Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 19, 2018

Google has some great resources for educators at the Google for Education Training Center. Included are courses on Chromebooks, becoming a Trainer, and Fundamentals and Advanced training for using G Suite in the classroom. Related: Google for Education Resources. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2015

AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe? Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe? Chromebooks…those little computers that everyone is talking about. At roughly about 2.5

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Digital tools for engaging classroom presentations. Here are eight digital tools to look for when creating the best presentations for your classroom: Google Slides. Google Slides allows you to open, edit, and save Microsoft PowerPoint files. Tip : Google Slides promotes collaboration and helps you assign teamwork.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

There are lots of options for digital note-taking, including Evernote, Notability, and the omnipresent Google Docs. Digital textbooks Traditional textbooks are heavy, clunky, expensive, and are always at school when you need them at home. Encourage students to meet in study groups via virtual rooms like Google Hangouts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Tom’s public education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, educational technology coaching, and digital design. He is a Google for Education Certified Innovator, Trainer, and Product Expert who has spoken at national conferences including SXSW EDU, the National Council for the Social Studies, and ISTE. What is Figma?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

A free site that lets you collect all the pieces of your experience into one nicely-formatted digital place. . This can be created using PowerPoint, Google Glides, Haiku Deck, or another slideshow tool you’re comfortable with. Instead, create a free Google Voice account. Here’s an example. Here are examples.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2022

PDFs work on all digital devices, all platforms. No worries about whether they run better in Firefox or Chrome, Macs or PCs (or Chromebooks or iPads), Windows or MacOS (or Linux or iOS). They can also save it in a variety of formats including MS Word and Google Docs. It’s that they aren’t inclusive enough.

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Securly

JUNE 13, 2016

We will demystify the Google Apps for Education Admin Console , providing you with the tools to successfully optimize your school’s 1:1 program and edtech experience. Taken from Best Practices to Shape & Secure Your 1:1 Program for Chromebooks. The Google Apps cloud-based policy, simplified: Device Settings (Steps 1-3).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2024

With the pride of place iPads and Chromebooks have in curriculum decisions, tech problems will be wide-ranging, everything from a student’s device not having required software to the classroom systems not hooking up to the school’s network or WiFi. Google the problem. There are eighteen more I’m equally prepared for.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2022

I won’t take time in this article (I’m over 800 words right now) for a how-to on each activity so if you don’t know how to complete one, check with your IT folks or Google it: Make sure your firewall and antivirus programs are working. If you have a Chromebook or an iPad, don’t even worry about this.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This instructional and learning method developed student agency and digital citizenship awareness. For example, if your learners have Chromebooks but only use them to type answers to questions in Google Docs, that’s not inherently wrong. Hint, these Google Docs activities are a good starting point.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2018

The post Yes, Kinder CAN Use Chromebooks! Yes, Kinder CAN Use Chromebooks! The new book, Google Apps for Littles by the dynamic duo, Christine Pinto , and Alice Keeler , is all about empowering our littlest learners – YES, kinder CAN use Chromebooks and lots of other technology! appeared first on Shake Up Learning.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

I nstructional Technology Specialist at Cumberland Academy of Georgia Jennifer Liang knows all about digital citizenship. But teaching the fundamentals of digital citizenship to students with High Functioning Autism is all the more important, especially as they prepare to enter college or the workforce.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2018

Companies are responding with tech solutions: As part of Google ’s announcement of the Acer Chromebook 10 , the company introduced a new “locked mode,” allowing teachers to l ock students’ screens on managed Chromebooks. Tardy Kiosks’ in Schools Help Track Student Attendance. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

the digital devices–computer or Chromebooks or iPads–won’t work on the Big Day. allow students to join the class virtually–through Skype or Google Hangouts–if they can’t come to the physical classroom. This means they have to re-enter the lesson plan in a new format for a new LMS.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 20, 2019

BTW, if you use a Chromebook, there’s no need for this. Since you don’t download to Chromebooks, that works nicely and speeds the device up significantly. If you use Gmail, you can email up to 20 MB (or more through your Google Drive). It’ll even image drives that are plugged in (like my USB drive).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The first ‘lite’ option that most educators think of is Google Classroom. You will find yourself most comfortable in the Google Classroom environment if the tools you use are aligned with Google Drive, your browser of choice is Chrome, and your digital device is a Chromebook.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

That might be a Mac, PC, iPad, Chromebook, laptop, or in some cases a dedicated word processor like the Retro Freewrite or Alphasmart. Pick one or more that work for you, doesn’t matter which as long as it’s digital and allows you to type and edit your manuscript. See my reviews here for Chromebooks , iPads.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Participation is compatible with all platforms (Mac, PC, Chromebooks, smart phones, tablets) and all browsers (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and others). A PDF program (like Adobe Reader) and Microsoft Word or Google Docs will satisfy most (all?) course requirements. I can sign up for one class or build my own PD bundle at a discounted price.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Category: Google Apps. Q: How do I create the copyright symbol (or another symbol) in Google Apps or Word? It works in Office and Google Apps , as well as lots of other places, like my WordPress blog. Chromebooks. Today’s tip: #59–Alt Keys Add Symbols. A: It’s easier than you think. Alt+0247 = ÷. Alt+155 = ¢.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

MARCH 7, 2015

Using Google Classroom for a digital citizenship modeling and teaching moments. If you ever need to collect evidence of anything within Classroom using the Save to Google Drive Chrome extension you have the ability to capture the entire screen and share to whomever you''d like.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Some teachers look no further than Google Forms but for those who require more simplicity and sophistication, a higher degree of agility and rigor, the gold standard for forms is free JotForm (premium edition also available). Unlike a school’s standard equipment, home-based students work from a diverse variety of digital devices (i.e.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2017

There are many options (Numbers, Excel, and Open Office to name just a few), but arguably the most popular is Google Sheets. If you’re using Google Classroom or G Suite, you already have it. Most spreadsheet programs have similar options, so what characteristics make Google Sheets stand out? Education applications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2020

Google Infused Classroom: A Guidebook to Making Thinking Visible and Amplifying Student Voice. There are lots of how-to books on using Google apps in the classroom. Holly Clark’s Google Infused Classroom is different. With this jumping off point, she picks twenty Google apps that make her mandate happen.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2020

These will include tools like YouTube, podcasts, forums, discussion boards, Twitter and Google Hangouts (for those old enough), Google Slides and Google Draw, and a comic creator like Pixton. This severely affects the way the school makes the best use of their investment in Chromebooks, iPads, and technology in general.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Map educators and learners separately If you don’t already, it’s a good idea to keep educators and learners separate in your Google organizational unit (OU) structure. If your district only uses Chromebooks, turn on the Chromebook setting Hāpara Filter works on any device across operating systems.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Distance Learning with Google Slides –from Alice Keeler. Google Hangouts –max. Google Hangouts. While you’re at work, you can help your child with your own virtual meeting (via free programs like Google Hangouts, Zoom, and Webroom.net) by screen-sharing their assignment page. Resources for Teaching Online –from Edublog.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Take attendance –use a game like Flippity’s Randomizer, Google A Day, or Wakelet’s Scavenger Hunt where student answers serve as their attendance notification. Or, put students in breakout rooms (available in virtual meeting webtools like Google Meet and Zoom) and have them discuss the day’s learning with each other.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2020

If you get Google alerts, set them for weekly (unless you really must know when someone posts on the term ‘Labrador puppies’). BTW, if you use a Chromebook, there’s no need for this. Since you don’t download to Chromebooks, that works nicely and speeds the device up significantly. Me, I have over 200 every day.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2021

I won’t take time in this article (I’m at about 1000 words right now) for a how-to on each activity so if you don’t know how to complete one, check with your IT folks or Google it: Make sure your firewall and antivirus programs are working. If you have a Chromebook or an iPad, don’t even worry about this.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2016

Personalizing a digital device with unique wallpaper is a great way to encourage students to take responsibility for their iPad, Chromebook, laptop, PC, or another digital device. Choose the one best-suited to your digital devices. Method One : Use your digital device’s organic method of changing wallpaper.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2018

Safe experiences with monitoring and support can help children understand digital safety. In today’s show, Wanda Terral talks about how to help kids understand digital safety. Wanda: We are a G-Suite district and our students ChromeBooks – that certainly adds a level of safety that we are able to monitor. Vicki: Awesome.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook. However, it was the Chromebook (2011) that truly revolutionized 1:1. While the iPad cost anywhere from $300 – $400, Chromebooks were sold from $199.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2020

When schools shut down in March amid the coronavirus outbreak, her students already knew how to work in Google Classroom and create collaborative slide decks with their classmates. They were proficient in accessing information and completing assignments right from their Chromebooks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Google for Education’s Expeditions is a free app that enables teachers and students to explore the world virtually via VR or AR. Google has partnered with leading museums, universities, laboratories, and publishers to develop more than 1,000 VR (and AR) tours. It is designed to be explored with Google Cardboard.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2018

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in classrooms, many schools are choosing Chromebooks because it’s one of the least expensive devices, a big win for schools balancing spending priorities. A 2017 report of the education market found Chromebooks dominate with 58 percent of the market for school mobile device purchases. BOOK CREATOR.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 23, 2018

Digital Citizenship- If there isn’t a long standing conversation and fully-integrated approach to digital citizenship then the validity of any technology implementation has to be called into question. There has to be a constant and ongoing conversation about all aspects of digital citizenship.

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