Google Docs update
Good news! Now you can view recent edits and track who made the edits. This Docs Update Adds So Much Clarity To Collaboration.
Update via The Guru
A site to share district tech ideas
Good news! Now you can view recent edits and track who made the edits. This Docs Update Adds So Much Clarity To Collaboration.
Update via The Guru
Check out the Technology Tailgate blog for a description of the new Google Forms themes
Here is another link, Tools of the Trade, to great resources and “how-to” videos for Google Docs, Sites and Drive. There is even a step by step video on how to create and share folders with a class.
Test out your Chrome skills and see what belt you qualify for!
Kern Kelley, an Educational Technologist in central Maine, Tweeted out a list of the forms that he has developed for teachers and principals. You can make a copy of all of these forms by clicking on the titles and opening them in your Google Drive account.
You can also view his page of additional project ideas by clicking on the “Projects” tab.
Edina Public Schools launched a Chromebook implementation as a part of a district grant called iSquared. This is a resource for teachers to use to help implement Chromebooks into the classroom and to support a Classroom in the Cloud.
Want to create a Google Form but not sure where to begin? View this quick tutorial created by Lee Webster. When creating forms for students within our district Google account, remember elementary students cannot access email. You will need to embed the link to the form on your class website or blog.
Some tips at the elementary level:
1. Make sure you do not check the box that requires a student to sign-in
2. Create a question on the form for students to enter his/her name and make sure that question is marked “required” so every entry has a name.
3. Don’t mark all questions “required” unless they are mandatory (or you know they will have time to finish the entire form). For example, if you have activities at the bottom that students may not get to leave the “required” box unchecked so students can submit the rest of the form without being prompted to finish first.
One of my favorite blogs to read is Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand. Learning in Hand is a resource for educational technology. From netbooks and web applications to iPods, iPads, and podcasting, Tony has put together practical information for educators. Follow him on twitter too!
Read Tony’s post about building positive behavior using ClassDojo