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...

This week my Tech Treats Newsletter included a few Google Drive tips... check them out below! Take Pictures in Drive   Tired of taking photos on your phone and then having to upload them to Drive? I just discovered you can take photos from the Drive app! Open the app, click the + button on the bottom right, and an option is take a photo! It saves in whatever folder you have open in Drive! Only one negative - it only takes one photo at a time.  Shortcut .NEW   I heard about this first on the Google Teacher Tribe podcast, episode 62 . You can create a new Google Drive file simply by typing the following in the omnibox: docs.new slides.new sheets.new form.new sites.new Here is a full list of what you can type to quickly create something new! Searching Drive Tips   Check out this video for some helpful Drive search tips!  What other Google Drive Tips do you have?