A feature in Google docs is the ability to create a table of contents. Start a google doc From the insert menu create a table of contents. This will insert at the top where the table of contents will go. You will have to update each time you have new parts to your TOC. The…
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Google Voice for Educators
TjHouston.com posted to his blog 5 reasons why every educator should have a Google Voice account. I have blogged previously about my love for Google Voice in the classroom. I will add in a couple of my own reasons. Keeping my cell phone number private, I give out my Google Voice number to students and…
Add a Favicon to your Google Site
Update: Previously I had linked to a blog posting by Jonathan Wylie and his site educationtechnologyblog.com. Unfortunately the posting has been taken down. In response I have posted on my blog the step by step directions for creating a favicon on your Google Site. Click Here to visit my step by step directions. When I create my…
Inserting Images into a Google Spreadsheet
If you want to insert an image into your Google Spreadsheet you will want to use the formula: =image(“url”) Type the formula right into the cell in the spreadsheet. Make sure you start with an equals sign. You will also need quotations around your URL. My favorite trick is to use www.tinygrab.com and take a…
Math Symbols in Google
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…
QR Code
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…
Super Hero Website
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…
Google Teacher Academy
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…
Google Docs in the Classroom
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…
Switch to Google Docs
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…
Collaborating with Google Docs
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,…
Google Voice in the classroom
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…
Google Docs – Text to Columns in a spreadsheet
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…
Sharing a Google Doc
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…
Google Forms Notifications
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…
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