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Guest Post by Jeremy Smith What is OneNote? OneNote is a user-friendly online notepad that automatically saves your entries so you can never lose it. OneNote gives you the freedom of your own customization through drawing, text, and voice-recording. In your notes, you can add documents, forms, and many other things provided from Microsoft. OneNote also helps with organization of notes and documents so you never lose them. How to Login Navigate to portal.office365.com Keller ISD: Navigate to KCLOUD Enter your login credentials Click OFFICE 365: Click ONEDRIVE: Click NEW > ONENOTE NOTEBOOK: Name the notebook TIP :  click OPEN IN ONENOTE  if you would like to open in the OneNote desktop software : Why Use OneNote? OneNote is a great tool for teachers to use for organizing their daily school tasks. From note-taking, to to-do lists, teachers can make sure they will never lose their important work and notes for their class. OneNote also gives teachers the freedom to be creative i...

What Is Kahoot? Kahoot!   Is a free game-based student response system. Students and teachers can use ANY web-enabled device, including desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and all smartphones, with this web-based service. Add videos, images, and diagrams to your questions to amplify engagement. Students  DO NOT  need an account to use Kahoot! No usernames or passwords to forget! All results can be emailed or downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet or saved to Google Drive. Take it to the next level by having students create their own questions and/or Kahoot! games for review.  Social learning promotes discussion and pedagogical impact. What will you do with Kahoot! in your classroom? #kisdpd How Does Kahoot! Work? 1.      Teacher will login or create an account at  https://getkahoot.com  and select a quiz to play. 2.    Students will go to  https://kahoot.it/  on their web-enabled device. 3.    Teacher wil...

What is Google Drive File Stream? File Stream is a new Google feature that provides a shortcut to your MY DRIVE files on your computer. After installing, a MY DRIVE shortcut will appear on your desktop where all items from your Drive will be streamed. Google Drive File Stream saves storage on your computer and saves time while not having to wait on syncing. Even though streaming requires an internet connection, the option to download files and folders to your computer directly is still available. How to Use It? LOG INTO Google Go to DRIVE Click the SETTINGS GEAR in the top right corner: Click DOWNLOAD DRIVE FILE STREAM FOR WINDOWS Choose the appropriate DOWNLOAD button. Run the googledrivefilestream file (WIN) or the DriveFileStream.dmg (MAC) to download the application Once it downloads, login with the Google Drive account. The file stream will appear in the File Explorer (WIN) or Finder (MAC) window named Google Drive File Stream  and all of your folders and files will appea...

Classroomscreen.com offers several very useful tools for the classroom teacher. First, select your language. Next, select a background screen with the BACKGROUND button found in the bottom toolbar: The site offers a RANDOM NAME PICKER tool: To select a student at random, click the CHOOSE button.  When finished with the tool, click the X next to the RANDOM NAME button in the bottom toolbar: Allowing students to access sites using a QR code can be helpful.  Classroom Screen offers a QR code generator as well: To display multiple QR codes, click the  +1 found on the QR CODE tool in the bottom toolbar: NOTE :  To close any of the tools, click the RED X found on the corresponding tool. The toolbar consists of many other classroom tools such as: Draw Tools Text Tools Work Symbols ( including silence, whisper, ask neighbor, work together) Traffic Light Timer Clock

View this short 1.5 minute video to learn more about Google Drawing basics:

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...