With the start of a new school year, there are a TON of new updates coming to Google Workspace. If you have a chance, I encourage you to check out of the Google Workspace Updates blog for all sorts of updates that could benefit you in the classroom this year. One update that I am… Read More Image Placeholders in Google Slides
Recently, Google has begun launching Smart Chips which allows users to quickly hyperlink and preview Google Docs, Slides, Drawings, Calendar Events, and email addresses within Google Docs. I know what you are thinking – I can already hyperlink in a Google Doc! Well, Smart Chips are a bit different than the classic hyperlink. To be… Read More Smart Chips in Google Docs
Whether you work in elementary, middle, or high school…it’s that time of year! The time of year that we start planning for the transition for many of our students to new grade levels or even different schools. As a middle school Vice Principal, I’ve been reflecting on what a huge transition our 8th graders will… Read More Vertical Articulation for SEL Support
Guys – this has been a crazy year in education. Actually, crazy is an understatement. One word probably can’t even describe how many of our educators feel right now. Crazy, tiring, overwhelming, exhausting, heartbreaking, and so many more words can describe this year. However, I know that there are some AMAZING success stories out there… Read More Quick Survey: Distance Learning/Hybrid Success Stories
In April and May, I Heart EDU released a variety of professional development webinars to support teachers with distance learning. I’m so glad many of you were able to tune in to these videos and I hope to plan a couple more soon! Today, I am sharing a webinar on Jamboard and Google Meet that… Read More Jamboard & Google Meet
Happy May everyone! As we continue in these strange times with stay-at-home orders, I ❤ EDU is planning to continue with monthly webinars. I know that a lot of my posts recently have been based on webinars, but stay tuned for more posts as I have normally shared in the past. (Unfortunately, I messed up… Read More I ❤ EDU Webinars: May
As you may have noticed, I ❤ EDU has recently launched a series of webinars. Our first series occurred during the first two weeks of April and I am excited to share 2 more webinars from a variety of presenters for the rest of this month. If you are interested in these webinars, you can… Read More I ❤ EDU Webinars: April (Part 2)
When I was in the classroom, I was a HUGE fan of the flipped classroom instructional. In this webinar, I will walk you through the “how” of creating a flipped classroom but also the “why” – which is actually the most important part! In this webinar, I covered the following topics: Recording a Google Slides… Read More 4 Easy Steps for Flipping the Classroom Webinar
HyperDocs are an amazing way to support student learning during the distance learning adventure! In this webinar, Melissa King and Marilyn McAlister share some great tips and tricks for getting started, as well as some weekly plan templates for distance learning. In this webinar, the following topics are covered: HyperDocs website and templates Creating a… Read More HyperDocs & Weekly Plans Webinar
In our recent webinar, Meet vs. Zoom, myself and Melissa King discussed many of the pros and cons to both Google Meet and Zoom. At the time, one of the cons for Google Meet was the teachers inability to keep students from joining a Google Meet without them. I had many teachers express to me… Read More Two Ways to Secure Google Meet
