Education Technology

Are you as annoyed as I am with having to remember passwords and user names for all of your online activity?  I want to bet your answer is YES!  I am using PasswordBox, a new application that helps me store all my passwords securely so when I have to log in again, all the information is pre-filled for me by PasswordBox.  There is also a Chrome extension if you use Chrome as your browser. The download is free and the free account lets you store up to 25 passwords- I am trying to use those 25 free slots for those passwords I don't use that frequently- This is what the site says about pricing: " PasswordBox is similar to Dropbox. Users can store up to 25 passwords and sync across all devices for free before being prompted to upgrade to a premium account. A premium account has unlimited password storage for $11.99 per year, billed annually. You can earn a free lifetime subscription with unlimited password storage by referring friends to PasswordBox. Once five referrals have b...

Have you ever wondered how to organize your student digital content in Google Drive?  Are you tired of having students email you attachments, only to find that your inbox is cluttered with student mail? have you found yourself fishing for a student's assignment in a pile of emails? well...those days are gone! With Google Drive and its sharing capabilities you will keep your inbox clean and still hold on to your sanity. In this video tutorial, you will learn how to create a folder in your Google Drive that will host your student work and that will automatically update every time your students share an assignment with you.  Your students will not need to email you every time they want to turn in an assignment. Nor will they have to attach files to their emails. Watch the tutorial and learn how to organize and manage Google Drive, you will become more efficient and waste less time.

Ever wonder how to get all of your documents accessible to you anywhere, anytime? with Google Drive you can. You don't have to learn another password or another website! Simply log in to your gmail account and click on the word "Drive" on the top black bar of your page. This will take you to your "Drive" but....what is Google "Drive" you may ask.  Google Drive is a virtual space only assigned to you, accessible only to you any time any where from any device (desktop computers, Smart phones and tablets) It's like a computer's hard drive where you normally save all your documents. You can upload existing documents to your Google Drive or create new ones. You can "share" documents with anyone in the district rather than emailing and remembering to "attach" the document.  If you are a teacher, you can share assignments or documents with your students and they can share theirs with you. The students can also create presenta...