5 Great Google Drive Video Tutorials for Teachers

February19, 2014 Today I am sharing with you a slew of interesting Google Drive video tutorials that are created by Anson Alexander. I came across these tutorials while I was browsing through this wonderful site called Working at The Edge. I thought about tweeting this resource without having to post it here but I know 15 thousands of email subscribers to this blog will probably miss them. These tutorials will help you get to know some of the features and functions of Google Drive that you might probably be missing. Have a look and share with your colleagues. 1- Composing Google Docs 2- Sharing files and folders 3- Document Organization 4- Advanced sharing and permission 5- Third party apps

The Beginner's Guide To Google In The Classroom Google offers a ton of solutions for students, teachers, and classrooms. Some products are intentionally designed for classrooms, others just happen to work well for that setting as well as many others. The Google Apps For Education and Google Play for Education are two tools built for teachers and students that encompass a ton of different solutions for different types of work. The handy infographic below takes a look at some usage statistics on Google tools in the classroom along with a few tidbits about Apps for Education if you’re not familiar with them. Do you use any of Google’s tools in your classroom (whether they’re specifically geared towards teachers, students and classrooms or not)? What Are The Apps For Education? GmailCalendarDriveDocsSheetsSlidesSitesVaultand more This is what “more” is

Google Certified Teacher and Trainer Hangout | Google Apps For Education Tips & TricksGoogle Certified Teacher and Trainer Hangout - Google Apps For Education Tips & Tricks In this UsingTechnologyBetter Show, we talk about about what is new in the world of Google. Below you will find the recording of the video and the show notes. If you would like to receive an email invite to our next UsingTechnologyBetter Show click HERE. Video Recording: Video Highlights: 0:03:03 Google released a number of updates to Google Drive 0:06:12 Changes to Google Drive Space costs 0:07:03 Editing word Documents natively in Chrome OS 0:08:22 Does this allow us to merge cells in Tables in Word Doc through Google? 0:09:26 Why suggested Changes in Google Doc will be great for secondary and tertiary students 0:12:07 New wearable technology and the Moto 360 0:15:11 Google is releasing a new Design Language which will change the way all their products will look 0:18:17 Chromecast Advantages and Updates 0:22:05 Google Classroom demonstration 0:31:22 Is Google classroom a Learning Management System? 0:37:04 Google+ Premium Release has some great benefits to schools New stuff from google IO: