Here are the directions on how I created a quick and easy student response system with Google Forms and Google Sheets. Why? Sure there are tons of other ways to get input from your students, but I wanted a quick way I could survey students on the fly. The spreadsheet that has the formula for…
Are you tired of search Google every time you want to go to your Google Classroom or Gmail? Make use of Chrome’s bookmarks bar to save a link to each of these resources. Along with this video on using the bookmarks bar, be sure to check out Bookmark all the things in G Suite
Learn all about some of the most common file extensions you’ll come across as teachers, and how to open/use the files. Microsoft Office – .docx, .xlsx, .pptx Apple iWord – .pages, .keynote, .numbers Graphics – .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif Movies – .mov, .mp4, .mkv
Starting the school year is a chance to clear out the old and start fresh, along with making life easier for your students. Here are the 7 things to do to start the school year: Create a folder for the current school year (20-21) I always create a folder for the current school year, and…
Learn how to engage and build your personal learning network with Twitter chats. Twitter chats use the concept of hashtags to group tweets together. You can also reply to questions directly on Twitter, and the site will keep your reply with the original Tweet. Calendar of education related Twitter Chats.
Do you want to know how to get started with Twitter? Then check this video out!
Do you want to start blogging? Here’s what I would do if I was just starting out.
Watch and see how you can use your iPhone or iPad to scan in documents with the Notes.app and then share them to Google Drive.
Loom is a great application for creating screencasts, and it is completely free for teachers! In this video I cover getting started with Loom and compare the Chrome extension with the Loom application.
Your students may not be comfortable with presenting in front of the class, causing them to simply dump everything on to each slide and read from the slides. By using Slide notes and the Present with notes view, students no longer need to feel like they need to put everything they want to say on…