Looking for a way to use Google Docs for more than just writing a paper? Follow this link to see 10 of the best Google Docs add-ons! The best part is that this data was collected from actual teachers and add-ons they actually find useful!
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Since so many of you enjoyed the Google Forms presentation at the Tech Carousel I thought I would share this add-on. Check out the video clip below to see how to set a time limit on a Google Form and/or limit the number of responses.
If you are looking to improve your students writing including proofreading and grammar skills, look no further than Quill. Quill offers free tools that self-grade as students complete activities to improve their skills. Here is an article with more information as well as a link to the actually Quill site. Below you will see a list of applications/tools for creating educational comic strips. Using comics in instruction can be a great motivator for some students who are not usually engaged in class. For more information visit this link.
Below you see part of an image containing apps and tools for math teachers. I know sometimes math teachers feel as though technology is tougher for them to integrate on a regular basis so I wanted to provide some resources. Click on this link to see the entire chart containing 8 main categories of apps and tools.
The visual below provides you with 10 essential tips to help you make the best of your Drive. This website focused on the following areas: how to: access your Drive files offline, customize sharing settings of your folders, connect and manage apps in your Drive, organize and sort your folders, convert uploaded files to Google Docs format, quickly search your Drive, change the language of your Drive and finally how to access a list of important keyboard shortcuts to use on your Drive.
Google Classroom is a great way to digitize a class and present it to students in a user-friendly way. Rather than using a complicated LMS, teachers can automate file-sharing and give feedback as students work on assignments.
Teachers using Google Classroom to substitute for pen and paper are taking an important first step but are not using this tool to transcend instruction. These teachers should be encouraged to use Google Apps for Education’s great feedback features. They should also be encouraged to go deeper with Google Classroom. Here are five strategies for doing so. There are five more in part two of this post. Postcard Creator is an excellent interactive tool from ReadWriteThink students can use to create awesome postcards to share with others. You can use it in writing activities with your students to engage them in literacy learning. Besides learning about the different parts making a postcard, Postcard Creator provides students with a ready made template where they can fill in their information and generate beautiful postcards. The finished postcard can be printed and shared with others.
If you are looking for resources that provide students with safe images for research projects then this website is for you. You will not have to worry about your students encountering biased or inappropriate images from these sites.
"Profile Publisher is an excellent tool from ReadWriteThink. It allows students to create fake profiles on social networking websites and online newspapers and magazines. Students can use this tool for a wide variety of educational purposes including creating profiles for historical figures, or use it in digital storytelling projects to draft profiles for fictional characters. It an also be used ‘for profiles of nonhuman living creatures, inanimate objects or abstract concepts (e.g., profile of an amoeba, an historical monument, or friendship).’ Profile Publisher is similar to Fakebook Google Docs templates we reviewed last year and which enable students to design fake Facebook profiles."
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AuthorThis blog has been created by Mrs. Gabrielle Sipe, the K-12 tech integrator in the Littlestown Area School District, for the purpose of sharing tech tips with the school community. . Archives
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