January 24, 2017

CK-12 Foundation is a FREE open-source website that provides teachers and students with many resources to use in Science and in Math.

There are science and math stimulations, study guides, lesson plans, videos, and even Flexbooks (digital textbooks that can be customized).
CK-12 was designed to work anywhere on any device. It is interactive with Google Classroom and Edmodo as well as other platforms. Although the site is free to access, teachers and students will gain even more by signing up for a free account. It’s easy to do as you can sign in with your Google account.

Take a look at ck-12.org

To learn more about CK-12 and Google Classroom, watch this short video: https://youtu.be/2aF8gqhEYxs

To see a more detailed video on how to use the features, CK-12 has created a series of video’s. You can access them here: https://www.ck12info.org/about/ck12-webinars/ 

January 24, 2017

From BetterCloud Monitor:

5 Secret Google Drive Shortcuts To Impress Your Friends With

To get the most out of Google Drive, there are a few little-known keyboard shortcuts you can use. Here are five shortcuts for common tasks that’ll power up your productivity (and impress your friends).

n – Rename a file/folder
The typical way to rename a file in Drive is to right-click on it and select Rename. However, you can do this with a single keystroke instead. When you have a file selected, just hit the n key and the rename window will automatically open.

. – Share a file/folder

If you’re sharing a file, you usually click on the Share icon up at the top, or right-click the file and choose Share. But again, you can do this with a keyboard shortcut instead. This time, just select a file or folder and hit the period button. Then, the share dialog window will open and you can share it with others.

z – Move a file/folder

Moving a file or folder in Drive is an important tool for staying organized. Select the file or folder and hit the z key, and it’ll open up a window where you can decide where you’d like to move it.

s – Star a file/folder

Another organizational tool is starring items in Drive so that you can quickly pull up a list of the most important files you have stored. Typically, you’d right-click on the file and click Add Star. (These files are then easily accessed by clicking on the “Starred” list on the left-hand side of the screen.) You can star files even more quickly by just selecting them and then hitting the s key. To unstar the file, hit s again.

qq – Adjust the display density

Do you like seeing a lot of space between your files? Or perhaps you like a more compact view? To adjust the display density of your Drive file list, just hit q and then q again. You can toggle through the settings (just hit qq again) to choose the display setting that you like best.


Click here to watch this video on YouTube.