See below a list of 20 recommended Docs Add-ons, what they do, ideas for how they can be used in schools, and a quick overview of how to install, use, and remove Add-ons.
4 Ways to Use Google Keep for Feedback and Assessment
Google Keep is one of my favorite G Suite tools! One fun way to use Google Keep is for feedback. In this post, I’ve got 4 ways to use Google Keep for feedback and assessment.
https://shakeuplearning.com/blog/4-ways-to-use-google-keep-for-feedback-and-assessment/…
How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds — from a Magician and Google’s Design Ethicist
When using technology, we often focus optimistically on all the things it does for us. But I want to show you where it might do the opposite.
Google’s new Chrome extension lets you save web pages and images for later
For those that do find saving stuff for later useful, you might want to look at a new Chrome extension from Google, called Save to Google.
http://mashable.com/2016/04/14/save-to-google/#ivxPpgd8cZqT…
Google Photos gets smarter, automatically creates albums with your best photos
Google has rolled out a small but useful update to its Google Photos service, which will allow the creation of what Google calls “smarter albums.” These are photo albums automatically created on users’ behalf, following an event or a trip, …
Google, Microsoft and others team to make email fully encrypted
When you send an email to someone, it goes through something called Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP), a standard that was first developed in the 1980s and that lacks the ability to fully encrypt our messages. Because of this, …
10 Google Docs Hacks Every Teacher Should Know
Google Docs is a popular word processing tool because it allows ready access to your documents and files from any internet connected device. It permits users to readily share documents and easily collaborate on materials. If you are already …
The NEW Google Forms: 9 classroom uses
The new Google Forms makes classroom activities more efficient and more attractive. Here are 9 ways you can use Google Forms.
http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/02/12/the-new-google-forms-9-classroom-uses/…
10 of The Best Google Docs Add-ons for Teachers
This list is also great for those of you who are new to Google Docs add-ons and are looking for some teacher-tested titles to try out. We invite you to check them out.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/01/10-of-best-google-docs-add-ons-for-teachers.html…
Google just published a free, three-month course on deep learning
Google wants to teach you deep learning — if you’re ready that is. The tech giant has launched a free course explaining the machine learning technique that underpins so many of its services.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/22/10813984/google-deep-learning-udacity…
The advanced Google searches every student should know
Google has amazing tools for finding school-worthy sources. Too bad most kids don’t know they exist.
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/11/23/how-search-google-592/…
How to Organize Google Drive
After using Drive for any length of time, your filing and organization system can quickly get out of hand, especially when you are faced with what to do with files that have been shared with you. So, here are …
Google’s Book-Scanning Project Is Legal, U.S. Appeals Court Says
For a decade now, Google’s enormous project to create a massive digital library of books has been embroiled in litigation with a group of writers who say it’s costing them a lot of money in lost revenue. On Friday, …
How to back up and share your book with Google Drive
Many schools use Google Drive as their method to back up and share files, and the free Google Drive app can be used on the iPad with Book Creator too.
How Google Impacts The Way Students Think
How do different cultures view humanity differently? Google it. Literally Google it. You see information differently–something that’s always accessible. And you see knowledge as searchable, even though that’s not how it works.
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/how-google-impacts-the-way-students-think/…