Category: <span>What I’m Using</span>

What I'm Using: SpeachNotes (for dictating with amazing accuracy)

I have absolutely never seen a dictation tool for the web that is this good. Wow. Speechnotes Professional Speech Recognizing Text Editor Distraction-free, Fast, Easy to Use & Free Web App for Dictation & Typing   Speechnotes is a powerful speech-enabled online notepad, designed to empower your ideas by implementing …

What I'm Using: Notion.so (for collaborative creations)

It has been a long time since I was last interested in a collaborative “document” creator. I have been exclusively been using Google Docs for years now. Notion is making me think twice about this decision. It is a breath of fresh air, and so long as it continues to develop, I …

What I'm Learning About: Remote Control Motion for iPhone & GoPro: Motrr Galileo

I’m intrigued by how this tool can be used for capturing learning. Galileo has many uses. It is an app-driven, motorized mount that lets you control the orientation of your iPhone or GoPro. It can be directly programmed to follow specific motion paths, or controlled remotely from most handheld devices …

What I'm Using: Google Classroom- Creating a Discussion Board via @alicekeeler

I found this use of google spreadsheets to be pretty amazing, especially with how it interfaces with classroom so well.   The advantage to using a spreadsheet for discussions is… it is a spreadsheet!! Google Sheets are in your Google Drive, easy to locate. It can be embeded into another website …

What I'm Using: Balloon (for receiving files directly to my dropbox)

This is pretty freakin’ cool. Balloon is a drop box for your Dropbox. Share your Balloon to receive files, collect photos from an event, and so much more straight to your Dropbox. There’s no signup for senders, and no need for you to manually download files anymore. Source: Balloon

What I'm Using: Screensaver Ninja (for displaying a twitter hashtag as a screensaver)

So, this is kind of impressive. I am in love with the idea of using your idle computer to continually update a hashtag you are following: Screensaver Ninja allows you to display websites through your screensaver in rotation, transforming your computer or a dedicated monitor into a powerful dashboard for you and your …

What I'm Learning: How to automatically sort sheets in a Google Spreadsheet Alphabetically

I love it when someone else figures these kinds of things out and then shares them. function sortSheets () {  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();  var sheetNameArray = [];  var sheets = ss.getSheets();     for (var i = 0; i < sheets.length; i++) {    sheetNameArray.push(sheets[i].getName());  }    sheetNameArray.sort();      …

What I'm Learning: How to automatically sort sheets in a Google Spreadsheet Alphabetically

I love it when someone else figures these kinds of things out and then shares them. function sortSheets () {  var ss = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSpreadsheet();  var sheetNameArray = [];  var sheets = ss.getSheets();     for (var i = 0; i < sheets.length; i++) {    sheetNameArray.push(sheets[i].getName());  }    sheetNameArray.sort();      …