Monday, April 27, 2015

CROCODOC + FINALSITE DROPBOX = EASIER GRADING!

New from the Finalsite Blog:

A New Integration With Crocodoc Makes Grading Even Easier on the Finalsite LMS

Finalsite's dropbox welcomed a highly-anticipated new update at the beginning of April: an integration with Crocodoc that allows teachers to annotate student documents without downloading the assignment first.
the Finalsite Blog: http://www.finalsite.com/page.cfm?p=779&eid=1331 

By simply clicking the new “Annotate” button on a dropbox submission, teachers can choose from a variety of tools to annotate the student’s work, write comments, draw, highlight and strikethrough text.

the Finalsite Blog: http://www.finalsite.com/page.cfm?p=779&eid=1331 

An option to “save and close” lets teachers keep the annotations private until they’re ready to share with students. Posting feedback provides a link to the marked up document in the dropbox stream. This feature is available for files of type *.doc, *.docx, *.ppt, *.pptx, *.xls, *.xlsx, and *.pdf.


How cool is that!? 

This new feature is sure to make grading assignments so much quicker and easier! As always, please let me know if there is anything I can do to help you! 

source: the Finalsite Blog: http://www.finalsite.com/page.cfm?p=779&eid=1331 

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Here are two super cool resources you should check out today (or any day really) as you celebrate Earth Day!


Even Robots Celebrate Earth Day - Just Add Water - madewithcode.org

"A gardening robot needs your help filling each pot with 2 drops of water to help flowers grow. Using an introductory programming language, you’ll help a robot water each flowerpot so that it fills with 2 drops of water."



Earth Day: Coding Games to Create Change - tynker.com/blog

"Earth Day is celebrated around the world on April 22, and it’s a perfect time to raise our kids’ environmental awareness IQ. After all, the kids of today will inherit the Earth of tomorrow and it’s important to start their “eco-education” early. An extremely effective way to engage kids in the topic, beyond textbooks and discussions, is through interactive games and programming projects."


Happy Earth Day! 

Thursday, April 2, 2015