Becoming a Google Certified Administrator
We focus a lot at AppsEvents on helping people become ‘Google Certified Educators’ but there is another important Google Certification that we are getting more involved with in 2017… the ‘Google Certified Administrator’. So what is this certification and why should you look at getting it? Firstly the ‘what’: The exam covers all the behind […]
Let’s take a good look at the Acer Chromebook Spin 11
In this episode of The S Suite Show, Google’s Education Program Manager Drea Alphonso walks you through the Acer Chromebook Spin 11, which has a stylus shaped like a No. 2 pencil, world-facing camera, and USB-C outlet for super fast charging in classroom carts.
Chromebook Apps to Inspire Creativity
With the recent announcement of the new generation Chromebooks with stylus support, world-facing camera, and Android apps, we thought we’d compile a list of tools that helps inspire collaboration and creativity in the classroom so you can make the most of these new devices. Toontastic 3D Launched early this year, Toontastic 3D is a very […]
Who are AppsEvents and what makes us Unique?
AppsEvents has one clear goal: To produce amazing Google PD for Educators, to give them the tools and the inspiration to take their work to the next level….and to do it time and time again on every training engagement. We know we are only as good our last training event. AppsEvents is a unique organization […]
Digital Citizenship in Schools
by +James Sayer Digital citizenship is becoming more and more integrated into school curriculums. As educators are becoming more familiar with technology and social media and how it impacts learners, we are seeing some really great programs being developed by ISTE, Google, Common Sense Media, ASCD and many more! If citizenship was the rationale for the […]
New Generation Chromebooks, New Possibilities in Education
This week at Bett, one of the world’s leading education technology conferences, Google demoed two new Chromebook models with next generation features designed to address the needs of schools using G Suite for Education which now have more than 70 million active users! The Acer Chromebook Spin 11 and the Asus Chromebook C213 offer users […]
Set Tasks for Different Groups
Differentiation no longer requires a completely different Classroom. When setting (or editing) an assignment, you now have the option to choose the students it will be sent to. Check out the video below from Dean Stokes to see it in action.
Considering switching to a Chromebook? Here’s what these experts have to say…
For those who are planning to get a Chromebook this year, major media outlets Computerworld and Notebooks.com both recently published their review on the Acer Chromebook R13. We are sharing them below to help you decide on which device to get. Computerworld’s article, Review: Acer Chromebook R13 – a Chromebook with class, is mostly positive, […]
If we forget to look out of the window
by +John Mikton A window out Every year has its moments, and 2016 was no exception. Various significant shifts occurred, including changes in the political landscape in the United States, United Kingdom, and Turkey. And the horrors of war, civil strife, terrorism and an underlying global tension have been constantly fed into our digital lives from […]
Happy Holidays from the AppsEvents Team
Season’s greetings from the entire team at AppsEvents! A heartfelt thanks for the support you’ve provided through an excellent summit series in 2016. We wish you all the very best for 2017. Keep an eye out for some exciting updates from AppsEvents through the year.
