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I''ve written about the 10 Important Skills Students Need for the Future and the 1 0 Tech Skills Every Student should have before. Below is an infographic of the 10 Most Important Work Skills in 2020. You will notice that critical thinking, social intelligence, collaboration and using new technologies are all part of this. It is important that schools work to help students develop all of these skills so that they can be successful in our ever changing world. --. MORE
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Android has come to Chromebooks and is available on EDU Domains! This opens up a whole new world of possibilities with Chromebooks, adding thousands of great apps, features and capabilities.
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Chromebooks are beyond popular in schools and the Google Admin Console provides a lot of great features and information. But, one thing that is missing is a way to get a full inventory of all of your Chromebooks, with information such as OS version, MAC Address, SN and more.
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Everyone who reads this blog knows I'm a huge fan of Chromebooks , especially for education. One area that I get asked about often is 3D CAD and 3D Printing. So here is some info. I am by no means an expert on 3D printing though.
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Teaching Digital Citizenship is a free, new tool that educators can use to keep kids safer online.
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Meetings are something that all managers and leaders need to be able to plan, organize, run and follow up on. When I was a project engineer, I had to run lots of meetings and had training in effective meetings at a couple different companies. I''ve attended good meetings, and really bad meetings.
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APRIL 8, 2015
Google has a great resource, Google Tips , that provides quick, easy tips for using Google Products. It is setup in a card format, using simple, easy terms (not tech-speak).
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Evernote , my main resource, is a very useful app. Many people want to learn to use it, but aren''t sure where to start. So, here are some resources and examples of how to use it.
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Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks have become truly awesome resources for schools and Google just keeps improving them. Here are some of the recent announcements: Android apps are coming to Chromebooks! some Android apps have already been available for use on a Chromebook. I've been using the Evernote app for a while and love it. But in order to get them to work, developers had to do some work themselves.
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FEBRUARY 11, 2015
Chromebooks are getting more and more popular in education, the workplace and at home. They are very useful and capable, but I still hear "but they are only a web browser" "they can''t do much" etc. when in reality, they can do pretty much everything.
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MARCH 20, 2015
How to Migrate Information from your Google Apps for Education Account to a personal Google Account.
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JANUARY 29, 2015
I''m a huge fan and user of Evernote , and lots of people ask me for tips on using it, so I''m starting a series of blog posts on Evernote Tips and Tricks to share some great tips and ideas for using Evernote.
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NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Google for Education , which includes G Suite for Education , Chromebooks , and content, is one of the most popular, and most updated, platforms for education. Here are some great resources for IT, Teachers, Students and more.
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DECEMBER 19, 2014
Google has updated and improved its Learning Center for Teacher Training with new use cases and best practices, making it even more useful and easier to learn about Google apps.
Educational Technology Guy
JULY 7, 2014
Google is a very powerful search engine, but the way you search makes a huge difference in your results. The infographic below has some great tips on becoming a Google Search Power User. Check it out and share with your students. Google for Education Resources: [link].
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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
rosterSync is a great new, free tool from New Visions Cloud Lab , the same people behind the Chromebook Inventory Tool. rosterSync has two versions: Super Admin and Teacher.
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APRIL 21, 2015
Reflector2 is a wireless streaming product that works with iOS, Android and even Chromebooks that allows teachers and students to share their iPads, Android tablets and Chromebooks to the big screen wirelessly, from anywhere in the room.
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MARCH 3, 2015
I''m a huge fan and user of Evernote , and lots of people ask me for tips on using it, so I''m starting a series of blog posts on Evernote Tips and Tricks to share some great tips and ideas for using Evernote.
Educational Technology Guy
MAY 27, 2016
How educators and teachers can get the most out of online forms software Online forms might not be the first thing that comes to mind as a helpful classroom tool. 10 years ago the idea would have seemed absurd. But today? Online form tools can save hours, paper, and your budget.
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 27, 2015
I am creating a curriculum for an Aircraft Design course for the high school level. Since it will be shared with many other people, I decided to do the organization in Google Drive, instead of Evernote like I usually do my course organization.
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 30, 2015
Pixar, the company behind Toy Story, Cars and other incredible animated movies, has announced that it''s in-house 3D rendering software, RenderMan , is now free for non-commercial use. RenderMan creates the rendering with lighting effects. It does not create the original 3D model.
Educational Technology Guy
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
I am a heavy user of Google Apps including Chrome and Chromebooks. These are the extensions that I use and feel are some of the best and most useful and consider a must have for all Chromebook users. Title of extension links to Google Play store.
Educational Technology Guy
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
g(Math) is a Google Forms and Google Docs Add-on that allows you to insert graphs and mathematical expressions into your Google Forms and Google Docs.
Educational Technology Guy
DECEMBER 18, 2014
Holly Clark has a great article with some great apps for Chromebook classrooms. It has an interactive image of the apps. As you hover over the app icon, it gives short description. Click on it and it takes you to the Google Play page so you can install it. There are some great apps here.
Educational Technology Guy
DECEMBER 22, 2014
Alice Keeler''s blog has been a great find for me as she posts a lot of items about Google apps, especially Google Classroom. You should definitely check out her blog. She created a great Student Quick Guide for Google Classroom. Go here to view it: [link]. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. google google classroom Google for Educators
Educational Technology Guy
MAY 6, 2015
Google Classroom is Google's learning management system, allowing teachers and students to share assignments and communicate online. It is easy to use and works great, but there were some features teachers were asking for. Well, Google listened!
Educational Technology Guy
JANUARY 15, 2015
I''ve written about the 10 Important Skills Students Need for the Future and the 1 0 Tech Skills Every Student should have before. Below is an infographic of the 10 Most Important Work Skills in 2020. You will notice that critical thinking, social intelligence, collaboration and using new technologies are all part of this. It is important that schools work to help students develop all of these skills so that they can be successful in our ever changing world. --.
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 6, 2015
Collaborize Classroom is a "free collaborative education platform for students and teachers" that allows teachers to create an online community. Teachers can create study groups, collaborative work groups, online discussions and much more.
Educational Technology Guy
APRIL 8, 2015
I''m 99% paperless (the other 1% is out of my control) and take my notes digitally, for the most part, on my Chromebook or Smartphone. I do use a Livescribe pen and notebook sometimes too and I know a lot of people prefer paper notes and planners.
Educational Technology Guy
JUNE 11, 2014
Yesterday Google announced the launch of Google Educators Groups. This is a program made up of communities of educators who can connect with each other to learn, share, and help each other. While it is mainly online, there are real-world meetups and events as well.
Educational Technology Guy
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Schools are always looking for ways to find funding for projects, especially for technology. Here are some great resources that I have used in the past.
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 3, 2015
I''m a huge fan and user of Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks and have written about them at length here. Here is a generic version of what I presented as reasons why my district should Go Google that you can use in your own school/district.
Educational Technology Guy
FEBRUARY 10, 2015
I''m a huge fan and user of Evernote , and lots of people ask me for tips on using it, so I''m starting a series of blog posts on Evernote Tips and Tricks to share some great tips and ideas for using Evernote.
Educational Technology Guy
APRIL 15, 2014
I found this great list of apps and tech tools that are organized based on the task you want students to accomplish. It was out on Twitter and I can''t find the original tweet. What do you want to do.?There''s There''s a tech tool for that. pic.twitter.com/kWFciWylLP.
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 4, 2015
DropTask is a free visual task management app that is web based and available on iOS and Android. It is easy to use and lets you create a visual to do list that is color coded and with lots of features. You can take notes, chat with others, attach files, set reminders, work with others, and more.
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AUGUST 31, 2016
Six Sigma was first introduced in 1986 by an engineer at Motorola named Bill Smith. Six Sigma is a methodology that focuses on measuring quality and aiming for perfection. The techniques and tools used for process improvement and eliminating defects are the core of Six Sigma.
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JULY 13, 2015
Google Classroom is an excellent tool from Google that allows students and teachers to collaborate and communicate and allows teachers to assign work to students, collect that work, grade it and comment on it and return it to the student.
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