to HTML conversion tool or web page editor.

How to convert text to HTML?

1. Paste content from Microsoft Word or Excel or write your text in the Visual Editor.

2. Your text will be instantly converted to clean HTML. You can keep or remove formatting.

3. Your converted HTML will appear in the HTML Editor.

You can also create new content by typing directly into the Visual Editor box. It works just like any text editor. You have full control over fonts, font size, font colours, as well as the ability to create lists, tables and insert images.

How to convert MS Word document to HTML?

1. Click the blue Upload file button and select your document

2. Your file will be instantly converted to clean HTML

3. The text from your file will be shown in the Visual Editor

4. Your converted HTML will appear in the HTML Editor

Word to HTML supports Word files (.DOCX and .DOC), PDF files, RTF (rich text format), Open Doc files (from Libre or Open Office) and .TXT plain text files. If your document contains images, tables or other rich content this will also be converted to HTML for you.

When uploading a document you have three additional options:

1. Embed images: This is a cool feature where the images are embedded directly into your HTML code. You do not need to have separate image files. We recommend you experiment with this option as it can work well for small images but you might have issues with a lot of large images. The size and complexity of your HTML files will also increase.

2. Full page mode: Creating standalone HTML files? No problem, this option adds the <head> and <body> to HTML. You need this so the page displays correctly. If you are pasting into a web-based system like Wordpress, Amazon, eBay etc. you will not need this option.

3. Fixed HTML: If you need your HTML to look exactly like your input document, then tick this fixed HTML option. But please be aware that fixed layout may not look great on mobile devices. It's useful when used as a standalone HTML page or when shown in an <iframe>. This option enables Full page mode option which is required to correctly display fixed HTML pages. It disables embed images option if it is enabled.

How to clean up existing HTML?

A great time-saving feature is the ability to clean up existing HTML. For example, say you are editing a page in Wordpress or another content management system, it can be useful to be able to remove the formatting you don't need.

To clean up your HTML all you need to do is paste it into the HTML editor box on the right side. When you paste in the code you will get a preview of how it looks in the Visual Editor on the left. You can then directly edit your HTML in the HTML Editor on the right or use the Visual Editor on the left to make your changes.

To clean up your HTML you can use the HTML Cleanup options. You can also add, find and replace commands to change your code; or find and delete commands to delete code you do not need. Once all cleanup options are selected click the green Clean Up My HTML button. Then you can copy converted HTML to clipboard or save it and download it as HTML.

If you make a mistake you can click the undo button under the HTML Editor to undo your changes - this is useful to test which combination of settings work best.

Choosing an editor layout

Above the Visual Editor are the editor display options. Depending on your screen size and personal preference you can choose to display all the Visual Editor options or a compact version of the editor icons. If you select the compact view all the options are still there, you just need to click on the icons with the three dots to see the additional options.

If you are creating Amazon descriptions you can enable the Amazon listing mode. This will ensure you only use HTML that is compatible with Amazon descriptions.

You can also choose to make the Visual Editor window larger or smaller by clicking on the < > icons between the two windows.

Creating and saving templates

When you have found a combination of settings that work best for you you can save these settings to a template file. This means in the future you can save time by just selecting your template and using it to clean up your HTML file. The template file will store your cleanup settings as well as any find and replace commands, manage tags and attributes or custom Javascript.

Saving and exporting your documents

You can store many HTML files online. To save your active file just click on the blue save button below the Visual Editor.

If you click on the arrow to the right of the save box you will get a menu with additional options for exporting your file to HTML, Word or PDF format.

Previewing your files

The Visual Editor will give you a good idea of how your document will look. But to see exactly how it will look you can preview your file. The preview options are below the Visual Editor to the right of the save buttons. There are three options:

Email preview: if you are working on an HTML email you can send a preview of how it will look to your email address.

General Preview: this will open a new browser tab and show you how your HTML looks.

Responsive Preview: this gives you the option to see how your HTML looks in desktop, tablet and mobile.

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See a presentation with a theme you like? Need consistent styles and branding across all your team's presentations? Instead of creating your slides or themes from scratch, import them using Google Slides.

Examples

Train new employees remotely.

Get clients up to speed with project ideas.

Hold virtual conferences and present your ideas.

Share your meeting notes, projects, roadmaps, and research with international stakeholders.

Brainstorm and edit proposals with remote team members.

Import a theme from another presentation

1. In Slides, create a new presentation. Or, if you're modifying an existing presentation, click Slide Change theme.

2. Click Import theme.

3. Choose a presentation from Google Drive or choose a presentation to upload from your computer.

4. Click Select.

5. Choose a theme and click Import theme to apply it to your current presentation.

Import slides from another presentation

1. Open a presentation.

2. Click File Import slides.

3. Choose a presentation from Drive or choose a presentation to upload from your computer.

4. Click Select.

5. Click the slides in the presentation you'd like to import. Use the Select Slides: All option to quickly select all slides.

6. Check the Keep original theme box if you want to import the slides unmodified. Uncheck the box if you want the slides to fit into the look of your new presentation.

7. Click Import slides.

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Having issues getting AirPlay to work? If so, you are not alone! Quite a few of our readers report Airplay issues with MacBook and other Macs!

Several users tell us that they are able to use Airplay on their iPhones but face challenges when it comes to using this feature on their MacBooks, Macs, and iMacs.

You can see the AirPlay icon on your Mac but do not have the Airplay option to choose in order to connect to your Apple TV or other Apple devices. Others cannot locate the Airplay icon on their MacBooks and Macs.

More often than not, verifying your Mac settings related to firewall preferences and Display Settings can help solve this problem.

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How-To AirPlay from Your Mac

1. On your Mac, open the app that you want to stream video from

2. Click the AirPlay icon from the video playback controls

3. Choose your Apple TV
If you don't see your Apple TV, make sure that your Mac is connected to the same WiFi network as your Apple TV

To stop streaming video, tap the AirPlay icon in the video playback controls, and choose to Turn Off AirPlay.

Fix Your Airplay Issues with MacBook and Macs

Confirm that your Mac supports AirPlay

Go to the Apple menu and choose System Preferences

Select Displays

Look for a drop-down for AirPlay Display and a checkbox for "Show mirroring options in the menu bar when available"

If this option isn't there, it's likely your Mac does not support AirPlay

First, make sure your Apple TV is not in Sleep Mode. If so, wake up your Apple TV with the remote or on an iDevice using the Apple TV Remote App

Make sure that your Apple TV or AirPlay device is near your Mac. Try moving closer

Update iTunes to the latest version or reinstall iTunes

Turn Bluetooth On for your Mac and Apple TV (or other AirPlay device, if possible)

Check for any software updates for your Mac or your Apple TV/AirPlay device

AirPlay devices MUST connect to the same WiFi network as your Mac

Try connecting your Apple TV directly to your router with an Ethernet cable instead of using WiFi

On your Mac, turn off WiFi, wait 30 seconds, and then turn it back on

Quit any apps on your Mac that you aren't using or that normally require a lot of RAM

Tap on the AirPlay icon in the menu bar and under the option Match Desktop Size To, choose your Apple TV

AirPlay connections get lost or interrupted normally in the following situations:
Lock your device, put it to sleep, or switch to a different app

Restart your Apple TV and/or your Mac

Restart or Update your Route

Look at Your Mac's Firewall Settings

1. Step - 1 Click on Apple Menu > System Preferences and choose Security and Privacy
If needed, tap the lock icon and enter an administrator's name and password to unlock these settings

2. Step - 2 On the next screen, Click on the FireWall Tab and Choose Firewall Options. Enter your System Credentials if needed

3. Step - 3 On the next Screen, untick Block All Incoming Connections

1. Set the setting to allow incoming connections

2. Checkmark "Automatically allow downloaded signed software to receive incoming connections"

4. Step- 4 Please make sure that you have enabled the right setting on your Display settings to show the Airplay icon on your Mac.

1. Click on Apple Menu > System Preferences > Displays > and choose to show the Mirroring option as shown in the image below.

2. Once you have set it up, the Airplay icon shows up on the top of your Mac when available and you can toggle between the available options as shown below

5. AirPlay Behavior Options

There are a few options available for customizing the way AirPlay Mirroring behaves

You can find them in the Displays section of the System Preferences app (or by clicking "Open Displays Preferences..." from the menubar icon)

When you have enabled the AIRPLAY set-up with your Apple TV, you can choose the additional display Options as shown in the image below

Please do remember that if you are having issues with Airplay and Apple TV using your Mac, both the devices need to be connected to the same network.

Please make sure to check the list of all supported Airplay devices by Apple if you are having issues connecting to devices.

Switch AirPlay Mirroring Options on Your Mac

Select the AirPlay icon on the right side of your Mac's menubar

Choose one of these AirPlay options

Use Mirror Built-In Display to mirror your Mac's native resolution on your TV

Try Mirror Apple TV to resize your Mac's screen resolution to match the screen resolution of your TV

Select Use as Separate Display to extend your Mac's desktop and use your TV as an additional display

If an AirPlay passcode appears on your TV screen, enter the passcode on your Mac

To stop mirroring or using your TV as a separate display, click the AirPlay icon in the menu bar

Reader Tips

Finally tried rebooting the Modem and Router and that fixed my Airplay problems for me

On an iPad, iPhone or iPod, open Settings > General > Language & Region > iPhone Language and change to a different language. Once the language is changed, see if AirPlay works. If so, switch back to your normal language

On your Apple TV make sure there aren't any restrictions set-up. If so, turn them off and try again

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Overview

Breakout rooms allow you to split your Zoom meeting in up to 50 separate sessions. The meeting host can choose to split the participants of the meeting into these separate sessions automatically or manually, and can switch between sessions at any time.

This article covers:

Prerequisites

Account owner or admin privileges

Note: Before using breakout rooms, see the limitations of breakout rooms.

Enabling breakout rooms

Account settings

To enable the breakout room feature for all members of your organization:

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an administrator with the privilege to edit account settings.

2. In the navigation menu, click Account Management then Account Settings.

3. Navigate to the Breakout Room option on the Meeting tab and verify that the setting is enabled.
If the setting is disabled, click the toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, choose Turn On to verify the change.

4. (Optional) Click the checkbox to allow meeting hosts to pre-assign participants to breakout rooms.

5. (Optional) If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in your account, click the lock icon, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

Group settings

To enable the breakout room feature for all members of a specific group:

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an administrator with the privilege to edit groups.

2. In the navigation menu, click User Management then Group Management.

3. Click the name of the group, then click the Settings tab.

4. Navigate to the Breakout Room option on the Meeting tab and verify that the setting is enabled.
If the setting is disabled, click the toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, choose Turn On to verify the change.

Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level, and needs to be changed at that level.

5. (Optional) Click the checkbox to allow meeting hosts to pre-assign participants to breakout rooms.

6. (Optional) If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in this group, click the lock icon , and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

User settings

To enable the breakout room feature for your own use:

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.

2. In the navigation menu, click Settings.

3. Navigate to the Breakout Room option on the Meetingtab and verify that the setting is enabled.
If the setting is disabled, click the toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, choose Turn On to verify the change.

Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at either the Group or Account level, and you will need to contact your Zoom administrator.

4. (Optional) Click the checkbox to allow meeting hosts to pre-assign participants to breakout rooms.

Using breakout rooms

After enabling breakout rooms, you can do the following:

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Take advantage of Edpuzzle's seamless integration with Canvas to keep all of your video lessons and grades in the same place!

In this article, you'll find sections on:
I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Canvas II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Canvas III. How Students Can Use Edpuzzle Through Canvas IV. Troubleshooting the Edpuzzle Integration on Canvas
I. How to Integrate Edpuzzle With Canvas

Set up the integration yourself by following the steps in this article, or forward it to your IT admin or tech support person to install the integration for your whole school or district.

To integrate Edpuzzle with Canvas, you need to follow these steps:

1. Log in to Canvas, go to "Courses" and select a class.

2. Click on "Settings" from the white menu bar on the left.

3. Click on the "Apps" tab.

4. Search for the Edpuzzle app in the App Center (type it in the search bar or scroll down until you find it), and click on it.

5. Click on the blue "+ Add App" button. This will open a pop-up window.

6. Now you'll need two pieces of information: the consumer key and shared secret. Here are the steps you need to follow:

7. To find this information, open a new tab or window and log in to or sign up for Edpuzzle (see our article on how to create an account).

8. Click on your circular profile icon in the upper right-hand corner, select your name from the dropdown menu to go to your profile, then click on the "School" tab (https://edpuzzle.com/profile?tab=school).

9. In the LMS dropdown menu at the bottom of the page, select Canvas.

10. Click the "Generate" button to get your consumer key and shared secret.

11. Now go back to Canvas.

12. Enter the fields for "Consumer Key" and "Shared Secret" and click the blue "Add App" button.

13. Refresh the page, and now Edpuzzle will appear in your list of external apps!

If this doesn't work, just ask your IT admin to follow these exact same steps from their Admin panel in Canvas. You may not have permission as a teacher to add external apps.

Once Edpuzzle has been added to Canvas, all you need to do is select the course of your choice and then click on "Edpuzzle" in the side menu. You'll be prompted to log in or sign up and away you go - your Edpuzzle class is all set up!

II. How to Assign a Video Lesson on Canvas

To assign an Edpuzzle video lesson on Canvas:

1. Go to "Courses" and choose the course you'd like to assign an edpuzzle for.

2. Select "Assignments" from the white menu bar on the left.

3. Click the blue "+ Assignment" button.

4. Give your assignment a title, and in the "Submission Type" drop-down menu, select "External Tool."

5. Click the "Find" button, which will open the "Configure External Tool" pop-up. Select Edpuzzle.

6. This will open another pop-up window showing your "My Content" on Edpuzzle (or prompting you to log in if you haven't done so already).

7. Select your video lesson by clicking the eye icon in the middle of the video.

8. Click the blue "Assign" button, which will return you to the "Configure External Tool" pop-up.

9. Click the blue "Select" button to confirm your assignment and close the pop-up.

10. Then you can set your due date and click the blue "Save" button to save the assignment (which won't be visible to your students), or the gray "Save & Publish" button to send it to your students.

11. Now your video lesson will appear in your list of assignments on Canvas! Your students will start to appear as they click on the assignment link.

Best of all, once students complete the lessons their grades will automatically sync with Canvas!

Note: If you're a teacher using the Canvas app, please note that you won't be able to view edpuzzles using a mobile. On the other hand, you can watch edpuzzles if you're using a tablet.

III. How Students Can Use Edpuzzle Through Canvas

Your students will be able to log in to their Canvas accounts and complete your Edpuzzle video lessons right from there! Here are some things to keep in mind depending on the device they're using:

For desktop: Students simply need to log in to Canvas and click on the assignment(s) to view your edpuzzles.

For tablets: Students can use the Canvas app to view your edpuzzles.

For mobile: Students will need to use both the Canvas and Edpuzzle apps. When they go to watch an edpuzzle through the Canvas app, they'll get a pop-up prompting them to download the Edpuzzle app if they haven't already, or if they have, students will be asked to open it in the Edpuzzle app. When they're finished, they can return to the Canvas app.

IV. Troubleshooting the Edpuzzle Integration on Canvas

Here are some common issues that may come up as you're using the Edpuzzle integration with Canvas and how to solve them.
Where can I find student projects?
At the moment, the student projects feature is unavailable with the Canvas integration.
Why aren't my sections appearing in Edpuzzle?
If you've set up various sections of the same class in Canvas, when you look at your Gradebook on Edpuzzle, all of the students will appear as if they were in the same class. This is because we don't have a sections feature on Edpuzzle, but don't worry - your sections and gradebook in Canvas will still work perfectly!
Canvas Features That Aren't Available With the Edpuzzle Integration
A few features aren't supported with the Edpuzzle Canvas Integration. These include:

Speed grader. You can still easily grade your students' answers by going to the assignment and clicking on "X answers to be graded."

Reusing, cloning or importing a previous class. For Edpuzzle assignments, this feature isn't currently available.

Don't see your issue on our list? Reach out to us at support@edpuzzle.com and we'll be happy to help!

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Overview

Breakout rooms are sessions that are split off from the main Zoom meeting. They allow the participants to meet in smaller groups. Breakout rooms can be used for collaboration and discussion of the meeting.

Prerequisites

Join the meeting by the Zoom desktop client, mobile app, phone, or H.323/SIP device

Invitation to join breakout rooms from the meeting host

Note:

Users joined into the Zoom meeting from the Zoom Desktop Client, Zoom Mobile App, or H.323/SIP devices can participate in breakout rooms. Users joined using Chromebooks/Chrome OS or Zoom Rooms are unable to join breakout rooms, but the main room can be used as an alternative session for these users.

Only the host can assign participants to breakout rooms.

The co-host can leave and join any breakout room only if they join a breakout room assigned to them by the host.

Joining a breakout room

1. The host will need to invite you to join the breakout room.

2. Click Join.

3. If you choose Later, you can join by clicking the Breakout Rooms option in your meeting controls.

4. Click Join Breakout Room.

You will have access to full controls similar to the meeting.

Asking for help

If you click Ask for Help, it will notify the meeting host that you need assistance and they will be asked to join your breakout room.

Recording while in a breakout room

1. Ask the host for permission to record. The host needs to allow recording before opening the breakout rooms. If the host has already open the breakouts rooms, they can join your breakout room to allow you to record.

2. Click Record in the meeting controls to start a local recording.

3. The host will need to invite you to join the breakout room.

4. Click the pause or stop icon in the meeting controls to pause or stop the recording.

The recording can also be stopped or paused by clicking the indicator in the top left corner.

Learn more about local recording.

Leaving the breakout room

You can leave the breakout room and return to the main meeting session at any time, or you can leave the meeting entirely from the breakout room.

1. Click Leave Breakout Room.

2. Choose if you want to leave the breakout room or the entire meeting.

3. When the host ends the breakout rooms, you will be notified and given the option to return to the main room immediately, or in 60 seconds.

Joining a breakout room

1. The host will need to invite you to join the breakout room.

2. If you choose Later, you can join by clicking the Join Breakout Room option in your meeting controls.

3. Click Join breakout room.

You will have access to full controls similar to the meeting.

Asking for Help

If you click Ask for Help, it will notify the meeting host that you need assistance and they will be asked to join your breakout room.

Leaving the breakout room

You can leave the breakout room and return to the main meeting session at any time, or you can leave the meeting entirely from the breakout room.

1. Click Leave Breakout Room.

2. Choose if you want to leave the breakout room or the entire meeting.

3. When the host ends the breakout rooms, you will be notified and given the option to return to the main room immediately, or in 60 seconds.

Joining a breakout room

1. The host will need to invite you to join the breakout room.

2. If you choose Later, you can join by tapping the Join Breakout Room.

You will have access to full controls similar to the meeting.

Asking for help

If you Ask for Help, it will notify the meeting host that you need assistance and they will be asked to join your breakout room.

Confirm that you would like assistance by tapping Ask for Help.

Leaving the breakout room

You can leave the breakout room and return to the main meeting session at any time, or you can leave the meeting entirely from the breakout room.

1. Tap Leave.

2. Choose if you want to leave the breakout room or the entire meeting.

3. When the host ends the breakout rooms, you will be notified and given the option to return to the main room immediately, or in 60 seconds.

Joining a breakout room

When joining a breakout room by telephone, you do not need to do anything to join. Once the host starts the breakout rooms, you will be notified that you have been added to a breakout room.

Participating in the breakout room

You will be able to mute and unmute like you can in the main session. Use *6 to mute or unmute.

Returning to the main room

You will be notified when the host has ended the breakout rooms and that you will be returning to the main room in 60 seconds. Press # to join the main room immediately.

Joining a breakout room

1. The host will need to invite you to join the breakout room.

2. Click Join in the notification pop-up.

3. If you choose Later, you can join by clicking the Breakout Rooms option in your meeting controls.

You will have access to full controls similar to the meeting.
Note: The web client doesn't support local recording.

Asking for help

If you click Ask for Help, it will notify the meeting host that you need assistance and they will be asked to join your breakout room.

Confirm that you would like assistance by clicking Invite Host.

Leaving the breakout room

You can leave the breakout room and return to the main meeting session at any time, or you can leave the meeting entirely from the breakout room.

1. Click Leave Breakout Room.

2. Choose if you want to leave the breakout room or the entire meeting.

3. When the host ends the breakout rooms, you will be notified and given the option to return to the main room immediately, or in 60 seconds.

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Breakout rooms are sessions that are split off from the main Zoom meeting. They allow the participants to meet in smaller groups. Breakout rooms can be used for collaboration and discussion of the meeting.

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Breakout rooms allow you to split your Zoom meeting in up to 50 separate sessions. The meeting host can choose to split the participants of the meeting into these separate sessions automatically or manually, and can switch between sessions at any time.

This article covers:

Prerequisites

Account owner or admin privileges

Note: Before using breakout rooms, see the limitations of breakout rooms.

Enabling breakout rooms

Account settings

To enable the breakout room feature for all members of your organization:

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an administrator with the privilege to edit account settings.

2. In the navigation menu, click Account Management then Account Settings.

3. Navigate to the Breakout Room option on the Meeting tab and verify that the setting is enabled.
If the setting is disabled, click the toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, choose Turn On to verify the change.

4. (Optional) Click the checkbox to allow meeting hosts to pre-assign participants to breakout rooms.

5. (Optional) If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in your account, click the lock icon, and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

Group settings

To enable the breakout room feature for all members of a specific group:

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal as an administrator with the privilege to edit groups.

2. In the navigation menu, click User Management then Group Management.

3. Click the name of the group, then click the Settings tab.

4. Navigate to the Breakout Room option on the Meeting tab and verify that the setting is enabled.
If the setting is disabled, click the toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, choose Turn On to verify the change.

Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at the account level, and needs to be changed at that level.

5. (Optional) Click the checkbox to allow meeting hosts to pre-assign participants to breakout rooms.

6. (Optional) If you want to make this setting mandatory for all users in this group, click the lock icon , and then click Lock to confirm the setting.

User settings

To enable the breakout room feature for your own use:

1. Sign in to the Zoom web portal.

2. In the navigation menu, click Settings.

3. Navigate to the Breakout Room option on the Meetingtab and verify that the setting is enabled.
If the setting is disabled, click the toggle to enable it. If a verification dialog displays, choose Turn On to verify the change.

Note: If the option is grayed out, it has been locked at either the Group or Account level, and you will need to contact your Zoom administrator.

4. (Optional) Click the checkbox to allow meeting hosts to pre-assign participants to breakout rooms.

Using breakout rooms

After enabling breakout rooms, you can do the following:

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Situation: Your students have the option to pick from two (or more) different Projects they can do and each project has multiple assignments associated with it. For example, there are two different books students can read and different assignments associated with each book. You'd like to automate it so students can pick their book and then have access to the assignments for that specific book. What can you do?
Try hacking mastery paths!
Mastery Path's are designed to customize the learning path students take based on the grade on an initial assignment - How do I use MasteryPaths in course modules? Yet, the issue with this is that to get it started (the different paths) there has to be one common assignment that all students take that is worth a grade. This one grade is what then puts students on one path or another. So how do you take this initial road bump and get your students onto the right path? Create a quiz with a multiple choice question - "Which Book do you want to read?" with the following answer options, Fahrenheit 451 & 1984. Fahrenheit 451 would be set as the correct answer worth 1 point. 1984 would be set to be an incorrect answer and worth 0 points. [Note, warn the students that this doesn't mean anything and won't hurt their grade].

Using Mastery Paths you would have it so that if the student selected Fahrenheit 451 (1 point) then their path allowed them access to all assignments for that book. If the student selected 1984 (0 points) then their path allowed them access to all assignments for that book. See guides below for more information on how to set this up:

Setting this up this way takes care of the Instructor needing to manually assign students to the different assignments

Below is an example of how it would look from the Quiz Mastery Path tab. Remember that you have to have all of the assignments in place before you can create the Mastery Path. I also found that you needed to have the Mastery Path for zero in the 1-0 group (middle), not the 0-0 group (at the bottom) otherwise it didn't work.

View of the Mastery Path from the Module (from Instructor View):

Once you set-up your Mastery Path through the Quiz you might also also want to go into each assignment and "Assign" the assignment to the "Mastery Paths."

By doing this you ensure that students can't see any of the assignments associated with the Mastery Path unless they need to do that assignment. Example: By doing this the students don't see any of the Assignments, but as soon as they pick their book they will then see just the assignments associated with that book.

Before picking a book

After picking 1984

As for the initial quiz and the students who got a zero on the one point quiz, there are a few things you could do to adjust for this. The first and easiest is if you have a percentage based gradebook. If so, then put this initial quiz into a zero percent assignment group. That way the grade doesn't impact their grade in any way and you don't need to mess with it at all. If you don't use a percent/weighted gradebook then warn the students that it will look like their grade is impacted, but that at the end of the semester (or end of the assignment) you will go in and give them a fudge point - this give the student their one point and won't give the student access to the assignments from the 1 point option (Fahrenheit 451).
Congratulations, you've now hacked Mastery Paths!
More than Two Groups

The question was raised about how you could use this hack with more than two groups? The answer is that you can still use this hack, the quiz just won't look quite as pretty! The trick is to have a separate question for each group/team/option and then to make each question worth a different number of points. See the example below for how this would work.

Once you have your questions and the point values set up, as well as the corresponding assignments, you can then set-up your mastery path. Notice the point range for the different path's? I tested it and it works so that for the number of points the question is worth is number you need for that path. For example, if someone said yes to 1984 and no to the other ones (or just left them blank) then the student would get a 2 on the quiz. That would then put the student on the correct path for the 1984 Project information.

Here's how this looks from the Module in Instructor view.

Overall 2-3 options works the best for this hack, but if you have more groups than that you could technically have two (or more) quizzes for the different options/teams - so 3 options for the first quiz and up to 3 options for the second quiz. Students would then only take the quiz that included their option.

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Want an all-access Safari pass to the ins and outs of Mastery Paths? Come learn about the traditional uses and explore the many other ways Mastery Paths allow for student choice and differentiation of course content. Leave this session ready and excited to integrate Mastery Paths into your course!

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Skip navigation Want an all-access Safari pass to the ins and outs of Mastery Paths? Come learn about the traditional uses and explore the many other ways Mastery Paths allow for student choice and differentiation of course content. Leave this session ready and excited to integrate Mastery Paths into your course!

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This guide will go through the steps to embed and display a pdf document in the rich content editor.

1. Add your pdf by selecting "files" under "insert content into the page" on the top right of the page. If you are uploading a new file, click on "Choose file", then "upload" (Figure 1).
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2. If you don't like the name of the file that appears in the rich content editor (Figure 1), delete the text. Write what you would like (e.g. CLICK HERE). Highlight this text and click on your pdf which will be under "course files" under the "files" tab of "insert content into this page". This text is now a button to download that file.

3. At this stage clicking on the link will download the file. We want it to auto open. To do this highlight the link and click on "link to url" (Figure 2). Then select "auto-open the inline preview for this link" (Figure 3). Once this is done click "update link" (Figure 3).
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4. Finish making any other changes to your page and save the changes. Give it a minute to load and the pdf will appear in the rich content editor (Figure 4).
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Students have created posters in so many classes for so many years. They're visual, eye-catching and chock full of information.

They can be a hassle, though.

There's all of the supplies: markers, glue sticks and the poster board itself (a bigger hassle if kids need to buy it and bring it in).

Then there are the magazines. In the past, I've had students cut pictures out of magazines to include in posters. Of course, that ends up being a mess. I usually find shards of magazine clippings all over my classroom for weeks afterward.
Thankfully, Google Apps has given us an outlet to have all the same perks of creating posters without as much of hassle. Google Drawings is a perfect medium for creating digital posters.
Plus, they don't have to be the static posters of the past. These guys are INTERACTIVE.

Google Drawings is an app that gives you a blank slate (or blank poster board!) that you can add elements to. It's not for linear text (like Google Documents). Plus, it's not for multiple slides (like Google Slides) ... just for one page.

Find Google Drawings by clicking "New" in your Google Drive and then clicking on "More" at the bottom of that menu.
Now that you have a bright, shiny new Google Drawing in front of you, here are the parts of a poster you can add to it:
1. Title/headline: Use a text box at the top. Note that there are TONS of fun and eye-catching fonts you can use in Google. Just click on the font drop-down menu and select "More fonts" at the bottom.

2. Images: Don't run to Google Images and do any old image search! Many of those images are copyright protected, and letting students do that isn't encouraging them to be good digital citizens. Instead, within Google Drawings, go to "Insert > Image" or click the image button in the toolbar. Then select the "Search" tab at the top. This will search for Creative Commons-licenses images, which students can use and publish. (For more on that, see my post " How to get and use free images the RIGHT way in class ".)

3. Shapes: What fun is it to add a square or a circle to a Google Drawing? When you use it to organize content, of course! I like to put rectangles (my favorites are the ones with rounded edges) behind content to group it together visually. There are lots and lots of different useful shapes, including arrows for organization and flow charts AND starbursts to call attention to a word or phrase.

4. Links: Here's what makes these posters interactive! You can't click old static posters on poster board. (Not sure that you've ever tried to, though ...) Digital posters on Google Drawings are clickable. This allows students to extend the learning to webpages, videos and other content out on the Internet. It makes the project bigger than the project by itself!

Highlight some text or click on an image. Then use the link button in the toolbar or click "Insert > Link ...". (Pro tip: Use Ctrl+K / Command+K to avoid clicking. It's one of my favorite keyboard shortcuts.) The beauty of adding links like this through Google Apps is that you can search for a site without leaving the page ... the search bar is built right in! Brilliant!

(Note: For those viewing these digital posters to be able to click on links, they must go to the actual Google Drawing itself. You can't save it as an image or embed it (as you'll see next) and click on images.)

5. Embed: This lets you add a constantly-updating version of your image to a class website or e-portfolio. Go to "File > Publish to the web ...". Click the "Publish" button and "OK" to accept. Then click the "Embed" tab. You'll see lots of HTML code there (don't be scared!). Copy it. Then paste that HTML code in your class website in a spot where it says "Embed" or "HTML". You'll get a "live" version of the poster that updates on the site whenever you make changes. (Again, you'll have to go directly to the Google Drawing file itself for the clickable links.)

Are you ready to get started with this in your classroom? It's a quick win, very easy at virtually any grade level. Plus, it's visual and fun!

[reminder]How have you used Google Drawings in your classroom? What other features could be added to a Google Drawings interactive poster?[/reminder]
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Welcome to a series of posts devoted to the use of Word Clouds. I know you will find new information... whether you are a seasoned user of word clouds, or brand new. I enjoy working with teachers and helping them use word clouds in their lessons because they are a great way to get any teacher started with integrating technology. In this series of posts I will cover:

1. 12 Tips in Using Wordle (Some you may now... but other you may not.)

2. Over 10o ways to use Word Clouds in the classroom

3. There is more to Word Clouds then Wordle... other awesome word cloud generators

4. Beyond word clouds... cool sites and applications to integrate word clouds

To ensure you do not miss one of these valuable posts or other resources covering PBL, STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. As always I invite you to follow me on twitter (Word Cloud... Wordle... An Introduction * Do you already know Word Clouds... then go down to the 12 Tips... I am sure you may learn something new about Wordle ). Please give this post a retweet and pass it on to someone not as familiar with technology and Web 2.o. Word clouds and Wordle are a great starting place for teachers just testing the waters. - Michael Gorman at (21centuryedtech)
I have long heard of Word Webbing, Words Diagrams, Word Art, but how about a Word Cloud? By now you may be either familiar with a Word Cloud, have googled the Weather Channel to get a better idea, or maybe have taken a look out your window to see if there really is such a thing. The concept of a Word Cloud maintains that "If a picture paints a thousand words, then what can a thousand words paint?" The answer of course is a Wordle. Yes, Wordles are amazing Word Clouds that can be created by all. On a recent internet surf I found that this Word Cloud holds the sky as the limit while providing an abundance of sunshine for the educational setting.
12 Valuable Tips for Using Wordle in the Classroom
So, Wordle is an application that creates Word Clouds (pictures made of words) based on the frequency of the words that are entered in the Wordle Site. A great explanation can be found at Wikipedia. The University of Oxford even defines a word cloud as "Graphical representation or word frequency that presents a picture of the most common words used with those used more often displayed larger". As I reflected on Wordle Word Clouds it occurred to me that they were a reflection in themselves. They display our very words and in a sense give an analytical look at who we are, and what we write. This is where my Wordle Addiction first began. I immediately needed a biography on a website and "Wordle It". Wow, what an awesome idea, kids write a biography of a famous person and Wordle that biography! My addiction did not end there. How about writing a paragraph about my favorite college football team and another on one I despise the most. Wordle them both separately and compare, then contrast! Michigan and Ohio State provided a great lesson and it is hard to walk away without understanding the standard of compare and contrast. Imagine the possible contrasts between the Red Sox and the Yankees! My need to Wordle grew as I discovered summaries of author's books, main ideas of textbook paragraphs, collaborative thinking of groups of people, menus from restaurants, favorite lyrics from songs, an entire poem or ballad, descriptions of characters from books, movie summaries, and weather reports from across the nation. I found that editorials that I agreed with made great Wordles! My Wordle addiction led to research ways that Wordle can be used in the educational setting. Please take a moment and explore my Wordle tips.

1: Understanding word clouds? - In order to use Wordle you must understand the basis behind a word cloud generator. As described earlier, a word cloud generator actually counts the number of times a specific word has been used in a document. It takes those words and makes them larger in size according to their frequency of use. This is great for the obvious use of looking at a document and getting a pictorial representation of that document. Think of the documents that you and your students can have great discussions over!

2: Making a word cloud? - First find some text you wish to make a word cloud of and make sure you make a copy of it. Next go to ( http://www.wordle.net/). Believe it or not... you are half way finished. Click on " Create Your Own ". You will see a box to paste the text you had copied earlier. Scroll below... and hit submit. Within a few seconds you will have your own Word Cloud. Use the controls to make it look the way you like.

3: Saving a word cloud - Wordle does not provide a way to save but there are ways around that.. Of course you can print it... but then you may want an electronic copy. The best way is to us one of these techniques. In Windows you can always hit the Print Scr button. Next open up Word, Open Office, or graphics program such as Paint and paste it in. Use the cropping tool in that program to get what you want. With a make it really is the same process. In Windows 7 you may wish to use the Snip It Tool which gives you a lot more options including the ability to save as an image and crop. Last, remember I said you could print. Use a program such as Adobe Acrobat Acrobat or the free CutePDF Writer. Now you even have a digital print file!

4: Make word clouds setting your own word sizing - Wordle will let you create word clouds that allow you to emphasize certain words. Examples: 1.You wish to have a word cloud with names of mammals with the word mammal in large letters. 2. You wish to show a word cloud of endangered animals with larger letters showing larger population and smaller letters showing smaller populations. There are actually two methods.

Method One: Words you wish to have larger will require you to type (or copy paste) multiple times. The larger you wish the word to be... the more it is typed in. Make sure you always leave a space between words. The size of a word in the visualization is proportional to the number of times the word appears in the input text. So, for example, if you type "mouse cat cat dog dog dog" into the create page's text field, you'll see that cat's font size is twice mouse's, and dog's font size is 3/2 that of cat's. Wow... do I see a math lesson?

Method Two: Use the Advanced Wordle which can be found at http://www.wordle.net/advanced. There are some advanced Wordle users that do not even know this exists. It is well worth your time to discover! It really is quite simple. You must type in the word, followed by a colon, followed by the number (no spaces). You must hit return after each entry so that each word is on its own line. Want to pick you colors and backgrounds? There is even a method for that and take a look at this link to understand hex colors... it really is easy! I have provided a picture below to show Method Two.

5: Keeping compound words together - By default Wordle assumes that every space means a new word is coming its way. This is a problem in the instance of wanting compound words and phrases to stay together. There is a fix and it is called using the tilde character (~) between words. Just type in the tilde (found above the Tab Key on most keyboards) in-between the words of a compound word of phrase... no spaces. Example: North~America, one~small~step~for~man

6: Making numbers show up - Wordle has a setting that automatically removes the numbers. Perhaps you wish to keep your numbers. In fact this might be helpful in math, or using a tilde when giving a word with a quantity. This is very easy. Once you make the Wordle you will see a Menu sho up. One of the items is "Language". At the very top of the language menu you will see " Remove Numbers " is checked (it is the default). Click and uncheck it and notice... your numbers will now show up!

7: Include all words entered in the word cloud - Wordle likes to eliminate some of those common words it refers to as a "stop word" (a frequently-used, but unimportant word, such as "the", "and", or "but"). Once again go to the "Language Menu" once the Wordle has been made. You will see a command that says, " Do not remove common words ". Make sure it is checked and all of your words will show up.

8: Capitalization of words - Wordle sets as the default the exact way you capitalize your words. This could mean no letter is capitalized, the first letter is capitalized, the first two letters are capitalized, or even the last two letters are capitalized. You can use the "Language Menu" after making your Wordle to change this. You have the option of making all letters capitalized, not capitalized, Wordle's guess of capitalization, or the way you entered the word. Think of the language arts lessons on proper and common nouns!

9. Counting each word occurrence - Yes... Wordle will amazingly count the number of times each word was used and give a read out of this. This could be valuable in investigating word frequency and analyzing text and speeches. Think of the possibilities! After making a Wordle you will find at the bottom of the " Language Menu" a tool called " Show Word Counts ". Just click on it and you will see an awesome table!

10. Changing fonts, colors, and layouts - You can have so much fun changing any of these. Make sure you discover all the possibilities after making your Wordle. You will find these opportunities in the Drop Down Menus: Fonts, Colors, and Layouts. You can spend hours making it look just the way you wish. If you don't like your last change... just go to the Edit Menu and click Undo!

11. Classroom thoughts - Remember that Wordle is a Web 2.0 application. As in all Web 2.0 applications students should not enter any personal information. Also there may be an occasional inappropriate word cloud in the gallery. Those at Wordle will remove these when informed. It is a good practice to enter Wordle by using the address http://www.wordle.net/create to bypass some of the galleries. Also, you may wish to have your network administrator block the following: http://www.wordle.net/gallery, http://www.wordle.net/next, and http://www.wordle.net/random
Thank you for joining me in this series on Word Clouds. I hope found new information for use in your school and to share with other educators. As always , I invite you to follow me on twitter (). Please give this post a retweet and pass it on to someone who will benefit. Watch for other posts in this series including: To ensure you do not miss one of these valuable posts or other resources covering PBL, STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. Have a great week... enjoy the passing word clouds! - - Michael Gorman at (21centuryedtech)
12. Making word clouds into neat word shapes - Wouldn't it be awesome if the word cloud could become any shape or a variety of custom shapes. Imagine a word cloud about a eagle... shaped like a flying eagle. It is possible... but not in Wordle. In my future posts you will learn how to make it happen! Make sure you sign up by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at ().

1. Over 100 ways to use Word Clouds in the classroom

2. There is more to Word Clouds then Wordle... other awesome word cloud generators

3. Beyond word clouds... cool sites and applications to integrate word clouds

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1. Within Canvas, select one of your courses from the sidebar menu.

2. Select Settings from the navigation menu and then Apps from the tab.

3. Select Flipgrid and click Add App.

4. Login to your Flipgrid account and go to the integrations section https://admin.flipgrid.com/manage/integrations

5. Select the Add New Integration button and name your integration (e.g. Spring Course, hour 2).

6. Copy your Flipgrid key & secret into the Canvas fields

Part 2 - Adding Flipgrid Assignments

1. Within your Canvas course, select Assignments and click the blue + Assignments button.

2. Fill in the necessary fields you would normally want for a Canvas assignment, then scroll to the Submission Type box.

3. Under the Submission Type drop-down menu, select External Tool. Click Find and select your Flipgrid configuration from the modal.

4. Click the Save button at the bottom of the page to finish creating your Canvas Assignment.
If it's your first time adding Flipgrid, it will ask you to Create a Course Grid to connect Flipgrid to your Canvas course.

5. You will now see the Canvas Assignment you created and a new Flipgrid Topic automatically generated.

**NOTE - You cannot integrate existing Flipgrid Topics. I want Flipgrid to show in my course sidebar
FAQs for Flipgrid + Canvas
As the educator, I see "Course not connected"
To avoid issues with Speedgrader, Flipgrid is not defaulted to show in the course sidebar. To enable Flipgrid in the sidebar, head to Settings and select Navigation. There you can drag Flipgrid to be listed in the sidebar.
My students are struggling with finding the Flipgrid assignment on mobile.
Adding a Flipgrid integration must be done individually by the course teacher. To add the integration, your role in the course must be designated as "Teacher." Select the People tab on your course sidebar and confirm your role is marked as Teacher.

To participate on a mobile device, make sure students have the Flipgrid app downloaded from the Android Play Store or iOS App Store, then follow these steps:
I want to add an existing Flipgrid Grid or Topic to Canvas. Why can't I do this?

Tap the "Submission" tab within this Assignment

Tap "Launch External Tool".

Tap the green "plus" button where you will be prompted to "Open in app."

My Canvas App Store does not show Flipgrid. How can I add Flipgrid as an app?
Canvas does not allow existing Grids or Topics to be integrated. Instead, each new assignment will automatically create a Topic which integrates to Speedgrader. Add any details of the assignment to Canvas instead of Flipgrid to make sure duplication works for future courses!

If the Canvas App Store has not been enabled for you, or if Flipgrid does not appear as an option, follow these steps to manually add it:

1. Within Canvas, select one of your courses

2. Select Settings from the navigation menu and then Apps from the tab Click the blue + App button

3. Under Configuration Type, select By URL in the drop-down menu Enter a name for the app in the Name field (example: Flipgrid app)

4. To generate a Consumer Key and Shared Secret follow steps 1-4 in the "Installing Flipgrid" section above and add them to the fields.

5. Lastly, copy and paste https://static.flipgrid.com/source/canvas/flipgrid_canvas.xml in the Config URL field and then click the Submit button.

6. Follow the steps above to add Canvas assignments and select Flipgrid as the external tool.

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Within Canvas, select one of your courses from the sidebar menu. Select Settings from the navigation menu and then Apps from the tab. Select Flipgrid and click Add App. Login to your Flipgrid account and go to the integrations section https://admin.flipgrid.com/manage/integrations Select the Add New Integration button and name your integration (e.g.