WWPS Technology

How to Get Around the Loss of Shift-Ctrl-P in Google Cloud Printing I'm not sure if you've noticed or not, but Google has eliminated the Shift-Ctrl-P option with their latest update in Chrome  Version 40.0.2214.114 (64-bit). This isn't a big deal for 90% of what our teachers print for their students. However our teachers use PDF versions of Reading AtoZ books with their students. There are times when teachers for good purpose want to be able to print out a book, and give it to their students in a hard copy format. In the past they would use the Shift-Ctrl-P option to change the preferences of the printer. The picture below illustrates some of the preferences that can be changed using the Google Cloud Print beta options. These options are not available when you use the Ctrl-P process in Google Chrome or with your Chromebook. With the upgrade to ChromeOS 40 this functionality was lost. However there is a way to work around the problem with little or no fuss. You ca...

Just-in-Time Support: We often try to provide teachers, and staff members an opportunity for structured professional development. Although this serves a very important purpose in our district it also means that there are times in which someone doesn't get the help they need when they need it. We often talk about "just-in-time support" as being the most effective form of learning and engagement. We see this play out in the classroom when a teacher provides their student with the very next thing they need to support their learning. Sometimes we describe this phenomena as when the light bulb goes off. We have the tools to provide our educators, administrators and support staff with the same opportunity to provide the just-in-time resources to support their efforts. We can use Google Hangouts to support our "just-in-time" professional development opportunities.  Below you will find a series of short video clips explaining how to initiate a call, or answer a cal...