Learning at Your Own Pace and Anytime

Website Wednesday

 GCFLearnFree.org is an online tutorial program from the Goodwill Community Foundation that offers over 2,000 self-paced lessons, over 800 how-to videos, and over 55 interactive games. 

In this one location you, your students, and their parents can learn anything and everything about technology such as Microsoft, Social Media, Windows, Mobile Apps, Chrome and so much more!

The site also offers tutorials in reading and math, skills needing in the workplace, job skills such as interviewing and writing resumes, cooking, managing money and so much more! 

Bonus Features: 

• ALL is FREE!
• Available 24/7 
• App available for iphone/ipad, Android, and Kindle for learning on the go
• Offers curriculum guides in the Educator's Resource

Step-by-Step Google App. Help is a Click Away

Google Apps Learning Center is dynamite.

This website is a guide full of tips and examples to help a new user get started and get the most out of their Google Apps for Education.

The step-by step directions are easy to follow. Moving from topic to topic is a breeze.

Screencast-O-Matic

One of my favorite websites for creating screencasts is Screencast-O-Matic.com. The basic service is free. You can record up to 15 minutes of video for each video you create and can download the video directly to your computer or post to YouTube without even creating an account. If you create a free account, you can store your videos on Screencast-O-Matic and use a link to share your creation. 

With the paid version of the program - which is ONLY $15.00 a year by the way -  you can create longer videos and it provides you with a great little toolbox of editing tools like overlays, cutting tools, audio inserts, and more. I gladly pay the $15.00 - it is my go to tool for screencasts and I think it would be an outstanding tool for teachers that are flipping their classroom or just want to post tutorials for their students. Here's a short video I found on YouTube that shows how to use the site - https://youtu.be/xiTymQcKGeE.