Things learned from other blogs while at home with the flu

I love to look at other blogs, especially about technology for teachers. Today, as I sat here in bed with the flu (second round for me this year), I read a blog in my list about how to make an outline of any text. The blog is

click here to go to her blog

The instructions were very helpful but I have Microsoft Office 2010 instead of 2007. Not hard to find out how to do it though. After I went through the steps on her blog and did not find the check box for "outline," I noticed a button at the bottom-- "text effects"-- so I clicked on it and there were my options. Here are the steps (borrowed from "A Turn to Learn" and added to for Microsoft Office 2010):

1. Type your message and decide on fonts to use.

 2. Highlight the words (Ctrl+a will select all) and right click. Select "font". (Yes, you can do them all at once.)

3. Click on "Text Effects" at the bottom of the window.

4. Select "no fill" for text.

5. Select Text Outline and "solid fill" and choose color.

Voila!

Don't forget to go by "A Turn to Learn" and check out her "Technology Tuesday" for great tips!

Black Friday, not in my world

I am spending "Black Friday" looking through blogs and posts. I came across this pencil sharpener that I would love to have for my personal use as well as for my classroom. I love "Old School" and, although this is new, it's like improved old school. They are inexpensive and they are giving some away! Here's the link where you can enter to win too.
http://www.classroomfriendlysupplies.com/pages/free-sharpeners#
and here's a picture of the fabulous classroom friendly sharpener:

I'm thinking of ordering for some fellow teachers. What a great teacher gift!
I'm also watching "Band of Brothers" with the hubby and waiting for the rain to start. Hoping cooler weather comes back soon.
Happy shopping!

Permission to Pin

We click “accept terms” without ever reading them. I know I do, don’t you? We’ll join a new page, social site, etc. and click on accept because reading all the legal jargon is, well, boring and takes up too much time.

This subject was brought to my attention by a blogger I follow. In the terms on Pinterest, we have agreed that the pictures we pin are ours legally and that we give Pinterest rights to use those images in any fashion.

All I can say is that I’m glad teachers (and crafters) are all about sharing their ideas. I follow so many blogs and see so many good ideas that I want to share with my fellow teachers on Pinterest. Although I may not used them in my music classroom, I have friends in “regular” classrooms that are always looking for new ways to do thing that may be interesting in something I find.

If, in my pinning, I have pinned something of yours that you don’t want to share, please contact me and I will remove it.

Otherwise, if there is something you see on my blog that you’d like to pin, permission granted.