What can you REALLY learn in 6 seconds?

Nearly a year into the microvideo trend, it's hard to see past the multitude of pet videos to the incredible educational value behind these social media tools. With apps like Vine and Instagram, brevity is more important than ever. Imagine the conceptual mastery and creativity displayed in a 6 or 15-second window!

Check out what these folks are doing with Vine and Instagram in their classrooms in EduTopia's article Five-Minute Film Festival: Vine and Instagram in the Classroom. There are some incredible real-classroom examples for classroom implementation.

Want to learn even more? TeachThought answers the question "What Is Vine and What's It Doing In My Classroom?" and shares "Three Ways to Use Vine in the PBL Classroom".

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Who is emailing me? The Blue Man Group??? (Add an image to your Google account.)

WHY It is always nice to put a face with a name. Sometimes we need a tiny little reminder of what someone looks like because we don't see them very often. Follow these steps to add/change the image associated with your Google account. HOW Open your email. Click your image. It might just be a blue circle if you have not added something already. Click Change . Find an image you like. Your amazing new image will appear. From now on everyone can put a name to a face!

Annotate PDF? How might I do that?

So I have a PDF and I need to edit it. Here is one method that works pretty well for me. Open Word. Click File . 1. Click Open . 2. Click Browse . 3. Find the PDF you want to annotate. 4. Click Open . Click OK when you see this box. Bam! Your PDF now opens in Word. Note: you maybe have to click Enable Editing at the top of the screen. Finished editing and want to turn it back into a PDF? Click File . 1. Click Save As . 2. Click This PC . 3. Pick a location. I usually save things to my desktop. 4. Click Save as type - and choose PDF. 5. Click Save .

Embed an audio clip into a Google Form!

Are you looking to embed an audio clip into a Google Form? Below you will find a list of things you will need ready and a video to walk you through the process. Needed: A single PowerPoint slide. Movie Maker. (Already on your computer.) A Google Form. Watch this video for the steps to follow.

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