Helping Kids Be Smart Online, Google Form Results in Form View, and More
It looks like everyone had a blast during the first ever Hong Kong Google in Education Summit held at Kowloon Junior School. We would like to thank all the awesome speakers, attendees, volunteers, and partners (GSA, 21st Century Learning, and English Schools Foundation) for making the summit possible. We hope to see you all again next year! Meanwhile, here […]
The Value of Blogging in the Classroom, Introducing Google for Work, and more
Why Blogging is So Valuable in the Elementary Classroom – alearninglifeforme.edublogs.org Though there are some challenges with classroom blogging, there are many more benefits to enhance student learning and success. Shared via +Claire Wachowiak Your Forms, you way – googledrive.blogspot.com One of your top requests has been the ability to add your own personal touch to […]
Find Famous Quotes in the Google Docs Research Tool, Share to Classroom Chrome extension, and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from August 24 – September 6, 2015. Find Famous Quotes in the Google Docs Research Tool – www.techsmartedu.com.au The Research tool in Google Docs and Slides is a popular way for students to find, insert and cite information from the web into their […]
Verifying Teachers in Google Classroom, Google Docs Major Updates, and More
Verifying Teachers in Google Classroom – plus.google.com As the Google Apps admin for your school, you’ll need to decide how teachers are given permission to create and manage classes in Classroom. When users first sign in to Classroom, they are asked to identify themselves as a teacher or a student. Everyone who identifies as a […]
GTA South East Asia Now Open, What is Google Chrome OS, and More
Apply now for the South East Asia Google Teacher Academy – googleasiapacific.blogspot.com Google Teacher Academy is coming to South East Asia for the first time this October. Open to all primary and secondary school teachers in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Submissions are open until August 29, so get your applications in now. […]
Google’s Course Builder 1.9 Features, 3D Insect App with Classroom, Hangouts Website, and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from August 10 – 23, 2015. Google’s Course Builder 1.9 improves instructor experience and takes Skill Maps to the next level – googleforeducation.blogspot.com Spend less time setting up your courses and more time educating. Course Builder 1.9 greatly expands the applicability of […]
Google Classroom Chrome App, How Google Glass Is Being Used In Classrooms, and More
More teaching, Less tech-ing: Google Classroom Launches – googleenterprise.blogspot.com As of August 11, 2014, Google is starting to open Classroom to all Google Apps for Education users, helping teachers spend more time teaching and less time shuffling papers. Shared by +Allison Mollica Oooh! A Google Classroom Chrome App! – plus.google.com Classroom is a new tool in Google Apps […]
Everything Chromebooks Can Do Offline, Restore a User’s Google Drive Files, and More
Chromebooks beyond the cloud: Everything Chromebooks can do offline – www.pcworld.com Here’s a guide to everything you can do offline with a Chromebook, complete with instructions on how to set it all up. h/t +Dan Taylor Communicating with parents in the digital world – blog.classdojo.com Gone are the days when you only had access to parents via one-way monthly […]
Change Relative Font Size in Google Docs and Slides, Google Computer Science Education, and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from August 3 – 9, 2015. Easily change the relative font size of text in Google Docs and Slides – googleappsupdates.blogspot.com This update allows users to more easily increase or decrease the relative font size of text in Google Docs and Slides. h/t +Ben Rouse […]
Google Apps Admin Corner: August 2015
As always, here is a digest of the key updates Admins need to be aware of that Google has released last month for those of you hanging out in the ‘Admin console’. Some of the key changes includes new Chrome policies in Google Apps, ability to white list specific Google Apps domains, and so much […]
