It’s time for another little tip for “Technology Tip Thursday!” This one is a gem… it can be used in so many programs! Use it in Word and PowerPoint… or use it in Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari or Firefox! As far as I’ve been able to find, it works in almost every program! So… if […]
Archives for September 2012
How to Embed Fonts in a Document on a PC!
It can be so annoying when your PowerPoint doesn’t load properly on another computer. If you want your fonts to load up on another PC, this trick will help! Unfortunately this is currently not possible to do on a Mac (unless you save as a PDF), but I included directions for how to do it […]
Fun Way to Get Your Kids to Stop Chatting!
This idea is actually a gem that one of my students thought of a few years ago!!! One of my classes’ favorite Brain Break videos was this one… “If You’re a Boy” from Harry Kindergarten. Well… my kids were chatty one day and I said “If you’re a boy zip your lips.” One of my […]
Keyboard Shortcut to “Justify” Your Text!
It’s time for another little tip for “Technology Tip Thursday!” This one is also for Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, but it might just work in other programs as well! Basically, justified means it touches both edges of the paper (left and right). When you look at a lot of chapter books the text is “justified.” […]
How to Have Both Portrait and Landscape Slides in One PowerPoint! (-ish!)
When creating resources for your classroom, you might want to have handouts that are portrait and ones that are landscape. Today I’ll show you how you can accomplish that. Before I start the tutorial, I do have to post a slight “disclaimer” on this post! PowerPoint itself does not allow you to […]
Keyboard Shortcut to Align Text on the Left!
It’s Thursday again… which means it’s time for another quick little technology tip for “Technology Tip Thursday!” Just like the past few tips, this one is for Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, but you should definitely try it in other programs as well… it just might work! Try it out and let me know how you […]
How to Make Easy Page Borders in Microsoft Word!
This week’s technology tutorial is something that is easy but SO awesome! I have to give a big shout out to my friend Katie for showing my this one! She’s one of my lovely co-workers and has the most amazing ideas! And she absolutely needs to start a blog! (Hint, hint!!!) 🙂 Enjoy!
Keyboard Shortcut to Alight Your Text on the Right!
It’s time for another quick little technology tip for “Technology Tip Thursday!” This one is also for Microsoft Word and PowerPoint, though you should definitely try it in other programs as well… it just might work! Try it out and let me know how you like it!