by Meredith Martin | Mar 17, 2015 | Google Apps, How-To, Link Soup, Presentations, professional development, resources
I’m a bit behind lately; we’ve been busy preparing for and then taking the PARCC test and it has turned my brain in to mush! Thankfully, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully once testing wraps up this week I can get back to posting....
by Meredith Martin | Feb 19, 2015 | Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
Yesterday’s Wednesday Workshop focused on Google Calendar. We covered the basic settings for calendars, as well as how to create multiple calendars, create appointment slots, and also looked at a booking calendar site that integrates with your Google Calendar...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 16, 2015 | Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
Google Drawings is a very under-utilized tool in Google’s suite of apps. While most people tend to think of it in terms of pretty drawings, there is so much more it can do. Use it to create Venn diagrams, concept maps, interactive activities, and so much...
by Meredith Martin | Feb 1, 2015 | Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
It has been an insanely busy week, but I finally have some downtime to update. I’ve been doing a lot of workshops recently, and got behind on posting my handouts here. Time to fix that! 3D Printing in Education Google Apps For Admin II Google Forms In The...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 18, 2014 | How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
Yesterday’s Wednesday Workshop was all about creating classroom websites with Weebly. I love sharing Weebly because it makes it so easy to create professional looking websites without needing to be a web designer or tech geek. The education version also allows...
by Meredith Martin | Dec 16, 2014 | Chromebooks, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
This year I am continuing the tradition of Wednesday Workshops in my district. We meet twice a month after school for an hour of training on a variety of technology and tools. Our most recent workshop was on Chromebooks, since we have gone 1:1 in grades 3-6 this...