Aim to Be Awesome, Not Perfect

Today is the last day of my EDLD 5303 class, so at some point over the next week, my e-Portfolio will be reviewed and graded. So for the next week or so, I really shouldn't make any updates. Except now I really want to make updates. Over the last couple of weeks, I have been part of a team building and collaborating on a internal website for my district, one that has tutorials and resources for teachers during our time of at-home learning. Even though I have experience with web design, I haven't really done it in a team setting. I learned a lot about design and one of the cool things I learned about is flat icons. According to Iconion , Flat icons are part of flat design, "which is a minimalistic design approach that put emphasis on usability. This kind of interface focuses on open space, bright colors and flat graphics or illustrations."  Flat icons are "clean and have crisp edges again with a flat two- dimensional graphic layout". I had heard the t...

In my weekly newsletter, Tech Treats, I recently did a Google Slides Edition. Here are some of the great ideas I shared! Make videos  Google Slides now has Closed Captioning. It can now  provide a transcript as you narrate a slide deck. Screen-cast with your voice to create a video with closed captions! Check out the video explaining how to do it!  Create Graphics I use Google Slides to create graphics for our website and social media pages. Check out this example with instructions! Lesson Planner   Use Google Slides as a Lesson Planner. It’s a daily slide to share with students, an organizer for the whole year, or as one spot for all your ideas! Student Play of the Week   Use this Google Slides Template to highlight your class MVP’s! Check out this blog post from ShakeUpLearning for more information and ideas!