Thing 14

1.  I took a pptx file of a graphic organizer and converted it into a pdf file.   Since I type a lot of my notes, formula sheets and other things  in Word and sometimes PowerPoint, being able to use an online tool that coverts from one format to another would be very beneficial to my students.   I can covert my documents into a format that students could easily access without having to pay for software to open the original files.  This would give students the ability to not fall behind if they are absent during lecture.  It would also give students the chance to convert their own files at school and send them to their personal email addresses in order for them to have access.

Below are screenshots of the original document in pptx and its conversion in pdf.

2.

Converted docx to pdf:  Result was good.  No problems.

Coverted docx to bmp:  Result was good but each of the four pages of the original document resulted in four separate downloads in bmp.

Converted docx to png.  Result was good but each of the four pages of the original document resulted in four separate downloads in png.

Converted docx to odt.  Result was good.  No problems.

Converted docx to txt.  Restult wasn't that good.  Items that I had bold and underlined in the original didn't show up in the txt format.  Also spacing in the txt format was off.

A screenshot of what is emailed from Zamar 

A screenshot of what will be downloaded 

3.   Since my district moved from Outlook over to Google Docs, everyone has been using Google Calendar with students, within departments, individually, within individual  schools and the district.   It's an easy way to communicate upcoming events without having to constantly remind people verbally or use printed calendars.  It's a great tool to use to let students and parents know when assignments are due, when quizzes and tests will take place and what in general is going on at the school.  

Below is my Google calendar from January of this year.  What you see in orange in mine and what you see in purple and yellow is what has been shared with the entire staff by the athletic office and the principal.