Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Google For Education: Back To School Tips and Tricks


Teacher's Tools
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SciShow-
 SciShow is a YouTube channel that discusses science news, history and concepts. With equal parts skepticism and enthusiasm, they go a little deeper on popular science topics.
youtube iconCrashCourse- CrashCourse provides educational videos aimed at secondary students. Playlists for past courses include Astronomy. World History, Biology, Literature, Ecology, Chemistry, Psychology and US History.
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Every student on the same page-
 Save class time navigating to websites with the new Share to Classroom extension. “Push” a web link to your class and voila, the Chrome extension opens the page immediately on every student’s device.
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Get Connected-
 Find great STEM learning opportunities for students at The Connectory. Browse programs and resources by age and type to find just the right fit.
cs first iconComputer Science & Google, all together- Now you can see Google’s tools and programs for computer science education all in one place. Browse the new CS website to find the latest Google resources and programs.
mic iconLet your voice do the heavy lifting- Google Docs gets an upgrade with voice typing, a new feature that lets you or your students dictate everything from a new assignment to the rough draft for their latest English essay.
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Research tool in Docs for Android-
 Writing papers just got a lot more convenient with the Research tool that allows you to search Google without even leaving the Google Docs Android app.
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Forms have a new look-
 Easily insert images, GIFs, or videos, and choose from some of the great new themes. See all the new updates to Google Forms.
sheets logoEasy charts & insights- Explore in sheets helps you spend less time deciphering your data and more time sharing insights. Explore automatically creates charts and visualizes trends right within your spreadsheet.

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