
Create an MCP Server for Google Classroom With Google Apps Script
Like to code? Want to get nerdy with Google Classroom? Create an MCP server to help you out.
Teacher Tech is a blog curated by Alice Keeler dedicated to student-centered learning with EdTech, providing practical strategies for using Google tools, AI, and digital resources to enhance engagement and deepen learning. Alice is known as the Queen of Spreadsheets, Teacher Tech features Google Sheets tips to improve workflow, streamline feedback, and create data-driven learning experiences. With a focus on pedagogy before technology, the blog emphasizes Depth of Knowledge (DOK) to move beyond rote memorization and promote critical thinking, problem-solving, and authentic learning. From Google Classroom tips to replacing worksheets with collaborative activities, Teacher Tech supports educators in creating connected classrooms that empower students to take ownership of their learning.

Like to code? Want to get nerdy with Google Classroom? Create an MCP server to help you out.

Gemini Notebook (formerly NotebookLM) makes it easy to create resources. Just ask.

Sometimes I need part of my design project to be landscape, but others to be portrait. You can do that all in the same Canva project.
A short story about how Book Creator is still available through Kami, and how the two complement each other in a learning cycle to enhance your lessons. PLUS why Kami is more than just a PDF annotation tool.

Google Slides with all the math facts to practice.

Hate copying the URL from a website? Chrome makes it fast.

One of the first steps in starting a new school year is setting up your Google Classroom.

Quick Start Guide for Google Gemini

Get started with Vibe Coding using Gemini Canvas and then upgrade with Google Antigravity.

Active student engagement improves student learning. However it is not about entertaining but rather engaging critical thinking.

My opinion, ditch Magic School. Use Google Gemini Gems instead. They are free , integrated into your Google Workspace, safer with your data.

What is the difference between Gemini and Gems? How do I make a Gem? How do I use a Gem?

When using AI, Google Gemini, try out the Gemini Canvas tool to make cool things.

The key to Google Gemini or ChatGPT is having a good prompt, but they are hard to write. Let Gemini help you with that.

NotebookLM is one of the best AI tools an educator can use, and it’s free. However, you want to make sure you also vet the sources.

App Smash NotebookLM and Canva to create custom Infographics.

What is an Agent? It is an AI action that you don’t have to take. As teachers… we need more helpers doing things for us.

Google announced new TPU chips at Google Cloud NEXT 26. What does this mean for education?

Explore ten practical, research-backed strategies that leverage Chromebooks and Canva to architect a dynamic, student-centered learning ecosystem.

March is Be An Author Month, and I’m thrilled to partner with Book Creator to inspire students everywhere to share their stories! This year’s theme,

Need a thermometer to track fundraising goal setting? Alice Keeler has a Google Sheets template that you can provide per student to help them keep track of their goals. Thermometer Goal Setting Template

For funsies, would you like to make your Google Slides in curvsive? I have updated Randomize Slides to have a feature that turns all of your textboxes into cursive.

Chrome is always improving. If you use Chrome for the classroom you will want to check out these essential updates.

Students have long struggled with fractions. Continuing the traditional way of teaching fractions knowing that they have not worked is possibly the definition of insanity. Students need to visualize and explore concepts to gain number sense in order to increase their confidence and understanding of fractions. Have students visualize adding fractions until they are able to discover the pattern rather than telling them the rules for common denominators. Use Mathigon Polypad to help students with the visualization.

How to match names in two lists comes up surprisingly often. Who on the sign up list is also on the eligibility list? Use the MATCH formula to find out.

Quizizz gets even better when you know this secret feature. Hyperlinking in Quizizz is possible… but you have to know the trick!

Create a student work slideshow with Google Slides. Capture student work samples and display them in a rotating presentation.

Use this Class Gratitude Template for FigJam to get your students collaborating and thinking about what they are grateful for this season.

Giving a Google Form can leave you needing to know who didn’t respond to a Google Form. Missing From Add-on helps you solve this mystery.

Save time and support students better with 100 prompts for ChatGPT to Support Students. Join Alice Keeler for her OTIS workshop on how to write prompts in ChatGPT and get the most out of AI.
Looking for a fun activity to do with your students? Look no further than Pixel Art! Harness the power of TemplateTab by Alice Keeler to

The Insert menu in Google Sheets allows you to insert characters into cells. However, if you are trying to insert characters into formulas this is a little tricky. It may require using Char in Google Sheets. This is a formula to add characters based on the character number.

You have a start and end time, how do you display them together in the format of 8:10 – 8:15???? Harness the power of =TIME()

Sheet Streamer pushes formatting and values from one sheet to other sheets in your Google Sheets workbook.

Do not copy Google Forms. This makes a mess of your Google Drive! Instead reuse your Forms. Make your life and Drive easier!

Many students dislike group work due to uneven workload, social conflicts, and unclear roles. This article explores why group work often fails and how structured strategies, including tools like Grouper, can make it more effective and fair.
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Imagine having a team of teaching assistants who already know your syllabus and exactly how you like to give feedback. Join Google Certified Innovator Alice Keeler to learn how to use Google Gems to build a powerful collection of custom AI tools. We will explore how to engineer specific instructions so you can create a Grading Assistant or a Classroom Policy Manager that works for you. You will also learn how to leverage Gems shared by other educators to instantly expand your toolkit. This session is about super-powering your teaching by automating the routine tasks so you can focus on the students.