Four Easy Ways to Make End-of-Year Slideshow Videos
Even though the cold and rainy weather we’re experiencing here in Maine makes it feel like summer is a long way off, it’s not. I was reminded of this yesterday afternoon when I got my first email of the spring in which someone asked for advice about making an end-of-year video for her grade six […]
An Easy Way to Make Videos on Windows 10 Computers
Sometimes the simplest solution is the one that gets overlooked the most. That’s often the case when people ask me for a recommendation for making audio slideshow-style videos. I was reminded of this earlier today when one of my students asked, “can I just use the Windows app?” in response to a short video assignment […]
Kahoot Announces New Windows 10 Apps
In an earlier post I shared some of the news about Microsoft’s new Windows 10 S operating system. In that post I mentioned that all apps used in Windows 10 S have to be approved by Microsoft for inclusion in the Windows Store. Kahoot is one of the first to get approval. Kahoot has two […]
Microsoft Unveils a Newish OS to Compete With Chromebooks
Microsoft is clearly feeling pressure from Google’s Chrome OS growing popularity in schools. To respond to that pressure Microsoft has launched a new operating system they’re calling Windows 10 S. It is essentially a stripped-down version of Windows 10 that is designed to run on inexpensive laptops. Windows 10 S will restrict users to installing […]
Control What’s Projected With Chromecast or Extended Display
Whether it is to quickly search for a video, find a bookmark on Pinterest, or dig-up a file in your Google Drive there are times when you’ll find your computer hooked to a projector, but you don’t want everything projected in front of your classroom. That’s when using the “extended display” mode is handy. Extended […]
Free Guides to Windows 10 Accessibility and Deployment in Schools
A few weeks ago Microsoft released more than 200 free ebooks. Those ebooks cover everything from Windows 10 accessibility settings to keyboard shortcuts to school-wide deployment of Windows 10 (links open PDFs). The list of free ebooks isn’t limited to just Windows 10. As you browse the list you will find free guides to OneNote, Outlook, […]