Remote Desktop Support with Google Hangouts 20 Must Have Chrome Apps for the Classroom Googles "#1 focus is on the USER...and all else will follow." How true is that in education too. I am a teacher of students, not of Economics, Mathematics, etc. When we take our eye off the ball, we have already lost the game. Teaching is not easy because we are not teaching subjects, we are teaching individuals. Teaching to the individual needs of students takes manpower and in public education today, we are WAY out numbered. Enter technology, the force multiplier. 1:1, Flipped, and Blended, are not just buzzwords they are paradigm shifts. This brings me to the core point of this post, to share with you what I feel are 20 of the most useful Chrome apps. So, without further ado, my top 20. Thanks to friend and colleague Teresa Thomassen for this projects foundation and inspiration.
Make Slideshows for YouTube with Slideshow Maker - Icecream Apps If you want to showcase your project and spread the word, there’s no better place to do that than YouTube. However, YouTube is for videos only, and if your content is represented by static images, you can combine them into a slideshow and upload it on YouTube as if it was a video. IceCream Slideshow Maker is a special tool for creating simple yet good looking presentations. Download and install the program There is a “Download” button on this page – click on it to start the process. To add a photo from your computer, click on the “Add photo” button in the upper left corner of the main window. After that, you will be allowed to import the photo(s) from your hard drive using Windows Explorer. Configure the settings for slideshow for YouTube After importing your files, the main window will change its appearance and be split into two sections. Start on the left side of the window. Now, you can move to the right side of the window and configure the rest of the settings.
100GDocTips from For students and teachers, the Google Docs collection provides a streamlined, collaborative solution to writing papers, organizing presentations and putting together spreadsheets and reports. But besides the basic features, there are lots of little tricks and hacks you can use to make your Google Docs experience even more productive. Keyboard Shortcuts Navigate your documents and screen a lot faster when you use these keyboard shortcuts for formatting and more. Exceptions for the Mac* Ctrl M: Insert comment (Cmd M is used to minimize a window).* Ctrl+0-9 (zero through nine): Headers, lists, and list style (Cmd+0-9 is used for navigation or loading from bookmarks on the browser).If you use a Mac, you can use the shortcuts below by replacing Ctrl with Command key (or 'Apple' key). Productivity Hacks These hacks will make your Google Docs experience even more efficient and streamlined.
Podcasting with Google Voice and GarageBand I have long been a fan of Google Voice. It allows you to create a new phone number and attach your other phone numbers so that you can give out your number without disclosing your real phone number. I like to have students text message the Google Voice number and to use this as a student responder during class. Another feature of Google Voice is the ability to have students call the Google Voice number, allowing it to go to voice mail, and being able to embed the recorded voicemail into the class website to show student exemplars. This is a quick way to create a podcast. The voicemails can be embedded, but they can also be downloaded. Google Voice allows for the recording of a phone call. Part way down the screen is the option to enable recording of phone calls. The trick to make this work is that the person WITHOUT the Google Voice account needs to initiate the phone call. Once the phone call is started the Google Voice subscriber will need to hit the number 4 on the keypad. Like this:
Moving a Google Site - Technology Information Station Many of the sites created for Lockwood School classrooms were built in a personal Google account. Now that Lockwood had its own official domain with Google, it is time to move those personal sites into the Lockwood School domain. Follow these steps to move your Google site: Instructions 1. Go to your personal Google Site and use the More Actions button and then Share this site: then add your Lockwood Google Apps Account e-mail address (ie: richaup@lockwoodschool.org) to the Add people box, choose Is Owner from the drop-down box and use the Share button. 2. Once you have invited the Google Apps Account make sure you sign out of your personal Google Account and sign in to your Google Apps account: to do this when you get to the sign in page use the Sign in with a Google Apps Account small text link, under Sign up for Sites, under the Email and Password boxes Or, you may have to sign in to the Google account from the sign in button at the bottom of the page. 3. 4.
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10 Great Free Google Forms Every Teacher Should Be Using Today's post is about a great work that has been done by our colleague Tom Barret. He has created awesome example forms for different topics. He has also made all these forms available for us to download and use with our students. To download any of the forms below, make sure to visit Tom's original post. 1- Get to Know your Class Use this form to collect information about your students such as their likes, dislikes, club affiliations, and many more. 2- Emotion Graph This is a form ideal for use by students when studying linear narrative both written or visual. 3- Spelling Test As its name suggests , this form is great for use inside the classroom to test students spelling. 4- Comprehension Questions This is a form that test students understanding of a text or anything thing else you want to test. 5- Weekly Reading Record This is a form where students can provide data about their reading. 6- Maths Data Handling 7- Guided Reading Record 8- Prior Learning Assessment 9- Library Book Review
Automatically Send Parents An Email When Students Are Tardy BES Kid / Longitudinal Data Collection with Google Spreadsheets Back to the Front Page of "BES Kid" beskid.pbworks.com Tracking Growth Over Time with Google Spreadsheets Presenter: Tim Telep Wednesday June 19, 2013 9:30 - 11:30 AM Location: Conference Center - Ptarmigan B Schoology Code: JJPGG-9HFVJ Click Here to View or Download a PDF Outline of this Presentation One kid and lots of teachers, or hundreds of kids and one teacher? Learn the advantages of using Google Doc spreadsheets to collect and share student data over extended periods of time. Aspects covered will include the role of simple formulas and conditional formatting, copying and clearing sheets to create new classes or new data topics, downloading files, sorting data, and organizational strategies. Templates will be provided; experience with spreadsheets recommended. Click Here to see a list of more Google Spreadsheet keyboard shortcuts. Click an image below to access an example of longitudinal data collection using Google Docs.
10 rules for a successful edtech program that have little to do with tech, part 1 Apr 1 Written by: 4/1/2013 7:03 AM By JD Ferries-Rowe, CIO Advisor 1. Form Relationships The first six months that I spent at Brebeuf Jesuit was an interesting time for me. They became frustrated because I spent most of my days walking around the school, watching classes, having conversations with teachers. Practically applied: We created a space for teachers to meet, gather, and plan called the Teacher Resource Room. 2. The key to the #edtech role is not based on an expansive knowledge of educational gadgetry or lists of links to include on the ubiquitous "Website Wednesday" newsletter. Practically Applied: Processes can also help to alleviate tensions between the classroom and the technology-cave. 3. At the #edtech and brainstorming level, we start almost every conversation with a teacher by asking: "What are you hoping to have your students learn?" 4. Practically Applied: I spent two weeks playing around with an ASUS VivoTab. 5.
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