Quick Quotes

On the ReciteThis website, students can quickly and easily turn a sentence into a polished, professional looking image.  This image can be printed or saved and inserted in to a presentation.  This site would be fun to use when working with famous quotations, idioms, book or movie reviews, etc...

On-Line Timers

From the creators of the most commonly used on-line stopwatch/timer, http://www.online-stopwatch.com ,

Comes a group of fun, classroom timers.   http://www.online-stopwatch.com/classroom-timers/

... and many more!  Check them out!  My favorite is the snail race!

Staff Meeting Tips Oct 9

1.  Anatomy of Chrome
2.  Search Bar vs. Address Bar
3. Pin Tabs and Restore Closed Tabs

Reading Streets FAQ's

Why do my students have assignments that I didn't give them?

After taking a test on Reading Streets, the program automatically assigns worksheets for each student based on their test scores.  The worksheets end up in their "To Do" list.  They are not interactive and need to be printed.

You can turn this feature off by unchecking the include remediation box when assigning the test.

If a student was assigned remediation based on a test you will see that the assigner was Success Tracker.

If you see multiple assignments that are the same, they may be from different tests.  If a student needed remediation on Facts and Details after the baseline test and after the week 1 test, the worksheet will be on there twice.

You can either go in through the teacher portal and delete the assignments or just have your kids click I'm Done on each of them and they will go away.

(Thanks Amy P.!)

Why can't my students see the assignment I just assigned?

Two possible reasons...

1.  The start/end date weren't configured correctly.

2.  The student may have more than one page of assignments.  New assignments end up at the end of the list so you might have to turn the page.

Chrome's New Look

You may have noticed that when you open a new tab in Chrome you no longer see your icons for apps/sites like Gmail or Google Drive.

To find those icons you will need to click the little Apps icon near the top left corner of your browser.

You can also add bookmarks to your favorite apps/sites...

Or set tabs to open to your favorite apps/sites...

Which Time Zone Are You In?

Wondering why your Google Calendar events aren't matching up to other calendars?

If you are signing up for events on other people's Google calendars, you will need to make sure your calendar has the correct Time Zone set.

1.  Right Click on your Calendar and Choose Calendar Settings

2.  Then change your Time Zone.

Choosing the Right Program

Do you want to open PDFs with Adobe not Sumatra?  Do you want your pictures to open in Windows Picture Viewer instead of Picassa?  Do you want to choose iTunes to play all your music?

There are times when you might want to change the default program for open certain files.  

On a PC...

1. Right click the file name
2. Click Open With
3. Click Choose default program
4. Click on or Browse for the program you want to use
5. Make sure the Always use box is checked