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How to present resources/information in student AND parent friendly format; without sounding condescending? Too wordy? For example if a homework assignment which I post on GC uses class vocab.

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How to present resources/information in student AND parent friendly format; without sounding condescending? Too wordy? For example if a homework assignment which I post on GC uses class vocab.

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Using other entities of Google Classroom to enhance students learning and creativity

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Using other entities of Google Classroom to enhance students learning and creativity

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Using Google Classroom as a tool to enhance communication and resources

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Using Google Classroom as a tool to enhance communication and resources

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Introducing Google Classroom to younger students (specifically 3rd grade) and using it for differentiation and efficiency.  

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Introducing Google Classroom to younger students (specifically 3rd grade) and using it for differentiation and efficiency.  

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Alice Keeler Teacher Tech blog provides tips and resources on teaching with Educational Technology EdTech.

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Other ways to apply Google classroom to enhance student learning

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Other ways to apply Google classroom to enhance student learning

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Start out simple, introduce to students.  Student learn how to access resources and navigate.

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Start out simple, introduce to students.  Student learn how to access resources and navigate.

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Students then access an assignment, complete and turn in their assignments

Paper management is the easiest

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support student learning through home networking using wifi hotspots

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support student learning through home networking using wifi hotspots

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Orange Slice - Teacher Rubric for Google Classroom

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Orange Slice - Teacher Rubric for Google Classroom

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OrangeSlice: Teacher Rubric - Google Docs add-on

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Easily and quickly make rubric selections and convert the Analysis or Holistic rubric into a percentage or points grade.

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Google 101 - Class Code: ae 1qdrn

New to classroom or just need a review? Come and get hands on with the basics of Google Classroom like asking questions and posting assignments. We will also take time to get your own class set-up and even add a few assignments.

The Next Level - Class Code: ae 1qdrn

You have mastered the basics of asking questions and posting assignments, but how can you take Google Classroom to the next level? In this training session, we will go over some tips on how to provide more strategic and quicker feedback on assignments. We will also learn how to make quick templates, or blackline masters, that can be pushed out to help scaffold assignments for students. Finally, we will learn how to use some of the Google Apps to pump up our creativity.

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Google 101 - Class Code: ae 1qdrn New to classroom or just need a review? Come and get hands on with the basics of Google Classroom like asking questions and posting assignments. We will also take time to get your own class set-up and even add a few assignments.

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You can use the same presentation in Google Classroom with multiple periods.... Go to Version History "Name Version History" Call Block A, and Call Block B for example

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You can use the same presentation in Google Classroom with multiple periods.... Go to Version History "Name Version History" Call Block A, and Call Block B for example

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Can turn your Google Forms into Spreadsheets - Click on Responses, and the Google Sheets symbol - creates spreadsheets to collect data instantly and if you click on the plus symbol at the bottom on the spreadsheet, will turn your data into bar and pie graphs

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Can turn your Google Forms into Spreadsheets - Click on Responses, and the Google Sheets symbol - creates spreadsheets to collect data instantly and if you click on the plus symbol at the bottom on the spreadsheet, will turn your data into bar and pie graphs

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Color Coding Chormebook home rows for the #littles #christinepinto

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Often times I try putting myself into my kindergarten students' shoes and wonder how they embrace the world. Approaching a keyboard can be intriguing for students because they contain letters and numbers, items that little kids are learning about. Since the letters on the keyboard are out of their alphabetical order, locating letters can be time consuming task. In order for students to access their Google Apps for Education accounts, they need to type keys to login. I wondered how I could help my students with this task. How could my students login without me locating the keys for them?

I put colored tape on the left side of my students' Chromebook keyboards to bring attention to each row of keys. When students refer to their login cards, they can use the background color of the text to help them locate the letters or numbers. For example, in the above image, the "S" is located in the green row. When I introduced the login card to the kids and gave them an example of locating a letter, I told them they could find the "green S" on the row where the green tape was. I observed my students looking for the colored tape, and then using their index finger to scan the row for the letter.

Using Google Sheets, you can customize a login card and apply conditional formatting to get the color to automatically come up when a certain letter key is typed. Work smarter not harder!

Have a longer username or password? Insert a column.

Select column from the top (select more than one column to enter multiple columns)

Right click and select "insert 1 to right"

Need to Merge Cells? Perhaps the password is shorter than the email address?

Select the cell you want to start the merge, hold the SHIFT key down, and select the cell you want to end the merge.

Locate merge icon to merge.

Want a smaller login card? Adjust size of columns and rows.

Locate the empty rectangle, or as Alice Keeler calls it the "awesome box" directly under the formula icon fx so that it selects all the rows and columns in blue.

Drag your cursor to the column or row lines until you see the double arrow. Drag the lines inwards.

Think about where you want this login card to go. If you want it to go in a pocket chart, the rows and columns are going to need to be smaller. If you want the card to go directly underneath the keyboard of a Chromebook, the login card will have to be even smaller. If you are going to laminate the cards and string yarn through them, then size does not matter so much.

Changing the font size

Option 1 - Select the "awesome box" to change the font size for ALL the cells

Option 2 - Select only the cells that you want to change the font size of.

Click on the cell where you want the selection to start.

Hold SHIFT key and click on the cell where you want the selection to end.

Locate the font size and change.

Add Borders to Cells

If you inserted more cells, you will need redefine the borders for the login card

Select the first cell of the login card, hold the SHIFT key and select the last cell

Locate the cell grid next to the paint bucket and select the border type you want

Have different colored tape? Change the color of the conditional formatting.

Locate and click the Format menu, and select conditional formatting.

Select the "rule" you want to change

Click on the paint bucket to change the color

Click DONE

Duplicate the Login Card

You will want to have multiple login cards on a sheet so you can print multiple on one page.

Select the first cell of the login card, hold the SHIFT key and select the last cell.

Hold control key CTRL (for a PC) or command CMD (on a Mac) and C to copy the the login card.

Go to the cell where you want to start the next card. CTRL or CMD and P to paste the login card in another place.

You may want to do this another two times, it just depends how many cards you want to get on one page.

DISCLAIMER - Print out the sheet to see if the card is the size you like. If it is not to the size of your liking, you will have to go back and adjust the columns, rows, and maybe font size. Use the "awesome box" and then make these changes just as you did before.

How do I print?

Select the printer icon or click on FILE and then select PRINT

Adjust the print settings as you wish. Check off the box that says "No gridlines" that way the in cells between the login cards to not appear

Later when you have multiple Sheets to print, you will want to select "All Sheets" to print

Rename and Duplicate the Sheet

After the login card is formatted the way you like it and there are multiple cards on a sheet, you can choose to duplicate the original sheet.

Locate the sheet tab at the bottom left. Right click on it and select Rename. I renamed the tabs of my sheets to go along with the kids' classroom numbers.

After you rename the tab of the sheet, right click on it again and select duplicate. Another sheet will be duplicated and you can rename it.

All Done

Taking the time to get the login card formatted the way you wan it is SO worth it. Once I created a template, I filled it in with the kids' login information in no time!

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Often times I try putting myself into my kindergarten students' shoes and wonder how they embrace the world. Approaching a keyboard can be intriguing for students because they contain letters and numbers, items that little kids are learning about. Since the letters on the keyboard are out of their alphabetical order, locating letters can be time consuming task.

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Those teachers out there familiar with Google Classroom will love this Google Classroom Cheatsheet from Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. It features 10 cool things that are a must for educators using Google Classroom to know how to do.

Here's a sneak preview of what you'll find in the Google Classroom Cheatsheet, from the original article:
"The visual features 10 important tasks teachers should be able to do on Classroom. These include: invite students to join a class, manage multiple classes, invite co-teachers to a class; create or modify an assignment, create an announcement, quick exit tickets and polling, create a class resource page, grade and return an assignment, set class permissions' and transfer grades to Google Sheets or to a CSV file."
If you've never used Google Classroom, then don't despair-the video below features an updated introductory tutorial on how to get started. After that, you can make the most of your experience with the Google Classroom Cheatsheet.

Enjoy this Google Classroom Cheatsheet from the gang at Educational Technology and Mobile Learning.

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The Best Google Classroom Cheatsheet for the Online Teacher [infographic]

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Those teachers out there familiar with Google Classroom will love this Google Classroom Cheatsheet from Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. It features 10 cool things that are a must for educators using Google Classroom to know how to do.

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Student-Centered Classrooms with Google Classroom

Google Classroom at it's heart allows you to distribute work and collect it. It does not make learning better, more engaging, more student-centered... none of that. YOU DO! How you use a tool is what makes the difference. It is an intentional decision to design lessons, that include Google Classroom, that engage and empower students.

One of the most powerful elements of Google Classroom is the private comments feature. For every assignment (not announcement) is the ability to have a private conversation with students. Whoa, let me say that again. Google Classroom turns comments into conversations. This allows every student to have a voice and communicate their ideas or struggles with a task. If we want a student-centered classroom, then we need a method to hear from students.

Respond to Feedback Topic

Students learn more when the feedback is ACTIONABLE. Perhaps you want to create a topic at the top for "Respond to Feedback." Change the topic on an assignment you've given feedback on to the "Respond to Feedback" topic. Only after they respond to your feedback do you release the score.
More tips on using Topics

What Are We Doing TODAY?

If you are organizing your Google Classroom by unit, you may want to have a topic called "TODAY" at the top. As soon as students go to the Classwork page they immediately see what is planned for today. What is also helpful about that is you can revisit assignments by changing the topic to "TODAY." At the end of the day, you need to edit each assignment and change the topic to the unit you want to organize it into.

I like to recommend that if you are going to leave feedback, make it actionable. When you finish providing feedback to students on an assignment, edit the assignment to change the topic to "TODAY." Consider this being your warmup to have students respond to the feedback you left them. Tip: Do not release the score until students respond to your feedback.

Google Classroom for Beginners

Recent Blog Posts

More Resources

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Student centered teaching with Google Classroom - resources including blog posts, ideas, tutorials, and more by EdTech integration expert Alice Keeler.

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Google Slides - create and edit presentations online, for free.

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Create a new presentation and edit with others at the same time. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Slides to edit PowerPoint files. Free from Google.

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How to use google classroom with Kinder? 

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How to use google classroom with Kinder? 

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Another Great Google Classroom Resources with tips/tricks and rubric for grading suggestions

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Another Great Google Classroom Resources with tips/tricks and rubric for grading suggestions