Learning Google Apps?

Here are some of great collections of small, bite-sized video tutorials on making the most of Google Apps - like Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Forms, etc.  These collections of video are set in a YouTube Playlist for easy watching.  These videos should be very helpful for you, especially if you are still learning the basics.

Simply click on the Playlist drop down menu in each Playlist collections below and select videos from the list.

Google Documents Playlist

Google Drive Playlist

Google Calendar Playlist

Gmail Playlist

To see more playlists regarding Google Apps please visit +Sam Rosenfeld YouTube channel.  Thanks to Sam for the work in putting this together.

Spotlight, Open an App Fast - MLTI Minute

This is one of my most used Macbook functions.

Adjusting Computer Sleep Threshold

Filtering Email in FirstClass

I recently had a faculty member ask me to refresh their memory on how to filter email, so they could automatically get rid of the junk mail they were receiving in their FirstClass Inbox. Well, there is a fairly simple way to do this.  However, not only can you get rid of junk mail, but you can sort important messages into specific folders for better email management.

This walk-through explains:

If you have any more questions about Mail Rules or FirstClass in general, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Google Drive on iPad

Google's Drive app on iPad is great.  Not only is it a great container for all of your file storage and documents, but you can create documents on the app as well.

Richard Byrne has released a guide handbook that explains and walks you through how to make the most of this app.

Google Drive for iPad by richardbyrne

You can view document by using the right-side scroll bar; use the download button in bottom toolbar; or the "full view" button.

Twitter Hashtags?

For more information on hashtags, please visit Ratkacher Station

Mac OSX Dictionary/Thesaurus

This is a great feature for our 1to1 students.  Students can not only build their vocabulary, but enrich their writing with this resource.  Each 1to1 Macbook laptop has an onboard extensive Dictionary and Thesaurus that anyone can access with a click.

Apple explains below:

BTW, this any several other "how to" videos about Mac OSX are available in your iTunes store.

SMART Response Video Tutorial

On my You Tube channel I curate and collect videos from You Tube into specific playlists or collections for teachers to use when helping them learn more about specific products or technology for their classrooms.

I have such a playlist for SMART Response software and hand-held devices.  This playlist is constantly being updated any time I find more quality video associated with SMART Response.

Be sure to check out my channel for other playlists that may be of your interest.

Check it out.

Here's an example:

Organize Your Files and Folders; and Your Life

Recently from MLTI

MLTIMinute is always posting new video tutorials pertaining to your MLTI laptop.  For more video go to:

More SMART Notebook Video Tutorials

Taking advantage of YouTube's curating options and ability, I've organized and put together playlists of video tutorials for different topics.  One of them is for SMART Notebook.  After doing much search for helpful, practical and informative tutorials, I felt these were of great quality.  This playlist will be an ongoing build; like a video blog.  So keep checking for updates and newly added video.  As I find more practical content I will add them to my playlists.  Feel free to subscribe to my channel, so you can get notifications of when I do add something new.  Visit my SMART Notebook YouTube playlist

You will, also, notice, perhaps, a familiar voice in some of the videos.  I have been posting my own tutorials; short easy-to-swallow snippets about SMART Notebook.  Be sure to check those ones out as well.

Please feel free to give me your feedback on these playlists in the comment sections of either this blog post or the playlists.

SMART Notebook - Pen Tool

Latest video upload.  What your SMART Notebook Pen Tool can do.

MLTI Minute - Adjusting Display Preferences

Did you ever wonder why your computer screen and the projector display sometimes do not match when you plug in to the projector, or why they change in size or resolution?

Last year I featured MLTI's MLTI Minute and their video tutorials how to make the most of your Stickies application on your MacBook device.  MLTI Minute now has over 200 mini-tutorials posted on their site.

Today I would like to feature another one that came out last April.  This one talks about your display settings on your computer when you plug into a projector and how you can adjust them to suit your needs.  Tim Hart, Apple Rep and MLTI Integration Mentor, does a great job and making this process simple and easy to understand.

I would like to point out, also, that all of their video is downloadable.  You could store it in your iTunes app if you like.

If you have any questions concerning the use of your displays when projecting, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Apps Gone Free - Today's Feature

Apps Gone Free is a FREE iPhone app (compatible with your iPad as well) that features on a daily basis apps that have gone FREE.

Today there is a good one for those iPad begginers or those who would like to know more about your iOS device.  The app is called SCOtutor for iPad.  It was at the price of $3.99, but now it is FREE.  The app is basically an organized and categorized set of video tutorials explaining pretty much every little feature of your iPad device.  It is designed to cover the iPad2 and iOS5, however is great for anyone who has the original first iPad.  The app is amazingly easy to navigated through and to where you want to view.  I believe you will find this extremely helpful.  Below is a video demo of the app.

Get the Apps Gone Free app for more info, or just go to your iTunes store for SCOtutor for iPad.

(disclaimer - this is not my preferred demo, but it does cover it all; he's not Mr. Personality)

SMART Notebook - Infinite Cloner