Monday, May 4, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 11

Monday, May 4

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Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.

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• Google Apps
• Using the Research tool in Documents
• Diving into Search
• Recording audio with Soundtrap.com
• The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
• Moodle: The Forum activity

Monday, April 27, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 10

Monday, April 27

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Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.

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• Google Apps


• Managing multiple accounts in Chrome
• New features in Google Classroom
• Add another teacher into your class
• Create DRAFTS of assignments and announcements to allow you to plan things ahead
• The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
• Actively Learn: An interactive platform for students to practice close reading skills
• Student view: What do students see as they interact with a text?

Monday, April 20, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 9

Monday, April 20

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Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.

Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:

• Google Apps
• Conditional formatting revisited: Using color scales
• Diving into Search
• Using Chrome history to monitor students' Chromebook use
• The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
• Actively Learn: An interactive platform for students to practice close reading skills
• Use texts in the Actively Learn library or upload your own
• Embed questions throughout the text for discussion or to check understanding

Monday, April 13, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 8

Monday, April 13

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Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.

Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:

• Moodle Medley
• Motivating Students with Badges
• Diving into Search
• Teach your students to use effective keywords in their searches
• (Corollary:  You get EXACTLY what you search for!)
• The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
• Creating word clouds with a Chromebook.  
• Right after I hear "HELP! I can't use Wordle on my Chromebook!," people want to know what they can do now.  The answer will please you!!
• Here is a page that will guide you through all you ever needed to know about word clouds on a Chromebook.

Here's a Word Cloud of this page, using one of the cool tools you'll learn about in this week's Hangout!