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May 22, 2018

The Do’s and Don’ts of Google Slides

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A User Guide for Powerful Student Presentations Using Google Slides! Google Slides is a powerful publishing and presentation tool when formatting is sharp and ideas are clearly communicated in clear and engaging ways. It is important for teachers to take the time to outline key design principles to allow students the creative freedom to express […]

May 1, 2018

April PD Partner Report

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April found EdTechTeam working with educators in Mexico, Columbia, South Africa and New Zealand. Along with our other ticketed Summits and Bootcamps in the US and Canada, we produced in-district professional development workshops for schools in Milwaukee, Miami, and Yellowknife. Don’t forget to tune in for our monthly Teaching & Learning Webinars. This month we […]

January 2, 2018

There is Always Room for Student Creativity! (Even in A Google Doc)

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We all know that Google Docs is a powerful word processing tool and one of the main core applications of Google. It allows students the opportunity collaborate in live time from any device, and from any location, in addition to constantly making learning visible. Google Docs is probably one of the most used G-Suite […]

January 1, 2018

Made with Code

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Those high energy days just before Winter Break can lead teachers to search for fun, but still educationally meaningful, activities. I was fortunate to be skimming Twitter when I saw the @EdTechTeam tweet about a holiday coding activity. Students use variables, encapsulation, sequences, and objects to create a custom holiday emoji. Talk about a home […]

January 1, 2018

Just Try

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I knew in 9th grade that I wanted to become an educator. Like most of us, I had a wonderful teacher who truly changed my thinking, idea, and opinion on education and I felt it was necessary to share that experience with other students to come. However, I have always loved electronics and technology. Growing […]

December 13, 2017

Road to Level 1: Google Teacher Certification

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If anyone has been to a Google for Education Summit, you know the genuine aroma of inspiration that comes from attending the sessions and colliding with other educators. This is where I obtained the Google Teacher Certification introduction. My facilitator was Kasey Bell, and I soon figured out why she was an EdTechTeam expert, […]

December 6, 2017

Coding with Chromebooks

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The Hour of Code is upon us which reminds me of a question I am asked more often than I would believe, “Do my students really need to learn to code?” I think what is really behind this question is, “If I’m not a programmer, is this really useful to me?” To which I respond […]

December 4, 2017

Create Your Own Google Slides Holiday Cards

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Google Slides is an online presentation app that lets you create and format presentations and work with other people. Due to its page setting options, you can use Slides for more than just presentations. In the spirit of the holidays, we decided to use Slides to design some fun holiday cards that are customizable so […]

November 30, 2017

November PD Partner Report

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We at EdTechTeam are very thankful to have worked with so many of you in November. You brought us to nine countries! We hosted summits featuring Google for Education in Cairo, Singapore, Beirut, and Yellowknife as well as Colorado and Cincinnati, Ohio. We brought keynote speakers and customized professional development to Arizona, Louisiana, and New […]

November 29, 2017

Cook up your Communication with Parents using Google!

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We all know that G-Suite and its related core applications are a powerful learning tool for students. In fact, I have yet to even come close to filling the grocery list of ideas that these tools can do within my four classroom walls. The personalized activities, collaboration, and project-based learning that students are doing these […]

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