Are you a Google school? Will your building be adopting Chromebooks soon? Are you interested in making it easier for students to access important websites, like school, class, or activity related pages? Well, this post is for you! This quick and easy to understand tutorial from Google will guide you through the process of building your very own Chrome app! The only change to these steps that ... Read More about Creating a Chrome App from a Website
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Check Out This Note-taking, Organizing, and Hashtagging Tool!
Fetchnotes?I know you are probably thinking...another note-taking app? Really? I use Evernote or Google Docs! I don't need anything else!Have you tried Fetchnotes?To me, Fetchnotes is a Twitter-like note-taking tool that students, teachers, or anyone can use to take notes about anything.What makes Fetchnotes so cool? The organizational system!Many of us, especially students, are well versed in the ... Read More about Check Out This Note-taking, Organizing, and Hashtagging Tool!
Twitter + Education = Twiducate
Looking for another way to contact your students? Would you like to share websites with your students? Post instructions? Due dates? Important events?Check out Twiducate!This extremely easy to use website is FREE and offers teachers a great way to communicate with their students.My favorite characteristic of this website is the ability to share important links with students. I'm sure I'm not the ... Read More about Twitter + Education = Twiducate
Ready to “Hangout” in Your Classroom?
Google seems to have taken over the world of education...it is absolutely everywhere...and that's great!With the addition of Google+ features to Google Apps for Education accounts (GAFE) came the Google Hangout, which is essentially Google's pumped up answer to Skype.So, what exactly is a Google Hangout?A Google Hangout is a video call, chat, discussion platform crammed into one amazing tool. I ... Read More about Ready to “Hangout” in Your Classroom?
Our Classrooms: Past, Present, and Future
Teachers and Their ClassroomsWhat’s the first word that pops into your head when you read the following terms? One-room schoolhouse, matronly teacher, chalk, blackboard, quill, inkwell. For me, that term is: OLD SCHOOL.What other terms could we add to that “old school” list? Teacher-centered environment? Rote memorization? Fact regurgitation? Are these aspects of a 21st century classroom? I hope ... Read More about Our Classrooms: Past, Present, and Future
