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Increasingly my students' parents have long distance numbers that I need to call to reach them. While my school will provide me with a long distance calling card, it is much quicker to just go into my gmail and call from there. As you can see in the picture above, you need to download a small file and then simply hit the "call" button and a dial pad appears. Then you dial in the number and call from your computer. Google just announced that they are allowing free calls (they keep extending it) through 2012.
- Free Google Glasses
So for a moment, listen to my inner geek! Today Google announced that they are giving away 8000 Google glasses. These devices have the potential to change how we see the world literally - and cause more accidents until we all have self driven...
- Google Drive For Your Digital Educational Backpack
Call me crazy, but I now have everything digital item (and I no longer own paper) in my Google Drive site. Not only is it as dynamic as I need, but I can get it on my smartphone, tablet or computer. I can also share items (including entire...
- Free Conference Call
It dawned on me this morning that if Frank and I had needed to speak to more than each other last night I could have shared my screen with lots of people and we could have gotten a free conference call using FreeConferenceCall. I first heard about...
- Remind Your Students To Do Homework During Summer School
With summer school starting shortly I wanted to tell you about one of the reasons why my students turned in their work at a higher level than ever before. I love it when a student e-mails me and asks the next day if I received the message. My answer...
- Make Multiple Calls At Once In G-mail
If you are like me, you have noticed that more and more parents have long distance phone numbers you need to calls to talk about your students. For that reason I use gmail's free phone call service a lot. While I am not sure why you would...
World History
Calling Long Distance Parents
- Free Google Glasses
So for a moment, listen to my inner geek! Today Google announced that they are giving away 8000 Google glasses. These devices have the potential to change how we see the world literally - and cause more accidents until we all have self driven...
- Google Drive For Your Digital Educational Backpack
Call me crazy, but I now have everything digital item (and I no longer own paper) in my Google Drive site. Not only is it as dynamic as I need, but I can get it on my smartphone, tablet or computer. I can also share items (including entire...
- Free Conference Call
It dawned on me this morning that if Frank and I had needed to speak to more than each other last night I could have shared my screen with lots of people and we could have gotten a free conference call using FreeConferenceCall. I first heard about...
- Remind Your Students To Do Homework During Summer School
With summer school starting shortly I wanted to tell you about one of the reasons why my students turned in their work at a higher level than ever before. I love it when a student e-mails me and asks the next day if I received the message. My answer...
- Make Multiple Calls At Once In G-mail
If you are like me, you have noticed that more and more parents have long distance phone numbers you need to calls to talk about your students. For that reason I use gmail's free phone call service a lot. While I am not sure why you would...