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Remind - Communication Tool for Back-to-School

8/29/2015

Date: Saturday August 29, 2015
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

With school already back in session in the U.S. for many (and very soon for others), a high priority for teachers and administrators is how they can best reach out to their parents and school community to establish effective communication. We are very excited to be able to feature Remind.com in this week's webinar as an exciting tool to support this all-important task! In this webinar, Jordan Pedraza from Remind, and a panel of educators, will share best practices and stories of how teachers, students, and library staff can leverage Remind as a tool for learning, communication, and collaboration.
Huge thanks to our panel for sharing their experiences with us!

Sean Gaillard - Principal, John F Kennedy HS, Winston-Salem, NC
Anthony Silk - Teacher, The Harker School, San Jose, CA
Tiffany Kannengieszer - Teacher, William Penn HS, New Castle, DE

They'll provide an overview and discussion for using Remind in the classroom and beyond. Actively used in 50% of U.S public schools, and named a 2015 AASL Best App for Teaching & Learning, Remind is a free communication tool that helps teachers connect with students, parents, and staff. Remind helps school communities deepen relationships and engagement through instant and safe communication through text and mobile app messages. Whether you’re sending announcements to the entire school community or chatting with a small group of students or teachers, Remind can help you extend and deepen learning experiences for all.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2015-08-29.0845.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350

Tiny URL for Full Recording: http://hnyctt.me/RemindPanel-8-29-15

Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/August29_2015

Audio Recording (mp3):

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They've been reading closely... now what?

8/22/2015

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Date: Saturday August 22, 2015
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are thrilled to welcome Valerie Burton back on Classroom 2.0 LIVE to share some of her valuable tips and tools for student responses to reading that help teachers assess their learning.
Webinar description:
They've been reading closely... now what?
We have given them the tools to be able to annotate, decode vocabulary and analyze the text on a variety of levels. Now it's time to allow them to show what they know. Assessment can be so much more than bubbling in an answer document. This session will explore some of the many different ways that students can create products that allow us to assess the knowledge gained.
Have them create and produce:

Memes with the same overall message of nonfictional text.
NoteCard Confession video that explores the overall theme of a fictional text.
WordArt that highlights the character's motivating actions
Paperslide videos that retell a nonfictional text
Blackout Poems that remix the text and examine language used
Six word memoirs or 4x4 responses
ePortfolios (website, blogs, Padlet, Smore, etc.) to display artifacts and essays

There is no limitation to what they can create and we should embrace that.

Valerie is an English I teacher from West Jefferson High School, New Orleans, Louisiana. She is also the Department Head and winner of the May, 2009 Exemplary 21st teaching and learning contest! A contest sponsored by Jefferson Parish’s Technology Department
Her philosophy is to provide an inquiry-based atmosphere in her classroom. In her English I class she uses project based learning and technology to make learning enjoyable for all. Because her students have a variety of strengths, weakness and learning styles, she designs each lesson so that it is diversified enough so that all students are able to succeed. There are three elements that she believes are conducive to establishing such an environment, (1) the teacher acting as a guide, (2) allowing the child’s natural curiosity to direct his/her learning, and (3) promoting respect for all things and all people.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2015-08-22.0903.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350

Tiny URL for Full Recording: http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-ValerieBurton-8-22-15

Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/August22_2015

Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1759970
(Note: Click on tab for "Assessment and Close Reading-Valerie Burton" in the Livebinder)
eCard: http://About.me/VRBurton
PLN Blog: http://www.msbisonline.com/
Presentations: http://MsBisOnline.Weebly.com/
Twitter: http://Twitter.com/MsBisOnline
Google+: https://Plus.Google.com/+ValerieBurton/posts
Facebook: http://www.Facebook.com/MsVRBurton
Padlet with Hamlet playlist http://padlet.com/msvrburton/HamletPlaylist
Here is a Padlet that my students created with Beowulf http://padlet.com/msvrburton/BeowulfTweets
Here is a Padlet re: Jane Eyre http://padlet.com/msvrburton/JEtweets
Notecard Confessions Assignment https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RlVtrhsWMVJMPlVJv90RwGfB_gJDlbAbhYpfucpz2Gg/edit?usp=sharing
Paperslide Video Assignment
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mVzGjfqizM8pPx4ZTMJjep-w759qD--epfc0p2KjJLw/pub
Student samples: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4WpwIMtLkHXYlF1Ti1IWUdXWEk
WordArt Assignment
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13lk8QY8IY1YYeBl0SS6WP9y3aY_DGajjX3143ml6rGE/pub?&loop=false&delayms=3000
ThingLink directions
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4WpwIMtLkHXVlh0RzFGTlRqZWM/view?usp=sharing
http://seanrtech.blogspot.ca/2015/08/digital-portfolios-where-to-start-part-1.html (Digital portfolios: Where to Start, Part 1 by Sean Robinson)
http://seanrtech.blogspot.com/2015/08/digital-portfolios-where-to-start-part-2.html (Digital portfolios: Where to Start, Part 2 by Sean Robinson)
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/pbl-pilot-formative-assessment-pbl-matt-weyers-jen-dole (Formative Assessment and PBL by Matt Weyers and co-author Jen Dole, teachers at Byron Middle School in Byron, Minnesota)
http://eschooltechtools.weebly.com/annotated-index.html (Annotated index of tools students could use for demonstrating their learning)
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2014/10/20/google-form-formative-assessment-tip/ (Alice Keeler: 8 Google Forms Formative Assessment tips. If you use Google Forms for formative assessment quizzes here are some tips for managing the resulting spreadsheet.)
https://cit.duke.edu/blog/2015/07/kahoot-as-formative-assessment/ (Kahoot as formative assessment)
http://www.brilliant-insane.com/2015/06/beyond-exit-tickets-11-fresh-formative-assessment-strategies.html (Angela Stockman: Beyond Exit Tickets-11 Fresh Formative Assessment Strategies)
http://www.teachersfirst.com/spectopics/dats.cfm (TeachersFirst's BYOD Dream Tools: Free Tools that Work on ANY device! collection includes only "DATs" (device agnostic tools) that are FREE on all devices and offer free access with sufficient features to be useful without upgrading to a paid account. Whether you call it an "app" or a "web tool," a DAT allows you to access your projects from almost any device.)
http://www.theartofed.com/2015/04/29/a-fun-formative-assessment-tool-for-all-grade-levels/ (Jennifer Borel: A Fun Formative Assessment Tool for All Grade Levels-Plickers)
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-fast-formative-assessment-tools-vicki-davis (Vicki Davis: 5 Fast Formative Assessment Tools)
http://iheartedtech.blogspot.com/2013/12/padlet-in-classroom.html (Padlet in the Classroom)
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mAQJRu1aODAiBslDxNoliCARyAVrVX6hiK4nc_JdghA/edit?usp=sharing (Tom Barrett: 32 Interesting Ways to use Padlet in the Classroom)
http://paperslide.wikispaces.com/PSV (Dr. Lodge McCammon: Paperslide Videos)

Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/teacherentrepreneurship (Teacher Entrepreneurship Week 2015)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)

Links shared by participants in the chat log during the session have been added here and also to the Livebinder.

https://paperslide.wikispaces.com/Guidelines (PaperSlide guidelines)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/bully-binder-memes-and-livebinders (Excellent presentation on memes with student examples on Classroom 2.0 LIVE “Bully Binder, Memes and Livebinders” by Dawna Hatcher and Tina Schneider)
http://bit.ly/1NMmHPw (@plnaugle(Paula): Meme Generator Free - Android Apps on Google Play)
https://imgflip.com/memegenerator (Online Meme Generator)
http://bit.ly/1NMmQma (@plnaugle(Paula): How to make your own memes | Digital Trends)
http://bit.ly/1NMmWKq (@plnaugle(Paula): Meme Maker - Generate funny memes | ImageChef)
http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/gist-summarizing-strategy-content-290.html?tab=3#tabs (Sheri Edwards: What is Gist?)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bless_Me,_Ultima (Bless Me Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya)
http://bit.ly/1NMnhNa (@plnaugle(Paula): I'm doing this activity with my 4th graders next week - Close Reading with Oreos)
http://www.bath.k12.ky.us/docs/GIST%20Article.pdf (Sheri Edwards: Gist Article)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/power-up-your-pedagogy-with-thinglink (Our Classroom 2.0 LIVE Thinglink webinar with Susan Oxnevad. Lots of great resources and examples in the Livebinder!
http://thinglinkblog.com/2015/08/16/5-interactive-tools-to-embed-in-thinglink-video/ (Sheri Edwards: Thinglink possibilities)
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/532581459362316288 (@plnaugle(Paula): My Thinglink on Mystery Location calls)
http://photopeach.com/ (PhotoPeach: create slides shows with photos and music)
http://photopeach.com/about (About PhotoPeach: Upload your own photos and use the YouTube search engine right on the site to find music for your show. You can add captions, viewers can add comments and they can be embedded on your own sites.)
http://bit.ly/1TZJPkC (@plnaugle(Paula): Storyboard Templates)
http://bit.ly/1TZJXk8 (@plnaugle(Paula): Creating a TED Talk - AHSTEDtalk)
http://bit.ly/1TZKi6B (@plnaugle(Paula): My DEN S.O.S. 6 Word Story - Google Docs)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/weebly-for-student-eportfolios-valerie-burton (Valerie’s Classroom 2.0 LIVE presentation on digital portfolios with Weebly)
https://www.smore.com (Smore: free tool for designing online flyers, newsletters, posters. Additional features available for premium. Educator plans with special pricing-$59/year. Use your own custom backgrounds, Plus - access special education-themed backgrounds!; Make flyers private by default; Open reports for your newsletters-Never again wonder if your emails are being read; Unlimited flyers for educators!)
http://classblogmeister.com/ (Classblogmeister: free classroom blogging platform created and maintained by David Warlick)
https://sites.google.com/site/bloggngwithelementarystudents/ (Sheri Edwards:
Blogging with elementary students-website created by Paula Naugle with lots of great information about blogging.)
https://www.techsmith.com/jing.html (Jing screencasting software-free version-capture basic video, animation, and still images, and share them on the web)
https://www.techsmith.com/snagit.html (SnagIt: Screen captures and quick videos. Capture and edit images, record a video of your screen (great for tutorials and troubleshooting tech problems), save or send your screen captures. Capture everything on a web page even if it is not showing on your screen. $29.95 for educators)
https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-jing-faq.html (Jing is free and easy but has 5 minute limit for video. Jing Pro was eliminated and replaced with SnagIt)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/padlet/id834618886?ls=1&mt=8 (Padlet iPad app)
https://youtu.be/9xeqkhClmQg (Awesome webinar recording with great advice for teachers as well as TED Talk presenters. “Don't Tank Your TED Talk Webinar with Short Talk Expert,” Hayley Foster Great points to share with students too!”
http://static.googleusercontent.com/media/www.google.com/en//educators/activities/pdfs_GTA/CribSheet.Blogger3.pdf (Information about blogger.com for teachers and students)

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Tammie Pogue - Featured Teacher

8/15/2015

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Date: Saturday August 15, 2015
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are so excited to have Tammie Pogue on Classroom 2.0 LIVE as our Featured Teacher for the month of August! This will be an excellent opportunity to learn about some of the great ways Tammie is effectively integrating technology into her HS English Language Arts classroom. She will be sharing her current and past experiences along her journey as a teacher focusing on "Tools Old and New for the ELA Classroom".

Tammie Pogue teaches English I (all levels). Ms. Pogue has taught for 32 years in independent college preparatory schools in Texas as well as in her native Georgia. She is currently teaching Freshman English at St. John XXIII College Preparatory in Katy, TX. In addition to her secondary experience, she has served as an adjunct professor at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from West Georgia College and a Master’s Degree from the University of Maine. She was a Summer Fellow at the prestigious Klingenstein Institute of Columbia University and has also been the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Ms. Pogue was an early adopter of technology in the classroom, and she is currently on the Advisory Team for Classroom 2.0 LIVE, helping to produce weekly professional development webinars for teachers from around the world.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2015-08-15.0854.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350

Tiny URL for Full Recording: http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-TammiePogue-8-15-15

Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/August15_2015

Audio Recording (mp3):

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Cool Google Tips and Tricks: Google Search and Extensions

8/9/2015

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Date: Saturday August 8, 2015
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

We are so excited to have our very own Classroom 2.0 LIVE Superhero, Paula Naugle, with us today to share some of her favorite tips and tricks for Google searches and Chrome extensions. Have you wondered what Chrome extensions are and how to use them? Paula will explain what extensions are, show you how these little programs can add functions and features to your Chrome browser, and how you can personalize your browsing experience. She'll share how to find, add and manage extensions and which extensions she loves to use every day in her classroom. With so much information on the Internet, it can be difficult to sift through search results to find just the information you need - unless you know some tricks to narrowing your searches. As an additional bonus, you'll learn some Google search tips and tricks that will help you and your students search more effectively and efficiently to become a better online researcher.

Paula teaches 4th graders ELA and social studies at Bissonet Plaza, a suburban public school just outside New Orleans. She is passionate about preparing her students for their futures as 21st century digital citizens. They use web tools such as Edmodo, Skype, GlogsterEDU, kidblog.org, Google docs, and BrainPOP to do so. She presented both in person and virtually at many conferences at the state, national, and international level, including LaCUE, METC, AzTEA, TxVSN, TCEA Area 7, ISTE, and the INTEL ICT Conference. She is a Discovery STAR Educator, 2010-2011 Region 1 Educator of the Year, DEN LC, Microsoft Innovative Educator, Moderator for #4thchat #LAedchat #denchat, Edmodo Ambassador and a founding organizer of EdcampNOLA.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2015-08-08.0911.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350

Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-GoogleSearch-Extensions-PaulaNaugle-8-8-15

Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/August8_2015

Audio Recording (mp3):

Video Recording (mp4)

Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions: (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=1759970
(Note: Click on tab for "Google Search & Chrome Extensions-Paula Naugle" in the Livebinder)
http://pnaugle.blogspot.com (Paula Naugle’s Classroom Blog)
https://twitter.com/plnaugle (Follow Paula Naugle on Twitter)
http://plnaugle.blogspot.com/ (Paula Naugle’s Professional Blog)
https://about.me/plnaugle (About Me-Paula Naugle)
http://bit.ly/1exjmrc (Paula’s blog post on the Chrome extension Grammarly)
http://plnaugle.blogspot.com/2015/07/grammarly-chrome-extension.html
http://bit.ly/15WPhsA (Paula’s blog post on the extension Read&Write)
http://plnaugle.blogspot.com/2013/06/love-this-google-doc-extension.html
http://bit.ly/1T4NQUz (Google Search Operators - Google Guide)
http://www.googleguide.com/advanced_operators_reference.html#intext
https://history.google.com/history/ (gives you stats on your Google search history)
http://bit.ly/1e8537f (Daniel Russell’s awesome Google search techniques. How to solve impossible problems. There are plenty of Google search cheat sheets floating around. But it’s not often you get to hear advice directly from someone at Google who offers you his favorite search tools, methods and perspectives to help you find the impossible)
http://www.google.com/intl/ta/insidesearch/searcheducation/index.html (Google Search Education resources. With the materials on this site, you can help your students become skilled searchers- whether they're just starting out with search, or ready for more advanced training. Lesson plans, power searching, A Google a Day Challenges-Put your students' search skills to the test with these trivia challenges.)
http://www.cfsd6.k12.mt.us/curriculum/WebSearch/webSearch.html (Web Search Curriculum and Tools)
http://live.classroom20.com/archive-and-resources/revolutionize-the-research-process-w-google-drive (Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar with Michael Fricano: Revolutionize the Research Process with Google Drive)
http://technocation.blogspot.com/2014/08/4-reasons-to-teach-students-research.html(4 Reasons to Teach Students Research)
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_723gp8cf433 (Tom Barrett: 20 Interesting Ways to use Google Search in the Classroom)
https://support.google.com/websearch/#topic=3378866 (Google Search Help)
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/12/10-great-google-search-tips-for.html (10 Great Google Search Tips for Teachers and Students)
http://practicaledtech.com/2015/06/28/practical-ed-tech-tip-of-the-week-10-google-search-tips-for-students/ (Richard Byrne: 10 Google Search Tips for Students)
https://www.pinterest.com/beckerdj/google-search-tips/ (Donna Becker Pinterest Board: Google Search Tips)
http://usingtechnologybetter.com/google-search-hacks-define/ (Define: A Google search hack that will replace your pocket dictionary)
http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/chrome-webinar (Symbaloo created by Chris Giles for Google Chrome Extensions)
https://sites.google.com/a/henrico.k12.va.us/edtech-2015/page-2 (Chrome apps and extensions explained)
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/05/15-great-chrome-extensions-for-teachers.html (15 Great Chrome Extensions for Teachers)
http://www.teachthought.com/featured/50-of-the-best-google-chrome-extensions-for-teachers/ (50 of the Best Google Chrome Extensions for Teachers)
https://tackk.com/extensionswithavra (Avra Robinson: Extend your Capabilities with Google Chrome Extensions)
https://www.thinglink.com/scene/614171442354847745 (hopphaus: Thinglink: A Menagerie of Chrome Extensions)
http://www.thegooru.com/10-chrome-extensions-that-will-make-your-life-easier/ (10 Chrome Extensions that will Make Your Life Easier)
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2013/10/29/5-chrome-extensions-for-teachers-part-1/ (Alice Keeler: 5 Chrome Extensions for Teachers, Part 1 of 8)
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/teacherentrepreneurship (Teacher Entrepreneurship Week 2015)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
Links shared by participants in the chat log during the session have been added here and also to the Livebinder.

https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Best_practices_for_attribution (Patti Ruffing:
Here is info on how to correctly credit a CC image)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo (Fair-y Use Tale-great video! Disney Parody explanation of Copyright Law and Fair Use)
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ra1A8SKoeK2ca19yGv-BgD747cfudMnFXAaXfDcA51g/edit?usp=sharing (Joe Dale: Here are some instructions for Javascript for adding Find and Search Site to your browser bar)
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/extensity/ (Vicki Davis: Blog post on how to install and use the Extensity Chrome extension)
https://www.diigo.com/tools/chrome_extension (Diigo Chrome extension that allows Diigo users to bookmark, annotate, highlight, tag, add sticky notes and share on social media)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/one-click-extension-manag/pbgjpgbpljobkekbhnnmlikbbfhbhmem and The Great Suspender are very useful https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-great-suspender/klbibkeccnjlkjkiokjodocebajanakg?hl=en (Joe Dale: The Great Suspender-One Click Extension Manager- Automatically suspends unused tabs to free up system resources)
http://www.one-tab.com/ (One-Tab Chrome extension: Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list. When you need to access the tabs again, you can either restore them individually or all at once. Save up to 95% of memory)
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2013/11/03/5-chrome-extensions-for-teachers-part-2/ (Alice Keeler: Chrome extensions for Adblock for Youtube, Clearly, Ruul-Screen Ruler, Split Screen, White List for Chrome)
http://pteromys.melonisland.net/code/addressbar.html (Doug in San Leandro CA:Here's a website on using javascript in the address box)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-qr-code-extension/oijdcdmnjjgnnhgljmhkjlablaejfeeb?hl=en (Joe Dale: The QR code Extension extension is great for generating a QR code of any page you are on as well as being able to scan although holding up a Chromebook to scan a QR code could be problematic!)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tinyurl/lbadmllalinlpflkajgkkmjohckpnahm/related?hl=en (Tiny URL Chrome extension)
https://cusdtech.wordpress.com/tag/chrome-extensions/ (Chrome extensions including TinyURL and Clearly)
https://github.com/cogdog/flickr-cc-helper (CogDog-Alan Levine: Flickr Creative Commons helper-Makes giving attribution to flickr creative commons photos a one click operation)
http://tonyv.me/lens (Fish Eye Lens: this is the lens for Periscope shared by Tony Vincent. Universal 3 in 1 Clip on Fish Eye Lens + 2 in 1 Macro Lens + Super Wide Angle 0.4X Lens. Demonstration in Periscope by Tony: http://katch.me/tonyvincent/v/65a13e64-5a1e-3efc-be62-b5e3feaabb61 )
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/simpleextmanager-extension-manager-for-chrome/ (@DrThomasHo (Indiana): Use SimpleExtManager to make it easy to DISable installed extensions)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/04/convert-text-to-speech-with-announcify.html#.VcZYp-hVhHw (Richard Byrne: Announcify Chrome extension. With Announcify installed in your browser any time you're viewing a webpage simply click on the Announcify icon in your browser and have that page read to you.)
http://www.spritzlet.com/ (Spritz bookmarklet. When you’re spritzing, you’re reading text one word at a time in our “redicle,” a special visual frame we designed for reading.Currently you can spritz in English, Spanish, French, German, Russian and even Korean)
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-as-pdf/kpdjmbiefanbdgnkcikhllpmjnnllbbc?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dochub-view-edit-sign-pdf/adgncicbhbjfpijkdmbijninnhnmiblj (Joe Dale: Save as PDF is good and you can mark it up with DocHub)
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/1325808?hl=en (Google reverse image search. Use a picture as your search to find related images from around the web. Works best when the image is likely to show up in other places on the web. So you'll get more results for famous landmarks than you will for personal images like your latest family photo.)
http://www.thewindowsclub.com/google-drive-convert-image-to-text (Joe Dale: Use Google Drive to convert images to text-OCR)

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TeacherLists

8/2/2015

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Date: Saturday August 1, 2015
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate

Please join us for this very informative webinar and tool to help you kick off the new school year! We will be featuring TeacherLists and our special guest presenter is Tim Sullivan, Founder of TeacherLists. TeacherLists is the smarter way to manage, find and share school supply lists for teachers and parents, free-of-charge. After uploading a school supply list once, educators can easily update and link the list to a school or personal website. TeacherLists provides parents the freedom of accessing and finding the most updated school supply list, twenty four-seven. In this presentation, TeacherLists founder Tim Sullivan explains why school supply shopping needed an upgrade and how TeacherLists is helping teachers and parents streamline the hectic back-to-school shopping season.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording):
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2015-08-01.0923.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350

Tiny URL for Full Recording:
http://hnyctt.me/cr20live-TeacherLists-TimSullivan-8-1-15

Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/August1_2015

Audio Recording (mp3):