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"Text Help has made a new toolbar available for free for anyone who uses Google Docs and the Chrome Browser. What is now possible is dual highlighted (two colors) text to speech in Google Docs! This is huge, an amazing benefit for our struggling readers, writers and researchers."

"The Google Drive iPad app is not yet all that we might want it to be, but it is definitely moving in the right direction. A recent update included the ability to create and edit spreadsheets, but it also added something equally useful - the ability to upload files from other apps to Google Drive via the "Open in" function. This creates some useful workflow options for teachers who want to assign, receive and grade student work on the iPad."

TextHelp tutorial

"Use your voice to give students feedback about their papers in Google Docs."

"No more complicated exports or data handling with ePub files. Create your own eBooks for free with only one click right from Google Drive and start publishing with Liberio."

"To see and use these templates, you must have a Google doc account and be logged on. Make a copy of each template to your Google Docs and begin using. I have used the templates with students as young as six, but they can be used for any purpose that is appropriate."

"Lucky for you, there's a living document being edited right now by dozens of educators. That document (embedded below) contains dozens of tips on how to use the iPad in the classroom. From the Brushes app to learning how to play music, there's a lot of surprising and useful tips. If you'd like to add to this doc, click here to view the presentation in Google Docs (then add it to your Google Doc account)"

Blog post on inaccessibility of VoiceThread, Prezi, Google Apps

Collection of ideas for using Google docs in a variety of ways. Archive of previous posts by month

"Read&Write for Google™ is now Free for Teachers!"

"Draftback is a Chrome extension that lets you play back any Google Doc's revision history (for docs you can edit). It's like going back in time to look over your own shoulder as you write."

"f you're reviewing a document and want to suggest changing some text, you can suggest edits to the owner of the document without affecting the original text. Your suggestions won't change the original text until the document owner approves them. Once you are in "

"Googling for Communicating Using Google Docs spreadsheet to create multi-level communication between parents, related service providers, as well as private therapists."

"The Voice typing tool in Google Docs is new and improved. For six months, you've been able to type with you voice, but today you are able to use a long list of commands to do a whole lot more. Some of the new commands include adding tables, moving around to different lines of your document, and even formatting your text to align right."