Using Google Classroom
In 2014 Google released it’s LMS to the world. Aptly called “Google Classroom”, it was little more than a Google Plus type newsfeed for classes. Teachers could sign up student accounts, and set assignments and...
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Open Source for Education
I’ve been a long time advocate for open source software. It’s not just that it is freely available, but that it can be added to, modified, improved, or further developed and passed on for...
Google Drive vs. OneDrive
Sorry. Did I say versus? I meant AND. About four years ago, our school made a shift to using Gmail as our email client. We’ve never looked back. This year, we began delving into Google...
Saving Recent Downloads to Google Drive
So you’ve gotten used to saving attachments from your G-Mail straight to your Google Drive. It’s pretty handy isn’t it!? But what about when you download that PDF resource? You can’t just select your...
Using Google Drive instead of My Documents
Sometimes old habits die hard. Sometimes default settings also can be a bit of a pain. Sometimes you can set up all the synchronisation you want, but files will still get lost somewhere in...
Creating Unit Templates in Google Docs
One of the big shifts forward in our school this year has been the introduction of Google Docs, Google Drive, and collaborating. This also coincides with a drive and a passion to integrate our...