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7 Cool Ways To Use Google Docs in your Teaching

There are many ways that Google Apps can be used to streamline your teaching. For this post, I wanted to narrow my list to just Google Docs because the list would have to be extremely long to cover the possibilities for all Google Apps in any real depth. So here we go: Lesson Plan Collaboration:…

Creating and Embedding Course Specific Calendars into your Class Site

Using a calendar to communicate class due dates and provide access to related documents and information can be very beneficial for students. Communication of class due dates and expectations is very important. It is also important to consider ease of use when adopting a new tool or resource. In this case, you might want something…

VideoNot.es Visual Tutorial

Here is a brief how to guide for using the VideoNot.es tool. VideoNot.es allows you to place notes at specific intervals in videos. These videos and annotations can be shared with others. All videos can be created and shared in Google Drive which makes the tool even more valuable to those who already use Google…

Using Lucidchart for Mind Mapping and Graphic Organizers

A while back, I wrote a blog named: 5 Really Cool Google Apps Related Resources for the Classroom. In that post, I mentioned Lucidchart. Lucidchart is a great resource for mindmapping and creating graphic organizers. It can be used in Google Apps. Other options for mindmapping and graphic organizers are Google Drawings and MindMeister. I like…

8 Ways to Share Information with Students and Parents

In previous posts, I have written about the importance of communication as well as ways to build student communication skills. Here is an early post of mine about communication and collaboration in the classroom. In this post, however, I discuss ways for teachers to provide students and parents with ways to access class information. This…