A Step By Step Guide on How to Locate and Add Add-ons to Your Google Drive
October 12, 2014 It seems from the emails we keep receiving from some of our readers here that they still did not grasp the concept of add-ons that Google released a few months ago. In a nutshell, add-ons are third party tools created to add capabilities to your documents and spreadsheets.The majority of these add-ons are created by independent developers not affiliated with Google. Since the release of this new feature that supports third party extensions in Google Drive, the add-ons store is now teeming with all kinds of applications to use on your documents and spreadsheets. These tools cover a wide variety of services and enable users to perform some enhanced functionalities on their documents and spreadsheets. Here is how to locate and install an add-on on your document or spreadsheet. 1- Open a document or spreadsheet 2- Click on "add-ons" then select "get add-ons" 2- Browse through the store and select the add-on you want to install
3 Must Have Google Drive Tools to Improve Students Writing
March , 2014 As you probably know, Google Drive has recently announced the addition of add-ons to its features. These are third party extensions that you can install on your Drive to enhance its performance.I have been trying out some of these add-ons and decided to feature three of them here. The add-ons I selected are ideal for helping students improve their writing. For more add-ons please refer to this list. 1- ProWriting Aid ProWriting Aid is a great tool that provides a variety of features to help students improve their writing. some of these features include: 2- Track Changes Track Changes is a great tool for collaborative writing. Features Track Changes provides to users include: Manage Changes: Accept or reject changes easily by using the Track Changes sidebar Easy to Review: Changes are color coded for easy review: additions are in green and deletions are in red with strikethrough. Watch this video to see it in action 3- EasyBib
Color Code and Organize Your Google Drive - Ladybug's Teacher Files
It seems like I rely more and more on my Google Drive each year of my teaching. I upload my favorite resources to folders, create docs for my students to use in Google Classroom, store maps for Social Studies, upload photos of our Science experiments...there is just so much you can do with the drive. And I really love how easy it is to organize your files. But, truth be told, I was never a big fan of the layout and colors. A sea of gray folders is never really helpful when you are a busy teacher trying to find docs on the fly. Or is there? I've had my folders colorized for a few years, but I learned something new. And it gets better. You can even include some basic symbols to organize those folders even further: Would you like to try? 1. 2. 3. 4. Navigate to the Copy Paste Character site and choose the number style you would like (I went with the larger numbers in black): Clicking on the number should automatically copy it to your clipboard. 5. And that's it!
Remotely Control Your Google Drive Presentations Using Your Smartphone
April, 2015Presentation Remote is a Chrome app that allows you to use your smartphone to remotely control your presentations on Google Drive, Prezi, Scribd, Slideshare and Dropbox. Of course, to be able to do that you will have to have their app called De Modo installed on your phone. The app is free and is available for both iOS and Android. Here is how it works: On your computer: Add the Presentation Remote app from the Chrome Web Store to the browser or visit presentationdocs.com on Chrome or Safari. On your mobile device: Install "de Mobo" on Android 2.3+ or iPhone 4+. Watch the video below to see Presentation Remote in action
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10 tips to use Google Classroom effectively and efficiently
Google Classroom can be even more powerful with a few tips and strategies to make it efficient and effective. Google Classroom streamlines the management of student work — announcing, assigning, collecting, grading, giving feedback and returning. It has certainly saved many teachers hours of work. Without a solid workflow and some strategy, grading digital work can be cumbersome. Sometimes, a few quick tips can make all the difference. Here are 10 tips to help you use Google Classroom more effectively and efficiently: 1. 2. 3. Adding class comments: Do this by adding a comment in your class stream on the “outside” of an assignment or announcement. 4. 5. 6. When you reuse a post, you can even choose to create new copies of all the attachments you used before. 7. 8. 9. 10. Looking for more? Click for full-sized infographic! For notifications of new Ditch That Textbook content and helpful links: Interested in having Matt present at your event or school? Related
Don't Buy It . Teacher's Guide . Create Your Own Ad
Create Your Own Ad Extension Activity These classroom activities correspond to the Don't Buy It game, Create Your Own Ad at This lesson introduces students to the elements of advertising. How do you distinguish between a print ad and a photograph accompanying a magazine article? How do advertisers make sure that you glance at their ad? Objective Analyze the format and structure of advertisements Develop awareness of advertising techniques Understand that media messages and products are composed of a series of separate elements Materials Magazine and newspaper ads Magazine and newspaper articles Art supplies (markers, glue, paper) Procedure Define the concept of advertising for students. The "Z" Form: select any of the ads to demonstrate how eyes track over an ad. Marketing firms use this theory to place ad elements where they will catch your eyes. Light Works: Human eyes tend to look towards a lighter color. Alignments