There are two ways to share a bunch of files in Google Drive with others: a shared folder or a Shared Drive. There are some big differences between the two, mainly with ownership and permissions. Ownership Every file and folder in Google Drive needs an owner. The owner has full control over what happens to…
Canva offers the full version for free to education. Canva can be used to great all sorts of graphics and multimedia, including videos and presentations. There are over 60,000 templates to help get you started. New EdTech Classroom has a good introduction to Canva: Teachers, you can sign up here. Once you are signed up,…
If you use a projector with your laptop, you are already using multiple screens! Here are some tips to get the most out of them. Definitions Mirroring or Cloning – Show the same content on all of the screensSpanning – Treat each screen separately. One screen can be showing your Gmail while the other screen is showing…
The staff and students of the University of Wellington learned this lesson when maintenance on the computers and network went terribly wrong: A grad student reported that not “only files on the desktop were gone” but “my whole computer had been reset, too,” which would be consistent with an AD operation removing her user…
It seems that every month or so some scammer on the internet gets the bright idea of send emails to staff members. The scammer usually tries to impersonate a principal or the superintendent. This scamming technique is called a phishing attack. The attacker will try to get you to do something, and make it seems…
After our nice password reset, I thought it was time to cover some of the basics of password creation and usage. Important password tips: Never write them down Do not use family/pet names or other identifiable information NEVER USE THE SAME PASSWORD ON MORE THAN ONE SITE/SERVICE Creating a secure password Just like shot put…
Google is integrating Google Chat and Google Meet with Gmail, what does that mean for you? Definitions Before we get into it, let’s check some definitions. Gmail – Google email client. You can access it from gmail.com, mail.google.com, or with the Gmail smartphone app (iPhone/Android). Google Chat – This is Google’s instant messaging service. It…
I’ve put up the videos from the various sessions of our Tech PD Day 2020 from September 14. You can access the videos from the Tech PD Day website: go.kcs.me/techpd2020. Scroll the page to the bottom, and I’ve added a video link to each session: Click the link to view the video. You will need…
Kenton City Schools has signed up with a 60 day trial of Kami’s teacher plan. After the 60 days, the licence will revert back to the Basic plan. Kami is a web based app that students can use to collaborate, edit, or markup documents and images, such as PDFs and jpegs. It’s a nice alternative to…
Here’s a tip to help us better support you and your students. When sending in a screenshot, take a screenshot of the entire screen. vs The latter tells us a lot more about the state of the computer. For example, the first shot doesn’t include the address of the web page. If you want to…