DawsonITE is a blog devoted to Educational Technology. It's compiled by Rafael Scapin, Coordinator of Educational Technology at Dawson College in Montreal (Canada).
Google Drive is a great tool that can help you create a paperless classroom. gClassFolders is a script that will create folders for you for as many course sections as you need.
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2012/11/gclassfolders-helps-you-organize-google.html…
Check out the list below, a compilation of creative ideas we found around the web. Have you tried any of these, or use Google Calendar for something cool that we missed?
Not only can educators and students use Google as a search engine, they can also utilize valuable educational resources. In fact, Google has an entire network dedicated to education – Google in Education. For the purpose of this article, we’ll …
Google Apps are some of the most widely used tools in education today. This extremely powerful tool can do so much and it’s all free. Lucky for all of us, Tom Barrett has built a crowdsourced Google Doc (of course) …
See how Google Docs works and many concrete examples of how Google Docs can be used for student projects and best practices for maximizing their workflow as well as student workflow.
http://kylepace.wordpress.com/2012/10/09/ways-to-support-teachers-with-google-apps-for-education/…
An exclusive look inside Ground Truth, the secretive program to build the world’s best accurate maps.
While current technologies are making waves, further changes linked to upcoming technologies may be on the horizon. One of the most hyped and anticipated devices over the past year has been Google’s soon-to-be-released glasses. These glasses will enable users to …
With today’s technology, students can take control of their browser by using customizable web apps and extensions to stay on task.
http://edudemic.com/2012/07/8-must-have-google-chrome-apps-for-students/…
Even if you consider yourself a Gmail ninja, though, there are quite a few tricks you might not know about (and some that Google didn’t even intend). Here are our top 10 clever tricks built right into Gmail.
http://lifehacker.com/5903974/top-10-clever-tricks-built-right-into-gmail…
The list has made it all the way to 181 different tricks. Explore our collection of tricks to find new, faster ways to search, read email, manage your time, and more.
The Knowledge Graph is rapidly learning about the world. It promises to transform more than just search.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/428180/googles-new-brain-could-have-a-big-impact/…
Google Search Education is another great educational resource from Google. The site has lesson plans and even live training to help students, and teachers, learn how to search for academic sources, as well as develop critical and independent thinking skills.…
We’ve discovered more than 30 great ways universities are currently using Google Plus, along with several ideas for the future. Read on to learn about the amazing possibilities that Google Plus offers for universities.
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/04/31-great-ways-universities-are-using-google/…
Teachers love how easy it is to collaborate with their students, not having to worry about losing the file and all the other bonuses that using Docs brings, but tracking down assignments can be a nightmare. I’ve covered this before …
Discover amazing tips to improve your students search skills and prepare them for the 21st Century Digital World.
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/03/entire-google-search-feature-for.html…