Tech Tip: Weather Widget

I added a cool weather widget to my blog! Norman weather has been crazy lately so I thought this would be a fun thing to add. It's at the top of my blog if you want to check it out.

Heres the link on how to add it.

(My blog) 

Tech Tip: Google Timer

For this Tech Tip I thought I would try out the Google Timer! I am a very big procrastinator, so I thought that I would time myself for writing my stories and notes this week. I also get off track very easily, so if I know I am in a crunch to get things done then that might help me. I have never really used a timer before for my work, but I usually know how long that I have

(Google Timer) 

What I enjoyed most about this timer is that I was able to set however long I wanted to go for and that it could either be a timer or a stopwatch. It was also easy access to get to as well. I think it is a lot more simple than setting a timer on my phone, just because my phone can be a distraction too. 

I would recommend this to other students trying to stay on task and get things done in a timely manner! 

Tech Tip: Canvas Notifications

For this Tech Tip, I decided to set up my Canvas notifications for my classes. After downloading the Canvas app, I have been getting a lot of unnecessary notifications for when people post their discussion and for when a teacher uploads a document. I thought this would be a good lesson for me to learn how to set up and configure things just how I want them to. I really just want to receive notifications for when a grade has been added and when a teacher comments on something. I usually check canvas out daily for each of my classes so I don't want random notifications. After watching the tutorial, I found it helpful that I am able to customize my Canvas to receive notifications for certain things only. It was helpful because it allows me to minimize the notifications I receive for unnecessary things. I would recommend setting this up!

(Grade marking) 

Tech Tip: Google Site Image

For this tech tip, I explored the Google site for my storybook. I am somewhat challenged when it comes to working on a new site I have not seen before or been familiar with. I am still somewhat struggling with making my site look "cool". I see other people's sites and wish I could figure out how to format things to get to how I want them to look. I think the Google site is very easy to work with. Putting in a picture wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be. On my introduction to my storybook I added a picture of the Amazon Jungle. I'm still trying to figure out if I am able to get a picture in the background and how to work with different fonts.

Tech Tip: Creating a Google Site

For this past week, I created a Google Site with the helpful tips that were provided. Although I was new to it, I found it very easy to create. I was about to personalize my website and add my own picture. Google has really transformed what people are able to create and simplify it for them. I will continue to add to my website as I move forward with my storybook. Feel free to check it out and play around with everything that Google Sites has to offer! 

Tech Tip: Canvas Mobile App

I did not know that canvas had an app, so I found this to be a cool Tech Tip! The app downloaded well onto my phone and is very accessible for getting to assignments. I used to just go to my phone's internet and get to canvas that way, but will definitely be using the app from now on. I liked how you could customize it to make it your own and that it doesn't log me out of if when I exit the app. Another cool feature that I liked was that it had a to do list! That is great for assignments and reminds me what I have to do and what I have not done yet. I would recommend this app to anyone using Canvas. It was a lot better than the D2L app we used to have.

(Canvas, Web Source) 

Tech Tip: Pinterest Board

Pinterest Board

I am an avid Pinterest user! I think it is a great way to explore different ideas and in a way create your own little dream world. I have a lot of pins on my board and for this class, I created a mythology board.