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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 […]

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 […]

Google Classroom: From the Teacher’s Perspective

by +Sarah Woods This is the first of a series of blog posts based on a first look at Google Classroom. 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! Announcements and Assignments: the flow of […]

Guest Blog Post: Lesser-Known Google Search Tips and Tricks for Students and Teachers

Editor’s note: Today’s article is a guest blog post from +Andrew Broadbent, Director of Search Marketing at Vab Media and one of our volunteers during the Connecticut Summit last June. His passion for “search” inspired him to create this blog post to help students and teachers be more effective in doing web research by harnessing […]

Configuring Google Apps Content Filters to Support Anti Bullying

Editor’s note: Today’s blog post is a guest article from Milan Mihajlov. Here he shares how Google Apps admins can help support the school’s anti-bullying campaign. Read on to learn more. In this article, we will take a close look into mechanisms for content filtering available in the Google Apps platform. The article consists of […]