Notes from the Tech Coach February 2023

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Contact Lancy

All contact info is always
listed on my email signature!

Phone:  cell (607) 662-3430 or office (607) 749-7246 ext. 5015

Website:  www.tinyurl.com/inTECHgration

Badges:  https://bit.ly/HomerBadges 

Twitter:  @FancyLancy

Professional Pinterest:  @lcollins4777

Current list of approved apps (always available on my email signature, as well!)


Tech Tip

of the Month!

Making QR Codes

The EASIEST way to create a QR code from a website is to use the share button in the Omnibox (address bar) and click “Create QR Code.”  From there, you can either copy/paste the QR code or download it to your Google Drive!  Need a video or pictures with visuals?  Check out this link: Control Alt Achieve: Making QR Codes with Chrome  The great Eric Curts does it again with a short how-to video and/or step-by-step instructions with images!  Eric even gives ideas for how to use QR codes with Chromie Homies and in schools in general.


I’ve had some others ask for QR code makers where you can change colors and even add images.  Here are the two I have used successfully:

  • QR Code Generator - powered by the bit.ly website, this generator allows you to create QR codes for URLs (websites), pre-made text messages, emails, join wifi networks, or even go to a social media account! You can change the shape, color, and add a logo.  Be aware, some of the features require a login.  You can create an account with your personal email if you’d like, but I just use this site without logging in.

  • QRCode Monkey -  This site does many of the same as above, but it is completely free and doesn’t require a login.  You can add your own images as logos to the center of the QR code AND change the colors.  Below, you’ll see a QR code that goes directly to my YouTube channel!  Notice my fun bitmoji in the center!  Just be aware that when you download the QR code, an advertisement will pop-up and may ask you to log in.  The site uses ads to generate revenue.  You just need to be patient and the image will eventually download!



Techie Trojan Alert!

Congratulations!

Homer’s very own
 Michelle Mahoney
has completed the steps to become a Seesaw Pioneer and then a Seesaw Ambassador! 

Pioneers go above and beyond the Seesaw basics by completing training and joining the Seesaw Community Learning hub.  The only way to become an Ambassador is to first complete your Pioneer certification and then be invited personally by Seesaw to complete the Ambassador training.  Then, you must complete a much longer training to earn your Ambassador title.  

Great job, Michelle!  We are so very proud of you!



Blog of the month

Things Lancy reads for fun!

Check out what I’m reading this month!  


ChatGPT, Chatbots, and Artificial Intelligence in Education 

By Matt Miller


Have you heard about ChatGPT?  Chatbots?  What about Artificial Intelligence?  

If you haven’t heard about any of these three, PLEASE read this article and see what is coming.  ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence assistant trained by artificial intelligence to help answer questions and provide information on a wide variety of topics.  Basically, you ask ChatGPT to answer a question, and it does.  It will write entire essays, songs, poems, and more.  It also isn’t able to be tracked by plagiarism sites like Turnitin.  Please read this article to understand what this means for education moving forward and how you can adapt. 


Is this article over your head?  Watch the first two minutes of this YouTube video!


Fun Pre-Made Activities

Grouped by building, but many of these can be used across grade levels!

Elementary - Intermediate

*I Spy Fruits & Veggies Printable

*100th Day of School Library

*100 Emojis for the 100th Day! 

Seesaw activity

*President’s Day: What is a  

   President?  Seesaw activity

*Love Reading Room 


*Dealing with Feelings Library

Junior High - High School

All levels

❤️ February Theme Rooms


  • What’s New in Kami!  Check out what is new in the Kami App

  • Pine Tools - an all-around cool website with tons of free tools for images, mathematics, photography, videos, and random stuff… check it out!

From Lancy’s blog this month…


This is a great opportunity for your students, family, and others!

2nd Annual 

Syracuse Maker Faire

This year's event will be held at the Le Moyne College Athletic Center 

on Saturday, April 1st, 2023.  


They are looking for presenters of all types!

Students can present any project- technology, art, drama, music, and more!

See me if you need help or are interested!


A Maker Faire is an interactive and family-friendly showcase of invention and creativity. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show off their hobbies and projects. 


Tech Toiletries      FEBRUARY 2023

Looking for PD on Demand?

Computer Keyboard Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcuts save you time and improve your daily computer life!  There are so many that it can be overwhelming.  

Most people know that Ctrl + c is copy and
Ctrl + v is paste, but did you know about the magic combo of Ctrl + z?  It is the undo button and it works across platforms!  It even has its own bitmoji!   

Besides the undo shortcut, the other popular one that people love is Ctrl + Shift + T which opens the last closed tab or window.  


Want more cool shortcuts?  Check out this blog post from tcea (Texas Computer Education Association) https://bit.ly/3XNNM 


Lancy’s Educator Website

www.tinyurl.com/ intechgration

Homer Digital Badges

PD on Demand Edpuzzle Course

Can you find a mug of hot chocolate?

The Good News Network

GoodNewsNetwork.org 

This site is filled with GOOD news!  There are also fun finds like the 2023 Army Corps of Engineers Calendar… filled with CATS! https://bit.ly/ACoECc 

Lancy’s Printable Keyboard Shortcuts Poster!

http://bit.ly/3XqTL9Z 

Need tech integration help?  


lcollins@
homercentral.org  


Phone:  


cell (607) 662-3430


office ext. 5015


 

         

   





       

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