by Meredith Martin | Apr 12, 2016 | Google Apps, How-To, resources
Google Maps is a powerful tool that can do a lot more than just give directions to the nearest Starbucks. Street View is one of those nifty features that both my students and I love. My students, of course, love to use Street View to find their houses, and I love it...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 11, 2016 | Apps, Google Apps, How-To, resources
Just found out this morning about a new feature in Google Classroom. You can now use the question tool to share polls and other multiple choice questions with your students. Below is a quick and easy guide on using this new...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 10, 2016 | Chromebooks, Google Apps, How-To, Presentations, professional development, resources
Last week I had a whirlwind tour presenting on Google Apps For Education for BER. I ran three full-day workshops going from Providence, RI to Newark, NJ and finally to Pittsburgh, PA. It was nonstop travel and presenting, but I had a blast. The workshop attendees...
by Meredith Martin | Apr 6, 2016 | Collaboration, Google Apps, How-To, professional development, resources
I love the sharing feature in Google Apps. To me, it’s the most powerful feature in this set of tools. Sharing has now gotten even better with the addition of Expiration Dates! Now you can specify how long someone has access to a particular file! This...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 24, 2016 | How-To, MakerEd, STEM
We had a great time in one of my classes last week making static electricity butterflies. These critters are very neat, and easy to make. You need construction paper, tissue paper, and balloons. Choose one color of construction paper for the background, and on...
by Meredith Martin | Mar 14, 2016 | Google Apps, How-To
I love updates to Google Apps, and last week I was thrilled to learn about two new updates to Google Docs that can be very useful for students and teachers. The first is Document Outline. This handy tool automatically scans your document for headers and creates an...
