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Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis)

NeverEndingSearch

And it is clear that the library must be the center of that experience. Currently, one very popular strategy is the creation of classroom scenes using Google Slides populated with their flexible Bitmojis. But, first, a little background: I’ve been playing around with building virtual school libraries for a very long time.

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AI in Higher Ed: Using What We Already Know About Good Teaching Practices

Edsurge

Now, if my child asks me a question about anything, we can Google it on my phone from wherever we happen to be. Telling a student to go to the library to access a physical copy of something is the outlier instead of the norm. But the idea of the flipped classroom is credited to Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams in 2006.

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CheckMark v1.0

EdTechTeam

We’ve added Google Drive sync. Once you authenticate, CheckMark will save your comments to your Google Drive. New Google Chrome extension streamlines digital grading for teachers. Several months ago, a teacher mentioned having difficulties creating an efficient workflow to provide students feedback on writing in Google Docs.

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Are Free Educational Videos Worth It?

myViewBoard

The majority of teachers who responded to our survey reported they tend to search for videos online using search engines such as YouTube (83%) and Google (61%). Although it is easy to search for content on any topic conceivable on YouTube and Google these videos come with difficulties over content quality and relevance.

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Summer passion projects for students

Kathy Schrock

#loveyouall Back in the day, employees of Google could pitch an idea to their supervisor to be able to take advantage of the “20% Time” program. Many of these projects turned into important components of the Google products. I used to love Google Labs, which included prototypes of the ideas being developed.

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Awesome Virtual Online Field Trips

MSEDTechie

Google Maps with Street View lets you explore places around the world through 360-degree street-level imagery. Google Earth - Explore the geography of both land and sea (free download). Helens changed in the three-year span between 2003 and 2006 with these 360-degree panoramas.

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Fighting Apathy, Neglect and Racism to Give Left-Behind Learners a Chance

Edsurge

I came to the Cobb County School District in 2006. I started using Google Classroom to post all of my content online, and provide feedback on assignments. I switched from Google Classroom to OneNote Classroom, which made it easier for me to distribute content individually. So I took the iPads while no one was looking.

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