Google Classroom is just awesome! Managing the flow of Docs and assignments has never been easier, thanks to this fabulous tool. A vastly underused feature of Google Classroom, however, is the About section. When I first noticed the About section, my first thoughts were, "what is this?" and "what am I supposed to put here?" as well as "can my students see this?" After toying around with ... Read More about How to Use the “About” Section of Google Classroom
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Google Classroom Updates: October 2015
A new feature has been added to Google Classroom...and it's great! Finally, Google Classroom and Google Forms work together. Teachers can assign a Google Form from Classroom itself. No more adding endless students to the "send form" option on Forms. Now, teachers simply... ... Read More about Google Classroom Updates: October 2015
Google’s Geography Game
Looking for a fun, free, interactive geography tool for your students? Check out Google's "smarty pins!" This game combines trivia questions from a variety of genres with geography skills, encouraging players to not only know the answer to a question, but to also know where an event occurred.This game works well on many platforms. I've tried the Chrome and iOS versions with great success. The only ... Read More about Google’s Geography Game
Using Google+ to create a Google Classroom
Google+ is the new (er) guy on the social media scene. It's not quite Facebook, not quite Twitter, but somewhere in between. Using Google+, along with other GAFE features, teachers can create a totally Google classroom, possibly eliminating the need for an additional Learning Management System.Of course, when Google releases Classroom later this year...who knows what will happen!Here are some ways ... Read More about Using Google+ to create a Google Classroom
Using Google Spreadsheets
For many users, Spreadsheets is the most intimidating of the Google Suite, and for good reason. The formulas and the functions and the cell formatting...oh my!My goal with this tutorial, will be to demystify the not-so-scary world of Google Spreadsheets! Here it goes!So, why should you use Google Spreadsheets? How can it help in your classroom? Create lists with Google SpreadsheetsCollect Google ... Read More about Using Google Spreadsheets