135 Practical Ed Tech Tips

Great initiative from FT4T! “In the playlist you will find videos about tools for flipping your classroom, videos on managing workflow, social media tips, search strategies, and media production. The playlist also contains videos about tools like Remind, Duolingo, ClassDojo, Classtools, and many other popular web services for teachers and students.” Access the list here.

A Short Guide to Taking Screenshots on Your Laptop and Tablet

Great post from FTFT:

“Visual aids can be very helpful when you’re introducing a new website, app, or software to students or colleagues. Being able to take and send a screenshot is also helpful when you’re trying to explain a problem to your tech support person. Here’s a short guide to taking screenshots on your iPad, Android tablet, Windows computer, Mac, or Chromebook.

Chromebook:
A quick search in the Chrome store will return a bunch of options for taking screenshots on a Chromebook. Of those results there are two options that I have used and recommend. Diigo’s Awesome Screenshot tool and TechSmith’s Snagit. Awesome Screenshot will only capture things that are displayed in your web browser. Snagit will capture everything on your screen. Snagit requires that you download the Snagit Chrome app and the Snagit browser extension. Awesome Screenshot is a simple one step installation. Both tools allow you to draw and type on top of your screenshot images. Continue reading

Phablets???

Ok, let’s start what the phablet is… Apparently it is a smartphone with screen between 5.5 and 7 inches. And the good news (probably) is that worldwide sales of phablets, will top sales of portable PCs in 2014 and surpass sales of tablets in the next year, according to a new forecast from market research company International Data Corp.  And there are high hope they can be used for educational purposes. Even better!