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Tuesday Tips
November 5, 2013
Technology News
from NJSP
• iBooks Author
• Lucidpress on Google Drive
• Add Notations to Screenshots
• Totally Free Apps
Technology in action
are also included.
iBooks Author
Lucidpress via Google Drive in the
iBooks Author allows you to create
your own interactive textbook or
resource for your students. You can
pull your information from books
and/or the Internet. You can make
a story or lesson interactive by
adding maps, photos, video or links
to web resources.
Find
samples
“More” pull-down menu.
Lucidpress on
Google Drive
Lucidpress is a web-based drag and
drop publishing app that enables you
and you students to create stunning
interactive
templates for digital and print content
textbooks at your iBookstore. Read
and you have the ability to create
iBooks via an iBooks app on your
personal or team custom templates.
iPad or you can download through
Safari or Apple Mail. If you like
what you see in the iBookstore,
consider
becoming
an
iBooks
author. Look on Filewave for the
iBooks Author app.
Templates
newsletters,
The first
time you use Lucidpress you will see
an opening page that has two radial
buttons. You can either leave your
print and digital content. There are
of
You can access
choices
include
posters,
invitations,
flyers, brochures and more. Digital
templates for interactive projects,
yearbooks, reports and presentations
project in your Lucidpress account or
you can change the radial button to the
one that synchronizes your Lucidpress
projects with Google Drive. If you
decide to synchronize, your projects
will appear in both Lucidpress and
Google Drive.
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Add Notations to
Screenshots
Sometimes it's the little things
that can prove to be powerful.
The quick and easy action of
taking a screenshot can transform
how you use technology in your
classroom. You can easily add
notations to point out important
steps or to explain a process.
First, make sure that under the
View menu at the top of your
screen that you have selected
“Show Edit Toolbar.” A line of
tools will appear just above your
screen shot. With these tools you
can draw boxes, circles, lines,
arrows, text boxes, speech
bubbles and thought bubbles on
your screenshot. You can circle
important information or draw
an arrow with numbers to show
the steps to take. Also on the
toolbar, you can select the width
of the line and the color you want
to use. You have the ability to
add text in the textbox and
speech or thought bubbles.
TOTALLY Free Apps
collaboration,
Math Terms
glossary of mathematics terms in
English and Spanish. The app
includes almost 1,000 entries for
and
high-school
mathematical
Complete
concepts.
sentence-based
definitions in both languages are
accompanied
annotated
by
colorful,
illustrations.
real-time
assessment tools into one integrated
MathTerms is an illustrated
middle-
and
No
solution. Nearpod is a synchronous
solution for the use of iPads, iPods
and iPhones in the classroom. To try
Nearpod, you will need one iPad
and
at least one other device (iPad,
iPhone, or iPod touch), both running
Nearpod. All devices should be
connected to the Internet.
Chegg Flashcards
Internet connection is required to
use this app once you download.
With Chegg you can easily create
flash cards to help you study for any
Nearpod
The Nearpod platform enables
teachers to
use their iPads to
manage content on students'
iPads, iPhones or iPods. It
combines
presentation,
subject. Powered by
Quizlet, you
can find and view expert-created
flash card sets for any subject: Math,
Physics,
Chemistry,
History, Accounting,
Science,
English and
more. Photos, diagrams and images
can be attached to any card.