Septebmer 2016 Newsletter

The Instructional Technology September Newsletter is here!

Click on the link to check out some great tech integration tips, apps, websites and more!!

September Newsletter

Welcome Back!

I'm really looking forward to a great 2016-2017 school year. We are already working on some new resources, classes and ideas for this year and you are going to love them! Stay tuned to the blog for more information!

HELLO SUMMER!

REPOST - Tackk in Education

I originally posted this article on September 23, 2015. I love this website, so I thought I would post it again in case anyone missed it.
I love easy ways to publish content to the web and Tackk for education makes it so simple for teachers and students to create beautiful projects that include photos, videos, text, links and much more. Plus, students can sign in with their edmodo, O365 or Google accounts.

Students can construct products to share with others and get feedback from peers and teachers. If we have our students creating, shouldn't we make sure they can share with people other than the classroom - let's share it with the world!

Tackk for Education

REPOST - Convert a Google Doc to a Webpage

I originally posted this article on September 8, 2015. I think it's a great tip so I thought I would post it again in case anyone missed it.

Did you know you could convert any Google Doc to a Webpage in just a few clicks? Yes you can!

Here are the steps to make it happen - 

1. Open the Google Doc.

2. Click File > Publish to the Web.

3. Click Publish.

4. A link is created that you can copy and paste anywhere - your website, blog, wiki, etc. OR post it to Google+, Facebook or Twitter.

5. Make sure to select Published Content and Setting > Automatically republish when changes are made. If you update the Google Doc, your webpage is automatically updated!

6. If you ever need to unpublish the webpage, just open the doc, click File > Publish to the Web and then click Unpublish - it's that simple!

This would be a great way to publish an online newsletter for parents every month, make announcements to staff members or students, provide a quick list of website resources, post lesson plans, have students post writing assignments, etc.

How would you use this in your classroom?