Canva is a really wonderful website for creating well designed posters, presentations, social media posts and much more.

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Using a calendar on any phone, tablet, or computer is a great way to remember homework assignments and important test dates.

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Recently, productivity apps are gaining more and more popularity due to their ease of use as well as the abundance of different kinds of apps. From logging your diets to keeping lists, productivity apps give users the ability to keep

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How to correctly site your sources and abide by the US fair use policies

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I've been with SWAT since it first began in early 2015, and I've enjoyed every moment of it. The first thing I quickly realized when I first joined SWAT was how it was so much more than just a group

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Cram.com vs Quizlet By Brian Keefe For years, Quizlet has been far and away the most popular online flashcard set that students and teachers alike know and love.  The polished site and stable flash card system has had people coming

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Laptop Buying Guide  In this guide, I will attempt to provide a laptop to fit into 4 major budgets for the active student for high school as well as college.  The elements that I considered were processor, memory, storage, screen size, battery life, and

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As the only Instructional Technology Teacher at Algonquin I get many requests for help.  At this point the requests mostly come to me by email.  I sort through those requests and decide which ones make sense to have the SWAT

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Hello, world! I'm super excited to get this blog up and running. SWAT is constantly expanding, and the time seems ripe for us to establish a public online presence where we can share our work and show others what we're

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Students at Algonquin have many requirements but also have space for some electives.  S.W.A.T. or Students Working to Advance Technology is considered an elective and students receive 2.5 credits for each semester they are enrolled.  Guidance works out the scheduling

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In order for our student tech support team to run effectively it is important to recruit the best students.  I knew that I wanted kids with great interpersonal skills as well as those kids with a strong knowledge base of

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If you're bored of using the same Google Slides templates or just the blank pages on Google Docs, the new Google templates are perfect for you! One of my favorite templates to use throughout my classes is the class notes

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