Google Docs keeps getting better. Check both the new fonts and templates. Lots here to convince you to keep using Google Docs. Also, start using the Collections option and color code your Collection icons. Use of Collections makes using Google Docs much more organized.
Helpful resource about the Google suite of tools. In addition, explains use of Google with students and offers links to other resources about using Google suite in education.
This is a great resource guide for using the variety of tools pertinent to Google suite. Download the guide for reference. It is up-to-date for the Google suite as of 2012. This guide is on the blog Free Tech 4 Teachers, a fantastic blog with lots of updates relevant to teaching.
Lots to explore here about all the features available through Google Docs as related to students as well as teaching and learning in general. Just reminds us of all the tools we have on in one place when using the Google suite of educational apps.
Digital Storytelling Resources. Saved as Google Doc, with quick descriptions and immediate links. As Google Doc, can add and edit. Created by Alec Couros, from U. of Regina, Alberta, Canada. These are resources that Alec suggests to his own students, and they can select from the list the ones they want to use.
Have you ever saved on image from the Internet but then can't remember where you found it to acknowledge your source? Bookmark this link. The post explains how to use Google Images to find an image by dragging and dropping the saved image into the Search window in Google Images.
Easy explanation of how to share a Google Drive folder and why you might want to do so. The steps are simple and intuitive, but Richard's diagrams are good refreshers. Sharing a folder will mean any items added to it are automatically shared.
Nice video about how to use Google Docs effectively in a classroom. Beware, this is long at nearly one hour, but worth viewing if you can find the time.
A neat blog post about how a 6th grade teacher is not only excited about starting her first Skype project for her students, but also her thoughts and suggestions about the future of Skype in the classroom. This might also be a blog you want to follow in Google Reader.
Wow! Lots of resources here. Plenty to explore. The digital storytelling tools are grouped by categories. Best of all, Byrne offers description of each and immediate links. Love that he did this with Google Sites. So easy to read and use to link to the sites.