#TCEA17 Google Mystery Hangout

  During one of Monday’s sessions, we were taken on a Google Mystery Hangout.  How does this work?  While this kind of hangout can be used with many different types of guessing games, we had to guess the state.  Each classroom is prepped ahead of time as to the protocol, order, and information about their …

#TCEA17 All Things Google

This past week I had the privilege of attending the TCEA Conference in Austin, TX.  Here are some of the highlights: Google gives you the power to: Create - Students are no longer consumers only; they are creators and innovators.  By using the platform Blogspot, students write for an authentic, global audience, and can share …

Video Conferencing with Google Hangouts

Whether we like it or not, keeping office is part of our job as teachers.  It’s important to keep organized and know how to make the most of the tools available to make efficient use of time, since there is always so much to do.  One great way is to meet up with colleagues, parents, …

Build your PLN with Google+

Google+ is an often overlooked member of the social media community, easily forgotten in favor of bigger monoliths like Facebook, Twitter, or even Pinterest.  But this is not to say that Google+ is not relevant or useful; in fact, with the rise of G Suite, Chromebooks, and the like, it will become ever more relevant …

G Suite: Calendar

G Suite offers lots of sweet tools for teachers.  Calendar may seem pretty ho-hum.  The interface isn't as clean yet as many of Google's apps, but it does have some nifty features I recently discovered. As you can see along the left hand column is that under "Where", there is an option for "Video call".  Here …

G Suite: Hangouts

Hangouts is a great tool for keeping touch with the ones you love, but it is really so, so much more than that.  As a teacher, it can really come in handy, for a multitude of reasons.  The first, and most obvious is that students can interact with each other away from school, as they …