Author Archives: Gail

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About Gail

Retired Technology Integration Specialist. I enjoy riding my bike, baking, and reading.

Pencil Camera – Have Fun With This iPad App for Your Camera

Pencil Camera HD has some fun filters for your iPad camera (works on iPhone too) and the app is free today with AppGratis, but is usually $1.99. It’s super simple to use. Get photos from: your camera roll take a … Continue reading

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Boosting the Recording Level of your Microphone

Is your voice too soft to hear after recording something through your microphone when using VoiceThread or other programs? Try boosting the level of your microphone and see if this helps. Many people find it quickest and easiest to use the small sound … Continue reading

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WordPress Blogs—Pninbacks and Pingbacks

I remember reading some years ago a lovely book by Valdamir Nabokov called Pnin. Professor Pnin, an absentminded professor from Russia, teaches in the USA. Pnin receives an urgent message from the university library that he needs to immediately return … Continue reading

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Windows 8 – Adding a New Language Pack to Windows 8

In Windows 8, it is easy to add a language pack to the control panel so that you can quickly switch between English and another language. You can change keyboard settings in the same area. I tried this out on … Continue reading

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LiveBinders Side View and Blogger Photo Error Message: Upload Failed

Today I created a LiveBinder about what to do if you suddenly find you can no longer upload photos into your Google Education Blogger account because you receive the message: Upload failed: Permission denied.  Follow this link to the LiveBinder if … Continue reading

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OpenDyslexic Font With Instapaper

You can download for free the OpenDyslexic font on your computer to use within Word and other programs. When you download the font you get a zip folder which includes: Regular Bold Italic Bold-Italic Clicking on each font will give … Continue reading

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Storify, Twitter and SmackDowns

Just found out something new regarding Storify and Twitter. After adding the Storify bookmarklet by dragging the “Storify this” button to your bookmark bar, and then clicking on the “Storify this” button while you are in your twitter account, a … Continue reading

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Storify and WordPress.com Work Well Together

I attended EdCampChicago in October. The last session of the day was a sixty minute SmackDown which consists of people quickly recommending one of their favorite resources in a minute or two.  It’s fast and furious! I took notes and … Continue reading

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Special Ed and Accessibility for the iPads

Read about accessibility and be sure to watch the movie. What happens if your iPad freezes during accessibility or you forget the password you set? And don’t forget to check the list of free Special Ed apps to see if … Continue reading

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How Does Your Google Form Look on a SmartPhone?

A great way to get students to quickly take a survey at your school is to post a QR code in your classroom, gym, or library. They can scan the code and quickly get to the survey. I’ve created a QR … Continue reading

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