World History
If you are like me and all of your classes have a state or national exam at the end, you often feel somewhat pressed for time so bringing a speaker is not always something you can do until the end of the year. But if you use a Google+ Hangout, you can bring someone in, limit the time they are "in" your room and share the live broadcast and or have it recorded to YouTube for later broadcasts. Above is a short video telling you how to do this.
- School On A Snow Day
I will admit that I can't get away with this with all of my classes, but my AP Comparative (which is AP US Government and AP Comparative in one year) is a motivated bunch. So while today is our second snow day (actually a "cold day" since it is 5...
- Google+ Hangouts
If you follow me on Google+, you will have noticed that I have been having a number of meetings recently on Google+ Hangouts. You can have them from your laptop. tablet or phone. One, they are great if you and a few other teachers want to...
- 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...
- Collaborate In Google Docs While In A Google+ Hangout
This video does a great job of going through all of the new parts of Google+ hangouts such as how to edit Google Docs, diagrams and doodles together with others in the hangout. If you have not heard of "hangouts" it allows you to meet with up 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...
World History
How to Interview Someone Using a Google+ Hangout
If you are like me and all of your classes have a state or national exam at the end, you often feel somewhat pressed for time so bringing a speaker is not always something you can do until the end of the year. But if you use a Google+ Hangout, you can bring someone in, limit the time they are "in" your room and share the live broadcast and or have it recorded to YouTube for later broadcasts. Above is a short video telling you how to do this.
- School On A Snow Day
I will admit that I can't get away with this with all of my classes, but my AP Comparative (which is AP US Government and AP Comparative in one year) is a motivated bunch. So while today is our second snow day (actually a "cold day" since it is 5...
- Google+ Hangouts
If you follow me on Google+, you will have noticed that I have been having a number of meetings recently on Google+ Hangouts. You can have them from your laptop. tablet or phone. One, they are great if you and a few other teachers want to...
- 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...
- Collaborate In Google Docs While In A Google+ Hangout
This video does a great job of going through all of the new parts of Google+ hangouts such as how to edit Google Docs, diagrams and doodles together with others in the hangout. If you have not heard of "hangouts" it allows you to meet with up 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...