Google Classroom and Newsela
Bring Current Events to Your Students with Newsela Newsela brings current events into your classroom. Newsela takes current news articles and changes the readability based on
Use Google Classroom to build relationships, provide more students a voice, and choice. Technology provides opportunities that are difficult or impossible to recreate with traditional paper methods. However, paperless is not a pedagogy. Being paperless does not improve learning. Use paper when appropriate and extend learning opportunities with digital resources when appropriate. Taking paper tasks and making them digital (ie: writing on a PDF worksheet) does not improve learning and can be worse for learning since it was designed for paper. Use paper for paper tasks. Use technology to do what paper can not do.
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Google Classroom Clean-Up! Be Ready for Next Year
Join Alice Keeler for cleaning up your Google Classroom at the end of the school year.
Google Classroom: Give Students More Time
[tweet]”There is no average time to learn something” – Dr. Thomas Guskey @tguskey[/tweet] There are a million legitimate reasons a student needs an extension on
Google Classroom: New Semester – Start a New Class
Google Classroom allows you to create your own classes. This means you can create one for clubs, teacher collaboration, differentiated groups, etc… Creating a new
Back to Classroom – Connecting with Google Classroom
Go Back to Classroom with tips on ramping up with Google Classroom and ways to enhance Google Classroom
Students Give Google Classroom Advice
Share the Survey I’m looking for some quotes from students who used Google Classroom. If you have a child or some students who can fill
FASTER! Reuse Google Classroom Assignments
Reuse assignments into Google Classroom FASTER! Try using the new home page of Schoolytics.com to reuse assignments.
Google Classroom: Grading Options
Google Classroom has added some new features this week (December 2015) that make grading in Google Classroom a little easier. While I always recommend you
Going Back with Google Forms, Jamboard, and Student Engagement
I am passionate about student engagement, it matters! Google Forms, Jamboard, and Google Classroom are not by themselves engaging. You must be intentional in how
Google Classroom: Short Term Goal Setting
Have Students Set Goals One researcher I particularly admire is Carol Dweck from Stanford (and author of the best selling book Mindsets.) One of the
Google Classroom: Share Classroom Folder
Google Classroom requires that I use my Google Apps domain. This is also true for my students. I usually am logged into my personal
7 Hacks for Google Classroom
I love using Google Classroom. It solves the sharing permissions problem when using Google Docs and makes it so easy for me to find all
Google Classroom: Reply With Your Initials
Using Private Comments in Google Classroom takes almost no tech skills, yet can be one of the most transformative things you do. I have found
Google Classroom: Emoji Feedback
Leave Student’s Emoji’s for Feedback I think many of us wish Google Classroom allowed us as teachers to add attachments or pictures to student assignments
Activity: Screenshots + DriveSlides
When students are using digital devices the screenshot can be a great way for students to share what they are working on, what they are
5 Tips for Google Classroom from Teachercast
This week I was a guest on Teachercast (http://teachercast.net) and was asked for 5 things that people do not know about Google Classroom. I have
DIRECTIONS: Unlink Document in Google Classroom
Have Students Unlink Their Documents Paradigm shift, NOTHING in Google Classroom is attached. It is actually linked from Google Drive. This is an important thing
Drag Downloaded Images to Google
Download Images and DRAG On a Mac or PC when you download a picture it shows in the download bar at the bottom of the
Google Classroom Mobile App
Install the Google Classroom App If you are a Google Classroom user and do not have the mobile app you are missing out. The apps
5 Things You May Not Know About Google Classroom
5 Hidden Elements of Google Classroom As with any platform, there are things to understand that are not a button to click on. Knowing how
Google Classroom: Edit Class Name
Edit Class Name in Google Classroom You created your Google Classroom and possibly created a title that is way too long. The class title can
Top 10 Google Classroom Posts of 2015
Google Classroom is the easiest way to start with a blended classroom. Google Classroom allows you to assign work and collect it. You do not
10 Reasons to Introduce Google Classroom to Blackboard
Google Classroom Meet Blackboard by Mary Bennett 10 Reasons to Introduce Google Classroom to Blackboard 1. MOBILE! On a tablet students are able to submit
Students Login To Get Google Classroom Progress Reports
Free students can access their Google Classroom progress reports, missing assignments, and see upcoming assignments in one place for all classes at schoolytics.com
Crazy Easy: Collaborative Google Slides Template
Collaborative Google Slides Template Using technology should be about how to improve how you interact with your students. Google makes it easy to transform your
Google Classroom: Ditch the Copy Machine
How many hours have you spent wrestling with the copy machine, battling paper jams, or simply waiting in line for your turn? It’s time to
Using Meet in Google Classroom by @markloundy
Mark Loundy has been on top of reporting how the new Meet integration works in Google Classroom. Follow him on Twitter: @markloundy He’s the guy
Google Classroom: Check In with Students
Create a Weekly Check In for Google Classroom In previous semesters I used a Google Form to have students check in every week. While Google
50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom – A Student Centered Approach
50 Things to Go Further with Google Classroom: A Student-Centered Approach Libbi Miller and I are excited to announce the follow up to our best
Google Classroom: Manage the Email Explosion
Google Classroom Private Comments Makes Learning Better Private Comments in Google Classroom are hands down the best thing I’ve done as a teacher. I prioritize
