Technology Newsletters » Issue 14

Issue 14

DIGITAL CHECKOUT
Borrow ebooks and audiobooks from EPS libraries using the Sora app!  Simply add the app to your Clever page to get started.  Click on the following tutorials to learn how to navigate the platform:

Signing in to Sora

Looking for a Book in Sora

Reading Your eBook

Sora Profile Page and Earning Badges

For questions about Sora, feel free to contact EPS Library Director Mary Puleo.

 

THE DEFINITION OF IRRITATING?
Disabling the “dictionary look-up” feature on your Macbook. Have you noticed that sometimes, when clicking and dragging on text boxes (in order to reposition them), a pop-up window opens? This was happening to VLL David Green about 10 times a day before he searched for why it happens and found a solution!  Here is his fix:

Go to “System Preferences” > “Trackpad” > “Point & Click” > Uncheck "Look Up"

YOUR COLOR STORY
If you love to make sure that your Google Slides are all color-coordinated, check out this Chrome extension!  When you want to use a color from a specific part of an image for your text or background, this extension can help.  Simply click on the color in the image you’d like to match, and the extension will provide you the color’s HEX #. When you click on the button to select your text or background color, click “Custom”, insert the HEX #, and your color will automatically appear!

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Have a tech question? Or want to share any tech advice, tips or tricks that may be useful for your colleagues? Post it now on the Virtual Staff Room located on top left of the EPS Virtual Learning website’s home screen. This is a space for all of us to help support each other as we navigate digital education.    
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