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• #10: I copied and pasted the pre-service schedule (Spanish) to do this. It took under 30 seconds to do.
• #11: Took out HSS, but left in lunch. Used official UT orange color.
• #17: Go over the apps on this, esp. the bus, directory, library, maps -- nice because if you have location services set as “on” you can tell how far the next bus is and actually see it moving as it moves. New feature to app, “pushes” grades to students, need to hide column when you are inputting grades unless it’s okay for students to see them IMMEDIATELY.
• #23: Thanks Rosie for this tip!
• #33: Idea from Harriet -- can follow her, delicious-looking healthy recipes.
• #43: This slide counts down by 5 second until 3 minutes, and then it goes down by second.
• #44: This slide counts down by 5 second until 3 minutes, and then it goes down by second.
• #48: Button timers countdown in 1 second increments – above are 6 different timers for 60secs, 45secs, 30secs, 20secs, 15secs, 10 secs. Each timer is constructed from a series of shapes piled on top of each other, and animated to disappear at 1 seconds intervals.To copy a timer, select the entire pile of shapes by clicking and holding the left mouse button whilst drawing a rectangle that completely encapsulates the timer.Note – it is possible to have multiple timers (possibly of different colours) on the same slide as each works independently of others.
• #49: Button timers countdown in 1 second increments – above are 6 different timers for 60secs, 45secs, 30secs, 20secs, 15secs, 10 secs. Each timer is constructed from a series of shapes piled on top of each other, and animated to disappear at 1 seconds intervals.To copy a timer, select the entire pile of shapes by clicking and holding the left mouse button whilst drawing a rectangle that completely encapsulates the timer.Note – it is possible to have multiple timers (possibly of different colours) on the same slide as each works independently of others.
• #50: Button timers countdown in 1 second increments – above are 6 different timers for 60secs, 45secs, 30secs, 20secs, 15secs, 10 secs. Each timer is constructed from a series of shapes piled on top of each other, and animated to disappear at 1 seconds intervals.To copy a timer, select the entire pile of shapes by clicking and holding the left mouse button whilst drawing a rectangle that completely encapsulates the timer.Note – it is possible to have multiple timers (possibly of different colours) on the same slide as each works independently of others.
• #51: Button timers countdown in 1 second increments – above are 6 different timers for 60secs, 45secs, 30secs, 20secs, 15secs, 10 secs. Each timer is constructed from a series of shapes piled on top of each other, and animated to disappear at 1 seconds intervals.To copy a timer, select the entire pile of shapes by clicking and holding the left mouse button whilst drawing a rectangle that completely encapsulates the timer.Note – it is possible to have multiple timers (possibly of different colours) on the same slide as each works independently of others.
• #52: Button timers countdown in 1 second increments – above are 6 different timers for 60secs, 45secs, 30secs, 20secs, 15secs, 10 secs. Each timer is constructed from a series of shapes piled on top of each other, and animated to disappear at 1 seconds intervals.To copy a timer, select the entire pile of shapes by clicking and holding the left mouse button whilst drawing a rectangle that completely encapsulates the timer.Note – it is possible to have multiple timers (possibly of different colours) on the same slide as each works independently of others.
• #53: Button timers countdown in 1 second increments – above are 6 different timers for 60secs, 45secs, 30secs, 20secs, 15secs, 10 secs. Each timer is constructed from a series of shapes piled on top of each other, and animated to disappear at 1 seconds intervals.To copy a timer, select the entire pile of shapes by clicking and holding the left mouse button whilst drawing a rectangle that completely encapsulates the timer.Note – it is possible to have multiple timers (possibly of different colours) on the same slide as each works independently of others.
• #54: This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150).
• #55: This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’.To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling.When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.
• #56: These timers appear initially as a cream, coloured circle. The timer is initiated by clicking on, at which point the circle will fill up in a clockwise direction with the colour you see above.At the end of the time, a bell will sound.It is possible to change the timings of the timers by entering the animation settings and changing the timings of the relevant ‘Oval’. Note the timings have to be entered in seconds.It is possible to have multiple timers on the same slide as these work independently of each other.
• #57: These digital clock timers countdown from either 2 minutes, 1 min 30secs or 1 minute. The timings of these cannot be easily changed, although the colour can be by simply selecting the entire ‘pile’ of shapes that makes them up, and then formatting the colours.There is a bell timer at the end of the countdown, if this is not desired then enter the animation settings, and delete the animation that ends .wav from the animation listing.
• #58: This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150).
• #59: This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’.To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling.When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.
• #60: These timers appear initially as a cream, coloured circle. The timer is initiated by clicking on, at which point the circle will fill up in a clockwise direction with the colour you see above.At the end of the time, a bell will sound.It is possible to change the timings of the timers by entering the animation settings and changing the timings of the relevant ‘Oval’. Note the timings have to be entered in seconds.It is possible to have multiple timers on the same slide as these work independently of each other.
• #61: This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150).
• #62: This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’.To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling.When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.
• #63: These timers appear initially as a cream, coloured circle. The timer is initiated by clicking on, at which point the circle will fill up in a clockwise direction with the colour you see above.At the end of the time, a bell will sound.It is possible to change the timings of the timers by entering the animation settings and changing the timings of the relevant ‘Oval’. Note the timings have to be entered in seconds.It is possible to have multiple timers on the same slide as these work independently of each other.
• #64: This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150).
• #65: This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’.To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling.When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.
• #66: These timers appear initially as a cream, coloured circle. The timer is initiated by clicking on, at which point the circle will fill up in a clockwise direction with the colour you see above.At the end of the time, a bell will sound.It is possible to change the timings of the timers by entering the animation settings and changing the timings of the relevant ‘Oval’. Note the timings have to be entered in seconds.It is possible to have multiple timers on the same slide as these work independently of each other.
• #67: This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150).
• #68: This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’.To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling.When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.
• #69: These timers appear initially as a cream, coloured circle. The timer is initiated by clicking on, at which point the circle will fill up in a clockwise direction with the colour you see above.At the end of the time, a bell will sound.It is possible to change the timings of the timers by entering the animation settings and changing the timings of the relevant ‘Oval’. Note the timings have to be entered in seconds.It is possible to have multiple timers on the same slide as these work independently of each other.
• #70: This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150).
• #71: This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’.To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling.When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.
• #72: These timers appear initially as a cream, coloured circle. The timer is initiated by clicking on, at which point the circle will fill up in a clockwise direction with the colour you see above.At the end of the time, a bell will sound.It is possible to change the timings of the timers by entering the animation settings and changing the timings of the relevant ‘Oval’. Note the timings have to be entered in seconds.It is possible to have multiple timers on the same slide as these work independently of each other.
• #73: This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150).
• #74: This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’.To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling.When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.
• #75: These timers appear initially as a cream, coloured circle. The timer is initiated by clicking on, at which point the circle will fill up in a clockwise direction with the colour you see above.At the end of the time, a bell will sound.It is possible to change the timings of the timers by entering the animation settings and changing the timings of the relevant ‘Oval’. Note the timings have to be entered in seconds.It is possible to have multiple timers on the same slide as these work independently of each other.
• #76: This bar timer, will start when anywhere on the slide is clicked. The bar will move from left to right and the word ‘End’ will appear at the end, accompanied by a ‘Deep Gong’ sound. It is possible to change the duration of this timer to any time, by entering the animation settings, and changing the timing for ‘rectangle 3’. Note the time has to be entered as a number of seconds – so if you want 2mins & 30secs – this is entered as 150 (60X2 + 30 = 150).
• #77: This ‘sand timer’ will start on a mouse click anywhere on the slide. The ‘sand’ will drain from the top section to the lower section and when completed will show the word ‘End’.To change the timings of this timer, you need to enter the animation settings, and change the timings for the Isosceles Triangles. There will be 2 that need changing (to the same amount) – one animates the top triangle emptying, whilst the other animates the bottom triangle filling.When you change the timings these have to entered as a number of seconds.
• #78: These timers appear initially as a cream, coloured circle. The timer is initiated by clicking on, at which point the circle will fill up in a clockwise direction with the colour you see above.At the end of the time, a bell will sound.It is possible to change the timings of the timers by entering the animation settings and changing the timings of the relevant ‘Oval’. Note the timings have to be entered in seconds.It is possible to have multiple timers on the same slide as these work independently of each other.