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Everything Teachers Need to Know about Explore for Google Docs and Sheets November 3, 2016 Explore is a new interesting feature that Google introduced few weeks ago to empower Drive users with a wide variety of new functionalities. In today’s post we are sharing with you (especially those who haven’t seen them yet) a review of the main things you can do with Explore on both Google Docs and Google Sheets. Check them out below and as always share with us your feedback. 1- Explore for Google Docs Here are some of the new features Explore brought to Google Sheets 1- Access suggested content As you type in content in your document, Explore will display a panel with suggested content that can help you with the writing of your document. This content includes: Topics: This tab features a number of suggested topics related to the content of your document. Images: The tab provides you with a set of images related to your content which you can add to your document. 2- Explore for Google Sheets Here are some of the new features Explore brought to Google Sheets.

The Daring Librarian Digital Dialects language learning games Verizon Foundation (verizongiving) Tagxedo - Word Cloud with Styles Creating A Classroom Blog in 3 Steps! ⋆ TeachersTuts.com Creating A Classroom Blog is a lot easier than you may think! TeachersTuts.com show you how in 3 simple steps. STEP ONE: Choosing a blogging platform STEP TWO: Making it look pretty! STEP THREE: Adding content & engaging your students (and parents!) Creating A Classroom Blog v Website So should you be creating a classroom blog or website? Users, students & parents perhaps, can also register with your blog and contribute in the form of post comments or contributors. A website presents content in a more static form. First you need to decide which suits your needs the best. Advantages of Creating A Classroom Blog A classroom blog is an essential task for every teacher in todays modern classroom. Students are encouraged to collaborate and parents to engage in the every day learning taking place in your classroom. Securing Your Idea And Domain Name Getting Your Domain Name For Free! A great way to get your domain name for free is to also take out a hosting account. Creating A Class Blog

3 Minute Teaching TOOL-torials Be sure to share these great resources with your friends and colleagues! Access all of these videos in this YouTube Playlist How to Add “Time Tags” to Youtube Vids (so Viewers can Jump to Tagged Sections)It’s Super Easy to Create These Simple ‘Bookmarks’ so Viewers Can Pop to Different Section of Your EdPuzzle 3 Minute TOOL-torial Add Questions to Videos, Monitor Progress, etc. EdPuzzle is an awesome free tool that makes it a breeze to embed questions in YouTube and Vimeo videos. Create Top Notch Graphics With Ease, for Little or no Cost with Canva (fun for Students too!) Share Videos With no Distractions or Inappropriate Content, Fast & Easy with SafeShareA quick overview of the SafeShare.TV application that makes it easy to safely share YouTube and Vimeo videos without the distractions of ads and other extraneous content, or inappropriate content! ThingLink: Creating fun interactive learning content with ThingLink is a blast.

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