Monday, November 27, 2017

Uploading Your Music to Google Play Music Library


via IFTTT Learn how to upload your digital music library to the free Google Play Music Library so that you can listen to your music collection in the cloud, on any computer that you sign into and on your mobile devices. Those songs would also be playable on a Google Home or Google Home Mini device. This video also explores the potential educational applications of the Google Play Music Library. Below are links to the music and devices mentioned in the video if you'd like to learn more: https://youtu.be/KZfrqMitgd0

Monday, November 20, 2017

Blended Play Tutorial - Customizable Educational Games


via IFTTT Learn how to use the website Blended Play to create your own customized educational games for your students to play, or for use with family and friends. Blended Play makes it simple for you to enter your curriculum questions into the website and then import those questions into any of the games on the site. This is a great way to play unique, creative games customized to your curriculum. See below for links to some of the buzzer options mentioned in the video: Lights and Sounds Buzzers: http://amzn.to/2rWml86 Learning Resources Answer Buzzers: http://amzn.to/2swm7BQ Lockout Buzzer System: http://amzn.to/2rWJxmK Less expensive Lockout Buzzer System - Wired: http://amzn.to/2rWsaCk Less expensive Lockout Buzzer System - Wireless: http://amzn.to/2s9wHB4 #edgames #blendedplay https://youtu.be/q0DECzjyn-E

Friday, November 17, 2017

Canvas LMS - Creating Custom Navigation Buttons


via IFTTT Learn how to add your own custom navigation buttons to your Canvas courses. This little-known tip is a great way to bring in external websites and resources into your Canvas LMS courses so that they appear right inside your course. #canvas #canvaslms #canvastutorial https://youtu.be/wWWe6PVcRqc

Monday, November 13, 2017

H5P Tutorial - Create Interactives for Your LMS or Website


via IFTTT Learn how to use the H5P website to easily create interactive activities that can be embedded into an online course or onto a blog or website. H5P can also help you take something you've found or created on another website, "import" it into H5P, and then embed it into your course or website. Both of those capabilities should prove to be pretty helpful for teachers who have an online presence of any kind for their classes. #h5p #edgames #edinteractives https://youtu.be/7UH0qWudtp8

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Recently the "Technology for Teachers and Students" YouTube channel was named by Feedspot as one of the Top 100 Technology YouTube Channels for Tech Lovers worldwide.  We came in at number 57.  See below for more information.  Perhaps next year we can move up the list to where the channel really belongs. :)



Monday, November 6, 2017

Canvas LMS Tutorial - Locking and Unlocking Modules


via IFTTT This Canvas LMS tutorial shows you how to lock and unlock modules so that your students only see your Canvas content that you want them to see, and when you want them to see it. You can make it so that modules automatically unlock when certain conditions are met. #canvaslms #canvas tutorial https://youtu.be/1lCLooPstdE