by Meredith Martin | May 20, 2016 | Google Apps, How-To, professional development
Have you seen Google Spaces? This is an awesome new tool from Google that seems to be a hybrid between Google Classroom and Google Groups. It shares Classroom’s great visual interface with Groups’ availability to anyone, even outside of a GAFE domain....
by Meredith Martin | May 20, 2016 | Google Apps, resources
A friend was looking for an editable (NOT edible!) certificate template this morning, so I popped into Google Drive to make one. It turned out pretty well, so I’m sharing it out for anyone who wants it. Click on the image below to create a copy for...
by Meredith Martin | May 19, 2016 | conference, edcamp, General Update, MakerEd, professional development, STEM
It’s the end of the school year, so I know my fellow teachers understand the craziness in my life right now. I have an update on the Extraordinaires project that I need to write up soon, but in the meantime, here’s a brief update on what I’ve been...
by Meredith Martin | May 19, 2016 | Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, professional development
I am exceedingly excited by the latest update to Google Slides that introduces Presenter View. Check out the awesome tools now available, including a virtual laser pointer and interactive audience...
by Meredith Martin | May 12, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, Science, STEM
Today’s fun experiment in the STEM Lab: making homemade gummy worms! Once I heard about this activity, I could not wait to try it out. It’s fairly easy, and requires only a few ingredients. Like the homemade bouncy ball lesson, this activity also deals...