Considering how much time we spend browsing the web, users often don’t take full advantage of all the Chrome browser has to offer. It’s worth taking a minute to review some key tips to ensure you are making the most of your online experience. #1 – Sign In & Sync You can use the Chrome browser without signing in, but ...
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Secure Assessments with Locked Forms in Google Classroom
Secure Assessments Using Google Forms Locked Mode Classroom teachers using school-managed Chromebooks can now assign Google Forms Quizzes via Classroom in Locked-Mode to prevent students from navigating away from assessments. Whether you are using an existing Forms Quiz or want to create a new one, getting started with Locked-Mode is simple once you understand your options. This new feature, currently ...
Read More »Everyone Can Create with Adobe Spark for Education!
Adobe Spark for Education I’m a HUGE fan of Adobe Spark and was thrilled when they announced education logins that would allow teachers to use this amazing tool with minors. As if that wasn’t fabulous enough, education accounts are granted the full Premium feature set and a safe image search built into the tools. For those new to Adobe Spark, is a ...
Read More »Google Classroom Tips for the New Year
Starting the Year out with Google Classroom Welcome back to the new school year! Google has added some fantastic new features including . As you begin to set up your Google Classroom classes for the new school year, you might find these tips helpful: 1 – Archive Last Year’s Classes Clear the deck for the new year by “Archiving” classes ...
Read More »Social Stories with Adobe Spark Video
Supporting Social Emotional Learning Elementary school students created social stories using Adobe Spark Video to support social skills development and reinforce tools and strategies to decrease anxiety within and outside of the classroom. The student-created videos were saved to Google Drive where they were organized by topic to serve as a resource for teachers, students and parents. This student-centered approach ...
Read More »Remotely Sign Out from Gmail & Google Drive
As a heavy user of all things Google, there are occasions when have forgotten to log out of a session. With the increased presence of Chromebooks in schools, students and teachers may run into a similar problem since Chromebooks don’t automatically log you out from your Google account, leaving you vulnerable. Fear not! Remotely Sign Out from Drive & Gmail ...
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