19 handy Google tricks that you weren’t aware of After covering everything that Google Search has to offer, you can easily forge that search only forms one small part of the Google behemoth. With so many different features and clients available, it’s very easy to use the basic features for each and leave it at that. However, if you delve a little deeper, there are many tricks hidden away that will help improve your experience. To help you out, here are a number of tips and tricks that you can use for four of Google’s more popular features: Gmail, Maps, Google Drive and Google News. Gmail Use Filtered Search Gmail’s search bar is very handy for finding that message you got months ago, but most people don’t realise how easy it is to access advanced search. Activate Starring Feature Sometimes you will come across important messages, but the only way you can mark them is with the yellow tab or star icon. Cut Down Text In Email Replies Keyboard Shortcuts Like all Google features, there are keyboard shortcuts that you can take advantage of.
Brainstorming and Voting Amazingly Easy. Free Online Tool | tricider Use Thinglink to explore identity I’m participating in Thinglink’s Summer VR Challenge, and the first exercise in the challenge is to design your Digital Self, a visual representation of yourself with embedded links to things you feel are important people know about you. A key component of the exercise is to share your Digital Self with your PLN. But I warn you: you’re not ready for this jelly. Mouse over the image above to find out what I shared about my Digital Self. What is Thinglink? Let’s take a step back here for a second and recap the basics: Thinglink is an online platform and free iOS app that allows you to embed links, audio, video, images, and now Google Docs and Forms into a static image. Use Thinglink to explore identity This exercise in designing your digital self fun to do. But more than that, the guidelines for the exercise state that you need to add, at a minimum, tags to links for audio, video and images that tell other Digital Selves important things about you. What do you want your PLN to know about you?
Семинар о применении сервисов Google В пятницу, 7 декабря проходил городской семинар учителей информатики, на котором мне предложили рассказать о Академии преподавателей Google, сервисах Google и их применении в образовании. Презентация и примерный текст ниже. За основу была взята идея и презентация Бекки Эванс "40 способов применения Google Apps в школе": В начале ноября этого года Москве прошла первая в России Академия преподавателей Google Она состоялась при участии менеджеров образовательных проектов Google в Америке, Европе и России и преподавателей и учителей России и стран СНГ. Академия Google собрала 50 участников, прошедших конкурсный отбор. Тренинги, мастер-классы и презентации проводили в том числе преподаватели, имеющие большой опыт применения сервисов Googlе в образовании, обучающие других учителей, а также сотрудники компании Google, занимающиеся поддержкой продуктов в России. Итак, почему Google? Рассмотрим подробнее некоторые из перечисленных сервисов. Еще одна служба- календарь Google.
Zaption - Interact & Learn with Video Lessons 10 Awesome Web Tools Teachers should Be Using Educational Technology and Mobile Learning is back to you with another list of some great educational websites. We have meticulously handpicked this compilation and we want those of you who, because of their time constraints or any other reasons, could not keep up with the sweeping influx of the web tools to have a chance to get to know some useful tools to use both for their professional development and with their students as well. You can also check our archive for other compilations. Have a look at the list below and share with us your feedback 1- Stykz Stykz is a stickfigure animation program that was inspired by the popular Pivot Stickfigure Animator software. 2- Pic4Learning Pics4Learning is a safe, free image library for education. 3- PowerPoint Games As its name indicates, this website provides a wide range of games created by PowerPoint You can download the games and modify the template to suit your learning needs. 4- SuperKids 5-4Teachers 6- Badge Maker 8- Bubblesnaps 9- Fun Photo Box
Google+ Сообщества Вик Гундотра, старший вице-президент Наступают рождественские праздники, время встреч и общения с теми, кто нам особенно дорог. В такие дни я вспоминаю, что сервис Google+ создавался именно для того, чтобы помочь встретиться близким людям, как бы далеко друг от друга они ни находились. И, конечно, одной из главных наших задач было сделать так, чтобы общение в Интернете ничем не уступало "живому" общению. А это совсем не просто. К счастью, у нас есть отличные помощники – вы. Google+ развивается быстрее любой другой социальной сети. В чем причина такой популярности? Google+ Сообщества – объединяйтесь с единомышленникамиЧем бы вы ни увлекались – фотосъемкой или астрономией, – в Google+ вы всегда могли найти людей, которые разделяют ваши интересы. Создавайте открытые и закрытые сообщества.Находите людей, которые разделяют ваши интересы.Планируйте мероприятия и общайтесь на видеовстречах. Сегодня Сообщества появятся в Google+, и мы приглашаем всех попробовать наш новый сервис.
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8 Excellent Blended Learning Tools for Teachers September 25, 2015In its basic and simplest definition, blended learning is an instructional methodology, a teaching and learning approach that combines face-to-face classroom methods with computer mediated activities to deliver instruction. The strengths of this instructional approach is its combination of both face to face and online teaching methods into one integrated instructional approach. In today's post, we are sharing with you a set of some useful web tools you can use for blended learning:1- Blubbr Blubbr is a cool web tool that allows users to create quizzes around YouTube videos. 2- Teachem Teachem is a web service that allows teachers to create lessons around YouTube videos. 3- Educanon Educanon is another powerful tool that teachers can use to design lessons based on videos from both YouTube and Vimeo. 4- VideoNotes VideoNotes is a free web tool that allows students to take notes on a video they are watching. 6- Vialogues
Виртуальный принтер Google В инструкциях речь идет о принтерах, которые можно подключить к сети, но я попробовал сделать немного иначе. Подключить локальный принтер и через учетную запись в Google попробовать напечатать документ с планшета. Все оказалось еще проще, достаточно активировать принтер, через браузер Chrome - Настройки - Дополнительные настройки - Подключить принтер. Выбрать нужный принтер и сохранить. Во время печати с помощью Виртуального принтера Google ваш файл безопасно передается на принтер по сети. F.A.Q. по подключению
5 Ways for Students to Create Audio Slideshows For the next few days I'm taking some time off to relax, play with my dogs, and ski with friends. Rather than leave the blog dormant for a few days, I'm re-running some of the most popular posts of the year. Somewhere between a PowerPoint presentation and a full-fledged video is the audio slideshow. Creating audio slideshows can be a good way to add meaning to slides that otherwise might not mean much without a presenter. Here are some ways that students can create audio slideshows. Narrable is a neat service for creating short narrated slideshows. UtellStory is a service for creating and sharing audio slideshows. Present.me is a handy service for recording video and or audio to accompany your slides. In my mind one of the original audio slideshow tools is Animoto. YouTube Photo Slideshows don't have a time limit other than the standard 15 minute limit applied to all new YouTube accounts (there are work-arounds for this). Step 5: Enter a title, description, and tags for your images.