Increasing accessibility and literacy scores with Read&Write for Google Chrome
Millions of students across the US and beyond are using cloud-based tools such as Google Apps for Education (GAFE) in the classroom and at home. Because this software is hosted “in the cloud,” students can access it on almost any device or platform, anywhere. While the popularity of GAFE continues to grow, it is important […]
Case Study – Operating a school 100% in the cloud
(scroll to the bottom for a TL;DR summary) Schools often talk of making a move completely to the cloud: Getting rid of servers and desktop software and relying purely on a router and an internet connection to deliver all technology for the school. In practice few actually do it for a multitude of reasons including […]
Google is a Model for Student Privacy and Security
by +Allison Mollica January 1, 2016 a new law in New Hampshire (NH-HB520) will take affect concerning student online personal information. This is great news for all of us concerned about the distribution and sale of student information. Unfortunately, there are ‘agencies’ who are misinforming school administrators about this legislation in regards to using Google Apps […]
AppsEvents announce their first first ‘AppsEvents Google for School Leaders’ summit strand featuring ‘Future Ready Schools’
We’re really excited to be offering our first ‘AppsEvents Google for School Leaders’ summit strand featuring ‘Future Ready Schools’ at two summits in 2015. The summit strand will take place as part of our regular summits and will be hosted by +Rowland Baker at our Arkansas summit in November and South Korea Summit in December. […]
…leave the kids alone?
by +John Mikton, http://beyonddigital.org/ There is a belief that children nowadays are natural,“Digital Natives”, and that we adults on the sidelines are “Digital Immigrants”. The dexterity and comfort many children demonstrate when interacting with digital devices and social media tools generates this image of them being “naturals”. This in turn contributes to the sense of disconnect […]
My Thoughts & Reflections on Google Summit for Education by Apps Events: Bangkok, Thailand 25-27 September 2015
by +Diana Engwa At the end of September, I attended a Google Summit for Education, by Apps Events, in Thai Chinese International School, Bangkok, Thailand. On Friday, I attended a pre-conference on how to go about being a Google Certified Educator and the different google certifications available out there. This ‘bootcamp’ was given by James Sayer. […]
Bangkok Google in Education Summit 2015 Reflections
by +Adam Bodley I guess education conferences are like buses – you wait ages for one, and then two come along at once, hence my second blog post in a row that is a conference report! Delegates settling in before my presentation. Last weekend saw the 4th annual Bangkok Google in Education Summit, organised by the […]
European Google Apps for Education Summit
by +Cary Hart This past weekend I was lucky enough to present a session at the European Google Apps for Education Summit. I presented a beginner level session on getting started with Google Docs in the primary classroom. It was just the basics of Google Docs with a bit about how I introduce it to students […]
Summit Learning Pathways
Our summits have some specific ‘strands’ for people who want to take deeper dives into specific subjects. Remember though that all sessions are ‘open access’ so attendees can choose individual sessions depending on their areas of interest and many choose last minute depending on the conversations they have on the day.
‘AppsEvents Certified Admin’ Courses included in ALL our fall summits
All the AppsEvents team have been a core believers in the ‘democratization of IT in schools‘ and leveraging cloud tools like Google Apps to get classroom teachers involved in some tasks traditionally only performed by IT departments. This led us to roll out our ‘AppsEvents Certified Admin program’ a structured course over two levels taking […]
