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We use Google Apps For Educators (GAFE) in many of our classes at The University of Findlay. Due to the popularity of Gmail, many students already have a person Gmail account in addition to the GAFE...
View ArticleFinal Presentation Explained
In the Intro To EdTech class, my students had to present a final project showing two different technologies they had researched during the course. I made an example presentation (here) showing two...
View ArticleThey do better because they take it seriously
Amanda Ripley is an author and reporter. In this presentation she has some interesting insights as to why other countries have children who perform better on the PISA critial thinking test.
View ArticleTen Years of Scratch
Ten years ago, I was teaching a multimedia graduate class in which we were looking at different multimedia environments that could be used to develop educational content. The course culminated with...
View ArticleSignCommand Good, PowerPoint Better
This fall, Liberty-Benton installed an electronic sign in front of the high school. I was asked to help with the management of the content that is displayed on the sign and to train others who would...
View ArticleContrast Contrast Contrast
CRAP. Every great PowerPoint has lots of CRAP. Contrast Repetition Alignment Proximity All four elements are important in a great PowerPoint, but contrast is far and above the most important component...
View ArticleI use the same password everywhere
I am surprised by the number of people who tell me they use the same password for nearly everything. Even if the password is a strong password this is still incredibly insecure and most people do not...
View ArticleMorph Transition – PowerPoint 365’s Killer Feature
Last year I switched from Office Pro 2016 to Office 365. The products are nearly identical except for one feature in PowerPoint. That feature is the morph transition and it was enough to get me to...
View ArticleSetup a New Computer – Six Steps
Here are the first six things I do any time I get a new computer.
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