The blog began in March 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic shifted all teaching and learning to an online format. Past entries are available on the Blogger platform.
2021
May
- May 10, 2021 - Happy Summer!
- May 7, 2021 - But Wait, There's More: Some Light Summer Reading
- May 6, 2021 - I'm Taking it With Me: Tools and techniques to keep
- May 5, 2021 - Changes to the Zoom Update Process (Mac)
April
- April 29, 2021 - All the Emojis are Here ... Zoom Reactions Have Changed Again!
- April 27, 2021 - Assessment of/as Intercultural Learning
- April 26, 2021 - Live Lecturing: Record the Good Stuff & Share with Students
- April 23, 2021 - Google Sites: Student Portfolio
- April 21, 2021 - Proctorio, Zoom and More! Language Testing Program Tips for Remote Assessment
- April 16, 2021 - Google Sites: Bring it all together and collaborate
- April 15, 2021 - 100th Tip of the Day!
- April 12, 2021 - Record Timed Oral Production in Zoom
- April 2, 2021 - Activity Dashboard: A Google Suite Tool for Collaboration
March
- March 31, 2021 - Zoom Update: Show or Hide Meeting Controls
- March 24, 2021 - Quickly Paste Without Format in Google Suite
- March 23, 2021 - Design a Room in Jamboard
- March 22, 2021 - Not Satisfied with Zoom Polls? Consider Google Forms in Meeting
- March 18, 2021 - Save an Image from a Google Doc
- March 16, 2021 - Annotate a Screenshot on a PC
- March 15, 2021 - Hide Desktop Icons
- March 11, 2021 - Briefly Removing the Instructor from the Student-Centered Classroom
- March 10, 2021 - Add a Digital Signature to Images on Mac
- March 9, 2021 - Annotate, Drag, & Drop Screenshots on Mac
- March 8, 2021 - One Year Anniversary Survey
- March 4, 2021 - Several Ways to Take Screenshots on a Mac
- March 3, 2021 - Several Ways to Take Screenshots on a PC
February
- February 26, 2021 - Create a Zoom Background with Google Slides
- February 25, 2021 - Zoom: Don't Have a Green Screen? Try Faking it!
- February 24, 2021 - Google Docs: Fix Your Messy Formatting Quickly
- February 19, 2021 - Integrate a Zoom Virtual Background with Your Teaching
- February 18, 2021 - Can Google Stop Being So Helpful? Yes!
- February 12, 2021 - Share Your Zoom Interface in Meeting
- February 11, 2021 - FAQ on the New Zoom Reactions
- February 10, 2021 - Changing the Skin Tone of Your Zoom Reactions
- February 8, 2021 - Google Docs: Two Methods of Emailing Collaborators
- February 5, 2021 - Blur your Background in Zoom
- February 3, 2021 - Breakout rooms: a student's perspective
- February 1, 2021 - Create Uniformly Sized Elements in Jamboard
January
- January 28, 2021 - Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down! Zoom Reactions Have Changed
- January 27, 2021 - Have All Students See the Same Grid Configuration in Zoom
- January 25, 2021 - Zoom Roles in a Meeting & Do You Really Need a Co-host?
- January 22, 2021 - Creating a Background Image in Jamboard
- January 20, 2021 - Using Audio in Canvas Discussion Forums
- January 15, 2021 - Navigating the Tip of the Day Blog
2020
December
- December 14, 2020 - Happy Holidays
- December 11, 2020 - Locate and Organize your Jamboards
- December 3, 2020 - Students' Ongoing Access to Course Canvas Site
November
- November 30, 2020 - Using Audio in Canvas Assignments, Instructions, and Quizzes
- November 24, 2020 - Student Presenters as Zoom Co-Hosts
- November 23, 2020 - Alternate Pathways to Zoom Settings Menu in the Zoom Application
- November 19, 2020 - You Can Choose to Always Allow Screen Sharing in Zoom
- November 17, 2020 - Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts
- November 16, 2020 - Where am I? Check Zoom's tiny green security button
- November 13, 2020 - Let Students Choose their Breakout Room
- November 11, 2020 - Moving Students from one Breakout Room to another
- November 9, 2020 - Giving Feedback in Canvas Using Audio or Video
- November 2, 2020 - Fast and Easy Video Editing using QuickTime on a Mac
October
- October 30, 2020 - PC Users: How to Edit a Portion out of the Middle of a Video
- October 26, 2020 - Lock a Doc
- October 23, 2020 - LC Elevator + Canvas = Easy Media Streaming for Your Students!
- October 22, 2020 - Recording student conversations in Zoom breakout rooms
- October 19, 2020 - Timelines with Jamboard
- October 15, 2020 - Canvas: Strike that Word and Other Formatting Tools
- October 14, 2020 - Jamboard - simulate moving real objects
- October 9, 2020 - Jamboard - shortcuts for missing menu items
- October 5, 2020 - Update Zoom Regularly
- October 2, 2020 - Organizing all those Google Docs
- October 1, 2020 - Using Breakout Rooms as a Warm-up for Students
September
- September 29, 2020 - Subscribe to the Tip of the Day
- September 25, 2020 - Introduction to Jamboard - Whiteboard Deluxe!
- September 24, 2020 - Automating Breakout rooms in Zoom
- September 23, 2020 - Use any shared window as a whiteboard in Zoom
- September 17, 2020 - Change "share computer audio" setting while sharing your screen
- September 16, 2020 - Engage students during wait times in Zoom
- September 14, 2020 - Welcome back - Take attendance in Zoom
May
- May 6, 2020 - End of Semester
- May 1, 2020 - Ongoing Canvas Access for Students
- May 1, 2020 - Hide your own video image in Zoom
April
- April 30, 2020 - Allow Students to Share Screen in Zoom
- April 29, 2020 - Sharing Suggestions for Wrapping Up the Semester Virtually
- April 28, 2020 - Live Transcript feature in Zoom
- April 27, 2020 - Have Students Submit a Photo of a Written Assignment in Canvas
- April 24, 2020 - Some applications for a Whiteboard
- April 23, 2020 - Create a whiteboard template with multiple copies
- April 22, 2020 - Annotate a Comic Strip in Google Slides
- April 21, 2020 - Set an Image as Background and Annotation in Google Slides
- April 20, 2020 - Create your own Whiteboard in Google Slides
- April 17, 2020 - Mix it up: Add Movement to your Breakout Rooms in Zoom
- April 16, 2020 - Annotate Shared Screen
- April 15, 2020 - Show or hide the Zoom meeting controls
- April 14, 2020 - Save and access the Zoom chat transcript
- April 13, 2020 - New Zoom Security Button in Recent Update
- April 10, 2020 - Look Your Best on Camera with Zoom
- April 9, 2020 - Share copies of a Google Doc
- April 8, 2020 - Require Zoom Meeting Attendees to be Authenticated to Join Meeting
- April 6, 2020 - Recording a Live Lecture in Zoom – Teach once, use twice (or more)
- April 6, 2020 - Sharing Poll Results in Zoom
- April 3, 2020 - Create Poll in Zoom prior to Class
- April 2, 2020 - Schedule Office Hours in Zoom
- April 1, 2020 - Canvas Quiz grade distribution: Don’t share with students
March
- March 31, 2020 - Who attended my Zoom session? Access a list of participants
- March 30, 2020 - Create and Launch Poll During a Zoom Meeting
- March 27, 2020 - Change how you appear in Zoom
- March 26, 2020 - Limit Share Screen Privileges in Zoom
- March 25, 2020 - Share a video with sound in Zoom
- March 24, 2020 - Share a portion of your screen in Zoom
- March 23, 2020 - Run a Google Presentation in Zoom with access to your notes
- March 20, 2020 - Stay after zoom session to talk with individual students
- March 18, 2020 - Temporarily unmute your microphone in Zoom
- March 18, 2020 - Starting your Zoom Meeting