Print your Google Calendar!

Print or create a PDF of your Google Calendar!

Something new to me - the ability to print out or save various views of my Google calendar or agenda!

Here's how:

1. Go to the calendar you want to print or save
2. Click on MORE and Print
3. You will automatically be in Print Preview and you can make adjustments as needed
4. If you'd like to convert your view to a PDF, click on Save As

*Note: I needed to expand the window to full size in Chrome to see the Save As option on the bottom right corner

I love being able to print out specific calendars and agenda in Google! Sometimes being able to hand a calendar page to a colleague, print out my personal calendar or having the ability to write notes on the week's work agenda is helpful!

Tour Builder - a Google Earth Experiment

Tool Builder by Google is a tool for recording and sharing stories with maps, a real breakthrough that may be utilized in all levels of education. It's a must-see! 

Here's a link to a sample: Catlin Seaview Survey Underwater Streetview Tour

PC & MAC: I had no problem viewing the Tour Builder sample with Chrome. I didn't need to install anything. 
MAC: I was successful using Safari. You'll need to install the Google Earth extension if you haven't already, and Safari walks you through that process.

Tell your stories or teach your students with Google's Tour Builder!

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 from Jane Hart

Twitter is #1!

Top 100 Tools for Learning 2013 from Jane Hart

MindMapping!

If you haven't tried mindmapping, you're missing out on a fantastic tool!

I discovered mindmapping a few years ago when I was looking for a way to organize and plan a website step-by-step in a visual environment without using paper and pencil. Not only does mindmapping allow you great flexibility in planning, it serves as a system whereby you can brainstorm and organize at the same time. It's easy to create, edit, delete and move your ideas around on the screen. Currently, I use MindMeister.

I also designed our department events workflow here at UHM Center for Teaching Excellence. When the workflow changes or evolves, I jump on MindMeister and update it in a minute or two!

Mindmapping in Education caught my eye recently when I read this article from EmergingEdTech:

Teaching Creativity – The Case for Mind Mapping by Jane Karwoski, PhD on October 10, 2013

Google Forms: Embed YouTube Videos!

You can now embed a video right inside your Google Form!

This is a big WOW! Here's how:

To add a video to your form, click the Insert menu, and select Video. To pick a video, either provide a YouTube video’s URL, or use the search box to search for a video. After selecting one, you can add a title and a caption to the video. You can click and drag one of the video's corners to resize it, and you can align the video to the left, right, or center of the page by choosing one of the alignment options.

Try it out! It couldn't be easier! 

Educators: You can create quizzes with questions directly related to the video embedded in the Google Form!

iBooks Author for Education

The UH Manoa Center for Teaching Excellence presents iBooks Author for Education free iBook!

Thursday, October 3 will be our iBooks Author for Education hands-on session here on the UH Manoa campus in Webster 101.

The handout for our 3-part series will be available as a FREE iBook in the iTunes store. Drop us your name and email address and we'll make an announcement when it's available!

Click HERE for details on how you can learn to create an interactive masterpiece in iBooks Author!

Apple iPad Quick Reference Guide

This Apple iPad Quick Reference Guide is invaluable for those who are eager to learn to navigate their iPad! Check it out!

Link to Guide