Jennifer Holland sur Twitter : "Lots of new goodies in #GoogleClassroom just in time for back-to-school! Head back to school with new features in Google Classroom. Posted by Will Phan, Google Classroom Software Engineer As you gear up for the new school year, try the newest features in Google Classroom for more ways to save time, engage your students and keep everyone organized. Most of these features are rolling out this week; stay tuned in the next few weeks for more back-to-school goodies in Google Classroom, Google Docs, Sheets and Slides, all designed to help you make this school year yours. Keep students engaged with question-driven discussions Since Classroom launched last year, teachers have been using their class stream to host student debates, Q&A and discussions. “Often, teachers want to do a quick check-in on what their students are learning. Reuse posts You know those lessons that worked so well last year that you want to use them again?
“The reuse post feature gives teachers the gift of time. Calendar Integration In the next month, Classroom will automatically create a calendar for each of your classes in Google Calendar. ITS. New Classroom treats for much-appreciated teachers. Posted by Andrew Cunningham, Software Engineer(Cross-posted on the Google for Work Blog.) It’s teacher appreciation week here in the U.S., and for me, that means celebrating the teacher who has had absolutely the most impact on my life: Mike Zamansky. Mr Z, as he is affectionately known, has been making Computer Science cool at Stuyvesant High School for more than 20 years, and what I learned in his classes has put me on the path I’m still on today. So from me and everyone at Classroom to Mr. Z and every other teacher who inspires their students: Thank you for doing just that. A year ago, we marked Teacher Appreciation Week in the U.S. by telling you that Google Classroom was on its way.
Grade assignments from your phone or tablet, and add private feedback to give students guidance, encouragement, constructive criticism or personalized feedback. You can create and edit assignments on the go, including the ability to make a copy for every student. Street View Treks: – About – Google Maps. Kyle Pace sur Twitter : "Google Drive changed Incoming back to Shared with Me...#googleedu #gafesummit #googlect... New treats for teachers and students. Posted by Vance Vagell, User Experience Prototyper In every classroom around the world, teachers spend time decorating their rooms by tacking up fun decorations and outstanding student work.
Starting today, teachers can bring those same personal touches to Classroom by uploading their own images to use as themes. That’s just one of the little surprises we’ve sprinkled throughout Classroom to brighten your winter (or sweeten your summer, for our Southern Hemisphere friends). If you have an image you’d like to use as your theme, Classroom will help you crop it to the perfect dimensions, and automatically pick a matching class color. And in case you don’t have a great photo to use, we’re adding 18 new images and 30 pattern themes to our gallery, so teachers have lots of options to make their classes look great. Mrs. Harrel's Class sur Twitter : "Look at these awesome kids! They inserted pictures and typed a story! Amazing! #FirstGrade #GoogleClassroom #r7proud. Lori Burbee sur Twitter : "First day on Google Classroom! They are rockstars! #greathappenshere #r7proud... LSR7 ITS sur Twitter : "Did you know you can go straight to editing in Docs from a Word doc sent in Gmail? #itsthelittlethings #googleedu.
Google Santa Tracker is back with an educational twist. Google and Santa have a lot in common. They know when you are sleeping/awake. They also give you cool stuff but also freak you out a little bit sometimes. Well, Google also keeps tabs on Santa and for the umpteenth consecutive year Google is following Santa on his round the world trip from the North Pole on Christmas. This year’s tracker has some fun games to play every day but this year you might actually learn a thing or 2: This year, you’ll find an edu touch — new geography games let you explore local holiday traditions, while a new coding project teaches basic JavaScript as you help Santa and the reindeer navigate the map.
Learn how to say “Santa” in different languages, and connect with nonprofits around the world.Of course, fan favorites are making a return this year — you can send a call from Santa to your friends and family, display Santa’s journey on the TV screen with Chromecast, and play gumdrop and reindeer racing games. TIME For Kids: LIVE with Lemony Snicket - Google+ Chrome - Why use Google Chrome? Clearing your browsing data With Chrome, you can clear your browsing data at any time so that this information is not stored in your browser, including browsing and download histories, cookies, saved passwords, and saved form data. Learn more Customize privacy preferences by website Under Chrome's content settings, you can control your privacy preferences for cookies, images, JavaScript, and plugins on a site-by-site basis.
For example, you can set up cookie rules to automatically allow cookies only for a specified list of sites that you trust, and then manually manage cookie blocking and setting for all other sites. Opting out of ad personalization Advertisers personalize your ads, so that you see ads you are interested in. Additional privacy resources You can download the Google Chrome Privacy Whitepaper, review the Google Chrome Privacy Policy or learn more about managing your privacy settings in the Chrome help center. Google Chrome Apps for Educators. Bloom's Taxonomy Presented Visually. Teacher Academy Resources. About the GTA The GTA is a free professional development experience designed to help primary and secondary educators from around the globe get the most from innovative technologies. Produced by CUE, each Academy is an intensive, two-day event during which participants get hands-on experience with Google tools, learn about innovative instructional strategies, receive resources to share with colleagues, and immerse themselves in a supportive community of educators making impact.
Applicants Approximately 50 innovative educators from around the world are selected to attend each GTA based on the merits of their online application. Participants are selected based on their professional experience, their passion for teaching and learning, and their successful use of technology in school settings. Participants must provide their own travel, and if necessary, their own lodging. Google Certified Teachers Educators who attend a Google Teacher Academy become Google Certified Teachers. Google Earth Lessons. Lesson Organization: Google Earth How To's - Learn how to do the basics so you are comfortable teaching with Google Earth Student Controlled - Where the student controls Google Earth. Suitable for labs, mini-labs, home school, etc. Teacher Controlled - Suitable for Lectures, Presentations, whole class discussions, etc. Mini-Lessons - Lesson starters for looking at various topics Icon Legend Found or developed a Lesson that uses Google Earth?
Add it here Google Earth How-to's: -Google Earth 101 A complete on-line course for teachers created by Quentin DSouza. The following series of video lessons were developed by Richard Treves at www.kokae.com NOTES: Please note Copyright Restrictions within demos. . - Flying with Google Earth -Examines the controls used to get around in Google Earth - Using Placemarks - Looks at what a placemark is and how they can be used - GE Tips - General tips on using Google Earth - Overlays - Shows how to lay pictures over the ground in Google Earth (30Mb) NEW! NEW! NEW! Earth (Google Tools for Schools) Google Drive, iCloud, Dropbox and More Compared: What's the Best Cloud Option? Aviary’s editing tools: now in Google Drive! | Aviary Blog. Goofram - Search Google and Wolfram Alpha at the same time!
Google Map tools. Google Play and FanBridge Offer Musicians Free Artist Hub Accounts. Street View - Gallery – Google Maps Street View – Google. Collaborate at work with Google Apps Team Edition - Google Apps for business. Making the most of your sidebar in Google Sites. Cross-posted from the Google Enterprise blog. Editor's note: Hangouts On Air are live video chats, interviews, or performances that are broadcast to Google+. We’ll host these broadcasts from time to time on the Google Enterprise Google+ page to give you the inside scoop on our business and products. Last week, we hosted our first Hangout On Air from the Google Enterprise Google+ page with Jonathan Rochelle, Director of Product Management, Jeff Harris, Google Docs Product Manager, Teresa Wu, Google Docs Community Manager, and Eric Brunnett, Director of IT at Trump Hotel Collection.
During the conversation, Jonathan Rochelle told us the story of how Google Docs, Google Drive and cloud collaboration came to be. What was once an experiment to bring desktop software to the web is now a collaboration and productivity platform used by millions of people in their personal lives and at businesses, universities, non-profits and government agencies around the world. Tips and Tricks for Google Sites - Annuaire du Vin. Art Project, powered by Google. Using Google Docs. Using Google Forms to Create a online Quiz.