If you and your students are using Google Apps in the classroom, Google Classroom can save you tons of time and effort. Ed Tech edtech educational technology efficiency gafe Google Apps google classroom time managementIt helps you assign, collect, grade and return work seamlessly. But, like anything else, there are tricks that can help you do the same work in less time. They make you more efficient [.]. MORE
When you make it tech PD that’s Google-focused, I’m going to look forward to it for weeks. If you’ve never been to a Google Apps for Education Summit and you have any interest in Google in [.]. I’m kind of a geek. MORE
Google has recently produced a fantastic website. education e-safety edtech Google Interland internet safety online safety teachers teaching technologyIt is fun, interactive and covers everything involving internet safety! It’s called Interland and is completely free. MORE
It’s so easy (maybe too easy) to do shallow, superficial work with Google tools. Google’s got [.]. Ed Tech creative teaching edtech educational technology gafe Google Apps google classroom google docs google slidesOne one day, we’ll do this activity. The next day, we’ll use a different tool to do a different one. What if we want to investigate a topic thoroughly instead of going “a mile wide and an inch deep”? MORE
Google Jamboard is a fun interactive app. You just download it on Google Play or iTunes and use it with your touch Chromebook or iPad after listening to Tom Mullaney share how it works. Google Jamboard. Now first of all, I have never heard of Google Jamboard. MORE
When Ohio tech integration specialist Jake Miller shares his Google tricks on social media, they’re enough to catch your eye. In this episode of the Google Teacher Tribe podcast, you’ll get plenty of both. MORE
Google Forms is a great tool for surveying others and collecting data from them. Ed Tech edtech educational technology gafe google apps for education google forms gsuiteedu time management time saversBy using Forms in that way, it can save us tons of time. It can save us even more time when we survey ourselves. I can hear your response to that one … Wait, Matt … survey ourselves? Have you gone [.]. MORE
These questions are at the core of the book, The Google-Infused Classroom, by Holly Clark and Tanya Avrith. In this episode of the Google Teacher Tribe podcast, we talk about infusing lessons with […]. How can we hear from every student in the classroom? MORE
Ed Tech caption this constructivism depth of knowledge edtech educational technology g suite Google Apps google classroom google drawings visual thinkingThis post is co-authored by Ditch That Textbook’s Matt Miller and Laura Steinbrink. Laura is a high school English teacher and tech coach from Plato, Missouri. Check out her blog, Rockin’ the Boat, at rockintheboat.wordpress.com. MORE
Doodle 4 Google is a great idea. It is a contest where your pupils must come up with an inspirational idea or vision and turn it into a ‘Google Doodle’ The theme for this year is the future. education art creativity Google Google doodle learning lesson ideas teaching MORE
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Two Tips Sheets for Google Drawing I create all of my stickers and blog post featured images in Google Drawing. I have created two tips sheets to share with some ways to get the most out of Google Drawing. Create a New Google Drawing […]. The post 18 Tips: Google Drawing Tips Sheets appeared first on Teacher Tech. Ability Draw Google Intermediate draw G Suite google MORE
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Animation is easy with stop motion Google Slides. Ed Tech google classroom activities google slides animation powerpoint animation stop-motion animationLet students put what you're studying in MOTION. Icons via The Noun Project with NounPro account.)For For years (centuries. MORE
Google Drawings is the hidden gem in the core G Suite tools for education. Everyone is familiar with Google Docs, Google Slides and Google Sheets. Google Drawings doesn’t fit into a nice, neat box like that. Ed Tech edtech educational technology g suite google apps for education google drawings graphic organizers infographics visual notetakingThey correlate nicely with the Microsoft Office products we used for years and years. MORE
Google Expeditions is a virtual reality teaching tool that lets you lead or join immersive virtual trips all over the world — get up close with historical landmarks, dive underwater with sharks, even visit outer space! Follow me on Twitter and Google+. MORE
Add a Favicon to Google Sites Well, that was easy! I just tried out the new feature to add a favicon to Google Sites. Until recently the favicon was the Google Sites logo. The post Google Sites Favicon appeared first on Teacher Tech. Google Intermediate Sites G Suite google sitesThe favicon is the little icon on the tab when you’re visiting a website. You can now easily customize the favicon to […]. MORE
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Recently, as part of our maths unit on shape, my class went on a Google hunt! My class were studying quadrilaterals and after teaching them the definition of each one, they had to find real life examples on Google. MORE
Google Chrome extensions turn your Chrome web browser into a veritable Swiss Army knife of versatile options. DitchBook Twitter chat bitmoji chrome extensions ditchbook g suite google chrome googleedu grammarly gttribe onetab screencastify twitter chatRecord a video of your screen. MORE
Create in Google Drawing and Insert into Google Slides If you have created an infographic or other image in Google Drawing, you can insert it into your Google Slides presentation. I should note that the drawing engine in Google Drawing is the same as Google Slides so you may just want to make it in […]. The post Add Google Drawing to Google Slides appeared first on Teacher Tech. Advanced Draw Google Slides draw google slides MORE
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How to Use Google Classroom by Alice Keeler If you are new to Google Classroom or are looking for some things you didn’t know about Google Classroom I got you covered. ViewSonic helped me produce a collection of very short videos to walk you through using Google Classroom. MORE
Google Classroom has helped tons of teachers around the world manage their classrooms and their assignments digitally — and it’s made our lives much easier in many ways. There are ways, though, that we can make our Google Classroom lives even easier than that! MORE
It’s nice to have some ideas to help kickstart our creative thinking when it comes to using Google Slides in non-traditional ways. Ryan has created some amazing Google Slides templates that you can […]. MORE
Tens of millions of students and teachers worldwide use Google tools in the classroom. When new features or changes happen with Google products that affect education, it’s a big deal. Students are creating and collaborating, researching and sharing. MORE
The post 4 Ways to Use Google Keep for Feedback and Assessment appeared first on Shake Up Learning. 4 Ways to Use Google Keep for Feedback and Assessment. Google Keep is one of my favorite G Suite tools! One fun way to use Google Keep is for feedback. MORE
The post Google Apps for the iPad and iOS (The COMPLETE list!) Google Apps for iOS. The following is a list of Google Apps for iOS (from Google, Inc.). This list is exhaustive and includes several apps that are not on the infographic Guide to Google Apps for the iPad. MORE
Yesterday Google announced the launch of Google Educators Groups. GEG takes place both online and offline, and provides a space for educators to build relationships, collaborate, and learn through Google+ communities and hangouts or in-person events and workshops. MORE
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We used a brilliant app called Google Keep. Watch my video tutorial on how to use Google Keep: My class combined notes, pictures and doodles to write-up the experiment. Have you used Google Keep? Recently, my class did a science experiment, where we explored how rain falls. MORE
By using Google Slides and local printers, some schools are creating low-cost, gorgeous yearbooks instead. She's a Google Certified Innovator and Trainer. Ed Tech cheap school yearbooks google slides yearbooks inexpensive school yearbooks slides yearbookYearbooks that cost $100 or more are out of reach for many students. This post is written by Jennifer Scott, an English teacher and technology leader from California. Find her on Twitter at […]. MORE
Google Drawings is like a blank slate. In this episode of the Google Teacher Tribe podcast, Wanda Terral talks about lots of cool ideas to let students work visually with Google Drawings. Google Teacher Tribe edtech educational technology g suite g suite for education google drawings google teacher tribe googleedu gttribeIt’s a simple digital sheet of paper just waiting for your images and text. MORE
I can only imagine the hours of time spent tinkering on Google Apps. Google’s got your back. Ed Tech edtech educational technology explore tool g suite Google Apps google docs google sheets google slidesSlide design. Looking up citation information. Fumbling with creating charts from data. If we can eliminate some of the mindless procedural stuff, we can spend quality time on learning. Within the last year, they created the Explore tool. [.]. MORE
Google Teacher Tribe edtech educational technology g suite edu google edu google sites google teacher tribe gttribe portfoliosIn the not-too-distant past, if we wanted to get information out to the masses, it was expensive. Website development was costly and slow. MORE
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Google Slides makes this possible. Ed Tech collaborative slide presentations shared google slides shared presentation activity student collaboration digital ideasPart of the reason social media has taken off so much are the connections. MORE
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Creating stop-motion animation with Google Slides is easy! He's a Google for Education Trainer and a self-proclaimed spreadsheet nerd. Ed Tech google slides animation stop motion animation google slides stop motion slidesThese tips will help your animations look phenomenal! This post is written by Jake Miller, a tech integration specialist from Ohio. Find him on Twitter (@JakeMillerTech) and at his blog, jakemiller.net. A note from Matt.I […]. MORE
However, with some recent integration of Google Keep with Google Docs, for this project I have students using Google keep and tagging. College (aged 18+) Gsuite and Google Apps High School Grades 9-12 (Ages 13-18) History and Social Sciences Teachers How to Guides. MORE
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Create a Random Slideshow If you have a list (in a spreadsheet of course) that you would like to create a Google Slides presentation out of, I have coded an Add-on that will randomly choose a subset of your list and send them to a Google Slides. The post Google Slides: Create Random Slides appeared first on Teacher Tech. Advanced Apps Script Google Sheets Slides G Suite google sheets spreadsheets MORE
I’m heavily invested in Google, being a Google Certified Innovator, using Google tools all the time and suggesting them to teachers. (No, No, that’s not the confession yet …) I’ve had great things to say about so many Google products over the years. MORE
” These were the sounds that could be heard in my classroom when we tried Google Expeditions this week! Tagged: edtech , education , GAFE , google expeditions , teaching , tech , technology , virtual reality , VR. “Wow! Amazing! Ohhhhhh! Wooaahhh!” MORE
Ed Tech g suite edu google apps for education google docs google forms google sheets parent communication parent engagement personalizationClassroom newsletters are kind of hit and miss. If you’re sending photocopies of them home in students’ backpacks, I’ll bet your success rate is less than 50 percent. And that’s being generous.) MORE
New Google Sites + Google Classroom New Google Sites is finally out! Since New Sites is essentially a new product it does not have all the features of Classic Google Sites, but be assured more features are coming. Advanced Classroom Google Sites classroom google sites MORE
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Animation is easy with stop motion Google Slides. Ed Tech google classroom activities google slides animation powerpoint animation stop-motion animationLet students put what you're studying in MOTION. Icons via The Noun Project with NounPro account.)For For years (centuries.
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Ed Tech caption this constructivism depth of knowledge edtech educational technology g suite Google Apps google classroom google drawings visual thinkingThis post is co-authored by Ditch That Textbook’s Matt Miller and Laura Steinbrink. Laura is a high school English teacher and tech coach from Plato, Missouri. Check out her blog, Rockin’ the Boat, at rockintheboat.wordpress.com.
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I’m heavily invested in Google, being a Google Certified Innovator, using Google tools all the time and suggesting them to teachers. (No, No, that’s not the confession yet …) I’ve had great things to say about so many Google products over the years.
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It’s so easy (maybe too easy) to do shallow, superficial work with Google tools. Google’s got [.]. Ed Tech creative teaching edtech educational technology gafe Google Apps google classroom google docs google slidesOne one day, we’ll do this activity. The next day, we’ll use a different tool to do a different one. What if we want to investigate a topic thoroughly instead of going “a mile wide and an inch deep”?
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APRIL 5, 2018
By using Google Slides and local printers, some schools are creating low-cost, gorgeous yearbooks instead. She's a Google Certified Innovator and Trainer. Ed Tech cheap school yearbooks google slides yearbooks inexpensive school yearbooks slides yearbookYearbooks that cost $100 or more are out of reach for many students. This post is written by Jennifer Scott, an English teacher and technology leader from California. Find her on Twitter at […].
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MAY 11, 2017
Google Drawings is the hidden gem in the core G Suite tools for education. Everyone is familiar with Google Docs, Google Slides and Google Sheets. Google Drawings doesn’t fit into a nice, neat box like that. Ed Tech edtech educational technology g suite google apps for education google drawings graphic organizers infographics visual notetakingThey correlate nicely with the Microsoft Office products we used for years and years.
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It’s nice to have some ideas to help kickstart our creative thinking when it comes to using Google Slides in non-traditional ways. Ryan has created some amazing Google Slides templates that you can […].
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DECEMBER 20, 2017
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OCTOBER 31, 2016
If you and your students are using Google Apps in the classroom, Google Classroom can save you tons of time and effort. Ed Tech edtech educational technology efficiency gafe Google Apps google classroom time managementIt helps you assign, collect, grade and return work seamlessly. But, like anything else, there are tricks that can help you do the same work in less time. They make you more efficient [.].
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JANUARY 30, 2017
Google Forms is a great tool for surveying others and collecting data from them. Ed Tech edtech educational technology gafe google apps for education google forms gsuiteedu time management time saversBy using Forms in that way, it can save us tons of time. It can save us even more time when we survey ourselves. I can hear your response to that one … Wait, Matt … survey ourselves? Have you gone [.].
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We used a brilliant app called Google Keep. Watch my video tutorial on how to use Google Keep: My class combined notes, pictures and doodles to write-up the experiment. Have you used Google Keep? Recently, my class did a science experiment, where we explored how rain falls.
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FEBRUARY 22, 2018
How to Use Google Classroom by Alice Keeler If you are new to Google Classroom or are looking for some things you didn’t know about Google Classroom I got you covered. ViewSonic helped me produce a collection of very short videos to walk you through using Google Classroom.
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MAY 9, 2016
Tens of millions of students and teachers worldwide use Google tools in the classroom. When new features or changes happen with Google products that affect education, it’s a big deal. Students are creating and collaborating, researching and sharing.
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Recently, as part of our maths unit on shape, my class went on a Google hunt! My class were studying quadrilaterals and after teaching them the definition of each one, they had to find real life examples on Google.
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When you make it tech PD that’s Google-focused, I’m going to look forward to it for weeks. If you’ve never been to a Google Apps for Education Summit and you have any interest in Google in [.]. I’m kind of a geek.
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I can only imagine the hours of time spent tinkering on Google Apps. Google’s got your back. Ed Tech edtech educational technology explore tool g suite Google Apps google docs google sheets google slidesSlide design. Looking up citation information. Fumbling with creating charts from data. If we can eliminate some of the mindless procedural stuff, we can spend quality time on learning. Within the last year, they created the Explore tool. [.].
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Google has recently produced a fantastic website. education e-safety edtech Google Interland internet safety online safety teachers teaching technologyIt is fun, interactive and covers everything involving internet safety! It’s called Interland and is completely free.
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However, with some recent integration of Google Keep with Google Docs, for this project I have students using Google keep and tagging. College (aged 18+) Gsuite and Google Apps High School Grades 9-12 (Ages 13-18) History and Social Sciences Teachers How to Guides.
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Create a Random Slideshow If you have a list (in a spreadsheet of course) that you would like to create a Google Slides presentation out of, I have coded an Add-on that will randomly choose a subset of your list and send them to a Google Slides. The post Google Slides: Create Random Slides appeared first on Teacher Tech. Advanced Apps Script Google Sheets Slides G Suite google sheets spreadsheets
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Two Tips Sheets for Google Drawing I create all of my stickers and blog post featured images in Google Drawing. I have created two tips sheets to share with some ways to get the most out of Google Drawing. Create a New Google Drawing […]. The post 18 Tips: Google Drawing Tips Sheets appeared first on Teacher Tech. Ability Draw Google Intermediate draw G Suite google
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