3-7-2023 Tuesday Tech Tips

   

In today's Tech Alerts, learn about how to temporarily share files in Drive, a free Gif creation tool for you and your students, and more! ➡️➡️

Tuesday's Tip: On a Chromebook, the key above the 6 key creates multiple “desktops” to switch between.   If you want to learn all the details, then this ⬇️is for you!

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But sometimes, it's not forever. 💔

You Can Now Share Google Drive Files Temporarily Thanks to a New Feature

From Michael Perrigo at chromeunboxed.com:

"Until now, sharing access to a Google Drive file meant it was permanent unless you manually removed a collaborator from it. Doing so requires you to first remember to do so and then to actually do it, obviously. The issue with this is that human error is the weakest link in technology. In some cases, you may only want to share a file or folder with someone who is performing contract work for you or simply taking a peek at something you’re drafting up, after which point they really have no business snooping around."

An example of sharing with an expiration date in action

Check out all the details HERE.

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An Actual Gif made with Brush Ninja

Become a Brush Ninja with, well, Brush Ninja

Brush Ninja is a fun tool that students can use to learn about animation, to illustrate the concepts they have just learned, or to make their presentations more interesting. Plus, it can be a fun, free, way for teachers to creatively present ideas to our students.

Benefits of Brush Ninja:

• Brush Ninja is free. No software licenses, no new hardware. All you need is a web browser, it just works.
• No logins are needed. You can open the website and get started straight away.
• It’s simple to use. Their objective has been to make it as easy to use as possible. 
• There’s no tracking or advertising. There is no need to worry about your privacy, or personal information being sold. You can check out the privacy policy here.
• No Messaging There is no way for children to contact or interact with anyone else on Brush Ninja.

How to use Brush Ninja in your classroom:

• To illustrate concepts & knowledge. Reinforce the things students have learned by having them create a slideshow with key information.

• Tech Alerts. Show off your Brush Ninja skills by making a Gif of a stick figure dunking for the Tech Alerts.

• Show their working. Particularly useful for Mathematics, students can display their thought processes and then tidy the animation up to show the final result.
• Creative Writing. Present stories, animated comics, or short cartoons.
• Animated Ideas. Brush Ninja is a great way to jot down ideas for creative projects.
• Presentations. Add some motion to presentations by creating simple animations of the topic being presented.

Don't wait- make your first Gif today! Brush Ninja is in ClassLink, and you can learn more about HERE!

(Hey, come to think of it, how do you pronounce "Gif," anyway? Find out HERE.)

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For assistance with these topics, or anything else related to instructional technology, please check in with your friendly neighborhood ITT.