Laurie

Idea #1

In this tip you’ll learn how to print onto 3 x 3 sticky notes – using a regular computer and a regular printer!  These would be great with Reader's and Writer's Workshop, whether conferring or checking student work and offering suggestions.

Note – If you don’t want to create your own, you can use Tammy’s pre-formatted templates.

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Printing on Post-It Notes

Getting Started:

1. Open a Google Presentation or PowerPoint.
2. In the Page Setup area, change the size of the slides to 7.5 x 7.5.
3. Add any desired design/content to the slide.
   (You can add any combination of text, clip art, pictures, tables, etc.

Idea #2

Want to give your students a quiz and then have the computer grade it for you? Then check out these templates! Students can take the quizzes on any online device – a computer, an iPad, a tablet, a smart phone, etc!

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Self-Check Quiz Templates
I have completely redesigned and updated my self-check quiz templates! They should be much easier to use and they offer some new features as well!
Note – When you click a link below, it should ask you if you want to make a copy. If it doesn’t, just pull down the File menu to “Make a Copy.”

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Screenshot with sample students and data:

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Overview:

1. Students take a quiz using the provided form.
2. Their answers  are collected into a Google Spreadsheet.
3. The teacher enters the answer key answers.
4. The quizzes are automatically scored!

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Using the Self-Check quiz templates:

1. Make sure you are logged in to your Google/Gmail account.
2. Click one of the links below.
3. Click the “Make a copy” link.
   (A copy of the document will be added to your Google drive.)
4. Follow the on-screen instructions:

☞  5 Question Self-Check Quiz

☞  10 Question Self-Check Quiz

☞  15 Question Self-Check Quiz

☞  20 Question Self-Check Quiz

☞  25 Question Self-Check Quiz

☞  30 Question Self-Check Quiz

☞  40 Question Self-Check Quiz

☞  50 Question Self-Check Quiz

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Cool New Features:

• Step-by-step on-screen instructions make it easy to use. Just click through the tabs at the bottom of the page.
• You can add images or videos to the form/quiz.
• Allows students to enter a nickname or ID to protect their identity.
• Score the quizzes using a projector in front of the students without revealing their names!
• Group results are calculated showing how many students missed each question.
• Student names are automatically displayed alphabetically by class.
• Shows student answers on the “scoring” sheet.
• Give the quiz to multiple classes and then use the provided filter option to view results of one class at a time.

Idea #3

Google Timer

1. Go to the Google Search Page: www.google.com
2. Enter: timer 5 minutes (or whatever time you want)
3. Press the enter key.
4. The timer will automatically start counting down!
   Click the speaker icon to mute the alarm.
   Click the frame icon to switch to the full-screen mode.

Idea #4

URL SHORTENERS

Ever come across a web address that is really really long? Maybe you want to write it on a whiteboard, or jot it down in a notebook, or email it to someone, but it is TOO long! Well there’s an easy way to solve the problem – use a URL shortener.

Update – Tammy has also created her own URL shortening tool that provides a shortened URL and a QR code. Click here to check it out!

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There are several URL shortening online tools that will do the trick. Just follow the on-screen prompts for any of these:

• Goo.gl
• TinyURL*
• Bitly
• Snip URL*
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  * Allow you to create your own custom URL