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September 2011

You create all of your courses for the new school year. Done! Then you visit Google Calendar and.....whoa! Now you have a bazillion new calendar. What are they? Where did they come from? What do you do with them? Watch the video to find out! 😁 **Note: this video is a small part of "Classroom Kickstart", a 5 week online course that will help you use Google Classroom effectively. Visit http://chrm.tech/kickstart to learn more!**

Instructions and ideas on creating iGoogle pages in an educational setting.

The forms feature of Google Docs spreadsheet has lots of wonderful application. This brief screencast demonstrates two uses: collecting survey data and registration information.

Note: this video is a part of a free online course for teachers called "Getting Organized with Google." To sign up, visit chrm.tech/organize! The more you rely on technology to help you in the classroom, the more important it is to keep your data and accounts secure. I recommend that you complete a periodic review of your account settings for problems and potential vulnerabilities. To make this easy Google has provided several simple tools to help you review the security of your devices and account account. They will also notify you if a serious issue comes up. Today we will use Google’s security checkup tool and take a look at the Chrome browser settings.

Learn about the four types of pages available for use in Google Sites

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Google squared is a different flavor of Google search. Search for a broad term and results will populate a spreadsheet.

If you have an assignment such as a journal or portfolio that students need to complete on a weekly basis, don't create a NEW post each week. Instead, bump the original post to the top of the Classroom stream and edit the due date!

When it comes to managing email, most people adopt one of these strategies: 1️⃣ Save everything 2️⃣ Delete everything In my opinion, BOTH strategies are BAD! In this video, you'll learn why ARCHIVING messages is the better solution! Need to archive a LOT of emails all at once? Watch this video: https://youtu.be/Zix1nZZwY2g Need help organizing your digital life? I created a free online course just for you! Check it out! 🔖 Getting Organized With Google: http://Chrmbook.com/organize

Use the announcement feature in Google Classroom to post encouraging or fun messages to your class. Spend 30 min. at the beginning of the school year or semester to create and schedule fun, encouraging messages to your students. This is a simple and effective way to connect with your students on a personal basis. Let them know you are thinking about them during exam week, they are are excited for homecoming, or looking forward to spring break! In this video I use the BitMoji extension to attach a fun, holiday themed image to the announcement.

Do you have a lot of apps on your Chromebook? Organize them with folders! I like to create categories for my apps - photo editing, typing games, science apps, etc. Organizing them makes it a LOT easier to find them and helps me remember which apps I have installed. Happy organizing!

***This video is a small part of my 5 week online course on designing multimedia projects for students. Visit Chrm.tech/multimedia for information on the course. *** Students are capable of wonderful, creative work. Why give them a boring worksheet when you can ask them to work with audio, video, and images to DEMONSTRATE their learning. These five simple ideas will inspire you to add creativity into your classroom. Watch my explanation of the DOCUMENT, DEMONSTRATE, DISPLAY framework here: https://youtu.be/Kh30nlUzEio

I became a Google Certified Trainer in 2011. Each year there are three things I have to do to maintain my status: - Record a minimum of 12 training activities for the year - Upload at least one resources to the certified trainer resource database - Pass the annual product exam The Certified Trainer community is amazing! I would highly recommend it if your primary responsibility is training and supporting teachers who use technology. I am offering a free webinar to help you get started! Visit http://gEducator.com/live to RSVP!

The Google Apps platform is built around collaboration. This video explains how to manage the sharing of resources such as docs, calendars, and Google Sites.

A class discussion is a great way to engage and challenge students to share their ideas and thoughts. But most class discussions are text-based. Some students find it difficult to express themselves through writing. Padlet is a free tool that you can use to facilitate and audio discussion. An audio-only discussion removes the distraction of video and forces students to focus on their message. You can easily connect your Padlet discussion to Google Classroom, Edmodo, Schoology, or whatever LMS you use, just be posting the link to the class page. ***This video is a small part of my 5 week online course on designing multimedia projects for students. Visit http://Chrm.tech/multimedia for information on the course. ***

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Note: this video is a part of a free online course for teachers called "Getting Organized with Google." To sign up, visit chrm.tech/organize! Your inbox is a very important digital space. Email can take up a lot of time, preventing you from working with students, planning engaging lessons, or other important tasks. Today we’re going to clean out some old messages, reduce the number of unwanted emails we get, and check out the new Gmail!

You DON'T need a ton of apps! Collecting apps and tools is a waste of time. You only need a few essential tools to work effectively. Essential Categories: Presentation, Image editing, Video creation, Audio recording, Office Productivity, Note taking. My recommendations for each category are available here: http://tinyurl.com/y84fk3lk This video is part of my online course "Teach with Chrome." During this 5 week course I help educators learn how they can use Chromebooks for more than Google Docs and math games. Interested? Visit chrm.tech/twc for details!

There are roughly 10 million teachers and students using Google Classroom. With a user-base that size, everyone wants in on the action! Many non-Google products feature a Google Classroom integration. This means that some of your favorite products can work right alongside Classroom! The list of Classroom compatible tools is constantly growing. Here are a few of my favorites. **Note: this video is a small part of "Classroom Kickstart", a 5 week online course that will help you use Google Classroom effectively. Visit http://chrm.tech/kickstart to learn more!**