GOOGLE DOCS + COURSE PAGES = HAPPY TEACHERS!

Posting cycle assignment sheets makes it super easy for students to know what to expect and keep track of all of their assignments – however making changes to the cycle sheets (word documents) and then reposting them to the course page can be frustrating. What if you could post cycle sheets that automatically updated on the course pages when changes are made. Well you can!

Embedded Google Docs automatically update anytime a change is made to the document. That means you can create a cycle sheet (or any other type of document for that matter), save it as a Google Doc and embed it onto your course page. Any change made to the Google Doc will automatically be reflected anywhere that Doc is embedded!

SAMPLE:

Middle School Science teacher, Julia Walthall’s embedded cycle sheets.

DIRECTIONS:  

Check out Julia's easy to follow, step-by-step directions to help you embed your own Google Docs (but of course, please let me know if you have any questions)!

EMBEDDING OTHER CONTENT:

Remember - You can use the same code to embed all sorts of content from the web directly onto your course page!

EMBED CODE: <iframe src="www.samplewebsite.com" width="100%" height="4000" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>

If you missed it, check out the Tech Tips Post from February 2014 COURSE PAGES - EMBEDDING WEBSITES.

Friday FAVORITES - Pinterest Inspired

1. 10 Sites for Blended Learning from Technology Tidbits: thoughts of a Cyber Hero [pinned via Alysin Alp]

2. 11 Great YouTube Channels for Teachers from Educational Technology and Mobile Learning [pinned via Mary Dobroth]

3.  The Teacher's Guide to Pinterest in the Classroom by Edudemic [pinned via Nicole Riggs]

4. Top Ten Tech Tips for Teachers by Shake Up Learning [pinned by Love to Learn]


For more great ed tech resources, Follow my EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY board on Pinterest.

BACK TO SCHOOL - PART 3 - MANAGING YOUR EMAIL

OUTLOOK - Folders

Using Outlook more effectively can help you stay organized and help you use your time more efficiently. Creating folders will help you organize your emails so that you can easily reference them later, and (most importantly) keep emails safe from email purges!

Folders located within the Inbox will be emptied during email purges! In order to store emails safe, they must be moved to a folder located within your main email folder!

Check out the step-by-step guide on creating OUTLOOK - Folders for more information.

OUTLOOK - Rules

A rule in Outlook is an action taken automatically on an email message that meets conditions that you specify. Outlook rules can be used to easily and automatically organize email making sure you don't miss important emails.

Effective use of Outlook rules can even make your folders act as drop boxes to immediately sort emails from students.For example, could create a rule that moves messages with a specific title in the subject to folders designated for that class period or project.

Check out the step-by-step guide on creating OUTLOOK - Rules for more information.

The more you use folders and rules to organize your email, the easier it will be see, save, and search for important messages.

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