Preparing for your First Day at School

For all the new (and veteran) teachers out there, this article has some great tips and tricks for your first day back at shcool.

http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr360.shtml

Prepare Yourself

A Diary (for notes and reflections)
A Personal Calendar (Google Calendar runs my professional life)
A Personal "Survival" kit (for your convenience and sanity)

Prepare the Way

(Re-) Familiarize yourself with the school building and grounds
Visit the school website
Review school policies (check for changes)
Make friends with the school support staff (I cannot emphasize this enough!)

Prepare your Classroom

Setup bulletin boards
Setup the room (charge and prepare the tech)
Obtain supplies
Post classroom info
& More listed in the article

Prepare your students' parents

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Microsoft Office: 40 of the Best Add-ins for PowerPoint

Check out these Add-ins for PowerPointhttp://www.powerusersoftwares.com/#!40-of-the-best-addins-plugins-and-apps-for-Microsoft-PowerPoint-free-or-not/biauv/56b62cf80cf26832893d6eb2

Now with the updated link.
Add-ins, similar to Google's Apps for Education Add-ons, add more features to Microsoft Office products. These are usually developed by other parties rather than by Microsoft.

8 Google Sheets Add-ons Teachers Need!

Google sheets is a very powerful, although a bit basic when compared with the industry standard Microsoft Excel. Google Sheets Add-ons add some of the advanced features of other spreadsheet programs into Sheets. These add-ons have allowed me to completely move away from Excel for all data entry.

We ...selected for you the 8 most popular applications there. Using these add-ons will enable you to:
Create graphs and forms and write complex math in your sheetsCreate and modify a planning schedule for project management in a spreadsheet; easily scaffold, manage and assess students projects in Google Drive...see the article below for more
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/07/8-google-sheets-add-ons-every-teacher.html

Making a Silhouette in Microsoft Word

I had a teacher ask me about how to make a Silhouette without using something like Photoshop. There are some photo editing tools online that could accomplish this for a fee. However, if you already have Microsoft Word, this may be a quick and easy way for you.

My Instructions:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9k-XXnD1w3mSUw3NnV0Qmh6dUE/view?usp=sharing

Another Source/Method:
http://riverdaletechcamp.weebly.com/uploads/5/3/8/5/53855483/how_to_make_a_silhouette_in_microsoft_word.pdf

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