Friday, August 29, 2014

It's Official - I am an Authorized Google Educator Trainer!



Well, I am happy to announce that I am an Authorized Google Education Trainer.  I received my results on 8/27/2014.  I am so excited and thankful to be apart of the GET community!

Here were my requirements:

First, you have to complete an application.  Within the application there were additional requirements that needed to be submitted.

I had to complete a case study that required detailed information about school overview, training programs I completed, evaluation data and feedback, and the overall impact of my training.  Here is what my case study entitled.  The application provides you with the template.

Next, I had to create a resume of my experiences and knowledge.

Finally, I had to create a short tutorial on a task.  The video could not be longer than 2 minutes.  My video demonstrated how to use links, bookmarks, and a table of contents in a Google document.  Here is the link to my video.

All of this information had to be submitted by a deadline and Google has about 2 months to review the application.

I look forward to the challenges, learning endeavors, and this new chapter in my career.  I want thank my family, especially my husband for being my "rock", my Davies school family, #WeAreDavies, for always supporting me and the people in my PLN for guidance.

Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Tech Tip Tuesday: A New View using ViewPure


Are you hesitate to show your students YouTube videos because of the clutter that shows up around the video?  Well, you can "de-clutter" your video by using ViewPure.  ViewPure is a tool that works with YouTube that will remove any ads, comments, or other distractions from the video.  It will "purify" the video so that you can show it with your students without any distractions.  Note:  it does not remove audio content from the video.

Here's how you do it:

  • find a YouTube video that you want to share with your students
  • copy the URL address of it
  • go to ViewPure.com
  • paste the URL address into the bar
  • click on 'Purify'
  • your video will open and will be displayed without the clutter

A comparison, links are active and screen shots are shown below: