South Kingstown Tech Newsletter

Week of 1/23

Don't Forget Our #SKSD Twitter Chat is Tonight 1/23 at 8:00 pm

Join us on Twitter on TONIGHT to discuss classroom management in a digital world. We suggest using Tweetdeck and adding the column #sksdchat .

Follow your tech coaches

@m_pantaleo

@LennonCorey

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Google Chrome Store

The Chrome Web Store is Google's online store for web applications for Google Chrome. Discover free apps, games, extensions and themes that will enhance both teaching and learning. Check out some of our favorites below. To access the web store click on the "colorful waffle" and double click on the web store, or click here.

Some Helpful Tips for choosing apps/extensions to add:

Check out the ratings
Read the reviews
Click here for an article with more information

Here are a few of our favorites...

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Mercury Reader (Formerly Readability)

Mercury Reader - Clear away the clutter from all of your articles. Instantly.

The Mercury Reader extension for Chrome (formerly Readability) removes ads and distractions, leaving only text and images for a clean and consistent reading view on every site.

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Momentum

If you’re fed up with the normal New Tab page of chrome, Momentum helps you create an innovative one; that is an awesome one in terms of looks and productivity. The Momentum New Tab page is quite useful, as it includes a lot of stuff, such as the tasks you have to do, weather in your particular area, superb background images, a quote that will be powerful enough to motivate you, and the ability to set a goal for a day. You have the ability to customize things as much as you want. In short, Momentum does the job.

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Tab Resize

Split Screen made easy. Resize the CURRENT tab and tabs to the RIGHT into layouts on separate windows. w/ Multi Monitor Support.

Want to Check Out More Apps and Extensions? Check Out the Slide Deck Below by Kimberly Mattina

Chrome Apps and Extensions Smackdown!

docs.google.com

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Please Join Us THIS Thursday for "Appy New Year"!

We have lots of exciting things happening! Check out some of the night's offerings:

Eric Butash of the Highlander Institute will discuss parenting in the digital age. Eric is also Common Sense Digital Certified Ambassador.
Tracy Kareemo will also hold a session introducing parents/guardians to the support Common Sense Media can offer.
Plan to test your geography skills with a Mystery Skye and Geoguessr.
Learn how to make awesome flyers, newsletters, etc with Smore.
Check out Ebooks and book trailers using Animoto.
See the latest formative assessment tools being used in your student's classroom.
Learn about Flipgrid and hear about how our students are "Digital Champions" and "Peace Ambassadors".
Hear about #booksnaps, #mathsnaps and Buncee!
Learn more about Google Classroom and how it's being implemented in the classroom.
Enjoy some Yummy Treats and Have Fun!

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Book An Appointment With Your Tech Coach

Book An Appointment With Corey Lennon

Book An Appointment With Michaela Pantaleo

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Archived Newsletters

Week of 1/9- Media Literacy and Flipgrid FREE update

Week of 1/2 - APPY New Year, Managing a Classroom with Tech,

Week of 12/19- Google Classroom Tips

Week of 12/11- HyperDocs, Twitter Challenge, G Suite Updates

Week of 12/5 - #Booksnaps, #Mathsnaps & Twitter Challenge

Week of 11/28 -Hour of Code, Google Keep

Week of 11/14- Google Arts & Culture and QUIZIZZ

Week of 10/31- Quizlet Live and #DeviceFreeDinner

Week of 10/24- Formative and Socrative

Week of 10/17- Google Form As A Quiz and Formative

Week of 10/10- Google Guardian Summary and Buncee

Week of 10/3- Dig. Citizenship and FlipGrid

Week of 9/25- Google Classroom and Mentimeter

South Kingstown Tech Newsletter

Week of 1/23