Emojis Now Available in Gmail, Computational Thinking for Educators, and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from July 6 – 12, 2015. Emojis Now Available in Gmail – plus.google.com Because earth-shattering innovation happens all the time at Google, emojis are now built-in in Gmail for web! Replace files in Google Drive without changing the link to the file […]
Google Apps Admin Corner: June 2015
Google has released a few important updates for Google Apps for June. Below is a digest of some key updates and information to efficiently and effectively manage your GAFE domain. Easily migrate employee contacts from Microsoft Exchange and Office 365 to Google Apps Admins can migrate their employees’ contacts from Microsoft Exchange (2007 and above) […]
Announcing School Directory Sync, Teacher’s Guide To Google Glass, and more
Announcing School Directory Sync – plus.google.com A new version of the Google Apps Directory Sync (GADS) tool built specifically for schools is out! This utility allows an admin to export data from their student information system (SIS) and quickly sync it to their Google Apps for Education domain. With this tool it’s easy to create […]
15 Characteristics of a 21st-Century Teacher, New Ways to Integrate with Google Classroom, and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from June 29 – July 5, 2015. 15 Characteristics of a 21st-Century Teacher – www.edutopia.org Obviously, teaching in the 21-century is altogether different phenomenon; never before learning could be happening the way it is now — everywhere, all the time, on any […]
Community Round Up: Guide to Google Drive Sharing, App Folders on Chromebook, ISTE2014, and more
The Guide to Google Drive Sharing – www.shakeuplearning.com Google Drive is loaded with great features, but the ability to share and collaborate is truly what sets Google Drive apart from the pack. For experienced users, sharing is second nature; but for new users, it can be difficult to wrap your head around. To help new […]
Gmail Officially Adds Undo Send, Google Calendar Events and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members fromJune 22 – 28, 2015. More image types in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides – googleappsupdates.blogspot.co.uk Larger images, images in less common formats (like TIFF), and images with non-RGB color profiles (like CMYK), can also be imported to and exported from the Google Docs […]
Classroom Demo, Google Maps for Offline Use, Apps Update, and More
TOP SHARES Classroom 101 – www.youtube.com School might be out for the summer, but Classroom is just getting started. Check out this walkthrough video for a preview of how it works for teachers and students. More teaching. Less tech-ing. Video shared via +Milan Mihajlov Your Guide to Saving Google Maps Locations for Offline Use – mashable.com No […]
Do More with Google Sheets, Chrome Apps and Extensions and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members fromJune 15 – 21, 2015. Updates for Google Sheets : do more with your data – plus.google.com A plethora of features to better visualize and analyze your data with Google sheets has been made available for our convenience. Previewing formula results instantly […]
Community Round Up: 38 Ideas for Using Google in the Classroom, Saving Files to Multiple Folders, and More
38 Ideas for Using Google in the Classroom – plus.google.com A summer reading assignment for all the teachers out there. 38 ways Google Drive can improve productivity in the upcoming school year. Shared via +Cheryl Hunter. Original post by Googler +Chris Farinacci. 5 Reasons Educators Should Use Google Plus – www.shakeuplearning.com Google+ is the fastest growing social […]
Google Apps Admin Corner : May 2015
Google has released a few important updates for Google Apps for May. Below is a digest of some key updates and information to efficiently and effectively manage your GAFE domain. Google + Collections In May 2015 Google+ Collections was released to provide an easy way for people using Google+ to organize their focus areas and […]