100+ Google Tricks That Will Save You Time in School – Eternal Code
[via onlinecolleges.net] With classes, homework, and projects–not to mention your social life–time is truly at a premium for you, so why not latch onto the wide world that Google has to offer? From super-effective search tricks to Google hacks specifically for education to tricks and tips for using Gmail, Google Docs, and Google Calendar, these tricks will surely save you some precious time. Search Tricks These search tricks can save you time when researching online for your next project or just to find out what time it is across the world, so start using these right away. Convert units. Google Specifically for Education From Google Scholar that returns only results from scholarly literature to learning more about computer science, these Google items will help you at school. Google Scholar. Google Docs Google Docs is a great replacement for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, so learn how to use this product even more efficiently. Use premade templates. Gmail Use the Tasks as a to-do list.
50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning In 2015
50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning in 2015 by TeachThought Staff We’ve discussed the merits and utility of video games in the classroom before, so we won’t beleaguer the point. If you’re interested in the possibility of video games for learning–that is, teaching and learning with video games to master both academic and non-academic content–than the following collection may be of interest to you. We’ve discussed before the logistics of how to teach with video games (especially for non-mobile games). But if this an area you’re interested in learning more about, we thought a collection of the best video games for learning–that is, those we’d want our own children playing for their varied utility in teaching and/or learning–might be useful. Criteria To select each of these games, we focused on 3 basic criteria: 1. This has to do with the quality of the game. The most basic test of playability is this: A well-designed game should not confuse or frustrate the player. 2. 3. Some Prefaces
Delivering Peer Feedback with Google Forms
Posted by Alice Keeler, Google Certified Teacher Editor's note: Today’s guest author is Alice Keeler, a Google Certified Teacher, New Media Consortium K12 Ambassador and LEC Admin & Online and Blended certified. Alice taught high school math for 14 years and is an Adjunct Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology at California State University Fresno. Alice coaches teachers and administrators on using technology in the classroom. In my high school and college classes, I’m one teacher working with up to 150 students. Google Forms makes peer evaluation possible and simple. To be successful, students must not only be instructed in—but also practice giving—quality feedback. Google Forms also connects this peer evaluation data to a Google spreadsheet on the backend. To make it even easier to sort and organize data, I format my questions consistently with “multiple choice,” “choose from a list,” “checkboxes,” “scale,” or “grid” styles.
Google Slides – Using links to create quizzes, stories & games | Learning Google Apps
Here we’ll look at the power of links and how something so simple can allow you to make your slides more interactive. We’ll cover: Inserting a link to a webpage From a text boxFrom an imageInserting links to different slides to create: QuizAdventure comic storyBusiness decision game Inserting a text link to a webpage The first thing to know, is that you can’t just insert a link by itself. Let’s start by adding a link to a text box. The toolbar will change and you’ll see a link icon. This opens the link box. And paste in your link (with Ctrl V). Now you’ve added a link to the text box. That opens the link in a new tab. If you have your slides in present mode, when you hover the cursor over the text box, it will change to a little hand, to show you that it’s a link that can be clicked on. Adding a link to an image Sometimes we don’t want the link to be words, but we want to add the link to an image. Click on “Insert link”. Paste your link in and click “Apply”. Slide A – Question And so on…
Another Powerful App for Teaching Kids Coding
March 20, 2015 Pyonkee is a powerful iPad app for teaching kids and adults about coding. Pyonkee has been developed from the open source code of the popular coding app Scratch from MIT Media lab. This means that learners can use millions of Scratch projects for reference. Pyonkee provides student friendly programming environment where kids can use it to learn programming through engaging games and activities. They will also get to program their own games, animations and stories and boost their creative and collaborative skills. Pyonkee’s user interface is optimized for touch interfaces.
Google Sheets: Managing Students Names for Group Work
I use spreadsheets to organize group projects. I have created a step by step tutorial for how take a list of students and put them into groups. Go through each tab for each step. Double click on cells to view the formulas. Click Here to create a copy of the tutorial. Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2015 Like this: Like Loading...
Control Alt Achieve: New Google Forms Quiz Feature vs Flubaroo
Google Forms has long been a favorite tool for schools, and one of the most popular uses for Forms has always been online assessments. Digital quizzes have many benefits for schools including:Automatic grading for quick feedback for teachers and students.Easy analysis of the results to determine who needs help and what content needs retaught.Use of assistive technology to have text read aloud or zoomed in for easier reading.Preparation for high-stakes online tests.Savings on paper and printing.Easy to update in the future or share with others for collaborative editing. Google Forms has always made it super easy to create quizzes, send them out to students, and collect all the responses. The only pain point has been how to grade the student submissions. Thankfully for years we have have the awesome add-on for Google Sheets called Flubaroo. Suddenly though, there is a new option. The Verdict In short, the new Google Forms quiz option is easier to use than Flubaroo. General Settings
Create an Audio Slideshow With Annotations in YouTube
YouTube is loaded with tools and settings that teachers and students often overlook. The YouTube audio slideshow tool is one of those overlooked tools built into YouTube. I often demonstrate it in my workshops on video creation. In the video embedded below I provide a demonstration of how to use YouTube’s audio slideshow creation tool. Here are this week’s most popular posts from FreeTech4Teachers.com: 1. 10 Good Google Docs, Sheets, and Forms Add-ons for Teachers 2. This week I opened registration for the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp being held on July 13 &14. Can’t make it to Maine this summer?
