#ettChat with Greg Kulowiec & Ben Sondgeroth: Formative Assessment with Google Slides & Polleverywhere 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn2UUsq_QOg Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational technology centered around a new theme each month. In this week’s #ettchat, EdTechTeacher instructors, Greg Kulowiec & Ben Sondgeroth explore the formative assessment potential within Google Slides Q&A and Polleverywhere. Still time to register for our Summer Workshops in Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Boca Raton, Chicago, LA, and San Francisco!

5 New Features to Try with Google Forms – from Jen Carey 

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. If you have opened Google Forms lately, you’ve probably noticed that things are looking a little different! Don’t worry, this Google Forms does everything the older version did… and a few more cool things! If you get a little annoyed with it, you can always go back to the old version. Just click the little the man in the bottom left corner and you will be back in your familiar territory. However, if you’re feeling creative, check out the new tools! Here are five of my favorites! See Responses, Live! One of the…

The 7 Great Things You Can Do in Google Classroom – from Jen Carey 

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. A few weeks ago, Google Classroom issued a new update: posting a question. This reminded me that Google Classroom has come a long way since its original release. While it’s still a great place to assign and collect homework, Google Classroom has become far more robust in the last year. Here are seven great things that you can do with it.   Assign & Collect Homework Across Media With Google Classroom, you are not limited to what type of instructions you can post or what type of work you can collect. As a teacher,…

#ettChat with Greg Kulowiec: Three Approaches to Formative Assessment with GAFE 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enLZ-yjU5us Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational technology centered around a new theme each month. This month, we explore Formative Assessment, and ask Greg Kulowiec, for insights into the best tools for gaining insight into students’ thinking.   Still time to register for our Summer Workshops in Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Boca Raton, Chicago, LA, and San Francisco!

Two Creative Ways to Use Google Slides – from Greg 

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. One of the staple tools in Google Drive is Google Slides. Typically viewed as a tool to create linear presentations, much like PowerPoint, there are potentially two interesting approaches to using Google Slides in the classroom that move beyond traditional linear presentation slides.  One is a hidden gem inside of Google Slides that allows a user to create linked presentations slides, the other turns Google Slides into a published book online. Idea #1 – Choose Your Own Adventure Beginning with the first creative approach to Google Slides, when published on the web, a…

Capture Student Ideas with VideoNot.es & Google Classroom – From Avra 

This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. If you’ve used VideoNot.es, you know that it is a powerful application that allows users to take time-stamped, synchronized notes alongside a YouTube, Vimeo, Khan Academy, edX, Udacity or Coursera video.  Students using this app can record their thoughts and ideas to share with their peers, their teacher, or to refer to later as they review concepts.  Teachers can use VideoNot.es to gain a glimpse into their students’ thinking as well as to ensure that they have actively engaged with video content. But what if teachers are using Google Classroom?  Do…