1. Force a Copy WITH pre-loaded comments This one isn't actually a new find for me, but it came up again in my Twitter feed and it's a great Google find! As a Google Trainer and Coach, one of my favorites hacks is to force a copy of Google Docs/Slides (really, all the Google apps)… Continue reading November 12 Weekly Finds
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Google Workspace Clean Up Procedures
With the end of the year quickly approaching, it's a good time to clean up your Google Workspace account including Google Drive and Gmail, and your bookmarks in Chrome. If you're looking for procedures on how to clean up Google Classroom, I recommend checking out Eric Curts' blog post on this. Save Student Work I… Continue reading Google Workspace Clean Up Procedures
Tech Tuesday Season 5 Episode 14 – Google MyMaps
In this episode, I’m delivering on a promise I made back in episode 11 and talking about Google MyMaps. I’m so excited to show this very versatile tool and how you can not only navigate it, but create activities too. So let’s jump in! https://youtu.be/orsPA00seNg When I say Google MyMaps, I definitely don’t mean Google… Continue reading Tech Tuesday Season 5 Episode 14 – Google MyMaps
Tech Tuesday, Season 4 Episode 9 – Using Google Forms with Student Responses
This week I’m focusing on how you can use Google Forms to collect and quickly assess student responses. I know the power of Google Forms and sometimes I forget that not everyone has the same knowledge about Google tools that I have and that’s where today’s topic comes from. I saw a need, shared a… Continue reading Tech Tuesday, Season 4 Episode 9 – Using Google Forms with Student Responses
What an Innovative Mindset Did for Me
You cannot discover new oceans unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore". ~ Unknown Photo by Bobby Burch on Unsplash In my last two posts, I talked about how important of a role The Innovator's Mindset has had on me, but I would be remiss if I led you to believe it's been the… Continue reading What an Innovative Mindset Did for Me
Summer G Suite Updates and How it Affects Ts and Ss
Google was hard at work this summer updating G Suite and all of our favorite Google tools. There were so many, I wanted to go over the biggest ones and how they will affect you and your students. 1) Priority Page in Google Drive According to the G Suite Update blog, this new page will… Continue reading Summer G Suite Updates and How it Affects Ts and Ss
Using Google Tools to Support Writing Webinar Review
Disclaimer: I am not being paid for or benefiting from this review in any way. I simply attended the webinar and wanted to share my thoughts about these tools with other educators. I recently participated in a webinar from Text Help, a Literacy, accessibility and dyslexia software that helps students with reading and writing difficulties.… Continue reading Using Google Tools to Support Writing Webinar Review
A Mission to Mars
As I wrote in this previous post, I am helping our Environmental Science teachers design a gamification course. Over the past week, we have been busy developing the Syllabus, the Canvas courses, and organizing everything into Google Drive. I've also been brushing up on my spreadsheet formula skills. Today, the students walked into their new… Continue reading A Mission to Mars
Tech Tuesday, Episode 3.10 – A rerun of Idea Round Up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPBrl1rpddc&t=2s This is a rerun episode from the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year. Most of the classes at the middle and high school I work at will be starting new again next week as we run on a semester schedule. This seemed like a good time to have a rerun and share some ideas… Continue reading Tech Tuesday, Episode 3.10 – A rerun of Idea Round Up
20 Google Tools You’ve Probably Never Heard of
I saw a post on Twitter recently with a sketchnote by Eric Curts of these 20 Google Tools You've Probably Never Heard of. While I already knew about #'s 2, 3, and 6, the rest are new to me. Here's a quick rundown of each and possible classroom uses: Ngram Viewer A Google search tool… Continue reading 20 Google Tools You’ve Probably Never Heard of
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