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Tech Tip – TTT
A quick technology tip to help you engage your students whether in the classroom or remotely.
Tech: Help your students track projects and assignments
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| Google Sheets has a new feature that automatically creates a timeline from a spreadsheet that lists tasks. The timeline looks much like a Gantt chart you might find in project management software like Monday.com, Asana, or Microsoft Planner.
Have a look at this sample timeline for a student group research project proposal. To use the feature, at minimum your google sheet needs a task column and a dates column. |
Tech: Ever tried an AI sandwich?
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| During a recent AI presentation, someone asked me, “How do you use AI the most?” Without hesitation, I answered, “For writing.” Even though this was a math-focused audience, the response felt natural. My role as director of the CfLT and my growing work in AI education have shifted my focus- I’m no longer crafting mathematical arguments but writing for a broader, more general audience. |
Tech: Affordable Content, Tech Toolkit, and Say My Name
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| ETS is excited to share some valuable resources designed to support your teaching and enhance student success:
1. Affordable Content Course: You should have already received an invitation in Canvas to join the Affordable Content Course. Please take a moment to accept the invitation if you have not already. This course provides strategies and tools to transition to open resources and affordable content for your courses, empowering you to create an inclusive and cost-effective learning experience for your students. |
Tech: Download Your Courses, especially the gradebook, and Why Use Canvas Chat First?
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| Spring semester is around the corner, and we have two important recommendations to help your Canvas life run smoothly:
First, we strongly recommend that you download your courses so that you have your own copy. We especially recommend that you download your entire gradebook as a .csv file (see image below). Having a folder with past gradebooks can be helpful in writing recommendation letters, especially in the case of Alumni. |
Tech: Optimize Learning Using Library Links Instead of PDF Downloads in Canvas
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| Our library subscribes to a wide range of scholarly article databases, giving you and your students access to thousands of high-quality research articles. While downloading a PDF and posting it directly to Canvas may seem convenient, linking to the article through the library’s website offers important benefits.
Why Link Instead of Uploading? |
Tech: Create Shapes in Google Docs
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While creating shapes in Microsoft Word is fairly straightforward, it is a bit more complicated in a Google Doc. For example, perhaps you want to highlight part of an image or document with a circle or other shape like in the figure above.
Drag your cursor on the drawing matrix to size it. |
Tech: Number Your Slides and Use A Template
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| Have you ever watched a slide presentation and had a question about a particular slide? When you are able to refer to a slide number for your question, the presenter can quickly find it. Referring to a slide number rather than a slide title is also much easier for students as they take notes. Yet, too often we neglect to include slide numbers because we are focused on content. |
Tech Tip from ETS: A new Canvas whiteboard option and more- Lucid Integration
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Were you unhappy when Google ended Jamboard? We now have a built in alternative in Canvas through Lucid. If you would like to create a whiteboard in Canvas, all versions of the “rich content editor” (for example when you create an assignment or a page) include a Lucid tool, as shown below:
To create your whiteboard, create a new assignment or page in the module where you want it. |
Tech Tip from ETS: Merge your courses in Canvas
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| Did you know you can combine class sections in Canvas? Save time from double-posting and merge your classes! This guide will walk you through how to do it!
Important Note: Canvas refers to merging classes (combining sections) as “cross-listing.” |