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Teacher-Authors: What’s Happening on my Writer’s Blog

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A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from previous months: I’ve been blogging for about sixteen years, some professionally (for my tech ed career) and others on topics of interest to me (writing, USNA, and science). I figured out I had to do blogging right.

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How to Automate an MLA Heading

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How to Automate an MLA Heading in Word This one is quick–how to create a macro that automatically inserts an MLA-appropriate heading: Have students log in. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Macros go with the profile of the user, not the local computer. Open MS Word. I use Ctrl+Alt+H.

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Teacher-Authors: What’s Happening on my Writer’s Blog

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A lot of teacher-authors read both my education blog (this one–Ask a Tech Teacher) and my writer’s blog (WordDreams). My column is: What’s happening in the literary world? ” I don’t know if it’ll stop them, but it might make them pause or move on to easier webpages. Let’s talk!

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#34: How to Teach Dolch Words with Graphic Art Tools

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Before you start this project, you might want to visit How to KidPix I and How to KidPix II. from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom –image credit Deposit Photos Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved.

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Tech Tip #67: How to Add Accents and more

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As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Each week, I’ll share one of those with you. They’re always brief and always focused. Can you help?

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#9: How to Look Like a Photoshop Pro–in Fifth Grade

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This series of projects (available in 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom Volume I ) introduces students to a traditionally-challenging program in an easy to understand way, each scaffolding to the next, thus avoiding the frustration and confusion inherent in most Photoshop training.

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How to Kidproof the Internet

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How to keep children safe online is the most popular question parents ask at my school. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Should they keep their children away from computers or just off the internet?

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