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If you are looking for other resources like Kahoot and Quizizz to play with students this podcast is chock-full of resources. For some of the websites you need to set up questions and answers ahead of time, some of the websites have built-in questions and answers, and for some of the websites, you can import content from outside the site. In the newsletter and podcast description, I've also provided a link to the ICT Evangelist's APPvent calendar and the Ditch Summit from Matt Miller. The Ditch Summit is only going on through January 8th, 2021 so act fast. I found most of these resources recently by hanging out on TikTok and Twitter. I've shared the websites and some of the people who introduced me to the websites in this podcast and linked to the resources below. I hope you can find something here that interests you and your students.   

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If you've ever wanted to update your students Google Slides after you've pushed out an assignment through Google Classroom or if you've ever wanted to share information with students to pace progress or help them with an assignment, this podcast will tell you how to do that. Written instructions can be found in the newsletter along with a GIF of instructions for each step. Inspired by a TikTok I found from @ms_lilley13 this is a longer form of that video.  

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Zoom backgrounds can be great fun but can also be used as teachable moments for students. Examples of things you can provide to your students using Zoom backgrounds are Classroom Agendas, Classroom Rules, Lesson Objectives, Lesson Activities, or play Conference Bingo. You will find resources from Zoom, Canva, Google Slides, Jeff Utecht, Shifting School, Jonathan Wylie, Leveraging Learning, and the app mmhmm all demonstrated in this podcast. To see the resources in action you can watch the full video on my YouTube channel.

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This episode will provide you with resources to engage in learning experiences for teachers, students, and parents. You will find a series of videos to help you use the built-in features of Apple products and provide some links to get you started using Augmented Reality. In the newsletter, I will talk about 30 days of creativity with students ages 4 - 8 and 8 - 12+. You can use the resources for those students specifically or for all students if you want to build upon their knowledge. There are quick guides you can print off for yourself or share with parents and there are 30 time-saving tips for teachers to help you maximize the potential of your Apple products. Finally,  I reintroduce you to Apple Teacher and provide you a Twitter account to follow with a lot of resources about a lot of Apple products.  

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iPad OS 14 has so many new features that continue to take the iPad one step closer to a laptop. In this week's podcast, I look at all the new features of the iPad operating system. Here are the new features I specifically looked at in the week's podcast.

Chapters

0:00 Introduction of iPadOS 14

1:34 Get to Know Widgets

4:04 New Search Design

5:00 Compact Calling

6:00 Pen Tools & Scribble

12:59 Safari Settings & Privacy

16:30 Siri Redesign

17:17 App Clips

18:26 Default Mail & Browser

19:30 iPad OS 14.2

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This week's episode looks at some of the basics of Google Calendar. If you just use Google Calendar for your own personal events and nothing else this episode will show you that with a little more effort a lot more is possible. I look at creating appointment blocks, looking at a co-worker's calendar, adding your tasks to your calendar, sharing your calendar, keyboard shortcuts, and provide you the link to Google Help's Cheat Sheet.

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Learn about Mote, audio feedback in Google. Mote is an 'add on' for Google Classroom, Docs, Slides, and Sheets that makes it easy for teachers and students to create voice note comments and provide feedback.  This week's podcast will walk you through what Mote looks like for students on the iPad and on a computer/Chromebook. I will tell you how to install the extension and create a 30 second Mote yourself.

Keyboard shortcuts are a way of life. Some people love using them and some people aren't sure how to use them. Either way, this podcast will show you a few keyboard shortcuts but also provide you printable resources to use yourself or share with others so everyone can become a keyboard master. - https://ednewsstand.weebly.com/ed-newsstand-newsletter.html

Microsoft Office Keyboard Shortcuts

Apple Keyboard Shortcuts

Chromebook Keyboard Shortcuts

Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts

This podcast will show you how to create a filter in Gmail so you get current and future similar messages to bypass your inbox and go straight to a label in your inbox. This is a great way to filter all the messages from the learning management tool you use to clean up your inbox and make it more manageable. 

This week's podcast is much shorter than last week, only 11 minutes but I wanted to do one more video on screen recording with tools that you are probably familiar with. However, I do cover a couple of extra features that are available to you within these tools. When recording a Zoom meeting I show you how to record your screen without having to switch back and forth all the time. Also, if you are a Mac computer user there is a pretty awesome feature in Quicktime that allows you to share your iPad within a Zoom meeting or just make a recording of your iPad screen. I encourage you to review the newsletter and click on each link on my website at ednewsstand.weebly.com to really dig into the resources.