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SELF GRADING – Google Form

by admin | Apr 15, 2020 | Forms, Google, Intermediate

“If it is low critical thinking, a robot should grade it.” Teaching critical thinking is hard and time consuming. So you have to give something up so you can spend time working with students on a feedback loop on higher critical thinking tasks. Tip: Make...

Now: Meet IN Google Classroom

by admin | Apr 10, 2020 | Classroom, Google, Intermediate, Meet

Google Meet Video Conferencing now integrates with Google Classroom classes. Generate a unique meeting link for each class. Subscribe to Alice Keeler YouTube Channel Settings Cog Go to the settings cog in the upper right of your class. The ability to add a Meet will...

Yes, Your Google Classroom Banner Dims

by admin | Mar 31, 2020 | Classroom, Google, Intermediate

If you upload your own photo to Google Classroom it darkens. No one likes this. It is not your imagination, you are not doing something wrong. THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT THIS! Apparently it has something to do with the rules for material design. What I really...

Channels are the BEST PART of Microsoft Teams

by admin | Mar 29, 2020 | Intermediate, Microsoft, Teams

I love digital tools because they allow me options to INTERACT better with my students. It is tough to have a conversation with every kid in a face to face class. Do the math, 40 kids in a 50 minute class period doesn’t really lend to a whole lot of personal...

Private Comments are the BEST Part of Google Classroom

by admin | Mar 29, 2020 | Classroom, Google, Intermediate

My favoritist favorite favorite thing about Google Classroom is the Private Comments. Comments in Classroom are not feedback, they are conversations. BEFORE a student even starts an assignment they have the opportunity to ask for help or clarifying question in the...

CHECK OFF Student Participation

by admin | Mar 15, 2020 | Google, Intermediate, Sheets

Keep Track of Students Completing Work in Google Sheets You’ve asked students to complete several things digitally. Digital, unlike paper, can be completed at different times. This can make it challenging to keep track of what students have and have not done....