Below are 5 good Chrome extensions that I want to bring to your attention . These are particularly useful in boosting students productivity. I have included only the 5 extensions which have not been featured in my past posts here in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.
Easily Turn Google™ Spreadsheets into Online Flashcards
Although Google Chrome is the second most popular browser (first being Mozilla) used all over the world, some people are still unaware of its benefits it can bestow upon them, especially in the faculty of education. Yes you heard it right!
Helping kids show what they understand by making their thinking visible should be at the heart of most pedagogically sound technology integration. Chrome apps can help you do just that if you choose the right ones. Here are some of my top picks for achieving this in the Chromebook classroom.
This page will provide links to online information about the use of Google Chromebooks in the PreK-12 classroom. There have been many successful pilots of these devices and 1:1 adoptions, and this...
There are so many features inside of Google Spreadsheets that it's really hard to say you've completely mastered the platform. It can be especially tough if you're moving from Excel, or you're just not familiar with what Spreadsheets have to offer.
There are so many features inside of Google Spreadsheets that it's really hard to say you've completely mastered the platform. It can be especially tough if you're moving from Excel, or you're just not familiar with what Spreadsheets have to offer.
You've heard of the Chrome Web store and you've probably heard of the Drive App section of Google Drive. Well, now Google Docs and Sheets have their very own section for add-ons! These tools, which are built on top of App Script, bring advanced functionality to Docs and Sheets that aren't available natively.
You use Google Docs and Sheets to get all sorts of stuff done-whether you're staying up late to finish that final paper or just getting started on a new project at the office. But to help take some of that work off your shoulders, today we're launching add-ons-new tools created by developer partners that give you even more features in your documents and spreadsheets.
While perusing Pinterest, I've seen many teachers using foldables in notebooks and as student products. Creating a foldable book is really simple in Google Drawing. 1. Start with the one of the templates I created, Landscape or Portrait. 2. Place your cover image and text in the bottom right box....
Google announces Classroom, an exciting new tool for teachers to organise assignments online and allow students to submit work. Google Apps is great for sharing documents with students, but until now there hasn't been an easy way for teachers to organise lessons within Google's suite of apps.
ScreenCastify was the star of my Google+ feed yesterday. It seemed like everyone was talking about this new Chrome tool that allows you to create screencast videos in your browser even on a Chromebook. With ScreenCastify installed in Chrome you can record everything happening in a tab in your browser.
