If you want to put math symbols into your Google Presentations it can be a little tricky. In Google Docs there is an equation editor that will allow you to directly insert equations. (Note: If you know LaTeX you can use the LaTeX notation instead of using the toolbar to save yourself time). However, in Google Presentation there is not… Read More »Math Symbols in Google
A QR code is the new barcode. You can use a QR reader on your smart phone (or just use the google search app. If you search by taking a picture of the code it works as a QR reader) and when you snap the image it loads a webpage. More and more companies are putting QR codes on their… Read More »QR Code
Today I am leading a workshop on how to be a super hero with Google Sites. What are some characteristics of a super hero website? Your Google Site is your secret identity/alter ego. It is who you are on the web. It is your super hero lair. Just like Batman keeps all his cool stuff down in the batcave the… Read More »Super Hero Website
GTA Application Video Last week I was honored to be accepted into the Google Teacher Academy. It is extra exciting that several other people from the California Central Valley were also tagged to attend. Goes to show how much talent there is in the Fresno Area. At the end of July the 48 educators from around the world will converge… Read More »Google Teacher Academy
The information on how to go Google in your classroom was better than I could do, I am copying what was listed: https://docs.google.com/View?docid=dcdn7mjg_72nh25vq Using Google Docs in the classroom: Simple as ABC What is Google Docs? Google Docs is a free, Web-based word processing, presentations and spreadsheets program. Unlike desktop software, Google Docs lets people create web-based documents, presentations and… Read More »Google Docs in the Classroom
I am becoming more and more convinced that most people do not need Microsoft Office. There are a few people who need advanced features in Office, but most people do not need it. Here is a link to a list I made in response to someone asking me a question about changing the lame defaults in Word. http://tinyurl.com/448c7le
I am a fan of collaboration, and I’m always trying to spread the google docs love, but today was just the ultimate for me. I run the neighborhood association and was tardy on making the agenda for the meeting. I duplicated the last months agenda and within a couple of minutes my communications officer, Barb, was adding to the agenda… Read More »Collaborating with Google Docs
What is Google Voice? In short it gives you a new phone number that you can attach multiple phone numbers to. So an individual can call your Google Voice number and it will ring all the phones you put in the settings AT THE SAME TIME. But the beauty of it is that you can give out your number without… Read More »Google Voice in the classroom
If you are an avid excel user like me then you probably like the text to columns feature which will take one cell and split it into multiple cells based on a delimiter. I use this a lot when I have a spreadsheet that has peoples names in it. Oftentimes the first and last name are together in the same… Read More »Google Docs – Text to Columns in a spreadsheet
One of the powerful tools about Google Doc’s is the ability to share. This enables collaboration and also to keep others in the loop on your project. To share directly with another person click on the “SHARE” button in the upper right hand corner of your google doc. If students put in your email you will not only get notification… Read More »Sharing a Google Doc
When using google docs you can create forms to allow parents/students or colleagues to send you information. One thing you want to make sure you do is Go to docs.google.com Make your form Open your spreadsheet that is created when you make a form. Go to tools Choose notification rules Select for it to email you when a user submits… Read More »Google Forms Notifications
