In this blog entry I share a bit about my experiences with making infographics. How much fun it is to … More
Tag: GoogleApps
My GoogleEDU and MicrosoftEDU Blog Entry Roundup
Over at TCEA TechNotes blog this year, I’ve written quite a few blog entries. Are any of you reading them? … More
Conversation Change: Revisiting Basic Tech Skills
A few months ago, about an hour before day’s end, a colleague shared a version of the following request with … More
Don't Mess with Google Classroom
Check out this upcoming conference featuring Kasey Bell, Alice Keeler, and, of course, other Texas presenters (proposals sought) on Oct … More
Google Teacher Tribe VIP Member! #gttribe
Wow, so excited to have received this email announcement from dear colleague, Kasey “Shake Up Learning” Bell and new friend, Ditch … More
Free Professional Learning! Education On Air #googleedu
Register today for Education on Air: It Takes a Teacher, a free online conference to connect educators around the globe. … More
Google Enhancements! Multiple Columns
Engadget reports the following good news for GoogleDocs users: the Drive team added a couple more often-requested features to the … More
Backup To and Transfer Between Cloud Storage @cloudhq_net @multcloud
Just two weeks ago, I helped a colleague migrate their Microsoft OneDrive data from a Microsoft-based OneDrive account (personal) to … More
Exploring Virtual Teaching Environments
This blog entry originally published at TCEA.org/blog. Read it there! While learning management systems (LMS) of yesteryear (e.g. Moodle, Blackboard, Sakai) … More
App-Smashing with #GoogleApps Tools #gafe
This blog entry originally published by TCEA TechNotes blog “How do you blend tools to solve a real-life problem?” That’s … More
Bend It Like Beckham, er… Google Sheets! #edtech
This blog entry first appeared at TCEA TechNotes Blogat http://www.tcea.org/blog “Bend it like Beckham” is a term that meant little … More
Creating Classroom eNewsletter Tools #google #msftedu #tceamie @touchcast
Read the rest online at TCEA TechNotes “What do you mean,” I inquired in my haughtiest tone, “you think print … More
ePortfolio Solutions with #Google and #Microsoft #msonenote #msftedu
In this balanced piece on ePortfolio solutions, Google or Microsoft, I explore my biases : Read the complete entry online … More
Create ePubs with GoogleDocs! #google
Since there are a ton of folks starting to get into eBook reading–including bus drivers reading while driving–how can we … More
Dream or Reality? Google for Education Certified Trainer
Update 12/11/2015: Yes! Selected!! Dear Miguel,Your Google for Education Certified Trainer application is now complete, as we have received recommendations … More
Safeguarding Your Darlin's – Email Archiving for School Admins
“Miguel,” asked an administrator colleague at a school district, “How do I save my emails in GoogleApps forever? I was … More
Securing Sensitive Data with GoogleApps for Education Services #gafe
A district-level administrator has a GoogleSheet with 500 Social Security Numbers for students and they accidentally drag it into a … More
Texas Google for Education Technical Collaborative Opportunity
Note from Amy Mayer, actual Texan:I spoke to Bill Mackenzie, bmackenzie1@ugcloud.ca, a counterpart of ours in Canada, yesterday. Bill sincerely … More
MyNotes: GAFE and Chromebooks #tceasysadmin (Updated)
Some great sessions on GoogleApps, Chromebooks shared… This one from Jeff St. Andre covered quite a bit of info. MyNotes … More
Typing Accent Marks in Google #spanish
While working on a handout for a colleague, I realized that I had to type in a few letters with … More
Google Slides as Newsletter Platform
Earlier this year, I was introduced to the idea of using GoogleSlides as a page layout, newsletter publishing tool (see … More
Growing a Digital Data Archive @evernote @googledrive #eportfolios #iplza15 #edtech
Hard to believe, but last summer, a colleague asked me to craft a proposal for a “digital data archive,” exploring … More
Texas Summer Google Conferences for Elem and Sec. Folks
Be sure to check out exciting summer events…here’s one more: Klein ISD (Area 4) and TCEA are joining forces to … More
Google Sheets Tip – Separating Out Email Components
A short time ago, I indulged and allowed myself to facilitate a workshop for paraeducators. What a wonderful experience that … More
7 Top Add-Ons for #GoogleForms and Sheets #gafe
Wish you could do more with GoogleForms and GoogleSheets? Then check out these “You can’t live without ’em!” add-ons to … More
Texas Google Certification Academy #txed #tecsig @jrsowash
Register Online Becoming a Google Education Trainer (GET) is a lot of work. Here are three reasons becoming a GET … More
Decluttering and Organizing Your Digital Space
Overwhelmed by your digital life? Take control! Here is my checklist for digital file management and eliminating clutter. This rumination … More
Adult Learners: Facilitating Social Learning Experiences
Aside: This blog entry started out as a blend of old and new ideas for facilitating online learning–building on an article … More
Sharing WebLinks with Pocket, IFTTT.com, and GoogleDrive (Updated 11/19/14)
As I was reading about Google updating the Chrome browser on Mac to 64-bit, reading about other stuff that would … More
Free Tutorials for MS Office, OpenOffice and GoogleDocs #inpictures
As technology changes at an astounding rate, and given how many people are making how-to tutorials in video and print, … More
Converting Files – PDF to Txt
Recently, a colleague asked, “What would be the best way to convert a 200+ page PDF file to a format … More
Backing Up Your GoogleDrive Data
Problem: I’m going to be shifting schools next year and the my domain admin have disabled the ability to transfer … More
Minding My Privacy – GoogleApps for Education turns off Ads and Scanning
Earlier this year (last month in fact), I encountered advertisements in GoogleApps for Education–something that wasn’t supposed to happen, especially … More
Low Hanging Fruit: 3 Simple Ideas @mcleod #edtech
Watching a presentation by two book authors at a conference earlier this year, a colleague sitting next to me remarked, … More
MyNotes – Private school Chromebook program #googleapps #gafe
Source: Private school’s Chromebook program explains why Google’s laptops have captured nearly 20% of the educational market By Conner Forrest … More
Put the Fire Out – EdWeek's Google Under Fire Article
Image Source: http://goo.gl/fPrZLW Google Apps for Education (GAfE) is often considered a blessing for small, large school districts, and is relied … More
Creating a Digital Substitute Folder @wrinkleninja #gafe
Create a “Digital” Sub TubImage Source: http://goo.gl/jpKSB8 Colleague Lisa Duffin (Twitter: @wrinkleninja) http://twitter.com/@wrinkleninjashares a neat idea–creating a digital “sub-tub” for when you’re … More
GoogleApps for EDU Announcements
A few announcements from the Google Education branch that may get some folks excited:New Chromebook Announced View online Google Play … More
When GoogleApps is Inaccessible
The following question was recently posted to the Google-Certified-Teachers list, and since it echoes recent experiences of my own, I … More
Removing the Fear Uncertainty and Doubt – GoogleApps for Education
Every few weeks, someone asks the same question I did so long ago–Is GoogleApps for Education really safe to use … More