December Tech Newsletter

 

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December Tech Tips:

Take time to unplug Make sure to take time to unplug from your devices as much as possible and remember that as much as it’s difficult for you to manage the increased amount of screentime being asked of you, the students feel the same.  Remember, unless you are taking care of yourself first, you cannot take care of anyone else around you.  This includes your family, friends, and students.

Google Forms Settings Have you ever seen or heard the abbreviation “LFMF?”  It stands for “Learn From My Fail.”  This is how I learn about many, MANY tech tips…  I fail, and then share with you how to learn from it!  Today’s LFMF is for Google Forms.  Maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who has never had this issue but forgetting to collect student email addresses or names on a Form can be a real bummer.  There is no way to find out who completed what so the only option is to have form participants redo the whole thing!  FAIL! To make sure this doesn’t happen to you, you can turn on the setting in Google Forms to always collect email addresses.  Even if you forget to put a “Name” section on your Form, Google will note the username/email of the person completing it!  What a lifesaver! In the editing view of any Google Form, click the three dots in the top right corner (between the send button and your account button).  Look to the bottom and choose “Preferences.”  From there,  make sure the “Collect email addresses” box is clicked.  Click Save.  This will apply to every form you create in the future (forms that are already made will not be updated). Visual Learner?  Here’s a 20-second video that shows you the steps!

A Reminder of Our Current Approved Programs & Apps Curious about any of these?  Check out my PD on Demand EdPuzzle class OR reach out to me to set up time for help!

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