I heard about Google Keep awhile ago and loved the idea of virtual post-it notes instead of physical ones I could lose or misplace. I loved that it synced across all my devices so that I always had the notes no matter where I was. I try to keep it open in a window on… Continue reading Cool Tools, Thing 26: Note-Taking Tools
I love my Bitmojis! I use the chrome extension to add them to my emails, I Snapchat, and text with them. I’ve had entire conversations with friends and co-workers using nothing but Bitmoji but I’ve never thought of using them in school. Which, now that I think about it, is crazy! We were faithful users… Continue reading Cool Tools, Thing 16: Bitmoji Fun
I have tinkered with Google Draw in the past but always got frustrated and gave up on it before I’d actually finished anything. My frustrations seemed to be twofold: I could never seem to get the sizing right and, to be honest, I didn’t really get the point of Google Draw. So much of what… Continue reading Cool Tools, Thing 43: Google Drawings
Since our Boces SLS director (hi Molly!) purchased a “green screen in a backpack” kit this year I thought this would be a fun topic to try out. The first takeaway I gathered from the readings was that this whole green screen thing isn’t nearly as complicated and technical as I thought it would… Continue reading Cool Tools, Thing 37: Green Screen Fun
What am I doing? This year is the third year we’ve had a maker club in our library. I do a club rather than a makerspace because I’m at an elementary school and our schedules don’t work for the usual makerspace, come when you can, work when you have the time, model. The first year,… Continue reading Cool Tools Thing 38: Makerspaces
