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Tech Tip #97: Speed up MSO with Quick Access Toolbar

Ask a Tech Teacher

Today’s tip: Speed up MS Office with the Quick Access Toolbar. First, you need Office 2007 or later. Earlier versions don’t include the Quick Access toolbar. Check off those you want on the Quick Access toolbar. Category: MS Office. Q: I tend to do the same actions over and over in MS Office. I choose below.

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Tech Tip #97: Speed up MSO with Quick Access Toolbar

Ask a Tech Teacher

Today’s tip: Speed up MSO with Quick Access Toolbar. First, you need Office 2007 or later. Earlier versions don’t include the Quick Access toolbar. Select those you want on the Quick Access toolbar. Category: MS Office. Q: I tend to do the same actions over and over in MS Office. How do I make that easier?

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. Today, I’m going back and updating the post with some new thinking, examples of innovation, a revised order, some links for context, and excerpts from longer papers on innovation at the university level. Six Common Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. An example?

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Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health

eSchool News

Additionally, a good universal screening tool is scientifically validated, and they are specific to the age group it is supporting (Glover & Albers, 2007). Similarly, having a sense of belonging in school is shown to support greater college persistence and degree completion (Hausmann, Schofield, & Woods, 2007).

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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Hattie’s and Timperley’s (2007) research on feedback identified it as having a significant impact on student achievement and learning. A video can also make instruction more accessible. It is in the moments when students are practicing and applying that they encounter obstacles, have questions, and need additional support.

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College Students Are Spending Less On Course Materials—And More On Tech

Edsurge

And it’s part of a steady decline in spending on course materials since the 2007-08 school year, when students were coughing up $701 on course materials. This year’s spending on textbooks and other course materials represents a 26 percent fall from the previous year, when students spent $456, or $53 per course. What’s driving the decline?

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What's Really Getting in the Way of Teachers Embracing Edtech?

Edsurge

For example, in one of our focus groups, we asked teachers to examine the prototype for a tool they could use to evaluate whether and how to use edtech. Internal barriers are intrinsic to the teacher — for example, their beliefs and attitudes about the usefulness of technology, and their real and perceived knowledge.

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