Learning is Change

What I'm Using: Make Gifs out of Youtube Videos with your Chromebook

I’ve been looking for a way to create high quality gifs on a chromebook and here it is!

Chrome Web Store – MakeGIF Video Capture

Capture HTML5 videos in your browser and turn them into GIF animations. Capture any HTML5 video from popular sites like YouTube or Vimeo and convert them into GIF animations instantly. Set size, frame rate, add text and upload your finished GIF to share with friends or save it to your computer.

Awesome new feature!

Awesome new feature!

Erin Magley, Peter Douglas, Sudi Stodola, Matthew Woolums

Originally shared by Google Drive

New today — edit images right inside Google Slides and Drawings. Happy cropping, masking, and bordering! http://goo.gl/ic4v5k

Awesome new feature!

Awesome new feature!

Erin Magley, Peter Douglas, Sudi Stodola, Matthew Woolums

Originally shared by Google Drive

New today — edit images right inside Google Slides and Drawings. Happy cropping, masking, and bordering! http://goo.gl/ic4v5k

Awesome new feature!

Awesome new feature!

Erin Magley, Peter Douglas, Sudi Stodola, Matthew Woolums

Originally shared by Google Drive

New today — edit images right inside Google Slides and Drawings. Happy cropping, masking, and bordering! http://goo.gl/ic4v5k

Looks like the download and upload dance on chromebooks is about to get easier.

Looks like the download and upload dance on chromebooks is about to get easier.

Originally shared by OMG! Chrome!

Google Drive will be the default download location on Chrome OS in the future.

The change is slated for Chrome OS 35 Dev and will help users keep their files synced between devices and the occasional powerwash. The option to download files to a local folder will still be available.

#ChromeOS   #GoogleDrive

http://www.omgchrome.com/chrome-os-google-drive-download-folder-default/

I like these quick hacks for your twitter and google drive workflows.

I like these quick hacks for your twitter and google drive workflows.

Originally shared by Melissa Murphy

“If This Then That”- Google Drive Edition

As teachers, we can at times feel isolated from others. You might be “locked in a box” with 25 students all day, or you might teach 6 different periods during the day. As a Special Education teacher, I tend to feel even more isolated because there is no one…

I am quite interested in some of the work going on in this community, and how video in general can make an impact.

I am quite interested in some of the work going on in this community, and how video in general can make an impact. I wonder if a few of you would be game for joining this roundtable hangout on creating and sharing video in the classroom to shift practice. Let me know if you have questions about it. 

Originally shared by Ben Wilkoff

Don’t Forget to Fill Out the Planning Doc after your RSVP: http://bit.ly/videoroundtable

Whether it is the creation of a couple screencasts, the capturing a lesson in your classroom, or simply reflecting upon your practice, the process of creating and sharing those videos have the power to shift practice and possibilities for teachers and students across the board.

Roundtable Purpose: Video in the classroom can either be an empowering force for student and teacher voice or it can be a mind-numbing expansion of the lecture into bite-size chunks without deeper learning. It is our goal in this roundtable to explore the former.

Roundtable Audience:

1. Any teacher that is interested in using screencasts, classroom/lesson capture, and/or other teacher-created video within their classroom to shift their practice.

2. Any teacher/leader that is interested in furthering their reflective practice and collaboration in using and sharing video.

I am quite interested in some of the work going on in this community, and how video in general can make an impact. I…

I am quite interested in some of the work going on in this community, and how video in general can make an impact. I wonder if a few of you would be game for joining this roundtable hangout on creating and sharing video in the classroom to shift practice. Let me know if you have questions about it. 

Originally shared by Ben Wilkoff

Don’t Forget to Fill Out the Planning Doc after your RSVP: http://bit.ly/videoroundtable

Whether it is the creation of a couple screencasts, the capturing a lesson in your classroom, or simply reflecting upon your practice, the process of creating and sharing those videos have the power to shift practice and possibilities for teachers and students across the board.

Roundtable Purpose: Video in the classroom can either be an empowering force for student and teacher voice or it can be a mind-numbing expansion of the lecture into bite-size chunks without deeper learning. It is our goal in this roundtable to explore the former.

Roundtable Audience:

1. Any teacher that is interested in using screencasts, classroom/lesson capture, and/or other teacher-created video within their classroom to shift their practice.

2. Any teacher/leader that is interested in furthering their reflective practice and collaboration in using and sharing video.

What I'm Learning: Automated Resource Sharing with Google Sites

I cannot take any of the credit for the amazing work that John Calvert has done. He is truly inspirational in all that he is creating for his school district. I just wanted to take a moment and bask in the glow that is this one stop shop of resource sharing. It automatically tags, sorts, and creates pages for resources shared in their schools. There is more than a little bit of “Wow” going on here. If that isn’t enough, you should look at the other areas of their support site. They are wonderful.

Edtech Tofu: Creating a Google Form Powered File Sharing Site in Two Ways: Nose to Tail

This blog post has been sticking in my head over the last day and I decided to rewrite sections. The whole system that was used to create the Scarsdale Teacher Share is complex, and while it works for us, it isn’t for everyone. There is a lot to be said for simplicity and I’d like to include a less complex alternative that accomplishes a lot of the same stuff.  In the revised post below, I’ll explain the easier method first and then continue to the more complex version. The whole thing is pretty long – but I hope it’s useful.