Crocodoc

Crocodoc is a simple service that allows users to quickly share and edit PDFs, Word documents, and PowerPoint files.To use Crocodoc just upload your file, select your marking tool, and get to work. Crocodoc provides a unique URL for every file you upload. Share that url with the people you want to have comment on your PDF, Word file, or PowerPoint slides. You can also embed your file into a blog post or webpage and allow people to comment on it there.

Here is the link:

http://personal.crocodoc.com/

Google Docs For Teachers - What You Need To Know

Visit the following site to review a tutorial on all the topics teachers need to know to get started using Google Docs in the classroom.

Link:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/88518869/Google-Docs-for-Teachers-2012

SkyDrive Apps

If you use Microsoft's Sky Drive, there are now apps available for the PC and iPad.  Search for "Sky Drive" in the App Store and download the FREE app.

If you have Windows Vista or Windows 7, you can get the desktop app.  Here is the link:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/skydrive/download-skydrive

These applications will allow you to access your Sky Drive content.

Create A Graph

Create a Graph is a free online graphing tool provided by the National Center for Education Statistics. With a few instructions, students in grades 5-12 can use the program to create bar, line, pie, area, and xy graphs. Easy-to-use tabs separate the process into steps, including design, data, label, preview, and print/save. Moreover, the example graphs -- containing statistics ranging from fun to educational -- can be used by teachers in whole class discussions. Once completed, online graphs can be printed or saved to a computer as .pdf, .svg, .png, .jpg, .emf (used in Microsoft Office programs), or .eps files!

Link:

 http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph

Easy Essay

Easy Essay can teach almost anyone how to logically organize a proof format (essay, speech, business memo) for any fact, concept or idea in 5 minutes. This online tool uses an automated, fill-in-the-blanks information organization program to help users of any age develop and write an essay, speech, or report in the Say it. Prove it. Say you have proven it." format. The tool can be used to create any written work from a basic 5-paragraph essay to a 17-page report.

Link:

 http://www.theeasyessay.com/

All Things SMART Board

Visit the site below for all things SMART Board!  The site includes links to interactive websites, notebook activity downloads, resources, trainings, and tutorials!

Link:

http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/smartboard.htm

SMART Board Training and Teaching Resources

Visit the link below to find excellent SMART Board resources:

http://tvstechtips.edublogs.org/smart-board/

Sites to See: Grammar

Are you looking for ways to spice up your next grammar review? Do you need supplemental materials for ESL or other students who are struggling with grammar issues? Check out the Web sites below for resources for teaching grammar to students in grades 3-12! Included: Web sites with hundreds of interactive quizzes, PowerPoint lectures, fun games, and more!

Click here to see the sites!

Sites To See: Finance

It's never too early to begin to learn how to manage money, and the sites below offer students of all ages opportunities to explore important financial concepts. These engaging online resources provide lesson plans and workbooks for teachers, as well as a wide variety of interactive activities that reflect real-world experiences -- on topics ranging from making change to making a budget to investing in the stock market.

Click here to access these sites!

 

Image Resizer for Firefox

Image Resizer is a handy Firefox add-on that enables you to click on just about any image on a website and re-size it.  It could be very helpful for students who need to see images in more detail or just need the images enlarged for better viewing.


Open the link below in Firefox and install the FREE add-on yourself!


https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/image-resizer/

Google Drive

Google launches free cloud service "Drive"


Click here to read more about this service.

5 Awesome Prezis and 5 Ways to Use Them in Your Digital Classroom

Visit the link below to learn more!

Link:  http://www.fractuslearning.com/2012/04/24/prezis-digital-classroom/

Verizon Upgrade Fee

Verizon is the last major carrier to add an upgrade fee.  AT&T charges $36, Sprint, $36 and T-Mobile, $18, to upgrade existing customers to new mobile equipment.  As of April 22, 2012, Verizon will charge $30.

Pixlr - A FREE Alternative to Photoshop

Photoshop costs a bundle, but for most applications, you can do just as well with Pixlr from pixlr.com.  It looks like Photoshop with many of the features, but it is FREE and you don't have to download anything.  All image manipulation is done online and you download the finished photo.

Need a chart?

If you need a chart (for any thing!), visit gliffy.com and create organizational, floor plan, flow, network, Venn Diagram and various other charts and graphics which you may then save as an image file.

Possible Computer Virus To Affect Internet Connectivity in July

See the article below from Fox News and visit the site below to see if your computer is vulnerable to this threat.


Article:  Internet Disruption Virus Article


Check to see if your computer is vulnerable: click here

Welcome!!

Welcome to the official blog site for Dobyns-Bennett High School Technology!  Feel free to post tips, tricks, and any thing technology!  Check back often for new posts!  - Mark