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A step-by-step guide to structure thinking about the use of electronic portfolios of student work.

Fascinating examples of ways that a shared spreadsheet, thrown up on a projector, can be used to manage group work, record ideas from class conversation, and develop arguments and the use of evidence.

An overview of Google's resources and recommendations for accessibility in their most commonly used services.

Using Google Docs to share work in a writing workshop seems straightforward enough; the idea of collecting and reviewing feedback through a Google Form is an interesting twist.

An intriguing description of using Google Forms as a writing rubric (or more general marking guide). I like the goal of "reduc(ing) the amount of time that I have to spend on administrative grading-related tasks, so that I can really focus my attention on reading and responding to students' work." I can see how electronic rubrics could be a time-saver, and Google Forms are dead easy to set up.

Students dislike group work because we don't teach them to do it well. (Come to think of it, that's why a lot of faculty and staff hate meetings too.) Here's a simple structure which can improve meetings.

A collection of Google Earth map files, designed to help students think about the geographic locations in various literary works (and the travels of their characters). The site also includes links to some good Google Earth tutorials.

Registration is still required, but Google has discounted their professional-level GIS tool from $399/year to $0.

"We are very good at helping people to find the articles they are looking for and can describe. But the next big thing we would like to do is to get you the articles that you need, but that you don't know to search for. Can we make serendipity easier? "

A news story on a web site which uses Google Maps to plot scenes from books. 

Amusing idea for a class activity here - you can use Google Sheets and the website Flippity.com to run a quiz game. I've seen this implemented with PowerPoint decks, but this way looks a lot simpler.

Google Hangouts is part of our Google Apps suite, but you might want to investigate some of these other platforms as well in preparing for winter weather or other factors which might keep you from campus.

It seems odd to consider meeting your Kenyon students through an online video chat - until you consider winter weather, cold and flu season, or the various other reasons you might not be able to meet in person. This article suggests some benefits and hurdles to videoconferencing with students.

Nice demonstration of the new whiteboard feature (called "Jamboard") in Google Meet.