Google Classroom: Students Need Side by Side Windows
TweetTweet A teacher was telling me that her students were asking for a printed version of the Google Classroom directions. No printing is needed if students resize the windows on their computer to...
View Article4 Chrome Extensions for Teachers – March 2015
TweetTweetHere are 4 additional Chrome Extensions that might be useful for teachers. Click Here for the full list Table Capture If a webpage contains tables of data this Chrome Extension allows you to...
View ArticleControl Shift T – Resurrect a Tab
TweetTweet Users of Chrome who have accidentally closed a tab can bring the tab back by holding down the Control and the Shift key and pressing T. Mac users use Command Shift T. Control T Control T...
View ArticleTry This Tabbed Browser Workflow – Control 2
TweetTweet For my classes I teach I create the agenda on a website. This means the students need to have my class website open in a tab all the time. The students are also taking notes (usually...
View Article4 Chrome Extensions for Teachers – May 2015
TweetTweet SimpleExtManager If you are like me, you have way way way too many Chrome extensions. The more extension you have, the more likely you are to run into your browser crashing or running...
View ArticleImprove Your Writing with Grammarly
TweetTweet I have been trying out the Google Chrome extension Grammarly. It has been helping me to look less foolish in my blog posts and tweets. Grammarly works on almost every web page to check your...
View ArticleGoogle Chrome: Bring Back Your Tabs
TweetTweet Maybe you’re like me, and you rock 42 tabs at once in Google Chrome. This can really slow down your computer. The more tabs you have, the slower your machine is going to run. I sometimes...
View ArticleSide by Side Windows – You Need Them
TweetTweetI sent a tweet yesterday saying if you do not have side by side windows as a teacher you’re wasting a lot of time for different things. As a teacher we are required to multi-task. At a bare...
View ArticleGoogle Classroom Chrome Extension
TweetTweetRecently Google Classroom came out with the ability for websites to have a share to Google Classroom button. One of my favorite examples is Flat (https://flat.io/en) which allows for...
View Article4 Chrome Extensions September 2015
Here are another 4 Chrome extensions you and your students may find useful. For the list of my blog posts on Chrome extensions, click here. Giphy Adding fun animated GIF’s to your Google Docs can be a...
View ArticleSnagit Chrome Extension: Share the Google Drive Folder
The Snagit Chrome extension by TechSmith is one of my top recommendations for educators. It allows you to take screenshots and annotate them. Create screencast videos and if you can keep the recording...
View ArticleFor Students – Google Classroom: Classroom Split – Chrome Extension
Classroom Split Chrome extension is for students to help them view Google Classroom directions side by side with their work. Previously I had commissioned a Chrome extension that made grading with...
View ArticleDigital Citizenship: Sign Out of Chrome
Perhaps you’ve seen a wayward Facebook post saying how awesome the spouse is; clearly the actual account holder forgot to log out of their Facebook. Students, in particular, are using school computers...
View ArticleChromebook: System App
To easily find out the specs on your Chromebook, install the System app.
View ArticleShare a List of Resources: OneTab Chrome Extension
A quick way to share a list of web resources is to use the OneTab Chrome extension. Students or teachers can conduct a Google search on a topic. Hold down the Control key (Command on a Mac) when...
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