TECH TIPS TinyURL!

Ever come across a URL that is really long and you want to make it easier for students to type in.

Try Tiny URL  http://tinyurl.com/

Welcome to TinyURL!™

Are you sick of posting URLs in emails only to have it break when sent causing the recipient to have to cut and paste it back together? Then you've come to the right place. By entering in a URL in the text field below, we will create a tiny URL that will not break in email postings and never expires.

Enter a long URL to make tiny: Custom alias (optional): http://tinyurl.com/ May contain letters, numbers, and dashes.

You can even customize the URL to fit your needs.  

TIPS OF THE WEEK a Google a day

Want a fun way to help students practice and enhance their web research skills while discovering answers to trivia questions? Then check out “A Google A Day!”

http://agoogleaday.com 

Basic Instructions:

1. 1.Go to http://agoogleaday.com
2. 2.Read the question at the bottom of the page.
3. 3.Use the provided search window to try to find the answer.
   Note - The search window at agoogleaday.com automatically filters out published answers so you get a spoiler-free experience.
4. 4.Click the “Show answer” link at the bottom of the page to see if you are right.

Extensions for Students:

1. -Ask the students to guess what the answer will be before they do any searching.
2. -Once they’ve discovered the answer, ask a higher-level extension question.
   Example: If the answer is George Washington, ask something like:
   - What is the most surprising fact you found about George Washington?
   - If you could meet George Washington, what one question would you ask him?
   - List three ways George Washington’s childhood home was different from yours.
   - If George Washington could visit your classroom today, what would surprise him the most?

Tip of the Week CopyPasteCharacter

Ever need a special character like ✄ or ✎, but you can’t remember the key combination to create it? Well, this week’s tip will provide a quick and easy solution to that problem...

CopyPasteCharacter

http://www.copypastecharacter.com/

Instructions:

1. 1.Go to: http://www.copypastecharacter.com/
2. 2.Click the desired character.
   (This will automatically copy it to your computer’s clipboard.)
   Note - Do not right-click or control-click. Just a regular mouse-click will copy it!
3. 3.Go to wherever you want to paste the character.
   This could be a Word document, a Google doc, an email message, a blog post, or even a Tweet or Plurk. You can paste the character anywhere!
4. 4.Paste!
5. 5.That’s it!

Options:

1. •Hold the Alt or Option key while clicking to copy multiple characters.
2. •Click the “As HTML” link at the upper right to copy the html code for the character.
   
   
   credit: www.tammyworcester.com