World History
Sorry to be so excited about Google+, but as I have said before it makes up for Facebook's shortcomings. What I especially like is that I can control who sees what and my "friends" can do the same. Hopefully it will be something that educators can set up with their students so questions can easily be asked and answered by students and even teachers after hours - not that kids don't already set up Facebook pages on their own for this purpose, but teachers aren't usually part of it. Here is the most comprehensive how to (videos, pictures, etc.) set up your account and use it.
- Changing The Face Of Instruction
I am a member of several Facebook teacher sites and am in the midst of adding to one where a teacher said his administration has banned front of the room teaching. A number of the teachers are saying how awful that is. Truth be known I have...
- What To Flip In A Flipped Class
This is adapted from my book, Deeper Learning Through Technology: How to Use the Cloud to Individualize Instruction, which comes out on the 27th (and you can pre-order now). WHAT TO FLIP IN A FLIPPED CLASSROOM To...
- Use Google Docs In A Google+ Hangout
While people still love their Facebook, Google+ is starting to have lots of amazing features that Facebook doesn't have. For example I have written about how you can have a video chat with nine others (and I've seen some Google people doing it...
- Google Plus Huddles
If you have been following the changes to your Facebook page closely recently, you might have noticed that many of the new changes have been to mirror what one can do in Google+. Of course Facebook has 750 million people and after just 90 days...
- Jaycut
This afternoon I spent several hours at the Google station at the ISTE conference. Part of that time was spent working with one the people whose job it is to improve Chromebooks for educators. He showed me Jaycut which is basically a movie...
World History
Comprehensive User Guide for Google+
- Changing The Face Of Instruction
I am a member of several Facebook teacher sites and am in the midst of adding to one where a teacher said his administration has banned front of the room teaching. A number of the teachers are saying how awful that is. Truth be known I have...
- What To Flip In A Flipped Class
This is adapted from my book, Deeper Learning Through Technology: How to Use the Cloud to Individualize Instruction, which comes out on the 27th (and you can pre-order now). WHAT TO FLIP IN A FLIPPED CLASSROOM To...
- Use Google Docs In A Google+ Hangout
While people still love their Facebook, Google+ is starting to have lots of amazing features that Facebook doesn't have. For example I have written about how you can have a video chat with nine others (and I've seen some Google people doing it...
- Google Plus Huddles
If you have been following the changes to your Facebook page closely recently, you might have noticed that many of the new changes have been to mirror what one can do in Google+. Of course Facebook has 750 million people and after just 90 days...
- Jaycut
This afternoon I spent several hours at the Google station at the ISTE conference. Part of that time was spent working with one the people whose job it is to improve Chromebooks for educators. He showed me Jaycut which is basically a movie...