March 31, 2021

Curate and Collaborate on a YouTube Channel by Adding User Access Permissions

Many educators are creating and curating content on their YouTube channels. But, did you know that YouTube Studio allows you to INVITE other Gmail users to your channel and assign different access permissions? Here’s how! What access permissions are available? After you enter the Gmail address of the user that you wish to invite to your channel, you may then...

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February 18, 2021

10 Google Chrome Tips and Tricks

I use Google Chrome every single day so I’m always excited to learn and share tips and tricks! In this blog, I hope to share some ideas for Chrome that you may find extremely useful! Today’s topics: Utlizing your Omnibox, searching Drive and Gmail from within your Omnibox, pinning tabs, creating Groups for your tabs, reopening a closed tab, muting...

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February 16, 2021

Google Chrome Has a New QR Code Generator! Tutorial and 20 Integration Ideas

What is a QR code? QR codes are scannable barcodes that allow users to gain access to information quickly. Users may use their device’s camera (if scanning QR codes are supported) or download different QR code apps and extensions such as The QR Code Extension to either scan or create codes. The QR codes may link to videos, websites, games,...

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January 23, 2021

Pump Up the Jam(board)

What is Jamboard? Jamboard is a FREE collaborative whiteboard application that is part of the G Suite for Education. Educators have found Jamboard extremely beneficial for increasing engagement and opportunities for collaboration. Students may collaborate in real-time while using the drawing, text, image, sticky notes, shapes, and laser tools. Users with access to a PC or Chromebook may use the...

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October 14, 2020

Consolidate Assignments by Using Google Sheets

Are you creating beautiful daily lesson plans for students using Google Slides? Are your assignments posted into Google Classroom along with links, tasks, and templates and followed with a detailed checklist created in Docs? I’m sure you spent a lot of time creating these resources! But, are we creating too MANY resources and links for our students? Last week, I...

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May 26, 2020

Google Slides Yearbook

No one can say this school year wasn’t interesting. Can you believe it’s almost over? As we approach the end of the school year you may be wondering how you may collaborate on a digital yearbook. The answer is simple….Google Slides! Template: TinyUrl.com/Yearbook4Slides This yearbook was designed for elementary students but you can find more ideas for older students at...

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March 24, 2020

EdTech Companies Offering FREE Subscriptions During School Closures

Wakelet Collection Educational technology companies from around the world are currently offering access to their premium subscriptions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a Wakelet collection of offerings curated from Twitter. Please note: I have not spent time determining the quality of these resources. As always , remember to check the Terms of Service and Private Policies and review what...

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February 7, 2020

Integrating Slides Audio: Next Level

Educators have been very excited to explore the possibilities of inserting audio into Google Slides. If you haven’t heard, teachers and students may now record audio and then insert the audio clip into their presentations. But how do we use this feature? Do we just record ourselves reading the content of each Slide? No way! Here are some different ideas...

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