Tuesday Tips December 10, 2019

TECH TIP:  Image Annotator

This is a new tool at the great Classtools.net site. The Image Annotator allows you to make any image interactive.  Once you've uploaded an image, you can add in your content that can include text and links to relevant websites.  Images can embedded, share with a link or a QR code.

Here's an example.  In the "live" version, if you click on any of the red dots, a pop up box appears with the content that's been added.

BOOK TIP:  On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

This is the latest book by the author of the very successful The Hate U Give.  In this novel, 16 year old Bri wants to become a famous rapper like her father, who died when she was young.  She has a shot at making a name for herself in the field, but life is not so easy.  Her mother lost her job  and as the bills pile up and homelessness and hunger become a reality of her life.  An homage to hip-hop and overcoming what others expect from you.  

All of these are archived at my blog:  http://monumentpd.blogspot.com/

Looking forward to working with you sometime!

Kara

Tuesday Tips December 3, 2019

TECH TIP:  Check123 Video Encyclopedia

Check123 is a video encyclopedia.  It has curated over 20,000 videos, all of which have been professionally approved.  They are all between one and 3 minutes long, so they could provide a good lesson opener or quick review.  Videos are from all disciplines.  All videos have been rated on a school of 1 to 10 for both how Informative they are and their Entertainment Value.

BOOK TIP:  The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

  Ann Patchett has long been a favorite author of mine and her latest book does not disappoint.  Brother and sister duo Danny and Maeve Conroy grow up in the famed Dutch House.  However, they are exiled from the Dutch House by their stepmother, which sets them on a path where the only people they can count on are each other.  A powerful saga spanning decades.  A bonus was I did this as an audiobook and Tom Hanks is the narrator; he's a total delight.