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Innovate. Instruct. Inspire.: Google Voice
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Sunday, September 15, 2013. Although I am a big fan of Remind. I realize there is a flaw with that program: no one can reply to the teacher's messages. While that may be great for informing parents/students of school information, it's not a true conversation because no one is allowed to talk back. Fortunately for me, Google Voice. Was created to save my life. Okay, maybe that's a bit dramatic. But it's pretty darn cool. I think of Google Voice. Number, at any time. Ability to pick your own phone number (...
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Innovate. Instruct. Inspire.: Message Students & Parents Without Revealing Personal Information
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Saturday, May 2, 2015. Message Students and Parents Without Revealing Personal Information. I wrote about this service back in 2013. But they've debuted some new features since then, so I thought I'd update. :). The service makes it super-easy to get the word out to your classes in that it:. Provides a PDF with step-by-step directions that you can print or post on your class website. Allows your classes to sign up to receive updates either by text message OR by e-mail. Other key features about Remind:.
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Innovate. Instruct. Inspire.: How to Send a Link to Students {Without E-mail}
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Sunday, June 21, 2015. How to Send a Link to Students {Without E-mail}. Have you ever tried to have your students visit a specific URL, only to still hear comments like this 15 minutes later:. Heywhat am I supposed to type again? I can't find the page! Turns computer screen around so you can see that no, that is not. In fact, the page she is supposed to be on*. It can be frustrating. Want to use technology. I get it. Luckily, there are a couple of solutions. 4 Your computer will broadcast the URL to all ...
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Innovate. Instruct. Inspire.: Vocaroo
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Sunday, September 22, 2013. Is an incredibly easy and versatile voice-recording system that can be a huge asset to your classroom. No e-mail address or account registration necessary to use it. Ability to e-mail your recordings, post them on social media, or download the file to your computer. Instead of recording, users have the option to upload a segment of audio. Ability to access recordings from iOS devices {although there is not. An app for it.yet}. As with all audio recording websites, you do.
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Innovate. Instruct. Inspire.: December 2014
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Saturday, December 13, 2014. How to Send Digital Cards with Punchbowl. In case you're unfamiliar with Punchbowl. It's a free service that allows you to send digital cards to anyone with an e-mail address or anyone on your social media site(s). Users can choose from hundreds of designs, quickly create an eCard and send it without ever having to run to the post office. This post gives an overview of Punchbowl. And this one tells you how to send a digital invitation. 1 Create a Punchbowl account. I chose a ...
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Innovate. Instruct. Inspire.: How to Use Google Forms
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Saturday, January 3, 2015. How to Use Google Forms. There are a plethora of uses for Google forms in the classroom. Two super-simple ways I use them in the classroom are for letting students register for Science Fair and for letting students sign in to the recycling club meetings. This post will focus on exactly how to set up a Google form so as to gain information from your students. 1 Sign up for a Google account if you don't already have one. {If you do have one, just sign in.}. This is my dashboard:.
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Innovate. Instruct. Inspire.: How to Use a QR Code to Distribute More Than Just a Link
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Wednesday, August 5, 2015. How to Use a QR Code to Distribute More Than Just a Link. QR codes can be super-useful for quickly sharing links, but did you know you can share more than just websites? Here are some other things you can put in a QR code:. Prompt scanner to make a phone call. Prompt scanner to send a text message. Prompt scanner to send an e-mail (you can even decide on the subject and body text! An electronic business card. A location on a map. An iTunes or Android app. A tweet from Twitter.
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