Control Alt Achieve: EdTech Links of the Week

Each week I keep an eye out for the latest edtech resources through blogs, social media, podcasts, videos, user groups, and more. I then try to reshare these resources in many ways.

One way I share these is here on the blog in these "EdTech Links of the Week" posts. See below to explore the latest batch of resources, and be sure to share with others who may benefit.

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This week I have 3 resources from around the Internet and 3 resources from my blog.

▶️ Recorded Video

You can watch the recorded live stream where I demonstrate the resources and go into more detail on each one.

Or you can watch the video on YouTube where I have added time stamps in the description so you can jump directly to the spots in the video where I talk about each link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VIaVois6Ck

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New resources from around the Internet...

📚 Library Extension

Chrome Web Store link

See instant availability information for books, music, and audiobooks from catalogs offered by your local libraries as you browse various sites.
Helpful on sites such as Amazon, Goodreads, Google Books, and more.
Currently supports over 5000 libraries around the world

🚀 VocabBoost

Chrome Web Store link

Create a cloze reading test from the text on any webpage.
Choose to show word bank or not.
Drag and drop answers from the word bank.
Options include amount of blanks, premade word lists, custom word lists, and more.

📑 MyBib: Free Citation Generator

Chrome Web Store link

Generate an automatically formatted citation for any webpage.
Over 9,000 different citation styles.
Copy directly into your paper, or save to your bibliography.
Export bibliography to Google Docs, Word, Mendeley, Zotero, and more.

And new resources from "Control Alt Achieve"...

🎧 Podcast Spotlight: The EDUProtocols Podcast

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/04/podcast-spotlight-eduprotocols-podcast.html

I was honored to be on the "The EDUProtocols Podcast" where we talked about my "Tier List" activity, which is a fun and engaging activity that can be used in any grade level or subject area to get students thinking critically, comparing and contrasting, debating, defending their ideas, communicating with others, and seeing other viewpoints.

Listen to the show and be sure to check out the other episodes they have had with so many awesome educators.

📰 What's New in Google - April 2023

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2023/04/whats-new-in-google-april-2023.html

For an easy way to catch up on everything new in Google for Education from the last month, check out the recorded video, detailed agenda, and all the links from the GEG-Ohio April 2023 Meeting.
As usual we shared lots of news, updates, helpful ideas and resources for schools

🧳 Transfer your Gmail and Drive with Google Takeout for Schools

https://www.controlaltachieve.com/2020/05/google-takeout.html

With the end of the school year fast approaching (how is that possible?!) now is a good time to re-share one of my posts and videos from the past on Google Takeout for Schools

For educators who are retiring or moving to a new school district
For students who are graduating
Google Takeout for Schools is a free and easy way to move a copy of all your school Gmail and Google Drive files to a different account.
Check out my post and tutorial video with detailed directions.