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eNews #158

Date of Publication: May 30, 2018

Welcome to the SchoolCounselor.com eNewsletter which is designed to advance counselors’ level of technological literacy, application, and integration. You will find practical solutions and answers to technology related problems, especially as they apply to your job as counselor. If you would like to share a tip or trick, or if you would like to ask a question, e-mail Russ Sabella at news@schoolcounselor.com.

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Resources, Tools, and Tips
from Russ Sabella …

– Keeping Kids Out of High Tech Trouble. This site supports Dr. Russell Sabella’s work on educating children, parents, educators and other stakeholders about the responsible use of technology. Included in these pages you will find helpful resources, lesson plans, links, and more. Russ’s most recent book and workshops are primary resources for meeting this mission.

http://www. guardingkids.com

– SchoolCounselor.com eNewsletter. The SchoolCounselor.com e-Newsletter is an electronic publication designed to advance counselors’ level of technological literacy, application, and integration. You will find practical solutions and answers to technology related problems, especially as they apply to your job as counselor.
https://schoolcounselor.com/newsletter/

– Must See Videos. When I see a video that would be useful, inspiring, enlightening among counselors, I post it here.
http://www.schoolcounselortv.com

– Twitter. Postings about all things counseling, life, humor, and more.
http://twitter.com/rsabella

– Pinterest. Lots of resources for counselors, parents, and others.
http://pinterest.com/rsabella/

– YouTube. Counseling related playlists and more.
http://bit.ly/Sabella-Playlist

TECH TIPS AND TRICKS

7 Reasons You Need to Try Voice Typing in Google Docs | Shake Up Learning
One tiny little feature that packs an amazing punch is Voice Typing in Google Docs. This is a speech-to-text feature that is built into the most popular word processor in the world, and it is available to you and your students if you have a microphone in your devices.
http://www.shakeuplearning.com/blog/7-reasons-need-try-voice-typing-google-docs/

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Master VLC With These 23+ Keyboard Shortcuts
I love this free media player because it has so many powerful features. Now I know about these wonderful keyboard shortcuts.
https://www.howtogeek.com/196371/master-vlc-with-these-23-keyboard-shortcuts/

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How to Get the Most Out of Microsoft Office
“Microsoft Office pays dividends to those who take the time to learn to use it well. If you don’t know how to use styles or you are struggling with numbering paragraphs or formatting a brief, or if you just want to learn how to manage your email more effectively in Outlook, you can get up to speed on our resource pages.”
https://lawyerist.com/microsoft-office/

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TalkTime: A Free Presentation Time Management Add-in for PowerPoint
A free and simple add-in that adds a small set of tools to the transitions tab.
http://presentyourstory.com/talktime-free-presentation-time-management-add-powerpoint/

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Kahoot NEW Nickname Generator
No More Naughty Nicknames!
http://teachwithtechblog.org/2017/12/kahoot-nickname-generator-no-more-naughty-nicknames/

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Map In Seconds
An absolute game changer for visualization enthusiasts. Map In Seconds takes spreadsheet data and turns it into an interactive map. While there are many plugins that do this (often at a cost) Map In Seconds is by far the easiest to implement.
http://mapinseconds.com/

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Working in PowerPoint’s Full Screen
Press CTRL+SHIFT+ F1 all at the same time and voila! All the toolbars, etc disappear and your workspace expands. Whenever you want everything back to normal, just hit CTRL+SHIFT+F1 again and you’re right back to the usual Normal View.
https://mike-taylor.org/2018/01/15/tech-tuesday-working-in-powerpoints-full-screen/

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Microsoft Windows Tips by Deborah Savadra – YouTube
Although this site focused on Microsoft Word tips and tricks especially helpful for lawyers, I have found many or most of them useful for us all.
https://www.youtube.com/user/dsavadra/videos?view=0&flow=grid&sort=dd

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Clever ways to use that USB drive again – YouTube from Kim Komando
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahUnOAMfoYQ

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WORTHY WEBSITES AND SOFTWARE

Standard Notes is a safe place for your notes, thoughts, and life’s work.
https://standardnotes.org/

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Textifier
Free Online Tools for Generating Random Words, Converting Word to HTML, and more Web Goodness.
https://www.textfixer.com/#popular

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Censor photo (blur, pixelate) online
This works great if you need to protect someone’s (e.g., student’s) privacy before posting a photo.
http://pinetools.com/censor-photo-blur-pixelate

Also see: https://www.facepixelizer.com/

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The Most Compatible Free Office Suite – WPS Office
Award winning Microsoft Office suite alternative.
https://www.wps.com/office-free

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You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You’re Deluding Yourself

You used to hate apples, but now you love them. We change our minds on many different things, but what about when it comes to politics — especially when things are so polarized? We explore why it’s so hard to change our minds. Listen to an interview:
http://kcur.org/post/changing-your-mind#stream/0

Check out the book: http://amzn.to/2it4GyH

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Unstuck is an in-the-moment digital coach that’s ready every time we’re feeling stuck. The app helps us see and solve situations with fresh perspective through provocative questions, targeted tips, and action-oriented tools. It’s an approach that works for all kinds of issues, large and small, so we can live better every day.
https://www.unstuck.com/

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Online2PDF
You can convert your files to PDF, you can edit, unlock, merge PDF files, you can export PDF files (to Word, Excel, Powerpoint, JPG) and much more.
https://online2pdf.com/

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Firefox Send
Send files through a safe, private, and encrypted link that automatically expires to ensure your stuff does not remain online forever. When you upload a file, Send creates a link to pass along to whoever you want. Each link created by Send will expire after 1 download or 24 hours, and all sent files will be automatically deleted from the Send server.
https://send.firefox.com/

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My Modern Professional Learners Toolkit – Mike Taylor
Top tools for learning.
https://mike-taylor.org/2017/11/24/my-modern-professional-learners-toolkit/

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Top 200 Tools for Learning 2017
An annual list of results voted by users.
http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/

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watchwellcast – YouTube
In this twice-a-week quirky, animated show, we explore the physical, mental and emotional paths to wellness. With an emphasis on education, the show addresses both the latest trends and long-standing practices of wellness—everything from the efficacy of the gratitude experiment to the importance of sunshine and vitamin D.
https://www.youtube.com/user/watchwellcast/videos

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Angela Cleveland Blog
Lots of technology tips and resources.
https://www.angelacleveland.com/blog

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Airtable
Build unlimited human-friendly databases for free. Airtable makes it easy to organize  stuff, people, ideas and anything else you can imagine with your team, program, or organization.
https://airtable.com/

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Anywhere.link
1-click video meetings. No waiting time, no downloads and no registrations. No one has to register to join. Just send people the room link to join directly in the browser.
https://anywhere.link/

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JUST FOR FUN

planwallpaper
This is a wide collection of free wallpapers from very colorful wallpapers to really elegant wallpapers.
http://www.planwallpaper.com/wallpapers#static/images/new-wallpaper-161_5CayiWd.jpg

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Bingo Caller Online
Stage your own bingo games with our very easy to use random bingo call generator.
http://www.bingoadvantage.com/online/caller.cfm?gr=1

Print random Bingo cards
http://www.easysurf.cc/bingocard.htm

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PhotoFunia
Free photo effects and online photo editor
https://photofunia.com

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SoundClick continues to be the leading free music community featuring signed and unsigned bands plus state of the art social media tools.
https://www.soundclick.com/

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Bookbub

Get recommendations for free and discounted ebooks from our expert editorial team, from bestsellers to hidden gems.
https://www.bookbub.com/welcome

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Get Free Food on Your Birthday at These Restaurants – Thrillist
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/free-food-on-your-birthday-restaurants

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Stockio

Choose from thousands of photos licensed in multiple categories such as nature, abstract, models and many more. All photos are free for personal and commercial use. No attribution required.

https://www.stockio.com/

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About Dr. Sabella

3bc592c Dr. Russell A. Sabella is currently a Professor in the Department of Counseling in the College of Education, Florida Gulf Coast University and President of Sabella & Associates.