A class website can be very useful in the learning environment for students. You can create a place that is the starting point for your class that contains links, resources, class calendar, forum posts, news and updates. The website can also be a great way to make connections with parents. A Google Site…
The company behind the Voice Comments tool for Google Docs has updated their tool to include more features and to improve others. The tool has been greatly improved and should be a lot easier to use. The video below shows exactly how to use the new tool but you can also go to this site…
If you want students to be able to view each other’s work during a class, there is a good number of ways to do this. Which way works best for you will depend on your background in using the tools and what tools you already use. One easy way is to use a Google Form…
If you are not comfortable using spreadsheets and running scripts to create shared folders with your students, there is another simpler way. It helps if you do this at the beginning of a class or at least all together as a class so you can help people who get stuck. Once they share a folder…
One thing that can cause a lot of headaches when getting students to access a particular site is that they can easily mistype the long URL that is present for many sites. Using an URL shortener can make this a simpler, faster and more efficient process. There are many sites that you can go to…
One of the easiest ways to increase communication with students is to create a Google Calendar for your class and share it with your students. You can embed the calendar in a website, share it with your students so it appears in their Google Calendar or give them the link so they can add it…
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