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Tame the TEKS with Digital Tools!

Photo from Unsplash Reading through the TEKS (Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills) can be yawn-inducing and frustrating. I have a favorite app and a new-to-me Chrome extension that help me find what I'm looking for when I use the TEKS for planning. First up, the TEKS app from Mastery Connect is a great way to access standards on your iOS or Android device. You can easily tap through to view standards by subject, then grade, then strand, etc. The search bar that helps locate specific TEKS without skimming or using the "find" function. Yesterday, I was looking through the TEKS on my Chromebook. On a whim, I searched "TEKS" in the Chrome web store, and TEKS Accordion popped up. To use it, you install the extension, and then navigate to the TEKS webpage that you need. Once you're there, TEKS Accordion will automatically collapse all of the standards underneath each strand. Then, you can just click to expand what you want to look at. For ...

My New Mantra: Growth

Next school year will mark the beginning of my seventh year in education. I'm moving districts, working with new people, and living in a new place. This will be a major adventure for me personally and professionally. After three years of being an instructional technologist, I feel much more settled in my role as a trainer and collaborator with classroom teachers. I'm definitely beyond the "survival" stage of new teaching, you could say. As I move forward, my goal is to foster meaningful growth for my teachers and for myself. Growth can be painful, but it is ultimately (hopefully) rewarding. As I've been planning my next moves in the coming months, I keep thinking about a poem by my favorite American poet: E. E. Cummings. in time of daffodils (who know the goal of living is to grow) forgetting why, remember how in time of lilacs who proclaim ...

2 Quick Google Chrome Tips

I hope that you've at least tried out the Google Chrome web browser. I am a Googlephile, so I use Chrome at work, at home, on my Chromebook, and on my smartphone. Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of Chrome: Printing from Chrome When you print from Chrome, it may default to "Save", which means your page won't actually print! You need to click "Change", and then select the printer you want to use. If you don't see the printer you want, close the window and double-check the installed printers on your computer. Install the right printer, if necessary, then reopen the page and print. Here's a video demo: Chrome Web Store Chrome is not just a browser, or a way to view the internet. It can also run apps, extensions, and themes. A Chrome App is a program that runs on the web, similar to a website. However, you can install Chrome Apps so that you can easily access them and connect them to your account. ...

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