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Would you like to send text messages to groups of parents, students, or teammates? SendHub looks like another interesting option for doing just that. According to the site, you can create a new number and a “Key Phrase.” Your audience will “opt-in” to the contact list and receive a group text message from you when [...]
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At Kickboard you have the ability to set up a class to track grades, behavior, and more. The site is free for individual teachers, so give it a try. You can personalize how you keep track of items (conduct points, clas cash, etc) and the site will give you an easy to use interface for [...]
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I have been thinking a lot lately about whether to start including mobile apps on TabletTalk. I have avoided discussing iOS and Android apps so far for several reasons: 1. The intended audience of the blog are JCPS teachers, who are Tablet PC users 2. JCPS hasn’t seen a large-scale adoption of mobile devices (yet) [...]
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My free eBook, “A-Z Cool Tools” has been updated. There are more tools than before, and many tools are now correlated to the new Common Core Standards. The book is is free, and is best read in full screen mode. Watch this space, I’ll be using the content from the book for blog posts over [...]
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Add a simple clock to your desktop in about three clicks.You’ll enjoy being able to see the time at a glance. This is what my desktop looks like with no clock. Boring, right? So simply right-click on any empty space on the desktop. Select Gadgets. In the Gadget menu, choose the clock. it’s the one [...]
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http://gzaas.com/ Use gzaas! to quickly and simply write a message that will take up your full browser screen. The message is colorful, attention grabbing, and can be accomplished quicker than, say, opening a document and increasing the font to a huge size. Bookmark (and name) key phrases that you use for transitions. Enjoy. Navigate to [...]
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Situation: You found a great piece of informational that you want to have your students read, but you aren’t sure if it is within their reading ability. What do you do? One option is to perform a quick readability test at Read-Able.com. Step One: Select and copy the URL or web address of the article [...]
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I need a hand. I am helping a teacher manage ten iPods for teaching and learning, and I am using a free utility called Dropbox for syncing files. We can receive an increased amount of free file storage by referring others to the service. I would not ask you to do this if the utility [...]
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How to send free texts over e-mail – CNN.com. Interesting article on how to send text messages for free. I don’t text a great deal but it seems like it is fairly easy way to avoid charges. I thought the second to last paragraph was especially interesting to teachers. Do you send text messages to [...]
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