How School Administrators can Harness the Power of Google Drive – From Jennifer Carey 

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. One of the most effective ways for Administrators to empower and encourage their faculty to use new and innovative tools is to model best practices by employing them in their own administrative duties. Google Docs, a tool within Google Drive, includes a number of robust features that can streamline your administrative duties and highlight their ability to foster collaboration among peers and students. If you need a quick tutorial on Google Drive, check out this article on Daily Genius. Here are four ways that Administrators can use Google Docs to both streamline their…

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An Administrator’s Guide to Google Forms – From Jennifer Carey 

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. The Google Apps for Education suite includes a number of robust tools that can streamline administrative tasks. In addition to making your job as an administrator easier, using them allows you to model effective technology adoption with your staff. One of my favorite tools to tackle this type of tasks is Google Forms, one of tools within Google Drive.  Here are five ways that Administrators can use Google Forms in their schools. Classroom Observations Classroom observations are a key tool for evaluating faculty and providing them valuable feedback. One way to make providing…

Organizing Research with Diigo Outliner – From Beth Holland 

This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. I have been a huge fan of Diigo for quite some time. Unlike other social bookmarking sites, Diigo allows me to save links from any device, tag them, and even create collaborative groups such as this one on iPads. It will also allow me to highlight and add notes within the text of any web article and then save those notes to my Diigo Library from any computer, iOS, or Android device. The video tutorial below from Greg Kulowiec gives a great overview of what is possible when using Diigo via…

5 Quick Tips to Get Started with Google Drive – From Jennifer Carey 

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. One of the most ubiquitous tools in educational technology today is Google Drive. If you’re unfamiliar with Drive, think of it as two elements: Online “cloud” storage where you can throw files of all sizes (up to 1TB) and access from everywhere A scaled down office suite that includes docs, sheets, and presentations tools. If you would like get to know Google Drive, here are 5 tips to help you get started. While you can use Google Drive with any browser, I urge you to use Google Chrome (free for all devices), as…

3 Ways to use Google in Art & Art History Classes – from Jennifer Carey 

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. Google has become one of the most popular tools in schools today. With its broad and flexible system of apps, there are many ways to adapt them into a classroom to help you explore new and dynamic ways of presenting materials or having students build projects! If you teach in the art department (with either Studio Art or Art History), here are three ways to use Google to facilitate your classroom workflow and to allow students to showcase their work. Google Docs for Write-Ups Google Docs is a quick and easy to master…