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The EdTech News Brief


Nov 21, 2022

Adobe is offering a free tool to animate our voices. Canva has added a Remote Control option that eliminates the need to say “next slide.” They’ve also added new slide transitions including one that can help you make awesome stop motion animations. Also, Google Docs is letting us split cells within tables, Quizizz has a bajillion updates, and ISTE and ASCD have announced a merger.

 

Access this episode on YouTube as well: youtu.be/UrcRaoZSZGc

 

TODAY'S CONTENT:

00:00 - INTRO

 

01:27 - 1. Updates to Canva Presentations

“Unveiling the Canva Visual Worksuite” - canva.com/newsroom/news/unveiling-the-canva-visual-worksuite

 

03:52 - 2. Stop Motion with Canva Presentations

“Unveiling the Canva Visual Worksuite” - canva.com/newsroom/news/unveiling-the-canva-visual-worksuite

 

06:17 - TODAY’S SPONSOR: SMORE

smore.com/podcast

 

07:45 - 3. Animate Your Voice with Adobe Express

“Animate Your Audio for Free | Adobe Express” - adobe.com/express/feature/video/animate/audio

 

09:14 - 4. Split Cells in Google Docs Tables

“Split table cells in Google Docs to better organize information” - workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2022/10/split-table-cells-in-google-docs.html

 

10:43 - My Teacher Holiday Gift Picks

JakeMiller.net/Holidays2022

 

11:49 - 5. Quizizz Updates

Edit Homework Tweet - twitter.com/quizizz/status/1576940204937695233 

“Host a Quiz in Focus Mode – Help Center” - support.quizizz.com/hc/en-us/articles/9595487215641-Host-a-Quiz-in-Focus-Mode

Share Quizizz Tweet - twitter.com/quizizz/status/1572225025771704321?s=12 

“Power-ups & their Types – Help Center” - support.quizizz.com/hc/en-us/articles/360035742872-Power-ups-their-Types 

Quizizz Reactions Tweet - twitter.com/quizizz/status/1574458702417076225 

Skip Questions Tweet - twitter.com/quizizz/status/1588271412409688064 

 

16:46 - 6. ISTE and ASCD merge

 

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