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"10 strategies to maximize the learning possibilities through creative uses of All Things Google."

This is a post several of you have been looking for, I know this from the emails I have been receiving from you. Now you have a great video tutorial on how to use Google Drive app to create documentation, spreadsheets, tutorials, and PDF annotation all from the palm of your hand using your own iPad.

Very handy way to merge multiple PDF files into a single PDF document

A bit outdated but good overview of social media safety tips for parents (but applicable to teachers too). Also outlines age minimums for accounts on the most popular site (Facebook=13, Twitter=none, etc)

Those with a lust for learning who happen to also enjoy testing the limits of what the iPad offers definitely don't have to worry about finding resources to pique their fancy. Hundreds, if not thousands, of apps are out there just twitching for users to fire them up and absorb a mental nugget or two...

...great classroom posters to share with your students. Check them out below and let us know what you think of them. Enjoy

Developing a Successful Yearlong Plan in Reading Workshop

you can use it to store and sync documents and files across computers, tablets, and smart phones

searchable resource to locate tools that serve the particular challenges anyone might face while working in Chrome. On the right, you will find more information about this site, including definitions of terms and more information about the Chrome browser and assistive technology.

"Yesterday the Google Drive team announced one of the biggest updates to Docs and Sheets that we've seen in a long time. The new Add-ons feature for Docs and Sheets makes it really easy to bring some advanced functionality, or just some missing features, to your most important Drive files. With this new Add-ons feature comes a brand new marketplace with dozens of options to choose from. We suggest playing around some of them to see which ones fit your specific needs, but there are a few that we really like already. Check them out below, or you can learn how to add these tools to your Docs and Sheets in this video."

"Technology Connections of the ELA Common Core Standards As we delve into the ELA common core standards, we notice the technology embedded into them. This document highlights the explicitly stated technology within specific grade leveled standards. It should be noted that technology, as a tool, can be used in the other standards as well."

"These tools deliver a wide array of functionality, from communication to collaborative document editing, whiteboards, and gaming, to full Learning Management System capabilities. There's something here for everyone! Dig in and enjoy!"

"Google Drive is one of the fundamental tools in our digital toolkits as teachers and educators. Whether you want to compose a document, create a presentation,  design a sheet, or share a beautiful drawing you made, Google Drive provides you with the tools to do that on any device and anywhere you are with an internet connection . Given this huge importance of Google Drive for teachers, I have created an entire section here packed full of tips, tricks, ideas, and third party tools to enable you to better tap into the full educational potential of this platform."

"Newer social apps make it easier, faster, and more fun to capture and share fleeting moments -- sometimes anonymously. These temporary and anonymous-messaging apps provide an environment that feels more appropriate to the random, silly, saucy, and experimental sides of the average teenager. Perhaps most importantly to teens, these apps can feel consequence-free. But of course they're not. Data never really disappears, and anonymity carries big risks. If you don't recognize the apps your kid is currently obsessing over, here's what you need to know:"

Official NYCDOE student intervention and discipline code. Beginning on page 17 are the K-5 discipline infractions and appropriate responses. Among other things it outlines the various stages of cyber-bullying and the possible intervention strategies and outcomes.

"A list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher's tech tool arsenal this year, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom."

"Google Apps Script (GAS). GAS is a JavaScript cloud scripting language that provides easy ways to automate tasks across Google products and third party services and build web applications.*  GAS lets you do more with Google Apps for Education (GAFE) such as drive and calendars. There a tons of already created scripts that help educators but you can also create your own by opening a Google Doc, spreadsheet etc and clicking on tools, script editor. Below is a complied list of the most helpful scripts for educators and links to how-to's for each one:"

This document, the Student Social Media Guidelines along with the Social Media InfoGraphics (which will be released in 2014), provides information about how to use social media responsibly, both within and outside the school community by: - Outlining recommendations for healthy social media communications; - Providing ideas about how to create a smart digital footprint; and - Informing you about what to do if you become aware of dangerous postings or other hurtful information.

A great way to get students tweeting without actually tweeting. Exposing students to the concept of a tweet, writing in that medium, and digital citizenship/responsibility, without the specter of actually using the Twitter platform.