A meme, Google Workspace, and a comic – Top 3 of the Week
https://eduk8.me/2020/10/eduk8meme-the-principal-is-going-to-an-education-conference/
https://eduk8.me/2020/10/g-suite-is-now-google-workspace/
https://eduk8.me/2020/10/comic-back-together/
When Gmail was first released, Google pushed really hard to get people to think past folders. Gmail used Labels, with the prime distinction that an email could have multiple labels at the same time. Much like tags, this ability allows you to organize your information in a variety of ways. Using the Add here function lets…
The one application that is probably used the most by teachers is email. Here are 13 hacks for Gmail, although a lot of them would work with any email system. These are the tricks I use every day to manage my email and make myself more productive in reaching inbox zero. Inbox zero is a…
I’ve been playing around with gamifying my classroom this semester. After looking at Classcraft I decided I wanted something a little simpler, so I put together a Google Sheet to keep track of XP, AP, and HP. The problem came when I needed to add or subtract a stat from a student. Entering the data…
https://eduk8.me/2017/10/list-8-free-apps-try-edtech-roundup/ https://eduk8.me/2017/10/student-performance-can-be-affected-by-exposure-to-exemplary-peer-work/ https://eduk8.me/2017/10/teenagers-smartphones/
I’m an expert on how technology hijacks our psychological vulnerabilities. That’s why I spent the last three years as a Design Ethicist at Google caring about how to design things in a way that defends a billion people’s minds from getting hijacked. When using technology, we often focus optimistically on all the things it does…