https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa Happy Tech Tuesday! en-us 2018-02-13 00:23:54 UTC 2019-05-21 19:40:17 UTC hello@padlet.com erjoyce https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa/wish/230873587 Whether you're worried about your Google account security or not, you should complete this quick security check from time to time.  Here's how:
1.  Sign into your Google account
2.  Go to https://myaccount.google.com/security
3.  Under Security Checkup, click on Get Started
4.  Perform the security checks that Google recommends for you and your account/extensions/devices
5.  When you're done, click Continue to My Account.  From here you can change your password or, if you're done with your security checkup, you can close out the tab/log out of Google.]]> 2018-02-13 00:30:05 UTC https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa/wish/230873587 erjoyce https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa/wish/230874784 Swivl is a super useful recording tool.  You can record yourself teaching or you can record student groups as they make presentations.

Swivl works on its own--all you need is a device--I use my iPad (No iPad? You can use mine...it's all set up for Swivl).  Swivl works with any device--you just need to install the app.

Swivl is really cool! The person being filmed wears a "marker" which records audio and is a remote for the device.  Swivl automatically follows the marker, so this is essentially hands-free recording.

Swivl automatically processes and uploads recorded videos to the app.  Swivl also provides easy editing tools. Videos can be shared with anyone via a weblink--even if the other person doesn't have the Swivl app. 

Check out the 1-minute video clip below of Mr. Ordiway using Swivl to record his lesson to put in Classroom. He is wearing the "marker" around his neck--remember--that marker does several things: it's a microphone, a remote (so he can start and stop recording directly from the marker), and it tells Swivl what to capture on video (wherever Mr. Ordiway moves, Swivl moves). 

Let me know if you'd like to learn more about Swivl or give it try!]]> 2018-02-13 00:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa/wish/230874784 erjoyce https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa/wish/230877855 360 degree images from across the globe.  Search and find almost any location.

Newer panoramas have ambient noise included and the site includes pertinent information for each location.

Use 360 Cities to have your students tour some amazing locations.

Check out the Iceland Northern Lights panorama. Once there, hover your mouse over the title of the location (top left of the screen) to learn more about what an aurora is. Then enjoy the panorama by moving your mouse all around the image.]]> 2018-02-13 00:58:23 UTC https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa/wish/230877855 erjoyce https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa/wish/230890503 Summarize text to save time.
How does SMMRY work?  Just paste an essay, PDF, webpage, online article, or URL in the provided search box - or - upload a document. Choose how many sentences you want for the summary, then click Summarize.

There are some extra settings that you can click on to have SMMRY avoid certain things as it summarizes: questions, exclamations, quotations, etc.

Want to try it out? Go to SMMRY and paste goo.gl/5vmALx in the box, then click Summarize. 

You can change the number of sentences in the summary even after you've clicked Summarize.]]> 2018-02-13 02:24:56 UTC https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa/wish/230890503 erjoyce https://padlet.com/erjoyce/8immy8ha8rqa/wish/230894087 Do you think you've got what it takes when it comes to a geography challenge?  Whether you're a geo pro or not, you should give GeoGuessr a try! It's fun--And challenging!

GeoGuessr is a free web-based geographic discovery game. The game drops players somewhere in the world, and they have to figure out where they are based on visual clues, thanks to Google Street View.

GeoGuessr provides lots of map choices.  Here are some maps you can play: World, Famous Places, United States, United Kingdom, European Stadiums, US Cities, Capitals, and much more. 

There are two ways to play--single player and challenge mode (you challenge a friend to the map). If you create an account (it's free and it's a one click sign on with Google), GeoGuessr will keep track of your scores and maps, and you'll get access to play ALL the maps.

Share map links with your students via Google Classroom and have a friendly little competit
Try out the Famous Places map to get a feel for your geography skills! Just click Play and then move around on the map until you're ready to make a guess on the map--it's super user-friendly!

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