I came across the Google for Education YouTube Channel today. A couple of things that stood out: A short video series called EDU90 covers educational resources three times per month Tutorials from Google’s “First Day of…” initiative in the Teacher Center. Right now, they have videos for Forms and Classroom. I’m hoping they will continue […]

One thing that I appreciate about Google Classroom: it’s constantly evolving. If you are an avid user, I’m sure you have noticed the “pop ups” from time to time explaining new features. Unfortunately, if you’re like me and in a hurry, you may dismiss those “pop ups” without a single thought in order to do […]

Snow… That’s become a dirty word in a lot of school systems. Granted, we all love a random day off, but after too many, you suddenly realize that the school year will continue well into that period of time when students (and staff) shift into “summer vacation brain”, making instruction not so effective. Many districts […]

I wrote two blog posts this school year with ideas on how to share resources with colleagues: Use the Google Classroom Reuse Post Feature to Share Assignments and Resources with Colleagues and Team Drives – What’s That? I since have made these ideas into video tutorials for a professional development day in my district. Please check […]

Background: a small group of grades 3-5 teachers in my district participated in a study group that allowed us to “play” in a private Google+ Community… we did a series of tasks over 10 weeks that gave us the time to figure out how we could use this Google service in our current positions. This […]