Voice Typing: Yes, You Can!

What's the one thing you always want more of? 

Time! 

Voice Typing, or speech-to-text, will save you lots of time. You can pen your thoughts to text almost anywhere, almost anytime. Sure, it may need a little editing at the end, but the bulk of your thoughts will ultimately be sitting there in a document waiting for you to finish rather than an empty page waiting for you to start. Instead of waiting until you get home while stuck in that traffic jam, put your ideas to paper or dictate that email you want to send out later with voice typing. All you'll have to do is make corrections and copy/paste. You can send texts and tweets, too. The options are limitless.

The average person types around 40 words per minute. 

Voice typing = 120 words per minute. 

How do you get started? The best way is to try it out when you're alone. That way you'll get over any inhibitions you may have. It might feel a little strange at first, but once you get used to it, you won't feel so self conscious. 

Ditch That Textbook has a great article on getting started here: 

http://ditchthattextbook.com/2018/01/31/the-voice-typing-challenge-save-time-get-things-done/

Getting Started with Android:

https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-205091/

Getting Started with iPhone: 

https://www.iphonetricks.org/iphone-voice-dictation-commands-and-punctuation/

You'll need to get used to inserting punctuation with your voice, but that will become second nature in no time!

Google Forms Add-On for Quizzes will Email Custom Certificates

Want to automatically send a certificate to students who pass quizzes or exams?

Check out Certify'em, a Google Forms Add-On created by

Dave Abouav

Certify'em is an "Add-on" for Google Quizzes. It extends the functionality of Quizzes by allowing you to send a certificate (PDF) when someone passes, and keep certification records.

Check out the FAQ here

Sample Easy 3-Question Exam

More about Certify’em: certifyem.com/home

Gmail: Enable Undo Send

Gmail: Enable Undo Send

from Eric Curts at Control Alt Achieve

Yes, there's a way to undo a sent email in Gmail! 

1. From your Gmail account, click on the gear icon and choose Settings
2. On the General tab of the settings screen, scroll down to the Undo Send section
3. Check the "Enable Undo Send" box
4. Choose the number of seconds you'd like to be allowed to cancel your message
5. Don't forget to scroll down and Save Changes

Now when you see the pop-up window, you'll have the opportunity to click Undo.

Once you undo the message from being sent, you'll be returned to normal edit mode.

Google Docs: Rubric Tools!

A must read article on rubric tools from Eric Curts, Control Alt Achieve!

The four tools he explores are:

• WriQ (add-on for Google Docs)
• OrangeSlice Teacher Rubric (add-on for Google Docs) with video tutorial
• docAppender (Google forms add-on) with video tutorial
• Doctopus and Goobric (most powerful, also most sophisticated) 

Check out Eric's article HERE!

Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Teaching & Learning in Higher Education

I first saw this research paper on LinkedIn.com (EduCause), and thought it worth sharing since I posted Accessibility: Virtual Reality in Education! earlier this month.

Exploring the impact of artificial intelligence on teaching 

and learning in higher education

Stefan A. D. Popenici and Sharon Kerr

Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning 2017 12:22 |

https://doi.org/10.1186/s41039-017-0062-8

©  The Author(s) 2017

Received:   1 December 2016

Accepted: 31 October 2017

Published: 23 November 2017

Abstract

This paper explores the phenomena of the emergence of the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning in higher education. It investigates educational implications of emerging technologies on the way students learn and how institutions teach and evolve. Recent technological advancements and the increasing speed of adopting new technologies in higher education are explored in order to predict the future nature of higher education in a world where artificial intelligence is part of the fabric of our universities. We pinpoint some challenges for institutions of higher education and student learning in the adoption of these technologies for teaching, learning, student support, and administration and explore further directions for research.

Google Docs: Copies with Comments

Want to Include Comments and Suggestions in Your Google Document Copy?

This new option makes it so much easier for instructors to make a copy of their document and include the comments. Students will appreciate the extra assistance, and instructors will appreciate the ease with which they can include their comments and suggestions.

This new tip comes from Control Alt Achieve, written by Eric Curts.
See the full article HERE!

Google Docs: How to Create the Perfect Syllabus

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By adding a table of contents, page numbers and headers to your online syllabi, you can create a dynamic and easy to use standard for both teachers and students. Since it is hosted on Drive, rather than printed on paper, a syllabus can be changed or updated at any time to keep up with a constantly evolving schedule.