Integrate Technology Effectively
Not too long ago I wrote a review about mote. To sum it up, it is a Chrome extension that will allow you add voice comments to Google Docs, Google Slides and Google Classroom. I like it, it works well. When giving feedback to students sometimes a voice is better than a short comment. It allows you to really emphasis what you liked or to give criticism. It works well, it’s easy to install and easy to use.
Continue reading “mote for Gmail”
OK, it’s a weird name but it has a pretty cool function.
This is an extension you can add to Chrome and use on a variety of Google products to leave audio comments. If you mark up an essay or digital document, all too often students will just take a look at the score at the top of the first page and maybe leaf through the rest of their work and then stuff it in a folder, trashcan, or some other dark region never to give it another thought.
This is obviously a problem as feedback is a pretty crucial part of the teaching-learning process. mote allows you to record audio feedback and add it to Any type of Google document (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and it also allows you to add comments on Google Classroom as well. Continue reading “Mote – Chrome Extension review”
Tim, Tony and Patrick talk about another good Chrome extension (Papier) and about the people rating app: Peeple. Check out the talking points below!
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Chrome extension – Papier
a. Link: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwj-hvT4hLTLAhUCuoMKHRCYCLQQFggdMAA&url=https%253A%252F%252Fchrome.google.com%252Fwebstore%252Fdetail%252Fpapier%252Fhhjeaokafplhjoogdemakihhdhffacia&usg=AFQjCNHLlfsfQJXZI8iAdRJJY4ppqi_oVQ
b. Patrick’s post: https://itbabble.com/2016/03/09/papier-a-chrome-extension-worth-checking-out/
Peeple for iOS and Android (coming soon)
a. Washington post article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/09/30/everyone-you-know-will-be-able-to-rate-you-on-the-terrifying-yelp-for-people-whether-you-want-them-to-or-not/
b. People rating people – how could this go wrong?
c. Peeple – http://forthepeeple.com/
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Technology in the Classroom 