Chrome for the Classroom: Essential Updates Every Teacher Should Know
Chrome is always improving. If you use Chrome for the classroom you will want to check out these essential updates.
Co-authored with the amazing Heather Lyon the book “50 Ways to Engage Students with Google Apps” contains over 50 templates, tips, and resources to help you to increase student engagement!
Chrome is always improving. If you use Chrome for the classroom you will want to check out these essential updates.
The secret to feeling more confident on the computer is keyboard shortcuts! Here are 30 Keyboard Shortcuts That Teachers Need
Have a lot of tabs in your Google Sheets spreadsheet? Here is how to hide all tabs at once, quickly.
Take Desmos Classroom even further with the computation layer. Customize your lesson with the CL.
Desmos Classroom is a FREE tool that allows you to gain real time insights into student thinking during a lesson.
Analyzing AI Created Rubrics: Discover the critical elements of effective rubrics and how to assess the quality of AI-generated options.
Pixel Art in Google Sheets is really fun, but how do you know what number corresponds to what color? Add a color key in pixel art.
Huge time saver, this drag to background feature in Google Slides is amazing. Check out how to quickly set a background image.
Why gamify with badges? Providing a visual display of student achievement can be fun and motivating.
FigJam is a collaborative whiteboard. It makes sense when collaborating or sharing with students to have elements locked down.
How many words are in your presentation? Google Developer Expert Alice Keeler shows you how to check word count in Google Slides
Prompting AI for the ELA Classroom to create an ELA lesson plan leaves out all the specialized training and student specific knowledge that ELA teachers have. Here are some considerations when making your prompt.
In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, it is important to prepare students to be proficient with technology. However, “paperless is a pedagogy.” Focusing solely on replacing traditional resources with digital ones risks overlooking the true potential of EdTech. Instead, we should shift our focus towards leveraging educational technology to elevate learning experiences for our students. By harnessing the power of EdTech, we can promote collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, and personalized learning—ultimately fostering a more engaging and dynamic classroom environment. Consider how to use EdTech to elevate learning.
Chatbots aren’t just for casual conversations like those in Google Chat. They offer a powerful new way to enhance the learning experience.
Looking for a fun activity to do with your students? Look no further than Pixel Art! Harness the power of TemplateTab by Alice Keeler to
Jamboard has joined the Google Graveyard. Your replacement is FigJam. A collaborative digital whiteboard that is so much more! Check out what is next for classroom collaboration and digital whiteboarding. Jamboard in the Google Graveyard is no reason for tears. Use FigJam for free by Figma.
FigJam is a collaborative whiteboard. It makes sense when collaborating or sharing with students to have elements locked down.
Maximize student success in presentations with ‘Speaker Notes by AliceKeeler,’ the ideal Google Slides add-on. Enhance how students prepare to present with easy transfer of speaker notes to Google Docs, promoting effective communication skills. Dive into the world of engaging, technology-aided presentations and empower students to shine in their academic endeavors. Discover the key to transforming student presentations into interactive, skill-building experiences.
Teacher, mom of 5, Google Certified Innovator, Google Developer Expert for Google Workspace, Google Cloud Innovator Champion, Author, Keynote Speaker, Workshop Presenter
Alice Keeler has a BA in Mathematics and an MS in Educational Media Design and Technology. She started teaching high school math in 1999 in the laptop Algebra program. Alice has taught 1:1 her entire teaching career and is passionate about using technology to create student centered classrooms.
Paperless is not a pedagogy. We should not seek to use technology to save paper, but rather to improve learning, improve relationships, and improve student engagement.
The tool is not what creates the learning, but rather an intentional approach for how a tool can create feedback loops, allow choice and voice, allows for communication of ideas in a creative medium, and increase collaboration.
See Alice Keeler in the Developer Keynote as a Google Cloud Innovator Champion