TL;DR version: This post explains everything you’ll need to know about using Google Presentations to share, collaborate, and present your materials online from anywhere. Scroll down to the bottom to view the video screencast of these materials. I’ve mentioned several times on this blog that my goal is to work with a device agnostic policy…
Posts tagged "Google Apps"
Safely Compute in the Cloud Using Google Drive and Your Chromebook
In helping individuals integrate technology into their personal and professional lives I believe the end goal should be a device agnostic system that allows for ubiquitous access to your data. This means that you should be able to access, edit, revise, and share your files from any device (Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad, Android phone/tablet) regardless…
Using Google+ to Turbocharge Your Personal Learning Communities and Classrooms
Over the last two weeks I’ve spent some time sharing materials with educators who are interested in opportunities to use Google+ as a tool for learning, socializing, and communicating with colleagues and students. I’ve talked about my use of Google+ previously as my tool of choice in my personal learning network. In this recent work…
Use Google Sites to Build Your Own Digital Learning Hub
TL;DR version: As your create and curate your digital identity and online educational brand, consider using Google Sites as your digital learning hub. This allows you to have one place online that you use to include any & all content you want your students to use. In a previous set of blog posts I…
Hangouts: Free Video Conferencing and Google Apps for Educators
Most of my work is conducted online. I use various digital text and tools like email, Twitter, Google+, and this blog as a way to communicate, socialize, teach, and learn. One invaluable tool that I use daily is Google Hangouts. The purpose of this blog post is to detail the “how to” of setting up…
Inquiry and the Learning Process
This past week I had the opportunity to sit in on a guest panel for the talk by Chris Lehman on the role of inquiry and technology in teaching and learning. Chris Lehman is the founding Principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, PA. The talk started with Chris sharing many of the ideas…