Using Google Earth in classrooms sometimes mean making your own trips to guide students through valuable resources and avoiding the distractions. It can also mean that the students create the tours and learn the process of designing a trip for their classmates. Our 7th Grade students are going to teach the class about the Texas Revolution by [...]
I had a request from the 6th grade science teachers to create a video tutorial on Audacity so kids who choose to make a podcast in an upcoming webquest, could do so if they so chose. I thought I would share the video here as well. Here is the handout that goes with it. Audacity [...]
One thing I learned at TCEA was how to use conditional formatting in Excel. This is probably something everyone else knows how to do, but I had always wondered how this was done, but had never asked. Since this is new to me, I thought I would share. Conditional Formatting: I always wondered how people [...]
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If your desktop does not list the ATI Catalyst Control or it is not available when right clicking on your screen, chances are you have a different graphics card and will set the TV settings through the displays menu – or desktop properties. This video covers the steps needed to get everything talking to each [...]
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Having the laptop carts can be a little overwhelming at times if you are not familiar with how to get them started. Here is a quick video that covers what to plug in, what to look for and what to do when things don’t work! addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.robinstechtips.com%2F%3Fp%3D133′; addthis_title = ‘Laptop+Cart+Basics’; addthis_pub = ”;
Something I wish I had when I was teaching was a way to get instant feedback from students to see if they were “getting” what I was teaching, besides the look on their faces. It would have been nice to know where I needed to stop and reexplain before the test came around. New technology allows [...]
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The EduAide software – “Acces” has been upgraded to a much friendlier format. You no longer have to have the manual and enter codes, you can browse the questions through the program itself. This updated program was recently added on all the math teacher computers on campus. Look for this icon on your desktop to [...]
Excel has many useful shortcuts to help the user enter data quickly. one of the fastest to learn is the “fill” tool. Basically it helps you fill in sequential data without having to type in every cell. If you are trying to number each cell you do not have to type in each number as [...]