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September 2021 Newsletter9/10/2021 September 2021 NewsletterUEN's Digital LockerUEN's Digital Locker is a site dedicated to helping teachers engage their students with lesson ideas, support for at-home learning, and professional development. Three Ways to Add Audio Notes to Google Docs, Word Docs, and PDFs1. Mote is a Chrome extension that can be used to record voice notes directly within Gmail, Google Classroom, Google Slides, and Google Documents. One of its many convenient features is that students do not need to have the extension installed in order to listen to your voice notes. This video shows you how to add audio notes to Google Documents and this one shows you how to add audio notes to Google Slides. Byrne, R. (2021, June 1). Three ways to add audio notes to google docs, word docs, and pdfs. Practical Ed Tech. Retrieved September 29, 2021, from https://practicaledtech.com/2021/06/01/three-ways-to-add-audio-notes-to-google-docs-word-docs-and-pdfs/. 2. e-Comments is a Chrome extension that lets you add canned comments to Google Docs, Word documents (when opened in your web browser), Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, and just about any page that has a commenting feature. e-Comments provides a huge bank of pre-made comments arranged by grade level and skill. You can also create your own canned comments in e-Comments. Those comments can include your own audio recordings. Watch this video for a complete overview of how to use e-Comments. Byrne, R. (2021, June 1). Three ways to add audio notes to google docs, word docs, and pdfs. Practical Ed Tech. Retrieved September 29, 2021, from https://practicaledtech.com/2021/06/01/three-ways-to-add-audio-notes-to-google-docs-word-docs-and-pdfs/. Kaizena can be used as a Chrome extension or you can simply go to the website and import documents (Word, PDF, and Google Docs are supported) to add voice comments to them. The nice thing is that much like e-Comments, audio comments in Kaizena are saved in your account and can be re-used across multiple documents with just a click or two. Here’s a short video overview of how to use Kaizena to add voice comments to a document. Byrne, R. (2021, June 1). Three ways to add audio notes to google docs, word docs, and pdfs. Practical Ed Tech. Retrieved September 29, 2021, from https://practicaledtech.com/2021/06/01/three-ways-to-add-audio-notes-to-google-docs-word-docs-and-pdfs/. Canvas TipsThis guy has some great tips for Canvas users. The auto save tip has been integrated into the new Rich Text Editor. So, you don't need to worry about it. However, pay close attention to the restore tip at number 10. I hope that you find these tip helpful. For Every Teacher Who Ever Miss Pronounced A Student's NameI have been that teacher in so many of these stories. I have miss pronounced so many kids names. I have dreaded some kids names because I had no clue how to pronounce their name. I know this is a long video, but please enjoy a good laugh today, and know you are not alone. We all can't say that one kid's name.
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Tamara J. Sleight
9/30/2021 12:03:55 pm
Loved the canvas tips awesome
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Kurt Loertscher
10/1/2021 11:03:44 am
I can't believe I hadn't seen the Coronavirus Rhapsody... that was great!
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