Get Started Playlist
Get started using Google Classroom. These short videos help you to learn something, try it out and come back for the next step! For more go to alicekeeler.com/workshops
Find Out Students’ Needs in the Private Comments
We do everything possible to fill up the tanks of our students, I wish that every eye who sees this post will also be fueled up with support, as well. You are important and what you do matters every day. Thank YOU for ALL you do.
Google Forms: Adding Sections
You probably are not in the habit of creating sections in a Google Form but I would recommend you use sections often. Create Pages Think of sections like pages. If you have a lot of questions you want to break it up into pages. Last Icon on the Toolbar When adding...
Google Classroom App: 3 Dots
The Google Classroom app for your phone is a must. When you open the app you see tiles of your Google Classroom classes.
Top 3 Google Classroom Beginner YouTube Picks
Here are my top three Alice Keeler YouTubes for Beginners.
Google Classroom Start for Beginners: a playlist that needs to be shared!
What I do know, even if I’m a Beginner in Tech, is that it really takes a willingness to learn to continue to grow.
Google Classrooms for Beginners: We Got You!
If you have ever felt your eyes glaze over when excited techy teachers get into deep conversations about Google Classroom, I suggest this book to you!
Google Classroom: Find the Class Code
Use the Google Classroom class code to allow students to join the Google Classroom class. Class Header The class code is located in the class header. Students can not locate the code in the header, this is only in teacher view. Use the broken square next to the code...
Asking Questions in Google Classroom by @mjmcalliwrites
Guest post by Melody McAllister Many times when we ask our students questions, we encounter a problem: the same students answer and the same students stay quiet. Unfortunately, we often end up calling on those same students because of timing issues, under...
Google Classroom Playlist
Google Classroom: Create an Attendance Check In and Schedule It
Every day I add a question to Google Classroom asking students to indicate their attendance. Create Question Google Classroom is designed to be organized on the Classwork tab. Click on "Classwork" at the top and use the "Create" button to choose "Question." Choose...
NEW: Add Forms and Jams to Google Classroom
Google has fixed the glitch where when you try to add a Google Form to a Google Classroom assignment there was no filter option for Google Forms. Not only have they added Google Forms to the filter, you can now easily add your Jams from Jamboard. Search Bar at the Top...
Now: Meet IN Google Classroom
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...
Google Slides for Breakout Rooms
Use Google Slides in Breakout Rooms No matter if you use Zoom or Google Meet or another video product to do breakout rooms with students, consider having a Google Slides per group. First Slide Built into my First Slide Add-on I have created a way to manage Google...
Insert Button into Google Sites
Google Sites websites allow you to add a button to the pages. Buttons are very helpful to bring attention to links you particularly want students to click on. Insert Menu While editing your Google Site, notice the "Insert" tab in the right side bar. Scroll down a bit...
Time’s Up for Breakout Room: Google Slides Hack
When students are in a breakout room you may want to have each group have a Google Slides for them to organize their conversations and guide the activities. To let students know that the time is up I have coded a "Time's Up" announcement to push to the slides....
3 Minute Timer – Google Slides
You can use Google Slides to create a timer. I created a slide for every second. Click here for the Google Slides file. alicekeeler.com/3min Publish to the Web Use the File menu in Google Slides to choose "Publish to the web." Publishing allows you to "Start slideshow...
Google Forms: Multiple Versions and Retakes
One of the ways we used to discourage cheating for paper assessments was to create different versions. But, it is a pain to manage multiple Google Forms. You want all versions and all retakes to...
Google Classroom Popsicle Sticks – Call on Students
If you use Google Classroom you can call on students randomly from within the Google Classroom App. Mobile App This works only on your phone or iPad (or using the Google Classroom android app on a Chromebook.) This currently does NOT work on the web version of Google...
Add Bitmoji to Google Classroom Header
Bitmoji is an app you add to your phone to add an avatar that looks like you to your text messages and what not. You can also add your Bitmoji to Google Docs and Google Classroom. First, Install on Your Phone You must sign up for Bitmoji on your phone. Install the...
Google Classroom: Share the Classwork Page
Google Classroom is designed to be organized on the Classwork page. Instead of just telling student to "Go to Google Classroom" give them the link to the Classwork page. Copy the Link Go to the Classwork page of your class. Copy the link at the top of the browser....
Using the Stream on Google Classroom
The Stream on Google Classroom is your landing page for you class but it is NOT your class website. It is NOT intended to be a place to organize your work, resources or announcements. In fact, you have very little control over organizing the Stream. The Stream is your...
All I Want For Christmas is a Signed Copy of the #ImSorryStory By @MjmcalliWrites
The #ImSorryStory is a great way to help young people understand what makes apologies sincere without lecturing.
Find Out Students’ Needs in the Private Comments
We do everything possible to fill up the tanks of our students, I wish that every eye who sees this post will also be fueled up with support, as well. You are important and what you do matters every day. Thank YOU for ALL you do.
Google Forms: Students Did Not Finish
What if students do not finish a Google Form and need to finish it later? This is a tricky problem. You not only need to allow editing in the Google Form but have a way to get the student the link to finish later. There is no way to capture this without coding....
Brainstorming Voting Tool
Brainstorm Ideas and Vote on Them in a Google Form Brainstorming is an essential process to many projects. How do you decide on which brainstorm idea to go with? Some people don't feel comfortable speaking up in opposition or some people feel compelled to go along...
Teacher Clarity & Choice in Learning By @NikkiJF152
I found that posting their “I can” statements in every assignment on Google Classroom and in weekly work trackers helped them to have just a little more focus and drive to show what they know, as well as make connections beyond the classroom.
Game Board Template in Google Slides
Create a gameboard with Google Slides to engage your students.
SUPER COOL Badge Game Updates
Looking for ways to engage students? Try some gamification and choice. I have added some features to my Badge Game template that I hope will make it easier and more fun. Template alicekeeler.com/badgegame New Features I updated several new features to the Badge Game...
Password Protect Your Google Forms
Google Forms allows you to toggle on and off accepting responses. However, sometimes you do not want to turn off responses but rather restrict who is filling out the Form. Create a Short Answer Question Add a short answer question to your Google Form asking for the...
Student-Led Conferences Template
When there’s a script or some sort of template for student-led conferences, it also helps families who speak another language.
Google Forms: Adding Sections
You probably are not in the habit of creating sections in a Google Form but I would recommend you use sections often. Create Pages Think of sections like pages. If you have a lot of questions you want to break it up into pages. Last Icon on the Toolbar When adding...
Google Forms: Multiple Versions and Retakes
One of the ways we used to discourage cheating for paper assessments was to create different versions. But, it is a pain to manage multiple Google Forms. You want all versions and all retakes to...
Google Slides for Breakout Rooms
Use Google Slides in Breakout Rooms No matter if you use Zoom or Google Meet or another video product to do breakout rooms with students, consider having a Google Slides per group. First Slide Built into my First Slide Add-on I have created a way to manage Google...
Certify’em Add-on: How to Change the Passing Percentage
Certify’em is a tool that lets you send a certificate when someone passes a quiz in a Google Form. Use it to reward and excite students or train faculty and staff. It’s super easy to use and has fully illustrated instructions here. Certify'em Instructions Forms...
Open Search Results in a New Tab
Hat tip to Ryan McKinney for finding a feature to open results from a Google Search in a new tab. I am in the habit of holding down the Control key when I click on search results. This opens the page in a new tab so I do no lose my Google Search. Rarely do I want only...
Use Hashtags in Google Keep
Google Keep is a tool I use every day. Think digital sticky notes... But Google style, so they are collaborative and work with Docs and Slides. Hashtags are Labels Using hashtags in a Google Keep note helps you to search for things you want to get back to. Using a...
Google Forms: Paste a LOT of Student Names
Tip for using Google Forms: Try to use Multiple Choice and Drop Down options as often as possible. When you let students or others fill in the Form with open response answers it is difficult to sort and filter by that response. If possible, add a drop down list of the...
Insert Button into Google Sites
Google Sites websites allow you to add a button to the pages. Buttons are very helpful to bring attention to links you particularly want students to click on. Insert Menu While editing your Google Site, notice the "Insert" tab in the right side bar. Scroll down a bit...
Time’s Up for Breakout Room: Google Slides Hack
When students are in a breakout room you may want to have each group have a Google Slides for them to organize their conversations and guide the activities. To let students know that the time is up I have coded a "Time's Up" announcement to push to the slides....
Using @StreamYardapp & @Canva to Create a LIVE Class or Personal Broadcast
StreamYard can help you create a school broadcast even while you are in remote learning.
First and Last Name Together… When They Are Not
I am working on a Google Form where I need a drop down list of student names... first and last name. However, the names are not in the same cell in the spreadsheet. Copy of Sample Spreadsheet Start with an Equals Sign For all formulas in a spreadsheet you need to...
Google Classroom App: 3 Dots
The Google Classroom app for your phone is a must. When you open the app you see tiles of your Google Classroom classes.
Remote Learning Strategies Using Jamboard by @amyschultz77 @kristen_slechta
Guest Post by Amy Schultz & Kristen Slechta In some ways the 2020 school year has taken me back to my childhood. Thoughts of Sesame Street, Bob Ross’s ‘Happy Trees’, and Mr. Rogers neighborhood keep nudging me. Why? What do these childhood icons have...
Teach Math for Deep Understanding By Sunil Singh
"We fumble teaching kids mathematics right from the start. We continue the historical trepidation of negative numbers in school. Teach math for deep meaning and understanding vs. temporary correctness for some benign test." - Sunil Singh Try Zero Sums No more...
MATH: Saving GeoGebra Files
I have really been getting into GeoGebra for teaching math. geogebra.org Geometry Puzzles I created several puzzles in GeoGebra for my students to show the properties of parallelograms. Google Slides of Puzzles Notice the GeoGebra file link in the speaker notes. I...
Free Checklist Template – Google Sheets
Google Sheets is great for creating a checklist in. You can share the spreadsheet with others to check off tasks. You can sort and filter your checklist. I created template that allows you to create your checklist and when you check off the items the checkbox turns...
Why We Love Google Apps – Version History
Version history allows you to see the edits in a Google Doc, Sheets, Slides, or Sites. When you make edits in the document it is recorded as a version and you can revert back to the version any time! Link to the Google Slides presentation File Menu In Google Docs,...
Duplicate Objects in GeoGebra
GeoGebra is an excellent way to let students explore math concepts. GeoGebra is great for grades K - college. When creating elements in a GeoGebra applet you will need to be able to duplicate objects. Tim Brzezinzski, the GeoGebra expert, helps me, Victoria Thompson,...
3 Minute Timer – Google Slides
You can use Google Slides to create a timer. I created a slide for every second. Click here for the Google Slides file. alicekeeler.com/3min Publish to the Web Use the File menu in Google Slides to choose "Publish to the web." Publishing allows you to "Start slideshow...
Google Sheets: Edit in the Cell
This week I was asked.... when you need to go back to a cell, how do you edit the cell so as to not have to start over? Single Click to Replace Cell Text When you click on a cell and start typing it will override what is in the cell. Use Control Z to undo if you did...
Top 3 Google Classroom Beginner YouTube Picks
Here are my top three Alice Keeler YouTubes for Beginners.
Google Meet: See Yourself
The default in Google Meets video conferencing is that you are NOT a tile. You can find your video in the upper right hand corner of Google Meet. Add Yourself as a Tile Go to the upper right hand corner of Google Meet and find your video. Hover over your video to find...
Google Meet: Add a Jamboard Whiteboard
If you are using Google Meet for video conferencing you can now incorporate Jamboard more easily to your meeting. Jamboard is a Google Tool Jamboard is a Google document like Docs, Sheets, and Slides and thus can be created in Google Drive and is saved in Google...
Change Up Your Lessons with @Flocabulary
This is for all the educators and parents trying to teach kids and need a change up! Whether you want to get away from overusing worksheets or trying to reach your students socially emotionally, Flocabulary can help you do this very thing! Flocabulary offers units in...
5 Time Saving Tips for Teaching with Spreadsheets
It's my birthday and everyone knows no one loves a spreadsheet more than I love a spreadsheet! Here are 5 things you can do with a spreadsheet that will save you time! sheets.new Copy Sample Spreadsheet 1) Automatic Numbering Spreadsheets recognize a pattern....
Google Classroom: Create an Attendance Check In and Schedule It
Every day I add a question to Google Classroom asking students to indicate their attendance. Create Question Google Classroom is designed to be organized on the Classwork tab. Click on "Classwork" at the top and use the "Create" button to choose "Question." Choose...
Math Facts Without Worksheets
Math facts for many students, including myself when I was in elementary school, is anxiety producing. A worksheet filled with 30+ problems is hardly engaging either. A focus on number sense and viewing math as patterns helps students to get into math rather than fear...
Google Classroom Start for Beginners: a playlist that needs to be shared!
What I do know, even if I’m a Beginner in Tech, is that it really takes a willingness to learn to continue to grow.
Google Classroom Popsicle Sticks – Call on Students
If you use Google Classroom you can call on students randomly from within the Google Classroom App. Mobile App This works only on your phone or iPad (or using the Google Classroom android app on a Chromebook.) This currently does NOT work on the web version of Google...
Student Created Videos with @GetZigazoo by @Rdene915
Zigazoo is free and educators can create their own classroom projects or choose from those available. Parents can also join in the global Zigazoo community.
Chromebook- Partial Screenshot
My standard rule in my class is to "take a screenshot and submit to Google Classroom." This lets me know what the student was working on and if I need to provide any support I have screenshots I can use to give advice or go over it with a student. Students can add up...
Your Google Drive is a Hot Mess
Let's be honest, we have not from the beginning of our use of Google Drive been diligent about organizing it and now it's a hot mess! Here are a few steps to help clean it up. Create a Hot Mess Folder Let's start fresh!!! In your Google Drive create a folder and call...
Google Slides: Hide Columns in First Slide
One of my most popular non published Add-ons is First Slide. This allows you to push slides to student Google Slides and to also grab the text off of their first slide so you can quickly read and give feedback. alicekeeler.com/firstslide Spreadsheet The answer is...
Control W Close the Tab
Learn a keyboard shortcut a week!! Saving microseconds add up! As you review student work... Use Control W to close the tab. Save yourself the long trip to the top of the screen to close the tab. Make a post it. Put it at the top of your screen and remind yourself to...
Chromebook Guide for Teaching with Minecraft: Education Edition
This Fall I will be teaching high school Geometry on Chromebooks with Minecraft. I am very excited! I have created a guide (in Google Slides) for teaching with Minecraft: Education Edition on the Chromebook. Minecraft: Education Edition allows me to engage students...
Connecting with My People Through YouTube with @TwstedTeaching
No matter who you are, when you come in contact with me whether it is face-to-face or virtually, I want you to know that you are one of my “people” and I want you to win.
Save Hours: First Slide to Give Slides Feedback Fast
Opening individual student docs to give feedback is SLOW! Try using First Slide to send student feeback faster. First Slide will bring in the text the student has on the first slide of the Google Slides. Additionally, you can push out new slides to the student slides....
Chrome Browser: Confirm Control Q to Quit
It is way too easy to accidentally use Control Q to quit Chrome. You can prevent this by enabling a warning in the Chrome Settings. Chrome Settings In the upper right hand corner of Chrome is a 3 dots "More options" icon. Click on this and go to Settings. Appearance...
[Template] Translate Meeting Chat to ALL Languages
https://youtu.be/MqednekHQso I was talking with a teacher who is teaching students who come from a variety of backgrounds. The issue she was having while on a video meeting was the chat. The chat doesn't translate and there were more than two languages being spoken....
Control Shift Enter – Google Forms Add a Question
I love keyboard shortcuts!! Take the time to learn one a week!
Chromebook Minecraft: Teaching with Minecraft
Minecraft is the perfect tool for remote learning or face to face to engage students in learning activities. Now, Minecraft: Education Edition is available on the Chromebook! To get started your school will need FREE Microsoft accounts for the students. Visit...
Essential Google Apps: Anyone With the Link Can View
Recently Google has updated the interface for how to share documents. By default documents you create are private. Changing the settings then defaults to sharing at your school. To allow parents and those outside of your domain to see your documents you need to take...
Add Bitmoji to Google Classroom Header
Bitmoji is an app you add to your phone to add an avatar that looks like you to your text messages and what not. You can also add your Bitmoji to Google Docs and Google Classroom. First, Install on Your Phone You must sign up for Bitmoji on your phone. Install the...
Push a Column to Each Sheet in Google Sheets
I had a request by a premium member that they had one Google Sheets spreadsheet with a tab per teacher to keep track of the daily contacts with students and parents. She wanted to add a column each day with the date to each of the sheets for the spreadsheet....
Google Classrooms for Beginners: We Got You!
If you have ever felt your eyes glaze over when excited techy teachers get into deep conversations about Google Classroom, I suggest this book to you!
Google Slides: Add Audio Recording with @screencastify
In order to add an audio file to a Google Slides you need an MP3 in Google Drive. How do you make an MP3??? ONE way is Screencastify. screencastify.com Record Your Screen An MP3 is audio only. Use the Screencastify Chrome extension to record. Do not worry about what...
Top Three Parent Partnership Communities to Follow by @MjmcalliWrites
Follow all three communties or choose your favorite, but you can’t go wrong with these three leaders in building community with families!
Google Slides: Use Titles
Many of us are using Google Slides to build interactive student activities. You can link to another slide in the Google Slides to help students navigate. Titles are the Slide Name When hyperlinking to a slide (Control K) you want to select "Slides in this...
Google Classroom: Share the Classwork Page
Google Classroom is designed to be organized on the Classwork page. Instead of just telling student to "Go to Google Classroom" give them the link to the Classwork page. Copy the Link Go to the Classwork page of your class. Copy the link at the top of the browser....
AUTOMATICALLY Create a Linked Google Sides Table of Contents
In a Google Doc you can insert a Table of Contents to provide a link to each section in the document. This is not a function in Google Slides. If you are creating a Google Slides lesson for students it can be handy to provide linked text or a button to have students...
Snagit for Screenshots, Video, and Animated GIF’s
I LOVE SNAGIT! I can not live without it. It is how I do almost all of my screenshots. This is how I record my videos usually. It is a one button click to create an animated GIF that I can drag into my Google Apps. It's amazing, easy, and powerful. Educator Discount...
Using the Stream on Google Classroom
The Stream on Google Classroom is your landing page for you class but it is NOT your class website. It is NOT intended to be a place to organize your work, resources or announcements. In fact, you have very little control over organizing the Stream. The Stream is your...
Add a Rubric to Google Classroom with Google Sheets
You can add a rubric to a Google Classroom assignment using Google Sheets. This is my preferred way. Template Make a copy of the rubric template to help you successfully upload your rubric. It has to be in a specific format. I created a no code template....
New Release! Chromebook Infused Classroom by Holly Clark! Bonus Alert!
Just in time for this new school year, a school year we are desperately preparing for, Holly Clark’s newest release, The Chromebook Infused Classroom, is out and ready to help us prepare for the coming school year!
Google Meet Breakout Rooms – Enterprise Feature
Google Meet video chat is FREE and integrated into Google Classroom if your G Suite apps admin has it enabled. Did you know there are 2 tiers to G Suite for Education? Most features are free. However for an additional fee schools can upgrade their free G Suite Google...
Alert: Recoding Google Meet ENDS September 30 2020
In response to school closures in March G Suite for Education enabled Enterprise features of being able to record Google Meet for all G Suite for Education domains. Free Recoding Google Meet Ends September 30, 2020 More Info on Meet for Distance Learning Enterprise G...
Google Classroom: Do NOT Use Quiz Assignment
In Google Classroom on the Classwork tab you can create assignments. One of the choices is "Quiz Assignment." DO NOT USE THIS! It is an Assignment with a blank Google Form What is the difference between assignment and "Quiz assignment"? They are both assignments. You...
FREE!! Make a Pile of Google Slides for Students and Update Them
When teaching remotely, or just when teaching with digital tools, using Google Slides is a giant help! Students can create muti-media representations of their work and since Google Slides are collaborative you can see their work in real time. Now you want to be able...
Delay the Start of School – Give Teachers Training
Many teachers are finding out this week that the start of school is going to be remote learning for the entire first semester. Or at least for the start. Or hybrid. It takes a lot of training to know how to teach remotely. It is folly to think teachers will suddenly...
MAGICALLY go Remote with Automagical Forms
Many schools are starting remotely in the Fall and this is going to necessitate getting some materials into Google Forms. Google Forms is an amazing way to have students submit their work digitally. You do not have to open up individual PDF's and hope that the screen...
Google Classroom: Give Parents a List of Assignments
Google Classroom is designed for students to find their work. There is no ability to give parents the ability to see the Classwork page other than the student showing it to them. If you would like to communicate with parents the list of assignments I have coded a way...
Begin with Google Sheets: Make a Seating Chart
In my Intro to Google Sheets spreadsheets webinar I showed 6 key skills that you need for teaching with Google Sheets spreadsheets. One of the things we covered in the webinar is how to create a seating chart using Google Sheets. Resize the Cells To the left of the...
Give Checklist Feedback in Google Docs using Google Keep
Google Keep is a application that allows you to create notes and checklists. It integrates with Google Docs making it an easy way to add feedback to student work. Create a Checklist When you go to keep.google.com you want to click on where it says "Take a note."...
NEW: Add Forms and Jams to Google Classroom
Google has fixed the glitch where when you try to add a Google Form to a Google Classroom assignment there was no filter option for Google Forms. Not only have they added Google Forms to the filter, you can now easily add your Jams from Jamboard. Search Bar at the Top...
It Wasn’t All Bad: A Virtual End to the School Year by @MrsMathews_OHS
I continued my organizational practices, students were able to move online without much trouble. Because they knew where to find the information, they could keep up. Because they could see how what we did was linked to the curriculum, they were reminded that learning continued.
Kick Your Teaching Efficiency Up a Notch with Google Apps Script
As a teacher we do things at least 30 times, and as a high school teacher over 100 times! There are so many things that we have to do per student. Knowing how to code Google Apps Script allows you to answer the question "Why can't I do ___ with Google Docs?" You might...
FREE – pushSlides to Update Student Slides in Google Classroom
How to Update Student Google Sides If you have a Google Slides PER STUDENT in an assignment in Google Classroom you may want to update the students slides. You could open each students slides and copy paste new slides. OR you can use my Add-on Reuse GC to push slides...
CHROMEBOOK USERS – The Time is Now
NOW - School IT departments need to get set up with free M365 accounts and prepare for how to use Minecraft: Education Edition in the fall. Play Minecraft: Education Edition on a Chromebook On @playcraftlearn Twitter handle an invite to beta test Minecraft: Education...
Auto Submit Google Classroom from Google Form
If you add a Google Form to a Google Classroom assignment and the student fills out the Form it will automatically mark the assignment as done in Google Classroom. Only if the Google Form is the only attachment. Only Attachment When making a Google Classroom...
Google Classroom: Find the Class Code
Use the Google Classroom class code to allow students to join the Google Classroom class. Class Header The class code is located in the class header. Students can not locate the code in the header, this is only in teacher view. Use the broken square next to the code...
Find Chat in Google Meet
When doing a video call it is pretty common to want to use text based chat to share an idea or share a link to a website. Different video platforms have the chat feature in different places along with Be Quick When someone chats in a Google Meet the chat message pops...
Make Google Sites FAST
Google Sites is a quick way to create a website. Use sites.new to go straight to a brand new Google Sites. sites.new Go to sites.google.com/new to try out a template or find your already created Sites.
Opening a CSV File in Google Drive
Personally, I find myself needing to read a CSV file a lot. What is a CSV file? Basically it's a spreadsheet that is not a spreadsheet. WHAT??? When you download your roster from your gradebook there is a good chance it downloads as a CSV file. So what do you do if...
Asking Questions in Google Classroom by @mjmcalliwrites
Guest post by Melody McAllister Many times when we ask our students questions, we encounter a problem: the same students answer and the same students stay quiet. Unfortunately, we often end up calling on those same students because of timing issues, under...
Google Classroom: Paste a List of Students
If you have a list of emails for your students in Google Classroom it is easy to add them all at once! Copy List of Emails Take your list of emails and copy them. Notice I have a list of email addresses in a Google Sheets spreadsheet. I highlight ALL the names and use...
Google Sites: Try Shift Enter When Typing
Google Sites is a quick and easy way to make a website. In 2020 a ton of new features were added (including the ability to create a site from a Template). One thing I use a lot when typing text is SHIFT ENTER. What happens when you press Enter in a Google Doc (and...
Google Classroom: Give Students More Time
There are a million legitimate reasons a student needs an extension on an assignment. "Keeler, I have a dentist appointment on Friday can I turn it in on Monday instead?" and of...
Google Forms: Create a Branching LESSON
One way to differentiate your lessons is to use a branching Google Form to first find out if the student even needs the information. In a traditional face to face class I would get the entire classes attention to take notes on my math lesson. Now mind you, I taught...
Bring a Tab BACK! Google Chrome
In Google Chrome you can use Control W to close a tab or click on the x on the tab (practice the Control W!!!) But what if you accidentally close a tab? Control Shift T Control T creates a new tab and Control Shift T brings BACK a tab. It takes a little bit to get...
Count Up Checkboxes in Google Sheets
My favorite part of Google Sheets is inserting checkboxes! WICKED USEFUL FOR TEACHERS! My daughter is helping me with my YouTube thumbnails (check out her handiwork and subscribe to my channel 🙂 She is using a Google Sheets spreadsheet to keep track of how many...
Google Slides: Create a Venn Diagram
In Google Slides or Google Drawing you can create a Venn Diagram by creating 2 circles and adjusting the transparency of the fill color. Perfect Circles The trick to a perfect circle is to hold down the Shift key when you draw the circle. Fill Color - Reduce Opacity...
Create a Choice Board from Bingo Add-on
I have an Add-on (not available in the marketplace) to quickly create a unique bingo board for each student. Use the Bingo template to create a unique choice board per student. Tell students to choose 5 in a row from the choice board to make Bingo! The Add-on...
Google Drawing: Create a Drop Shadow
I think I have an addiction to creating drop shadows in Google Drawing (and Google Slides.) It just adds a little pop to all of my text. Notice the two images I created in Google Drawing. The one on the left ,the Control W (which closes a browser tab by the way) has a...
Embed Video in Microsoft Forms
When using a Microsoft Form you can add a YouTube video or Microsoft Stream video to a question. This allows you to ask the responder to view the video and answer a question about the video. Microsoft Forms Playlist Microsoft Stream Playlist Microsoft Stream is a...
😍😍Google Sheets Multiple Hyperlinks in the SAME Cell
Today someone asked me if they could hyperlink parts of the text within a cell in Google Sheets and I responded with no. Literally minutes later I was editing a spreadsheet cell that happened to have a hyperlink in the cell and all of a sudden the link became live. I...
Mexican Rice in the Instant Pot
I own 3 Instant Pots (to be fair, I have 5 kids). One is R2-D2 and another is BB-8. Since yesterday was Star Wars Day Cinco de Mayo rice is even better with a Star Wars Instant Pot 🙂 Some of my favorite things to make in the instant pot are Carnitas...
Google Drive: Create a Table of Contents for a Folder
List the Files in a Google Drive Folder I've been on a coding binge 🙂 I saw that an AP Biology group were sharing lesson plans and resources in a Google Drive folder with a lot of subfolders to organize by topics. I thought it might be helpful to share the folder...
Tip: Create a New Class in Google Classroom
Buy on Amazon: alicekeeler.com/books Creating Topics on the Classwork Page Google Classroom is designed to be organized on the Classwork page with topics. On the Classwork page, click on the Create button to choose "Topic." Topics can only show 10 items at a time....
Google Classroom: Students Find a List of Their Work
Students can locate a list of their work in Google Classroom by clicking on "View assignments" from classroom.google.com on the class tile. However, this only shows upcoming assignments with a due date within the week. To locate assignments without a due date or due...
Google Classroom: Call it Submit Button
In Google Classroom students see either a "Mark as done" button or a "Turn in" button. The difference is whether or not the student is submitting an attachment. No attachment = "Mark as done." Notice in the animation below that the student has a "Mark as done" button...
Badge Game – Remote Learning Challenge Board
Choice is very motivating. Try using my gamification template to create a Google Sheets choice board. Make a copy for each student so they can check off their choices and level up. Template Use alicekeeler.com/badgegame to make a copy of the template. Note, I have...
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Also check out Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher) and Alice Keeler demo on Facebook Live using Google Classroom from both the student and the teacher view.
Google Classroom
By design, Google Classroom fosters interactions and collaboration. However, you have to use it that way! Your first step is to decide that Google Classroom is your home base. Post everything to Google Classroom even if it is not an activity that requires digital elements. You can always provide digital feedback and students can ask a digital question, no matter the task. Classroom is Google Drive management, meaning it connects to your Google Drive to help you deliver a dynamic and collaborative learning experience with students. All student documents are loaded to a folder in Google Drive for you to easily find and assess student work.
New to Google Classroom? Check out the new book “Stepping Up to Google Classroom – 50 Steps for Beginners” by Alice Keeler and Kim Mattina. Once you’ve progressed past the basics you can go further with “50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom” available on Amazon in both paperback and on Kindle. Bulk discounts are available for the book by contacting books@daveburgessconsulting.com Also check out “Teaching Math with Google Apps“, “Ditch That Homework“, and “Google Apps for Littles.“
Google Classroom with Classwork Page
20 Steps To Get Started with the New Google Classroom
Remote Learning with Google Classroom – Start Small
Student Quick Guide to Google Classroom
32 Videos to Get Going in Google Classroom
11 Things to Start with in Google Classroom
FREE: Google Classroom Header Template
Super Happy: The Stream is BACK!
CAUTION: Copies Make a GIANT MESS of Your Google Drive
Navigate Classroom – Use the Browser Back Arrow
Identify Who Did Work in Google Classroom
The To-Do List in Google Classroom
Have CONTROL Over Your Links – Hold Down the Control Key
Copy Class Code on Web and Mobile
Step One – Organize Your Topics
Dragging Topics in Google Classroom
STAR Your Originals in Google Drive
Adding PhET Sims to Google Classroom
Giving Feedback in Google Docs, Exit Suggestion Mode
Remind Yourself to Give Feedback
Back to Classwork Quickly – Google Classroom
Directions: Unlink Documents in Google Classroom
Three Rounds of Writing in Google Classroom
Update Your Google Classroom Header
Student Chooser in the Mobile App of Google Classroom
2015 – 2018 Google Classroom Tutorials and Blog Posts
Below are links to my Google Classroom blog posts for the pre-2018 Google Classroom. Most of them are still relevant and useful. Screenshots will be out of date for many of them but not so badly that you can not easily make adjustments for the new Google Classroom. Here is a playlist of videos for the pre-2018 Google Classroom.
Start with Google Classroom: Impact Learning
Google Classroom Video Guide by Alice Keeler
Google Classroom Start Here – Type
Google Classroom: Display the Class Code
50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom
11 Things to Start with in Google Classroom
35 Additional Things You Can Do With Google Classroom
Getting Started with Google Classroom
Google Classroom Essentials Infographic
6 Updates to Google Classroom for Fall 2015
Google Classroom: Find the Class Code (It Moved)
Google Classroom: Copy the Code
Google Classroom Deployment: Advice from David Malone
4 Year Olds Log into Google Classroom
Google Classroom: What do Kids do First?
60 Ways Math Teachers Can Use Google Classroom
Google Classroom: Student Quick-Sheet Guide
Google Classroom Essentials Infographic
Google Classroom: 8 Essential Tips Infographic
Google Classroom Chrome Extension
For STUDENTS: Chrome Extension – Classroom Split
10 Things That Students Want To Know about Google Classroom
Students 5 Steps to Google Classroom [Infographic]
10 Ways to Use Google Classroom for Higher Ed
5 Tips for Google Classroom from Teachercast
5 Things You May Not Know About Google Classroom
Google Classroom: 6 Tips to Level Up
2 Tips for Student-Centered Classrooms with Google Classroom
Google Classroom: Do Not Jump In The Deep End
Google Classroom: Middle Option = Collaborate
Google Slides: Collaborate in 40 Seconds
Google Classroom: Assign to Multiple Classes
6 Uses for Google Classroom Ask a Question
Differentiate Assignments with Google Classroom
Google Classroom: Hear From Everyone
Next Steps with Google Classroom
Google Classroom: Make Learning Better with Conversations
iPads & Google Classroom – Multi-User Device
Google Classroom: Posting a Daily Warm-Up
Google Classroom + Google Forms = Magic
How to Add a Google Form to Google Classroom
Using Google Classroom with an LMS
Google Classroom: Numbering Assignments
Auto Number Assignment Documents
Google Classroom: Do Not Go Digital
Google Classroom: Add Images of Analog Work
Google Classroom: Co-Teacher & Draft Assignments
Google Classroom: Save as Draft
Google Classroom: Add a Co-Teacher
Google Classroom: Viewing Rights
Google Classroom: 8 Steps Workflow to Create Files [Infographic]
Google Classroom: Make a Copy for Each Student
Google Classroom: Schedule That Assignment
New Feature! Add Topics to Google Classroom
Google Classroom: OOPS, Fixing Assignments When You Forgot to Make Copies
Google Classroom: Stop Being a Slave to the Copy Machine
Google Classroom: Private Comment as Assignment
Search private comments My Respond to Private Comments in Google Classroom Workflow
Google Classroom: Emoji Feedback
Google Classroom: Link to An Assignment
5 Potential Mistakes in Google Classroom
Google Classroom: Submit Screenshots
Google Classroom: Submit a Screenshot and use DriveSlides
Google Classroom: Have Students Create a Google Doc
Google Classroom: Add and Create
Google Classroom: Using Google Forms
Google Classroom: Students, Easily Find Your Work
Google Classroom: Assignment List
Google Classroom: Assignment Naming Conventions
Google Classroom: See Submission History
Google Classroom: Move to Top – BACKWARDS
Google Classroom: Use Someone Else’s Template
Google Classroom: Let’s Make the Grade
Google Classroom: Grading Updates
Google Classroom – Grade the Folder
Google Classroom: Return Student Work
Google Classroom: Invisible Feedback
Google Classroom: 6 Students Finished After I Reviewed
Google Classroom: Returning Optional Work
Google Classroom: Student Did Not Mark As Done: RETURN IT
Google Classroom: Unsubmit Work
Google Classroom – Late Work Notifications
Google Classroom: Submitting Late Work
Google Classroom: Reply Notifications for a Question
Google Classroom: Extend the Due Date for Some
Google Classroom: Opening Multiple Student Documents Quickly
Google Classroom – Changing Grading Status on a Student Document
Google Classroom: Reply With Your Initials
Google Classroom: Reply to Class Comment
Google Classroom: 9 Tips For Attaching Google Drive Files
Google Classroom: Using a Writing Journal
Google Classroom: Submit Short URL’s
Google Classroom: Submitting Collaborative Google Slides
Google Classroom: Indicate Templates Attached
Google Classroom: Record Video Straight to Classroom
Using Google Classroom to Differentiate Assignments
Google Classroom: Resubmit Assignments
Google Classroom: Grab and Update a Post from Last Year
Google Classroom: Edit Slides Not Copy
Google Classroom: New Semester – Start a New Class
Google Classroom: Manage the Email Explosion
Google Classroom: Guardians Who Need a Google Account
Google Classroom: Self Evaluation Rubric
Google Classroom – Create Your Own Theme Image
My Google Classroom Feedback Workflow
Google Classroom: Provide Feedback Faster
Google Classroom: Leave Feedback Screenshots
Google Classroom: Use Control F
Google Classroom: Hold Down the Control Key
Google Classroom: Star Your Templates
Google Drive: Star Your Documents
Google Classroom: Workflow for Creating Documents
Google Classroom: Keep Materials in the Class Folder
Google Classroom: Locate Documents for Multiple Classes
Google Classroom: Edit Slides Not Copy
Google Classroom: Who Deleted Student Answers?!
Google Classroom: Students Need Side by Side Windows
Google Classroom: Use P to Preview Student Work
Google Classroom: Feedback Faster with Chrome Extension Open Side by Side
Google Classroom: Change Docs to Can Comment
Google Classroom: Quick Share and Peer Comment
Google Classroom: New Way to Create a Post
Google Classroom: Make EVERYTHING an Assignment
Google Classroom Assignment: Click On Attachment Title to Edit
Google Classroom: Reuse an Assignment
Google Classroom: UNCHECK Duplicate Attachments
Google Classroom: Start with Gmail and Let it Load
Google Classroom – Using RubricTab to Assess Students
Google Classroom: Sharing Student Work Exemplars & Peer Evaluation
Google Classroom: Office Hours or Video Tutoring
Google Classroom: Viewing Student Work in Google Drive [infographic]
Google Classroom: Grading with Drive’s Preview Mode
Google Classroom: Grading with Zero or One
Google Classroom: Check In with Students
10 Mobile Google Classroom Tips
Unleash the Power: A Quick Look at Google Classroom for the iPad
Google Classroom: Share Assignments with Parents/Reuse Assignments Next Year
Google Classroom: Understanding the Classroom Folder
Google Classroom: Find Student Files in Google Drive
Google Classroom: Individual Student View
Google Classroom: Writing Assignment Directions
Google Classroom: Assigning to Small Groups
Google Classroom: Create Group Documents
Google Classroom: Updated Group Docs Maker
Google Classroom: Turning in Group Work
Google Classroom: Link to Other Google Classes
Free Response on Google Slides
Put a Hashtag in the Google Classroom Assignment Title
Google Classroom: Filter Gmail for Private Comments
Google Classroom: Guardian Emails – Only One Teacher Enters Email
Google Classroom: Find Classes Faster
Google Classroom: Edit Class Name
Google Classroom: Add a Class Hashtag
Google Classroom: No Student Email
Google Classroom: Share Classroom Folder
Google Classroom: Create a Shared Folder
Google Classroom: Rearrange the Class Tiles
Google Classroom: Point Values
If You Look At Student Work Take a Screenshot
Google Classroom: Creating a Discussion Board
Google Classroom: Change the Class Code
Google Classroom: Class Code Badge
Google Classroom: Work with Other Schools – Whitelist a Domain
Go Further with Google Classroom
Google Classroom: Pin All Your Classes
Google Classroom: Collaborate with Aww Web Whiteboard
New Google Sites + Google Classroom
Google Classroom: Summer EdTech Challenge
Remind App + Google Classroom = Teacher Tip Tuesday
10 Reasons to Introduce Google Classroom to Blackboard
Google Classroom: Use This Image for Students Turning in Work
Google Classroom: Sharing or Submitting a Google Drive Folder
Google Classroom: Provide Links
Google Classroom: TemplateTab for Groups
Google Classroom: Video Playlists in a Video Library
Google Classroom: Add Other Documents to Class Folder
Google Classroom: List ALL Your Student Files
Google Classroom: Turn in Group Work with a Google Form
Google Classroom: Clean Up Your Folders
Google Classroom: Review Images Magically
OMG – Google Classroom For Gmail Accounts
How to Share Elementary Videos
Google Classroom in Transitional Kindergarten
Google Classroom: Pull Student Paragraphs and Give Feedback
Google Classroom: DELETE Calendars
Google Classroom: Students Submit Bitmoji
Drag Downloaded Images to Google
20 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom
15 MORE Things You Can Do With Google Classroom
10 Additional Things You Can Do With Google Classroom
Cool Teacher Show: 50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom
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