Friday 27th March 2015 Do you have a Google spreadsheet with a column containing students’ full names? And maybe you would like to sort the spreadsheet by students’ last names? This neat (and free) add-on will split a column of full names into separate First name and Last name columns – with just a click!
The best Chromebook is ….. an iPad
Tuesday 24th March 2015 Both devices are great for education, though there are many myths and fallacies about each device that need to be explored. Read more at TechCrunch >>>
Govt online policies for Australian students
Thursday 19th March 2015 Many schools now use Google Apps for Education, and other online services, on a regular basis for both curriculum and administrative functions. However, the companies providing these services have a minimum age restriction for the use of their services – usually 13 years of age. In the US the use of such services by children is … Read More
Microsoft scrapping IE
Wednesday 18th March 2015 Microsoft has confirmed that it will use a new name for its upcoming browser successor, codenamed Project Spartan. Speaking at a Microsoft event yesterday, Microsoft’s marketing chief Chris Capossela revealed that the company is currently working on a new name and brand. Read more at The Verge >>>
Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy
Tuesday 17th March 2015 When ‘pen and paper’ activities that focus on Lower Order Thinking Skills are transferred to a digital format, they don’t magically transform themselves to become activities that promote Higher Order Thinking Skills. As educators we must continue to focus on developing an appropriately challenging learning environment for our students, whether or not the activities involve the use of new … Read More
Add a slideshow to your class’s Weebly web site
Monday 16th March 2015 Weebly is a popular option for teachers to create a class web page. The free drag ‘n’ drop site builder is easy to use, and Weebly sites look great. If you have been on an excursion, or students have been involved in an activities day, a slideshow is a great way to show off photos of the … Read More
Google Docs – Adding a Table of Contents
Thursday 12th March 2015 If you, or your students, are producing longer documents in Google Docs, the Table of Contents feature may be useful. Here’s Google Gooru’s video about how to add a ToC to to your document….
Free Google Slides Templates
Wednesday 11th March 2015 Spice up your next staff presentation, or your students’ book reviews or other class presentation activities, with one of these free Google Slides templates…. All fully editable – open a demo presentation in Slides, then go to File > Make a copy. Free Templates Slides Carnival template gallery Free Google Slides Templates Make your Own … Read More
Pivot tables in Google Sheets
Thursday 5th March 2015 Pivot tables help you summarise and analyse large amounts of data by displaying the information in more digestible formats. While pivot tables have always been available in Microsoft Excel, they are now even easier to make using Google Sheets. Check out this Google Gooru video on how to create a Pivot Table in Sheets…
Google Drive updated
Tuesday 3rd March 2015 Not too long ago Google altered the Drive interface, so that any documents that others shared with you were found in a folder called ‘Incoming‘ – I always expected to hear the sound of choppers and see Radar O’Reilly scurrying around the corner! Thankfully, Google has renamed this folder ‘Shared with me‘. How sensible! Who would … Read More
BYOD – A new world of opportunity
Tuesday 3rd March 2015 Schools that have a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy are encouraging independent learning and asking teachers to innovate in a fashion that would’ve been unimaginable to most just a few years ago. For teachers, the opportunities and challenges are extensive. They need to be supported by the school leadership, technically and professionally, as they explore … Read More
Google Classroom – New features
Monday 2nd March 2015 Google have announced some more updates to Classroom… Teachers can now upload their own images to use as themes. Classroom will now help you crop your favourite image to the correct dimensions, and automatically pick a matching class colour. And in case you don’t have a great photo to use, there are now 18 new images and 30 pattern themes … Read More