#WYInnovations2017 Presentation: Go Paperless with Google Classroom

#WYInnovations2017 Presentation: Go Paperless with Google Classroom

While we do not primarily use Google Classroom at Jamestown Community College, we do have some faculty experimenting with it. Since, I do not use Google Classroom that often, I decided to sit in on this session. Rebecca Velikaneye from Wheatland Middle School provided a thorough review of Google Classroom. She highlighted a number of the paperless benefits of this application. Continue reading

#CANISIUSCIC – Augmented Reality + Google Maps: Integrating Skills with Zest!

#CANISIUSCIC - Augmented Reality + Google Maps: Integrating Skills with Zest!

Kathleen Gradel, a Professor at SUNY Fredonia, gave a wonderful presentation on augmented reality (AR) and Google Maps. Early in her presentation, she provided a couple of definitions of AR.

Augmented reality adds graphics, sounds, haptic feedback and smell to the natural world as it exists.

“…Augmented reality blurs the line between what’s real and what;s computer-generated by enhancing what we see, hear, feel and smell.

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#CANISIUSCIC – Google Sites: Portfolio Platform & Alternative Course Repository

#CANISIUSCIC - Google Sites: Portfolio Platform & Alternative Course Repository

Yesterday, Canisius College put on a highly informative technology training day. I picked up a lot of great ideas. The first presentation was by Marya Grande, an Associate Professor in the School of Education and Human Services. In her presentation, she shared how she used Google Sites as a portfolio platform and a course repository. Continue reading

How to Recover Overwritten Documents

How to recover overwritten documents

Last week, I had a slight panic attack. I was writing a lesson plan and I was using a previous lesson plan as a template. Instead of making changes to my new document, I accidentally overwrote the document I used as a template. Has this ever happened to you? If so, you know the feeling of dread that sweeps over you. If you want to know how to recover overwritten documents, continue reading. Continue reading