
Voice Comments in Google Docs: It’s going to be e-mote-ional!
Mote for Voice Comments Guest blog post by Jon Neale I’ve been a classroom teacher for 16 years. In April 2020, at the start of
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.
Mote for Voice Comments Guest blog post by Jon Neale I’ve been a classroom teacher for 16 years. In April 2020, at the start of
Students can find all of their missing work for all of their classes in Google Classroom
I am obviously a big fan of Google Classroom. No product or platform is perfect and it takes time to add new features. Here are
Quickly post missing assignments lists to the Stream of Google Classroom. If your students do not have email or do not check email you can post announcements to the Stream, one per student, with their missing assignments list.
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
Google Classroom has seen a lot of changes since it first came out. Please visit the updated getting started guide that reflects Google Classroom with
Randomly Choose a Student in Class Google Classroom has added a “Student selector” to the Classroom Android app. This is essentially a “popsicle sticks” app
Students can locate a list of their work in Google Classroom by clicking on “View assignments” from classroom.google.com on the class tile. However, this only
The Google Classroom app for your phone is a must. When you open the app you see tiles of your Google Classroom classes.
Improve Google Classroom Workflow One way to improve your workflow in Google Classroom is to utilize the “Work” list. This allows you to see a
Not only have they added Google Forms to the filter, you can now easily add your Jams from Jamboard to Google Classroom.
End of the semester, you are managing LAST MINUTE PILE of Late Work. If you are a Google Classroom user here are some tips to help you deal with the inevitable last minute rush of papers.
Note: Google Classroom has updated since this post was created. It is essentially the same except you will find the “Reuse post” option on the
Use the 2nd Icon in the Feedback Tool In Google Classroom when you click on student work in an assignment it opens in the feedback
Preview Student Work Side by Side With Google Classroom One way to give students faster feedback in Google Classroom is to preview student work instead
New Google Classroom Use Browser Back Arrow A feature I like in the new Google Classroom interface is the depreciation of the back arrow. To
Google Meet Video Conferencing now integrates with Google Classroom classes. Generate a unique meeting link for each class. Settings Cog Go to the settings cog
Google has updated how assignments and announcements are added to Google Classroom. They have also added a new feature that allows the teacher to ask
Standards Based Grading for Google Classroom users. Hack your class to allow for a better way to communicate student progress on standards.
Easily get a report of a students missing assignments from Google Classroom.
When students submit work in Google Classroom they either see a Mark as Done button or a Turn in button. Can we just call this the submit button?
Continuing the list of ways to utilize Google Classroom here are 10 more ways to use Google Classroom. Link to “20 Things You Can Do
I love data! I know not everyone is as excited about data as I am but when data is done well it is truly transformational. 25 Ways for Teachers to Get Excited About Using Data
Collaborative documents bring a world of possibilities and a new set of potential problems. Intuitively students do not know the social norms for how to
Free Guardian Guide to Google Classroom created by Schoolytics
Star Drive Files Google Classroom allows you to collect digital student work… into YOUR Google Drive. When you “Make a copy for each student” you now
Classroom Split Chrome extension is for students to help them view Google Classroom directions side by side with their work. Previously I had commissioned a
Click on the Topic on the Classwork Page A new feature in Google Classroom is the ability to filter assignments on the Classwork page by
After nearly 2 years Kim Mattina and I are excited to have our new book “Stepping Up to Google Classroom – 50 Steps for Beginners
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