When #TechTipTuesday and #NaBloPoMo collide: Voice Typing

If you've not already discovered the wonders of voice to text typing then look no further than your very own Google Docs.

A relatively new feature, Google has added Voice Typing as an option built right into Google Docs.

To access it, simply click the "Tools" menu then choose "Voice Typing"

This tool is great for those who might find themselves faster at processing out loud and do not want to get lost fumbling around the keyboard.

Try it out today!

For more details on the finer points of using the tool check out this great post from Google.

#NaBloPoMo : Blog Fuel

So I've begun this Marathon of daily blog posting for 30 days. We are all on to day 2.

Hopefully you've already pondered what will be fueling your daily blog posts. I started a list of ever growing ideas. 

Lucky for me there is rarely a dull day in the Tech Center so I figured it was about time to take my own advice (which I've been sharing with teachers for years now) and post pictures of the day to day going ons in our learner focused tech center.

Last week it was hopping:

Students worked on creating their weekly variety show. This is a collaboration of 2 after school clubs: iReporting (which meets on Tuesdays) and iProduction (which meets on Wednesdays.) More info on the clubs and collaboration in future posts.

A group of our Gifted Fine Arts learners (GFA) produced their first ever podcast, titled "The Typical Middle Schooler"

Check it out as part of the HixsonHub ON AIR podcast program lineup. 

A group of learners enthusiastic about technology who perform a plethora of technical work ranging from tech delivery to website development decided to live stream a comedy news show using the Periscope app.

Lastly another group of GFA students made this lovely art installation for us to honor Red Ribbon Week.

That sums up some of the more interesting points of last week, and I feel like it has given me even more to write about. 

Best of luck to all you Bloggers out there. 

If you have any questions or would like me to go into any more specific details on this post or future posts please leave me a comment.

And so begins #NaBloPoMo

Today is the starting line for all of those who've determined that they'd like to run the National Blog Posting Month Marathon.

It starts as simply as 1 blog post every day for 30 days. The content is your choice, so long as you post each day. 

It is a great way to redirect ones focus to creating and sharing. The hashtag #NaBloPoMo lets your work be seen by a community of members all hoping to achieve the same goal.

So this will be my first submission this month, a little dull, not too terribly interesting, but hopefully informative enough to peek your curiosity enough that you too may decide to join the marathon. 

Post 1, 29 more to go.