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Teach Students to Track How Many Words They Read Per Minute Using Voice Typing and Google Forms

Catlin Tucker

In a coaching session with a second-grade teacher, I suggested we try using Voice Typing in Google Documents to help students track how many words they read in a minute. Once they had read their passage twice, they logged into Google Classroom to access a blank Google Document. This can be useful as they design lessons!

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15 Ways to Make Google Classroom Better for Everyone

The CoolCatTeacher

by Vicki Davis From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter 15 Tips to Better Use Google Classroom Today, I’m giving you another peek into my classroom, this time, to share tips for getting the most out of your Google Classroom. I’ve also had this show transcribed for your reference.

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The Feature That Aims to Deter Student Plagiarism

EdTech Magazine

A new Google for Education feature saves educators and students time and energy while ensuring the integrity of student work. What Are Originality Reports and How Do They Work? When educators turn on originality reports for an assignment, they will receive a detailed originality report for each student submission.

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The Feature That Aims to Deter Student Plagiarism

EdTech Magazine

A new Google for Education feature saves educators and students time and energy while ensuring the integrity of student work. What Are Originality Reports and How Do They Work? When educators turn on originality reports for an assignment, they will receive a detailed originality report for each student submission.

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PROOF POINTS: A spate of recent studies on the “Google effect” adds to evidence that the internet is making us dumber

The Hechinger Report

But neither of these great thinkers could anticipate how the debate would play out in the Age of Google. A seminal 2011 paper established the so-called “Google effect,” our tendency to forget information that we can easily look up on the internet. When we need it, we will look it up.”

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How to Engage Students in Zoom and Teach Effectively at a Distance

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: GoGuardian The State of Engagement Report 2020 has valuable classroom research and information on distance learning best practices. This must-read report is funded by GoGuardian and includes a meta-analysis of best practices in engaging distance learning. Thank you GoGuardian for sponsoring this podcast and the report.

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4 Essential Factors for Student Engagement Based on Current Research

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: GoGuardian The State of Engagement Report 2020 has valuable classroom research and information on distance learning best practices. This must-read report is funded by GoGuardian and includes a meta-analysis of best practices in engaging distance learning. Thank you GoGuardian for sponsoring this podcast and the report.