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My Ten Favorite Office 365 Features for Teachers and Students

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5 Stars on Amazon: School Counselor Side Hustle

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    Do you know a teacher, counselor, or other helping professional who can use some help to develop their side hustle? We've got them covered with our new book which makes for a terrific gift! To learn more, listen to an interview with Dr. Sabella on WGCU at https://news.wgcu.org/post/we-meet-author-school-counselor-side-hustle Practicing or retired, all types of professionals including counselors, educators, social workers, psychologists, and other human services practitioners can use our guide to develop extra income by doing what you love to do. “Cannot tell you how much I have appreciated this read.  I truly could not put the book down.  So many great ideas and stories.  Thank you for what you both produced.  I believe this will help inspire others to venture out.”  -Dr. Ernest Cox, Professor of School Counseling at Texas A&M University “Highly recommend! This book is full of great resources and ...

What is 2FA?

Outlook Email: 5 Tips in 5 Minutes

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Generation Z Goes to College

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What are the unique characteristics of Generation Z, or those born from 1995-2010? How should our college and university organizations, environments, policies, and curriculum adapt to best meet the needs of this newest generation to come to campus? What do student affairs educators need to know to best engage and connect with students from Generation Z? Corey Seemiller and Meghan Grace, authors of Generation Z Goes to College, write, “Although some characteristics may look similar to the Millennial Generation, Generation Z brings a whole new set of attributes and experiences to higher education.” Source:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=6&v=u3DHMlE9LWk

The Heart of Digital Citizenship | Anne Collier | TEDxGeneva

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Published on Jun 16, 2016 Digital citizenship is an intriguing but still very abstract idea with a dark past and great potential. A journalist who has followed youth Internet safety and citizenship for nearly 20 years, Anne Collier looks at what digital citizenship is, the struggle it emerged from, and five ways adult society can make it engaging and useful to young citizens, the heart of any digital citizenship discussion about youth. Source:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uww2XHnijKw

Creating a thermometer chart in Microsoft Excel

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Source: http://schoolcounselor.com/creating-a-thermometer-chart-in-microsoft-excel/ A thermometer is a common way to measure intensity and this also works well for depicting student progress in a fun way. This video shows you how to do it with “percent of homework completion” as the outcome. This video is included among many others in the online workshop at  mydatabootcamp.com .

PDF Tricks

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Source:  http://schoolcounselor.com/video-pdf-tricks/ Deal with PDF files more effectively and efficiently by learning how to: Complete a form that does not have fillable fields. Insert your signature Email the completed form from right within the application (in this case, Foxit PDF Reader) Summarize Comments made in the PDF Merge and split PDF files with ease.

Google Docs: Type with your voice

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WOW! You can now even use commands to edit and format your document when you voice type. For example, "Select paragraph," "italics," or "Go to the end of the line." For a list of commands, go here: https://support.google.com/docs/answer/4492226

Make a Tablet / iPad Stand

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Off to the the Goodwill to find an old lamp stand ..

Fascinating machines!

Awesome Machines Fascinating machines! Now let’s automate them all. Posted by Hashem Al-Ghaili on Saturday, January 30, 2016

The Telekinetic Coffee Shop Prank

The Telekinetic Coffee Shop Prank Posted by Graduate Fasttrack on  Sunday, August 10, 2014

Ten Questions You Should Ask Yourself Before Posting Something Online

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Source:  https://youtu.be/CgEY6V5Xu1Q

Texting & Driving

Texting & Driving PSA Our sister station WJBF in Georgia has received a ton of feedback on this Texting & Driving PSA... And so we share it with you, and ask: How are you talking to your high schooler about the dangers of texting and driving?Feel free to use this powerful message to get a conversation started. Posted by NBC4 on Monday, August 11, 2014

Monica Lewinsky: The price of shame

In 1998, says Monica Lewinsky, “I was Patient Zero of losing a personal reputation on a global scale almost instantaneously.” Today, the kind of online public shaming she went through has become a constant. In a brave talk, she takes a look at our “culture of humiliation,” in which online shame equals dollar signs — and demands a different way.

Dead and online: What happens to your digital estate when you die?

Google’s New Car Doesn’t Have a Steering Wheel

Allgood Sesame steps Video

Allgood Sesame steps Video from Allgood plc on Vimeo . Since the introduction of the DDA and subsequently the Equality Act, many buildings have struggled to provide a means of access to their property that is barrier-free and ensures access for all. Even the smallest numbers of steps at the entrance of a building can provide a huge obstacle to visitors to a building and can lead to a situation where some visitors cannot access the building without assistance. Frequently, the property will install a retrofit solution that is difficult to use and can be an eyesore to the existing façade of the building. Sesame from Allgood Trio is a new innovative system that solves this issue by ensuring access for all whilst providing a discreet and aesthetically pleasing solution for the building. Technologically advanced, the Sesame system from Allgood Trio is tailored to each individual entrance and supplied and installed by our team of engineers. The secret to the system is the way that...

Teen to government: Change your typeface, save millions

Brilliant! "Ink is two times more expensive than French perfume by volume," Suvir says with a chuckle. Tip: Change or set the default font - Word - Office.com http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/word-help/change-or-set-the-default-font-HP010368862.aspx

Amazing engineering

Post by Tim Grollimund .