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Twitter 4 Teachers
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T4T Topic #1: Why Use Twitter as an Educator? Many educators are flocking to Twitter to ask for help/ideas or sharing ideas and tips. View this video to see a glimpse of how easy it can be. T4T Topic #2: How Do I Start? To begin, decide how you will use the social media tool. Consider creating a: PERSONAL account to keep up with friends and family PROFESSIONAL account to keep up with colleagues and others in your field TEACHER account to communicate with your students, their parents, and colleagues CLASS account to communicate with your class, their parents, authors, experts, and other classes SCHOOL account to communicate with your stakeholders To create an account, go to https://twitter.com/signup to sign up for a new account. Be sure to upload a photo, avatar, or logo to make it easier for your followers to recognize you. T4T Topic #3: My First Tweet For your first tweet, click the button. A COMPOSE NEW TWEET window will appear: Using 140...
Canva
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Canva is a great tool to create photo collages to use in conjunction with webpages, learning management systems, lessons, social media, thinglinks, etc. Simply follow the steps below. Sign up for an account here . Click the button. Select a design: Use the tabs along the left side of the screen. The ELEMENTS tab is shown below to create a collage: Select an element. The GRID is shown below to create a collage: If applicable, select the UPLOADS tab from the left side: Drag and drop images into the placeholders as shown: When finished with the design, find the SHARE , DOWNLOAD , ORDER PRINTS , and MAKE PUBLIC options in the top, right corner of the screen: Canva can be used for so much more than just collages. Social media, presentations, blog graphics, Facebook covers, documents, cards, and more can all be created in Canva and helpful templates are supplied for the user needing a creative push. Sign up for Canva here and find help articles...
Strive is Here!
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Eduphoria's new module, STRIVE , was launched on Tuesday, June 27th! When Eduphoria users login, they will see a new icon: Clicking the button proves to be a best practice when using the Eduphoria suite, especially at the beginning of each school year. Click the button and complete the form provided. Consider uploading a profile picture to assist administrators in appraising their large faculties. Although the rollout will happen in phases, learn more about the full functionality of Strive by viewing this video: Eduphoria's Appraise and Workshop buttons will not disappear until all modules are integrated into STRIVE. Teachers will see a screen that displays their GOALS , EVALUATIONS , and PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT . By utilizing the tabs across the top, users can easily navigate between these three sections Goals To add a goal, simply click the PLUS SIGN and add the information related to the goal (T-TESS dimensions, action steps, comple...
Chrome Tips
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Read on to learn two quick and easy Google Chrome tips that will help you take control of your online experience... Setting Your HomePage While in Chrome, click the button found in the top, right corner and select SETTINGS In the APPEARANCE section, turn on SHOW HOME BUTTON Select the second option, then enter the preferred website. Change the Download Location While in Chrome, click the button found in the top, right corner and select SETTINGS Click ADVANCED towards the bottom Under the DOWNLOADS section, select one of the following: Change the DOWNLOAD LOCATION Slide the ASK WHERE TO SAVE EACH FILE BEFORE DOWNLOADING option to ON