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 to 20 attachments to a Google… Read More »Chromebook- Partial Screenshot
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 and provide a context for what they are learning. This is the perfect tool no matter what subject… Read More »Chromebook Guide for Teaching with Minecraft: Education Edition
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!
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 Edition on Chromebooks was posted. I logged into my Chromebook, went to the Play Store and… Read More »CHROMEBOOK USERS – The Time is Now
An Online Course by Holly Clark Do you have Chromebooks? Or is your school going 1:1 next year? Then this is for you! The Chromebook Infused Classroom Online Course – has opened the doors for pre-orders until May 8th or when all seats are sold. Find out more information HERE The Pre-Order price is half off and only $99.00 and… Read More »The Chromebook Infused Classroom
Acer Tablet AND Chromebook Acer just came out with a new Chromebook… that is a 10″ tablet. This is not an android tablet, it is a Chromebook. However, Chromebooks can run Android apps so it is an Android tablet. But it’s a Chromebook. I keep saying this because I love Chromebooks! With the Acer Chrometab, I do not have to… Read More »Acer Chrometab: Chromebook + Tablet
We Can and Must Do Better with Our EdTech Use Andy Losik blogged on a report on how Chromebooks are being utilized. Basically, low-level tasks and no creativity. It is essential that our students are able to communicate digitally and visually. The chart from the report in Andy’s post shows that the majority of use is with Google text documents.… Read More »Chromebooks: We Can and Must Do Better
Webcam Snapshot Chrome Extension If your students use Chromebooks the webcam is one of the great features to utilize. As Jon Corippo says, everything is digital when you can take a picture. My new Chrome extension allows you to use your webcam to take images and save them to Google Drive. Chrome Webstore Install Alice Keeler Webcam Snapshot To use… Read More »Webcam Snapshot Chrome Extension
UPDATE: Google Apps have the camera option back! Below are some good options for snapshots regardless. Take a Snapshot to Google Apps “Everything is digital when you can take a picture of it” –Jon Corippo It is my opinion that one of the important features of G Suite is the ability to use the webcam to insert a picture into,… Read More »Do Not Panic: Take a Snapshot
Chromebook Tips Deana Hubbell tweeted out that she was having her littles explore Chromebooks with a scavenger hunt that uses my template. I added a few additional challenges to the spreadsheet. Share this challenge with students. As they accomplish each challenge they will mark an X in column A. Template alicekeeler.com/cbhunt
Webcam Record Chrome Extension My newest Chrome extension, Alice Keeler Webcam Record, is now live in the Chrome Webstore. This allows Chrome (and Chromebook) users to record 30 seconds of themselves using the webcam. The video is automatically saved to Google Drive and the link to the video is copied to the clipboard for easy sharing. Extension Available in the… Read More »Chromebooks: Webcam Record Chrome Extension
The new Acer Spin 11 Chromebook is designed for students at school. It has a rugged design, obviously runs Google Chrome, is touchscreen, has 2 cameras, runs Android apps, integrates with Google Keep, and comes with a stylus.Alice’s Tour of the Spin 11 I used my cell phone to record a tour of the new Spin 11 Chromebook. I think… Read More »You Want It: Acer Spin 11 Chromebook
G Suite Google Apps Training Chrome Extension Awhile back Google bought a company, Synergyse, that integrates G Suite training into the Google Apps. Using Gmail, Google Drive, etc… tutorials will pop up directing you through how to use the product. This is really important so we can allow teachers to be more knowledgeable of using Google products. G Suite Chrome… Read More »G Suite Google Apps Training Chrome Extension
Insert Drawings into Google Apps I live for collaboration and feedback conversations instead of comments. This is what I love about using G Suite with Google Apps. Instead of scribbling comments onto a kids paper that they probably do not get a lot of learning out of, switching to inserting comments in a Google Docs, Sheets or Slides allows for… Read More »Insert Drawings into Google Apps
