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(This is a continuation of yesterday's post.) For many of us, scheduling an event doesn't mean it is going to happen at the time we schedule it - sometimes the event needs to be lengthened or shorten.  You don't need to create another event, instead you can modify it while in the week or day view.  First, switch to either the week or day view from the list at the top of the calendar: When

For many of us, scheduling an event doesn't mean it is going to happen - often the event is rescheduled and needs to be moved to another date and/or time on our calendar.  You don't need to create another event, instead you can move it. Here is a video on how to move events, if you prefer. There are a couple different ways you can move an event in Google Calendar. Method 1 - Click and drag

From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources -  Help design the 2020 wild turkey patch K-12 students, here’s a chance to make your mark by submitting the winning design for the 2020 wild turkey patch! All entries must be received by Dec. 31, 2018. Original, hand-completed designs should include an eastern wild turkey or components of a turkey (e.g., feathers, tracks). Drawings may

From the Raspberry Pi blog - This week we also launched the brand-new Code Club Book of Scratch, the first-ever print publication from the team at Code Club. You can learn more about the book on the Code Club blog, and you’ll also find it in the Raspberry Pi Press store, and in bookstores alongside The Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide. You can download the free PDF here, but the print version

What: Map Michigan Contest! 2019 Who: High School (grades 9-12) and Middle School (grades 4-8) students When: Entry form due by March 22; submission deadline is May 15 Prizes: 10 - $100 prizes for each level Learn more at https://bit.ly/2zsTv16ArcGIS  Synopsis From MDE Memo #172-18: Details for the ArcGIS Online United States Competition 2019 in which students create and share maps about

Your calendar can quickly become cluttered if you have a variety of calendars - both your own and those shared with you.  It is very easy to have access to calendars, yet have the events on those calendars only showing when you WANT them to. Here is a video on how to hide or show a calendar if you prefer. On the left side where your calendar list is, notice the colored boxes: Those that

From the Raspberry Pi blog - [T]his week, we’re pleased to announce the release of The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide, a 244-page book that will help get you well on your way to Raspberry Pi domination. The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner’s Guide From setting up your Raspberry Pi on day 1, to taking your first steps into writing coding, digital making, and computing, The Official

Here is a video on how to create an additional calendar, if you prefer. Using multiple calendars is a good strategy for controlling what information is shared with others.  There are 4 reasons I often hear educators creating multiple calendars -  reminders for you (that don't make you "busy" when others look at your main calendar) for events specific to a project (to separate them from

Many people do not know that they can change the color of their calendar.  This is especially helpful if you are both visual and maintain multiple calendars.  And...it is very easy to do. Here is a video on how to change a calendar's color, if you prefer. First, if you are viewing your calendar in full screen, click the "pancakes" (three stacked bars) to view the mini-calendar and list of

This is totally a revisit of the post I did on made on October 31, 2016 about "Google Script - Create a Drop-Down List from Spreadsheet Column" I had another use for this today.  I wanted educators completing a form to fill in their district.  Yet the thought of all the different spelling/acronyms I might give was going to make the data analysis crazy.  For people from my organization alone in

There are several viewing options for how you can look at your calendar.  Depending on how busy your calendar is, or how far out you like to see, you might want to change from the Week view. Here is a video on the viewing options, if you prefer. You can find your options by clicking on the drop-down to the right of the searching bar - Here are the options you have: Day - view

Supporting Michigan Libraries - November 15, 2018 From Liz Breed of MeL -  We're excited to offer AtoZdatabases, a new eResource in MeL. This powerful tool offers content useful for demographic profiles, business site location studies, traffic studies, proposal/grant writing, mapping a geographic area, conducting city or regional comparisons, research and development,

Google Calendar has a little-known feature (at least in our area) to help you mark your out-of-office time.  This feature is handy as it will automatically decline any invitations that are sent to you once you have set it. The following video shows you how to create an out-of-office event, and what it looks like and does.  Note that just like a regular event you can set it for a partial day OR

Have you seen Science Journal by Google?  If not, you may want to! The free app (which works on Android, iOS, and "most Chromebooks" according to the site) puts a plethora of sensors on your device - in one app.  Well worth checking out! A great place to start is the Getting Started with Science Journal site Here is a 2 minutes video on how to record data with the sensors -

Information about donations provided by MDE:  Many students and families have been impacted by the wildfires in California. The California Department of Education have offered the following information if you are able to offer donations: Financial donations are urgently needed right now. Individuals or organizations can visithttps://www.nvcf.org/fund/butte-county-schools-fire-relief-fund/

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) has a wealth of STEM resources that can be made available to educators. How? Become a CAP Aerospace Education Members (AEM)! Learn more about the benefits to you from the Aerospace Education Member Program Flyer, which include: curriculum resources that can be modified to your specific needs provision of materials from the STEM Kit Program (you may request 1 each

Are you a Google Classroom user?  Tynker is hosting a free webinar series to demonstrate how you can easily teach coding with more than 35 coding activities for students.  From the Tynker website - How to Lead an Hour of Code with Google Classroom Join over 200,000 teachers from around the world to celebrate Computer Science and demystify coding. Students have spent more than 600 MILLION

The Library of Congress has a beta crowdsourcing project happening - anyone can "[v]olunteer to uncover our shared history and make documents more searchable for everyone." Currently, volunteers can help transcribe (digitize) five different campaigns: Branch Rickey: Changing the Game, Civil War Soldiers: Disabled But Not Disheartened, Clara Barton: Angel of the Battlefield, Letters to

From the Michigan Department of Natural Resources: On Nov. 14, second- through fourth-grade students across the state will join in a one-day adventure designed to teach them about the importance of white-tailed deer. This day, fondly called “Deer Camp,” is full of fun activities for all school subjects. Once you register, you’ll receive a packet of activities that you can do throughout the

From Liz Breed of the MeL Team -  Supporting Michigan Libraries - November 1, 2018 Where Did the Teen Portal Go? With 23 eResources just for Teens, there is a wealth of content available for research, homework help and more! Accessing these eResources is made simpler by using the Subject search on the eResources page. Visit MeL.org and click on eResources in the