Preparing Your Digital Life for Summer Break
It’s almost that time… The last school bell is about to ring, the last bus is about to pull away from the lot for the next few months, and you’re about to enjoy some much […]
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Google Team Drives for Educators
As millions of schools continue to adopt and embrace Google Apps for Education (GAFE), sharing and collaborating can start to get messy; a deleted team spreadsheet here, a missing shared folder there. Google saw the […]
Why You Should Start Using Hyperdocs for Edtech PD
Last weekend I attended the Indiana GAFE Summit put on by EdTechTeam (it was awesome, and I highly recommend attending if you get a chance!). One of the sessions I attended was about Hyperdocs presented by Tricia […]
How to Not Stop Everything in Class for Test Prep in 3 Easy Steps
It’s that time of year in schools. That time when tensions are high and everyone is nervous about all the state testing that has either begun or is about to begin. Teachers are feeling the […]
Schoology vs Google Classroom
I work with a lot of schools and districts on effectively implementing technology into their teaching. I am a HUGE champion of both Google Apps for Education (GSuite for Education) and Schoology (pronounced school-uh-gee). A lot of […]
Powerful Uses for Google Forms: Forward Edge Webinar Series
As part of the free Ed Tech Webinar series my department is doing at work, we covered Google Forms last week. Topics that we covered in the webinar include: Classroom uses for Forms How to […]
New Ways to Log Into Chromebooks- No More Wasted Class Time!
During the opening keynote for the Americas on Google’s Education on Air, Google announced two new ways to log into Chromebooks! If you’re in the classroom with younger kiddos, or kids who are pretty new […]
Google Education on Air- What’s Your Spark?
Education on Air is a free, online conference hosted by Google. There are presenters and participants from all around the world! I was really excited when I was asked to present with the Google Innovator team and […]
The Google Drive Integration Schoology Was Missing: Drive Companion
I work with a lot of teachers, principals and curriculum directors in a lot of schools. Almost all of them are using Google Apps (called G Suite now), and more and more are moving toward […]
Automate Your Life with Google Tools
I’m a HUGE fan of Google Apps (Google has rebranded GAFE to G Suite) for in and out of the classroom. I use Google tools for everything in both my personal and professional life. One […]