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Tech Tip: Canvas Mobile App

 Okay, I cannot believe that I haven't used the canvas app before! I really didn't even know they had an app. You think that would be something that OU or the education college would have us set up during orientation. I've been using an "online" version of Canvas, but I just have the page saved on my homescreen. So it would open a new internet browser tab on my phone.  I installed the app with no issues. I like how the pages are set-up. They have the grade showing on the home page, which I wish they did on the website. It also shows my inbox, which is honestly something I usually ignore. At first, I was worried that they took away the "What-if" score feature, but I found it and figured out how to use it. That's the feature of canvas that I use the most, so I'm glad it's still on the app!  I'll probably use the Canvas app the same way that I use it on the web browser! I'll use it for checking my grades and paying attention to what assi...

Tech Tip: Fake Social Media (Again!)

  This one was worked pretty well! I used zeoob  to create this FB post for Dracula. I wanted to find one of these generators to use in my future classroom. I thought it would be cool if kids could retell stories using various modern social posts. I have a lesson plan like this for Dracula , so I decided to try it out. It was pretty easy, but I want to find one that's even more extensive. I would like to create an entire fake FB profile for the Drac, so I'll keep digging!  

Fake Social Media Tech Tip

  This one didn't seem to work very well! I couldn't save my images for some reason :( Also, some of the formatting for this one is a little bit dated. I wonder if we can find some alternative sites that do a similar thing?