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Monosnap - Take a Better Screenshot

3/22/2018

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Taking a screenshot on a Mac has always been a pretty simple process if you know the keyboard shortcuts, Cmd+Shift+F3 or Cmd+Shift+F4, but they were also just a regular old screenshot. 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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PIP with MacOS Sierra

1/24/2017

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Apple has brought Picture-in-Picture to MacOS Sierra! You can now use the Safari web browser to pop a YouTube video out and have it float on your screen. This can allow you to watch that pesky webinar or training video and still accomplish some much needed work. Find out how to activate this great, but some what hidden feature by watching the tutorial above.
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Reclaim your Hard Drive Space!

12/12/2016

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If you have a MacBook Air, MacBook, or any Mac device, I am sure at some point you have battled with storage space. In past versions of Mac OS X you could get a pretty little bar graph that showed you what was taking up space on your hard drive, but that was about it. With the release of macOS Sierra, Apple has added a 'Manage' button in the storage window. You can now actually see what files, programs, movies, or pictures are taking up all your limited space! Watch the tutorial below to see exactly how this works.
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AVG Cleaner

2/29/2016

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If you are the owner of a Mac OS X device like a Macbook Pro or Macbook Air, managing your free space can be kind of tricky. You can find countless tutorials online that explain how to clear your "cache" using terminal, but I mean heck, that is kind of tricky.

Luckily there is a free App Store program called AVG Cleaner. AVG Cleaner helps simplify the process of cleaning up your cache and junk files. Watch the demo below to see AVG Cleaner in action!
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Update to Yosemite

5/27/2015

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With the end of school in sight it may be time to start thinking of updating your MacBook or other Mac product to Yosemite. Yosemite is the name for the newest version of Apple's OS X operating system. It has many great advantages over Mavericks that will make you more productive. For example, you can now use AirDrop between your iPhone and Mac; and you can enable Handoff so that you can quickly switch between your Mac and iPhone or even answer iPhone calls on your computer! For more neat tricks, check out 17 Things You Can Do in OS X Yosemite That You Couldn't Do in Mavericks

Now you may be asking, "how do I update to Yosemite?" Well, have no fear, below is a step-by-step picture guide and video tutorial for those that need a little visual learning. Please note that when you do complete the update, it can take a long time to install. So it may not be the best idea to update between class periods.

Video Tutorial


Step-by-Step Tutorial

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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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Go Menu

7/18/2014

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If you are new to a Mac, navigation of the operating system can be a tad tricky. Many converts are use to the Windows layout and can find it tricky to find some of the folders we previously could navigate to without any issues.

The 'Go' Menu can help alleviate some of your confusion. When you are on your desktop, this menu appears on your Menu Bar. It can give you quick access to your Documents, Downloads, Computer, and many other folders.

So the next time you get lost on your computer, be sure to let the 'Go' Menu be your guide!
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Tags

7/10/2014

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Many people, like myself, treat their Documents folder like a dumping wasteland. We throw all our files in it and hope that later on we will be able to find them again.

If you get in the habit of 'tagging' your files though, you can save yourself countless minutes! Once you tag a document, note the color names can be change, all you have to do is select that tag and all those files with the tag will be shown. Tags can make even the most unorganized person look organized. 

Watch the brief tutorial below to see how tags work. 

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Quick Look

6/26/2014

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One of the best, but also most forgotten features of the Mac OS is Quick Look. This handy time saving feature allows you to view documents, pictures, video, music, PDFs, and more by simply selecting the file and hitting space bar. Below you can view a tutorial showing just how easy and efficiently Quick Look can be used!
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Finder Window Favorites

6/19/2014

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Every morning we get to work and turn on our computers. Then open the Finder Window to find today's lesson plans, tasks, spreadsheets etc. Have you ever stopped and looked at the Finder Window though? If you have you may have noticed the Favorites section and thought, how does my Mac knew what is my favorite?

Well, don't let it decided, you tell it! Watch the tutorial below on how to customize this section and make yourself more efficient and save yourself countless clicks.

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