How I Passed the Google Educator Qualification Exams
For those who want to qualify for the Google Teacher Academy program or for those who want to become a Google Certified Trainer, one of the required application requirements is to pass the Google Educator individual qualification certification which consists of five online exams (4 required and 1 elective). Even if you are not ready […]
Using Google Keep in the Classroom
If you are one of those who implement BYOD or allows students to access smartphones/tablets in the classroom, here’s a Google tool you might consider introducing to your students. Keep is a note taking service from Google announced March of last year. It quickly lets you save notes on things you want to remember including […]
Gmail – The Apps Show – Ep. 8
New Google Classroom Features!
Quick video screencast using +TechSmith‘s Snagit. (I need a new headset, sorry for the audio). Overview of the new features ~ about page and how teachers now have access to student work while they are constructing not only after they turn it. Great stuff! 🙂 – +Allison Mollica UPDATE: Lots of interesting changes to Google Classroom […]
Appsevents Announce Electronic Badges for Summit Speakers and Host Schools
Have you spoken or are speaking at a 2014 summit? We are delighted to announce our ‘Summit Speaker‘ electronic badges that speakers can add to their blog, sites, presentations, email signatures etc. From now on, these will be emailed to all speakers before each summit, including instructions on how to use them. Interested in presenting? Submit […]
Google Classroom: FAQ
by +Sarah Woods This is another in our series of posts about Google Classroom! See links to complete series at the end of this post. We’re starting this FAQ with the questions we had, but please add your questions in the comments and we’ll try to answer them! Also, please keep in mind that we’re […]
5 Problems Google Classroom Solves Right Now
– by +Sarah Woods This is another post in our series previewing Google Classroom! 1 It creates one central place where you can post resources, assignments, and other class information. 2 Feedback on announcements and assignments – student can comment on your posts and help each other understand if an assignment doesn’t make sense. 3 You […]
4 Ways to Impact Your Students’ Learning Experiences Using Google Classroom
–by +Sarah Woods This is another in our series of posts previewing Google Classroom! 1 Language classes can have discussions in the class language! Imagine getting your students discussion topics and assignments amongsth themselves in the language they are learning! 2 Students know what’s going on! You have one place where students need to look to […]
6 Things You Can’t Do with Google Classroom…Yet
– by +Sarah Woods This is another in our series of Google Classroom preview posts! 1 You can’t add people from outside the domain 2 You can’t grade by rubric or multiple criteria, which really limits grading. You can change the number value by clicking on the “point value” 100 and typing the number you want. […]
Google Classroom: From the Student’s Perspective
–by +Sarah Woods This is the second of a series of blog posts based on a first look at Google Classroom (for part 1 click here). We know we’re looking at a sneak peek, so it may not have all the features Google intends, but we still thought you’d like to see what there is! Seeing […]
