Tips to Make Your Life Easier on a Mac and an iPad

Below you will find a bunch of tips and tutorials that will make teaching and LIFE with technology so much easier. Please let me know if you want to set up a time for me to help you get organized.


1. How to find your saved passwords in Chrome...

2. Take a screenshot or a screen recording on your laptop with... command + shift + 5

3. How to Airplay from a Mac or an iPad...

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4. Taking Advantage of Shared Photo Albums on your iPad (to make room for updates and new pics)... 

5. Finding Google Drive docs, sheets, etc...

Create folders and add docs to them. Put the docs that you will need to find most often in the starred folder.

6. Have a pointer on your iPad to show what you are talking about when you are projecting your iPad during instruction...

iMovie as a Green Screen Creation Tool

Tony Vincent created this awesome graphic covering how to use green screen in iMovie on an iPad. I was tickled pink when I saw that the option is there and then kicking myself for never discovering it. Even though we have access to the Green Screen app by Doink, iMovie is another fabulous option. iMovie is especially awesome if you want students to add other things to jazz their video up with things like a title, credits, voice recordings, and music. Below you will find a video tutorial on how to use the green screen effect on an iPad.

Overwhelmed by iPad App Choices?

I recently had one of my teachers mention that it is sometimes overwhelming to see all of the Apps available to teachers and to know which ones to use. My response is to pick two Apps and get really good at using them and have students master them. It will make teaching easier to know that you have a tool available to students that is independent for them. If you are going to pick two Apps you will want ones that can be used with all subjects, engage students, and allow students to create and use their imagination to go beyond regurgitation. With that being said, I would recommend Seesaw and Book Creator. You can use these Apps whole group for teaching moments along with having them available for independent student work. Educators can create activities, in Seesaw and digital workbooks, in Book Creator that are based on the specifics that you need students to engage in. Even better, Seesaw has tons and tons of activities already created for you to assign students plus Coaches at MSAD6 have created several Book Creator digital workbooks customized to standards that we teach. I am always happy to make a Seesaw activity or a Book Creator digital workbook if you let me know what you need.

Here is a Quick Video to get you Started with Seesaw Activities