COPH EDTECH TOOLS!
September 8, 2017
Technology Tools in the Spotlight!
Canvas: Hiding Grade Distribution Graphs From Students
By default, Canvas allows your students to see where they fall on all course assignments and compare their score with other students scores in the course. You can disable this feature if you have a small class or do not want your students to see the grade distribution. Learn more at http://tinyurl.com/j3cze7e
Snip It
Easily take a snapshot of your computer screen with the snipping tool. There are four options for your snips, which include free form, rectangular, window, and full-screen snips. Once you have the screen shot, you can draw and annotate using the pen tool
Are you looking to take a picture from your computer screen to share, annotate or save? Microsoft has a built in snipping tool that allows you to take a snip, draw on it, and save it to your files. You can even take a snip and share it with others! Learn more at http://bit.ly/29aeEAr
If you are a Mac user, you can get a Snip by clicking on COMMAND+SHIFT+3 to capture the entire screen and COMMAND+SHIFT+4 to capture a specific area of the screen.
KEEPVID
Have you ever found a video on YouTube or other social media sites that you wanted to save to your computer but had no way to download it? If so, then KEEPVID may be the tool you have been looking for but haven’t found yet! You can easily and quickly download individual or batch video files and convert the file to a mp4 or other format. There are an online version, a desktop version, and an APP that help you download and save files in an instant. Learn more at http://keepvid.com/
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