Short answer: You don’t. Adobe Flash is on its way out, and web browsers have started to make it harder and harder to run Adobe Flash content. By December of 2020 it will be impossible to run Adobe Flash in any browser. You’ll notice this happening when you try to view Flash content and the […]
The end of the Google Drive app used to sync your Google Drive folder on your laptop to the cloud is near. It will stop working on Saturday, May 12th. Google has a replacement, Google Drive File Stream, which I’ve already written about. We will be sending out directions this week on moving to Google […]
Google is rolling out a new look for Gmail, with new features. Besides the new look, there are a few new features that make working in Gmail pretty awesome. Email snoozing Emails may now be snoozed until a later time. This will remove the email from your inbox and make it pop back up at […]
On May 12th, the Google Drive app on the laptops and desktops will stop working. Before that happens, we will have moved you to Google Drive File Stream. Definitions Google Drive: Google’s cloud storage service. Files stored in the cloud and made accessible at https://drive.google.com. Google Drive App: This is an application that syncs the Google Drive […]
Google is rolling out a new interface for Google Calendar. Google Calendar is currently set to default to the classic calendar, with the new calendar an option. If you would like to check out the new calendar, there is a blue button rolling out to users that will allow you to Use new Calendar. Clicking on […]
Anyway, I’ve had several questions about student management, especially with shared students. If you can’t add a student, that student may be already be registered in another class. Under classroom tools, click Roster: On the right side, click on Share students. There are two tabs: You can share your students with another teacher under From […]
Math Inventory has been having some issues with students not being able to complete tests, so I dug into it to see what the problem was. Apparently, SMI requires Flash to be unblocked. What is happening is that after approximately 5 questions, SMI provides audio feedback to the student. This audio is delivered with Flash, […]
To fix the issue of Reading A-Z kids having no sound is coming out of the computer when it should be reading the book to the student follow these steps. From the Chrome window click on the 3 dot menu as shown below and select settings. Next Click on the install buttons for “Proprietary Codecs” […]
A new extension has been pushed out to Chrome and the Chromebooks, the XODO PDF Reader & Annotator. Here is a list of what XODO PDF Reader & Annotator can do: Annotation options Merge PDFs Organize pages: insert, delete, reorder, and rotate pages Access PDFs on Google Drive Online collaboration Multiple view modes and flexible zoom When a […]