WHS Technology Newsletter for Parents and Students

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And here is one way to find the best one for your needs: In Google Docs, go to  Tools > Research.  In the search menu, select  Quotes  from the dropdown menu. Search for a quote, either by the author or a keyword. To insert the quote into your document, put your mouse over the quote and click  Insert.  For more great tips, check out: https://www.bettercloud.com

Who Can Participate: Middle and High School Students.  (Check out this site for all the information: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/my-favorite-teacher) Here's How It Works: Students write an essay, poem, or thank-you letter (500 words or less, in English on 8.5" x 11" white paper) sharing how a teacher has influenced their life and why they appreciate and admire them. Each entry should be submitted with the entry form and a parent or legal guardian must sign the entry form acknowledging that they have read the Official Contest Rules. Participating schools will collect the essays and provide them to their local Barnes & Noble store representative by March 1, 2017.  ( ENTRY FORM HERE ) If your school is not participating in the contest and you would like your teacher to be considered for the local and regional award as well as the national Barnes & Noble Teacher of the Year Award, please submit your signed entry form in person or by mail to your local store

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Follow  the WHS  Tech pag e :  Studying for your Driver's License Test?  Check out the manual and practice quiz available at your library.  To learn about this resource and more at :  http://bit.ly/whsfuture .     Or, check out our website for information about useful apps to enhance your Chromebook :   http://bit.ly/whsfutureready. Portland Opera 2017 season preview:   Join us for a special preview of Portland Opera's 2017 season! This preview includes musical highlights of Puccini's La Bohème, Leigh's Man of La Mancha, Mozart's Così fan tutte, and Lang's The Difficulty of Crossing a Field & The Little Match Girl Passion. The preview is hosted by Chorus Master and Assistant Conductor Nicholas Fox, with performances by Portland Opera's Resident Artists. Free and open to the public and the Beaverton City Library location, 7p-8p Wednesday 3/1 ; no registration required. For more information about Portland Ope

Prepare for the test with you friends at the library!   Click here  for the online Driver's Manual, and Click Here  for an online practice test.  Have fun, and stay safe Wildcats!

Knowing how to tweak the settings to your Chromebook can come in pretty handy.  Want to work offline?  Want your emails offline?   Read this article to learn how.

WHS Library, Chrome, and Canvas Corner Follow  the WHS  Tech pag e :  Organizing your Google Inbox and Drive can lead to better academic success.  Learn how to utilize the full power of Google Drive, how to unclutter your inbox, and more at :  http://bit.ly/whsfuture .     Or, check out our website for information about useful apps to enhance your Chromebook :   http://bit.ly/whsfutureready. Library Gaming Event:  Did you know you can check out video games for the majority of your gaming systems at your local library?  If you found them at a different library, no problem.  Put in a request and they will be delivered to your local branch.  Not sure which game you want?  Sherwood library is holding a Teen Wii-U and X-Box One gaming event February 18th from 1p-5p.   Click here for more information.  Digital Citizenship tip of the week :     The internet has a long memory.  Sometimes our students are unaware of how their actions online cannot be undone.   It may help to explai

Email inboxes can get cluttered when you have friends, school, and advertisers all sending email to the same account. To filter your emails, check out this helpful video. Your inbox will become organized and comprehensible again.

Though we have loved GoogleSlides, one downside was that it did not allow video insertion into a presentation.  Well, that time has passed. As of today, you can now insert any video from your GoogleDrive  directly into your presentation.   You can even select when the video start and end time, and whether is autoplays when presenting.  Have fun, and start inserting those videos!           

Google is a great browser, and we use it all the time.  But when researching a paper topic, sometimes the results are confusing, irrelevant, or take us off the academic course.  Try these two search engines: http://www.iseek.com http://www.refseek.com If you can wait for a few moments (and I really mean generally 30 minutes or less) you can ask a librarian to help you find materials for your research project at  https://answerland.org/ Some helpful information about Answerland: · Answerland librarians can help students find resources such as websites, magazine articles, and books for their assignments and research projects. They try to share their search strategies, too.   ·       But, you need to make sure you are asking detailed questions: o     Not so good: I need help to learn about salmon. (What about salmon are you studying? You’ve probably found some information already, so what specific information do you need?) o     Better: Hi. I am a middle schooler, and I a

The 2017 application will open Tuesday, February 7, 2017.  YOUNG SCHOLARS PROGRAM The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation enables high-ability middle and high school students with financial need to realize their full academic potential. Through the Young Scholars Program, the Foundation has to date supported over 800 students from across the nation, providing them with individualized educational advising combined with comprehensive financial support from the 8th grade through high school. From eighth grade through senior high of school, Young Scholars receive the following support from the Cooke Foundation: a personal academic and college counselor funding for academic and enrichment programs in the summer and during the school year internship and study abroad opportunities educational resources including books and technology The Young Scholars Program is a national scholarship with students representing every region and attending school in rural, urban and suburban communiti

Try using Google Scholar to find legitimate sources.  Here are a few tips: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/01/6-basic-google-scholar-tips-every.html

Have you been asked to watch a video, but want to make sure to take notes throughout?  Make sure to add Videonot.es to your Chromebook.   Check out how it works:

Want to create really spectacular graphic displays in just moments?   Shockingly, there is a Chrome App (allowed by the BSD) for that.  All you have to do is add it to Chrome ( link here ).  Once it is loaded, click on the Canva icon to load the app.  You can sign in with your Google account (the red button as always), and off you go.  There are loads of free templates that you can alter, download, and share. Or, if you'd rather, just take a screenshot of the image you created: Take a screenshot: Press Ctrl +   (or Ctrl + F5) Take a partial screenshot: Press Ctrl + Shift +   (or Ctrl + Shift + F5), then click and drag