Not quite useful for school settings, but if you use personal Google accounts, then the family updates will make sharing easier.
I can’t wait to try this out with the shared calendar. Right now we have separate calendars for each family member, that’s shared with each person. Which you would think would work swell, and it does. Except for notifications. Some events will have two or three notifications!
Number Frames is an interactive math site for teaching frames. Using frames, students can learn how to count by 5,10,20, and 100 with a drag and drop interface. Users can change colors, use different shapes for counting, and draw directly onto the surface. This site could be used by the teacher to introduce math concepts to…
Source: Tune (experimental) – Chrome Web Store Depending on how your students use YouTube and how they view YouTube videos, this Chrome extension could be pretty useful. The extension could also be used by students studying toxic online culture, comparing and contrasting what online discussions look like with and without toxic comments.
Source: FlipToMind Here’s another flashcard utility to throw in your toolkit, FlipToMind. The site is pretty easy to get started, you can create an account with your email, Google login, or Facebook login. After you sign in, you can create your flashcards. It’s not as full featured as something like Quizlet, but sometimes you don’t…
Top three for the week Google Spaces is a new way to collaborate and share resources An interesting take on small group collaboration The Beginner’s Guide to Design Thinking in the Classroom – A.J. JULIANI Getting started with design thinking in the classroom Create a slideshow of your Google Photos with Youtube Create slideshows in…
Source: Netstory – Welcome to the World of Modern Interactive Fiction and Text Adventures Netstory is a free option to play or create interactive stories. The stories play out on the right side like a conversation, and the player makes decisions on the direction to go. It’s a lot like Twine.
One of my favorite features of Vivaldi is the ability to stack tabs. Have you ever been working in your browser and wished to group your tabs by project? With tab stacks, you can. I usually have a stack with Gmail and Google Calendar, and another stack with Google Drive and open files from Google…