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Hi, Blog Followers! This is it. My 36th and final Techie Thursday for the 2018-19 school year. What a trip! I look at my "Tools of the Week" document and can't believe all the fun ideas that I've discovered and shared with you this year. This weekly email will continue on next year with some tweaks to make it more helpful. I'd love to get your feedback in order to do that!
Beyond the content of this week's slide, please keep these tips in mind: Remember how you set up Backup & Sync before getting your laptop taken care of by tech? Well, you should do THE SAME THING once you get your laptop back so that you don't run the risk of losing something.If you had to download Pages/Numbers/etc from Self Service once you got your laptop back. you should REALLY take some time to migrate your documents over to Google. Unless Apple dramatically lowers the price of their Macbooks before our current lease is up, I think that our time with Macs is limited. If we switch …

Hi, Blog Followers! It's hard to believe that this is my 35th Techie Thursday email of the school year. Can you believe it?! I can't! What was your favorite thing you learned from my Techie Thursday messages this year? I would love to know! Just reply to this email and drop me a quick message. It will help me craft next year's series to be even more helpful.
Looking at my booking calendar for the rest of the year, I have very few slots available. Between laptop collection and a couple more classes experiencing Google Expeditions in the next two weeks, I'll be busy for sure!  If you need to meet with me, you can set up an appointment with me on my website at http://appointment.simmonsclassroom.com. Needless to say, please do not delay with booking because you might be out of luck if you do.
You can see the tips from the past weeks by clicking on the slide below and then using the arrows to scroll through the other slides in the deck.


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Hi, Blog Followers! After being out at on the Pathfinder trip last week and the memo from the tech department to back your stuff up, I can officially say that it is now running time as I buzz back and forth between schools to meet with everyone that needs me. Please be sure to make an appointment with me and ensure that it is long enough to cover everything that you need because that is the best way to ensure that I am available when you need me.
If you are panicked about backing up, PLEASE be mindful of that next year! What would you have done if your cup of coffee killed your laptop last week? Prepare for the worst and you won't have to stress. I have a link to Tyler's directions for backing up your laptop linked in the slide for this week's Techie Thursday below. If you need to meet with me, you can set up an appointment with me on my website at http://appointment.simmonsclassroom.com.
You can see the tips from the past weeks by clicking on the slide below and then using t…

HAPPY THURSDAY! As I said last week, I'm off in the woods with the Girls' Pathfinders team spending the week camping, hiking, and canoeing with them in Maine's woods. By the time you read this, their separation anxiety from being without their phone for the week might have finally worn off. But we're looking forward to warm showers tomorrow when we get back. I'll be responding to my emails on Tuesday. With that in mind, please make sure you book me if you'd like to connect in any way between now and the end of the year (which is coming so fast at this point). Between the trip and then laptop collection, my schedule is filling up fast. You can set up an appointment with me on my website at http://appointment.simmonsclassroom.com.
You can see the tips from the past weeks by clicking on the slide below and then using the arrows to scroll through the other slides in the deck.


Have a great long weekend! You certainly deserve it. Sincerely, 
Susie Simmons
Technology Coach …