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Looking Through Windows

Monosnap - Take a Better Screenshot

3/22/2018

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Taking a screenshot on Windows can be a confusing process for a lot of people, but not anymore using the free program Monosnap. Using Monosnap you can up your screenshot game and add text, arrows, shapes, lines, and even blur out parts of the image! Watch the video below to see how Monosnap works and see some of its features demoed.
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Hidden Windows 10 Menu

1/24/2017

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If you are a convert to Windows 10 from Windows 7 you may find it kind of tricky to access certain settings it was always easy to find before. The secret is that Microsoft actually made them easier to find! The added a hidden menu on the Windows button. The brief video tutorial below shows you how to rock this amazing hidden menu.
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Windows 10 Search Box

12/12/2016

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Windows 10 has been out for awhile now and I have had many questions regarding Microsoft's newest operating system. One of the most common is how to easily find programs. In Windows 10 it can be hard to what you are looking for within the new Start Menu. Instead of trying to find it and in the end just getting frusrated, let the Search Box do all the work. Watch the tutorial below to see how easy it can be!
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Snipping Tool

5/27/2015

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The days of trying to find the Print Screen button on your keyboard are over! Learn how to use the Snipping Tool; an amazing Windows program that few people even know about. Using the Snipping Tool you can take screenshots of only what you want. So that means no more take a screenshot of your entire screen and then having to crop it down using a different program.

Watch the brief two minute tutorial below to see how easy the Snipping Tool can be to use!

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Going Beyond the Eagle Cam

3/12/2015

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So as I have been wondering around the schools lately, I have seen almost every teacher streaming the Eagle Cam on their projectors. It is truly amazing and fun to watch the eagle care for its eggs and so to be hatchlings. 

But what if we want to go beyond just watching an eagle? Well, check out the links below to see some zoos that offer streaming of animals that range from flamingos all the way to the naked mole rat.

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The Houston Zoo offers eight different streaming videos. Students can watch Flamingos, giraffes, monkeys, elephants, and rhinos.


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The San Diego Zoo offers live streams of seven different animals. Your classroom can enjoy watching tigers, condors, koalas, pandas, polar bears, elephants, and apes.

They also offer a kids version with different activities that can be done by students. You can find this by going to San Diego Zoo Kids. 

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The Dublin Zoo allows learners to view a zoo from across the pond. Students can view penguins, elephants, wolves, and a African savanna that contains giraffe, zebra, ostrich, scimitar-horned oryx! 
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The National Zoo offers classrooms the opportunity to view eight different webcams. They offer some more variety of animals though. On the National Zoo website you can see Asian small-clawed otters, clouded leopards, fishing cats, lions, naked mole-rats, orangutans, elephants, and pandas.

Now, this is the reason I split this blog between my Windows and Mac blogs. The National Zoo cameras can only be viewed using Internet Explorer! So if you are on a Mac or Chromebook, no streaming for you. You can buy a iOS app or Android app for $1.99 and view the cams.
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Power Button

7/18/2014

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One of the most forgotten tweaks of Windows, is the ability to customize what happens when you push the Power Button. This button can do more than just shut down your computer. Watch the brief tutorial below to see how you can make the Power Button log you off, lock your computer, or even restart your machine!
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Aero Shake

7/10/2014

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The Aero Shake, not to be confused with the Harlem Shake, is a super quick and easy way to minimize all but the current window you are using. It can be a easy way to get rid of distractions on your screen and help students focus on what is being discussed. This can not only be utilized on your laptop/desktop, but also while using a interactive projector. Watch the brief tutorial below to learn how the Aero Shake can keep you focused!
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Preview Pane

6/26/2014

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If you are like me, you just may have a folder full of random files that you keep saying you will clean up. Well, when that day finally comes, save yourself some time and use the 'Show the preview pane' button.

The Preview Pane can allow you to go through files without ever actually having to open them! Check out the brief tutorial below to see how simple and easy it can be.

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File Explorer Favorites

6/19/2014

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This is the kind of tutorial you never knew you needed. Once you learn this handy trick though, it will make you smile and also more productive.

When you open a File Explorer Window, or what many just call Documents, you will notice a favorites section on the left. This can be tweaked and customized by you. You can place the folders you access most often there to save yourself from having to search and search for a folder. It can also be used as a way to declutter those 100s of desktop shortcuts you have!

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Setting Your Default Printer

6/11/2014

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Have you ever noticed that the printer you want to print to is never the default printer? Take care of this issue once and for all by watching the tutorial below on how to set your default printer! 
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