Google Hangouts Guide for Teachers. Module #3 - Becoming a Google Drive Master. Back to School With Google Docs. Peer Editing Jobs - Google Docs Templates. Find facts and do research inside Google Documents. Today we’re introducing the research pane—a new feature that brings the web’s wealth of information to you as you’re writing documents.
The research pane taps into Google Search directly from Google documents, so whether you want to add a cool destination to your itinerary for an upcoming trip to India or you're looking for the perfect presidential quote for a political science paper, you don’t even have to open a new tab. You can access the research pane from the Tools menu by right clicking on a selected word that you want to learn more about, or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+R on Windows or Cmd+Alt+R on Mac. From the research pane, you can search for whatever info you need to help you write your document. With just a couple clicks you can look up maps, quotes, images, and much more.
If you find something you like, you can add it by clicking the insert button or, for images, by dragging them directly into your document. 50 Google Docs Tips Every Teacher should Know about. 8 Things Every Teachers should Be Able to Do with Google Docs. Today I am sharing with you a little guide I have created specifically for readers of Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.
Each time I write about Google Docs I get several emails from people asking about how to apply a certain tip. I know Google Docs keeps improving and adding more features to it but the basic features it started with are still the same. Just give it some time and play around its features and you will learn a great deal of new things from.
Apps for Education. 50 Little-Known Ways Google Docs Can Help In Education. Google Docs is such an incredible tool for college students, offering collaboration, portability, ease of use, and widespread acceptance. But there are so many options, both hidden and obvious, that there’s a good chance you’re not using Google Docs to its fullest capability. We’ve discovered 50+ great tips for getting the most out of Google Docs as a student , with awesome ideas and tricks for collaboration, sharing, and staying productive. Access your documents from anywhere : Whether you’re in your dorm room or the school library, you can access your Google Docs. Take advantage of this to make it easy to do your work on-the-go.
Use Docs reference tools : Take advantage of the Define option to use Docs’ built in dictionary, as well as a thesaurus and an encyclopedia available for use right in your document. 40 Ways to Use Google Apps in the Classroom. Get started with Hangouts On Air - Google+ Help. A Must See Google Plus Cheat Sheet for Teachers. I still remember how reluctant we were to embrace Google Plus.
Google did all its best to push it forward and "force" us to use it. Many people did not see in it any good addition to the already teeming world of social media. However, as days passed by, the importance and centrality of this social networking site grew bigger and bigger till it finally secured its place among the top social media sites in the calibre of Facebook and Twitter.
One of the best things that make Google Plus stand out from the crowd is its being ad-free. Finally we have a place where we can network with each other without being annoyed by those stupid ads and pop-ups as is the case in Facebook. The Best Resources For Learning What Google+ Is All About. NOTE: Google Plus is now open to everyone (including teens), and they’ve announced huge improvements to the service at the same time.
You can read more about their improvements here. Against my better judgment , I took advantage of Lee Kolbert’s generous offer of providing Google+ invites to her Twitter followers. iGoogle. 5 ideas for using Google Hangouts On Air. If you're an innovative educator, by now, you have probably tried Google Hangouts which let you conduct a video conference with up to ten people / locations FOR FREE!
This by itself has terrific potential for teaching and learning tool. I explained here ways the following ideas could be put to use in the classroom: 1) Take a class without having to be in the same place. 2) Invite an audience to a performance. How Search Works - The Story – Inside Search – Google. 5 Excellent Tools for Teachers to Use with Google Hangout. 10 Great Tools to Integrate with your Google Docs.
Since Google officially changed Google Docs name to Google Drive and a number of updates have been introduced to improve its overall performance.
One very recent update is an increase of cloud storage capacity to 15GB usable across Gmail, Drive, and Google Plus. It is quite obvious that Google is trying to outsmart its immediate competitor Dropbox and I think Google is successful in its strategy so far. To make Google Drive stand out from the crowd, Google opened it to apps developers and allowed users to select from a wide variety of web apps to integrate into their Google Drive accounts. With the integration of these apps, users can now handle their files and documents ways not affordable by any other cloud storage tool out there. 10 Creative Ways To Use Google Tools To Maximize Learning.
The following post was co-authored by EdTechTeacher’s Beth Holland & Tracy Sockalosky. When we think about the tools and resources that benefit all learners, certain key attributes come to mind: multiple modalities, scaffolding, communication, collaboration, and support. While there are hundreds of tools and devices available, we have found 10 strategies to maximize the learning possibilities through creative uses of All Things Google . 1. Google Tools To Check Out. Most folks are familiar with the most common Google tools. Search, Hangouts, Docs, Mail, Drive all are used by countless folks around the world. In fact this blog is written with Google Blogger. I use Google and live there most days. But did you know there are some under used features outside of the typical ones that have great value?
Here is just a handful of some of the Google Tools to check out for your classroom. Google Custom Search Engine -This tool is one of my favorites. GCT Google Slam @ ISTE12. Google Sites for Teachers 2012. 10 Interactive Lessons By Google On Digital Citizenship. 10 Interactive Lessons By Google On Digital Citizenship Added by Jeff Dunn on 2012-07-22 YouTube has a firm place in the current classroom. From Khan Academy’s videos to YouTube EDU and beyond, there’s a reason all these videos are finding a home in schools. In an effort to help keep the ball rolling, Google just launched a set of 10 interactive lessons designed to support teachers in educating students on digital citizenship. A topic obviously quite close to Google’s heart. Google (which owns YouTube) built the lessons to educate students about YouTube’s policies, how to flag content, how to be a safer online citizen, and protect their identities.
Google Earth Resources for K-12. Teacher's Quick Guide to Google Best Services. I got you another poster that you will definitely love.
I am adding it to the list of posters I have created before and I am also preparing another list of awesome posters that you hang on your classroom wall.Yes, I am determined to help you make your classroom look completely different this school year. Below is a great infographic from GCF Learn Free that sumps up the services Google offers us. It would be great if you print it out and post it in your desk or in your classroom. Check out and tell us what you think. 50 Little-Known Ways Google Docs Can Help In Education. 5 Ways To Be A Better Public Speaker 7.16K Views 0 Likes If you've been asked to speak at a conference or host a seminar, you may be shaking in your boots. Not only is the thought of speaking in public nerve-wracking, but being in charge of a seminar that no one wants to at... My 10 Favorite Learnist Boards Of The Year 2.66K Views 0 Likes I wanted to take a moment and share my favorite Learnist boards from the past year.
Integrating Google Tools 4 Teachers. Google Certified Innovator & Trainer Colette Cassinelli's Google Apps for Education Workshops Explore our world with Google's Geo Tools (the new Google Earth, Tour Builder, MyMaps, Google Expeditions, and more) and see how they can engage students in storytelling, exploration and critical thinking.
Build your own maps, add narrative to tours, and see how 360 photospheres will engage your students as they add their photos to Maps. Go Beyond G Suite for Education with Chrome Apps & ExtensionsChromebooks using G Suites for Education are powerful tools for students for word processing, presentations, data collection, and websites. Add functionality to your Chromebook (or Chrome Browser) by installing Chrome Apps and Extensions.