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The Art and Necessity of the Signature
When emailing someone it is very easy to forget to include a clear email signature. I cannot tell you how many emails I have received and I am not sure which district a person is from. This is important as a librarian because we resource share. Rather than having to Google or use our library directory please save your receiver a step and include a detailed signature. This could include:
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Flippity for the Win!
On the 8th day of Create-mas I share with thee Flippity. I have had a love affair with Flippity for so many year but we have some new items added. They recently added multimedia flashcards. What a great way to chunk up information into bite size pieces. I find that when you have less information on each slide/flashcard it is easier for students and to be honest anyone absorb it. Like all Flippity items it uses a spreadsheet that you put in your own data/content. Flippity does a wonderful job giving clear and concise directions for the novice and expert spreadsheet user. You make a copy of the spreadsheet then…
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Coolors: Color Perfection
On the 7th day of Create-mas I share with thee……Coolors: Color Perfection!! If you are like me you are constantly trying to color match on presentations or trying to find the perfect color scheme. I would find one color that was perfect but then was not sure which colors were the best complement. When taking a PD with Tony Vincent I was introduced to Coolors. Coolors.co allows you to look at trending color combinations, search for a color via hex code, and create color pallets all without creating an account. By creating a free account you can save your color combos. Check out Coolors.co where you can get the HEX…
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It is beginning to look like CREATE-MAS!!
I love the holidays and I wanted to give a gift to everyone! Welcome to the 14 Days of Create-Mas!! I love educational technology and literacy so I decided to combine them both. It is that time of year again where I take some time to share some of my favorite tools, resources, and creative ways to use technology and literacy. With each reveal of a new website/resource/idea. This concept was first introduced to me in 2019 by Ryan and Brian from the Check this Out Podcast. Quite a few different educators are continuing this tradition and creating their own versions such as the 12 Days of Chrome-mas, 12 Days…
