Going Google 301 Staff Toolkit

The final installment of the Going Google Staff Toolkit video series features the 301 versions of Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Classroom, and Google Drive.  These videos will show advanced features, skills and processes of the Google Apps for Education suite of applications. Gmail 301 Google Calendar 301 Google Classroom 301 Google Drive 301

30 Simple Ways You Can Use Google

Whether you’re a newbie or expert, the following infographic from GCFLearnFree may very well be worth printing out and posting in your classroom or teacher’s lounge. It briefly details the 3 top things you can do with popular Google services. Some are basic tips and some might pique your interest to learn more. For example, have you [...]

20 Things you can do with Google Classroom

Google Classroom (http://classroom.google.com) is available to schools with a Google Apps for Education (GAfE)domain. Classroom is a way to get all of your students in one place and allows you to easily assign work and for students to turn it in. Sharing Resources: Google Classroom allows you to take a document, video or link and [...]

Going Google 201 Staff Toolkit

In the first installment of the Going Google Staff Toolkit we introduced viewers to Gmail, Google Calendars, Google Drive, Google Classroom, Google + and Google Hangouts. In the second installment we will dive deeper into Gmail, Google Calendars, Google Drive and Google Classroom. Gmail 201 Google Calendar 201 Google Drive 201 Article - 25 Google [...]

Going Google 101 Staff Toolkit

Welcome to the first installment of the Google Staff Toolkit.  This 101 version of Google Apps for Education will be a basic overview and introduction to Google Mail, Calendar, Classrooms, Hangouts and Google+.  These videos will give staff members a basic understanding of each of the areas and information about how to transition some of [...]

Google Apps for Education Toolkit

Launching soon - Google Apps for Education Toolkit This toolkit will include three differentiation videos for each of the major areas of Google Apps for Education (Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Google Classroom, Google+ and Google Hangouts). The toolkit will include three videos in a 101, 201 and 301 format with more functionality explained as the videos [...]

Why use Google Apps for Education?

Google Apps for Education (GAFE) is, in my view, a serious contender to be the solid foundation underpinning any school’s use of technology. Whilst nothing is ever ‘free’ in education, GAFE comes pretty close from a user perspective. Google created the product as ‘free Web-based email, calendar & documents for collaborative study anytime, anywhere.’ With [...]