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JULY 5, 2021

A: Type a couple of paragraphs in any document. Then, in Word : Click the Default button on the lower left to approve that this is how you’d like future documents formatted. The next time you open an MS Word or Google Docs document, it will have this revised formatting. Q: How do I change default font and spacing?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

For example, after pushing PrintScreen (and putting a screenshot onto your clipboard), open a new MS Word document. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. When you push PrintScreen , it saves a copy of your screen to the clipboard. Then, you must tell the computer where to put it.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Today’s tip: Find a file Category: Problem-solving Q: I saved my document, but I can’t find it. A: There are five ways to search for a document you saved, but don’t remember where (see poster below): If none of these work, try these two: One: Open the program you created it in, say MS Word. What do I do? Select File>Open.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

It streamlines your workflow, making it easy for users to sign documents and you to collect responses. Jotform Sign is perfect for any public or private school looking for a way to easily and automatically create legally binding documents with signatures. Customizations to fit your document to your school or District.

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APRIL 26, 2021

Delete My Documents files you no longer need. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Run an antispyware program.

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APRIL 5, 2023

Today’s tip: Try this if you saved over a doc Category: Problem-solving Q: A student saved a blank document over their files. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Instead of ‘open’, they use the menu command ‘save-as’ and lose all their work. Is there any way to retrieve the file? A: Absolutely.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

For basic image editing, Word’s pallet of tools do a pretty good job ( Note: Depending upon your version of Word, some of these tools may not be available; adapt to your version ): Open a blank document in MS Word. Insert a picture with multiple focal points (see samples). Duplicate the image once for each focal point.

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MAY 19, 2022

That brings up the ‘Research’ sidebar (on the right side of the document) where you can find synonyms, dictionaries, and research browsers. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Category: Google Apps, Keyboarding. Q: Is there a quick way to research on a PC, like we can do in Google Docs? Try Shift+F7.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

You Know You’re a Techy Teacher When… You can’t remember the last time you printed a classroom document. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. I have to reblog this wonderful post by my efriend, Lisa. How many of these fit you? Can you add to this list?

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AUGUST 25, 2021

Get rid of documents you don’t need anymore. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. What can I do to speed it up?

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology. Everything was then placed into Google Drive.

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JUNE 13, 2023

Sometimes, they find a version of the document, but not the latest version. Often, students save it to a default location—like My Documents on the local drive. Can they search the network for it (which requires they know the name of the document)? They assume (often wrongly) that it’s gone forever and they’ll have to start over.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. . ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

As kids work their way through the education system, they will use different types of documents for their projects. The PDF file extension is used for documents created in the PDF file format. PDFs are so popular because they maintain the formatting used to create the document. HTML is typically used for web pages. PPT and PPTX.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Preserving your valuable documents and images for future access and use requires planning, as well as the use of automatic backup services. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. To back up PC /Windows, use Windows Backup: Click the start button.

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MAY 24, 2023

Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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MARCH 7, 2023

Can’t find MS Word PC: Right-click on desktop—select ‘New>Word Document’. If it doesn’t, re-plug cord into digital device and reboot. I erased my document/text Ctrl+Z. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MARCH 31, 2022

Preserving your valuable documents and images for future access and use requires planning, as well as the use of automatic backup services. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. To back up PC /Windows, use Windows Backup: Click the start button. Preparing High Schoolers For A Career In Cybersecurity.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Shadow Puppet EDU – make videos to tell stories, explain ideas, & document learning (app). Digital Quick Writes. Digital Quick Stories. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Pixton –use their storytelling layout (picture at top, text at bottom). StoryBird —-storytelling with art–beautiful.

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JULY 9, 2024

Here’s a summary on grading assignments with PDF annotation tools: Getting started Grading Providing feedback Saving and sharing Grade Assignments with PDF Annotation Tools As online learning and virtual classrooms gain popularity, educators are turning to new technologies to improve their teaching methods.

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MAY 15, 2023

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. Clean out your documents. Sort through the documents you collected this year and get rid of those you don’t need anymore. Sometimes, they seem to turn off by themselves (I have no idea why). Check to be sure yours is active.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Primary Source Documents. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Public Policy Matching. Three Branches of Government Review.

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MAY 16, 2023

Regardless of the course (science, history, or literature), every student has to prepare a research document at some point or the other. Write Your Introduction The introduction is an important part of writing your research document as it sets the tone for the entire document. Looking for tips to prepare outstanding work?

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JANUARY 11, 2024

Nowadays, you cannot underestimate the significance of streamlining documents into digital format. This is because this type of document has no compatibility issues. If you want to merge PDF assignments into one large document, there are multiple ways to perform this activity. Here you go! Check its processing speed.

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AUGUST 18, 2022

As a history teacher, I used the summertime to experiment and attend online professional development technology sessions and tech camps. What used to be an application that only had student annotation capabilities has now become an all-encompassing tool that allows students to add video annotations to a document. Confusion sets in.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Q: I get documents from friends with links to websites. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. How do they do that?

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JUNE 13, 2022

You probably know the most common tech problems faced last year like hooking digital devices to the school WiFi, running a tech-infused lesson, or what students face with technology. If you ask students to demonstrate their knowledge with technology, be open to their suggestions. Model good digital citizenship.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

This week, I’ll post updated suggestions to get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of projects you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Two maintenance tasks lots of people skip are: back up your documents. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. image your computer.

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DECEMBER 13, 2022

This week, I’ll post updated suggestions to get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of projects you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Sort through Documents and get rid of those you don’t need anymore. Plus, it distracts you from finding the documents you really want.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

The discussion was based on the research of primary and secondary documents and was quite creative. Another feature of Twitter is forming content groups for teachers where weekly conversations take place on pedagogy, current events, and the use of technology. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

provide assistive technology (such as a calculator, text-to-speech tools, and electronic dictionaries). HumanWare offers assistive technology for people who are blind or have low vision. JAWS provides speech and braille output for PC-based documents in Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Edge, and more.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

provide assistive technology (such as a calculator, text-to-speech tools, and electronic dictionaries). HumanWare offers assistive technology for people who are blind or have low vision. JAWS provides speech and braille output for PC-based documents in Microsoft Office, Google Docs, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Edge, and more.

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MARCH 31, 2024

Besides those already discussed, you can: use an auto-backup program like Acronis creates a backup and a mirror image on a schedule email important documents to yourself each time you make changes to it (like lesson plans) Sign up for a new tip each week or buy the entire 169 Real-world Ways to Put Tech into Your Classroom.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

The completed document can be pushed out via link or embedded into blogs and websites. PDFs are a favorite document among teachers. They work across all platforms, easily transfer from home to school, and are considered one of the most secure documents available. Scan completed document into computer (hope the scanner ap works).

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MARCH 21, 2023

Adaptability and Flexibility The world is constantly changing, and one of the most critical skills graduates can have is adaptability : being able to anticipate change, adjust accordingly, and keep up with new technologies or processes as needed. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Thеy hеlp in the accurate translation of medical documents, including clinical trials and rеsеarch papеrs. They help translatе regulatory documents and labеling. Cultural nuances Context is incredibly vital when translating technical documents. One wrong phrase or word could have a different meaning in technical documents.

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MAY 24, 2024

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. Clean out your documents. Sort through the documents you collected this year and get rid of those you don’t need anymore. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Check to be sure yours is active.

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