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A foolproof solution to tech breakdowns in class

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It never fails. At some point, if you use technology in the classroom, it's going to burn you.

The projector won't turn on.

The Internet will go down.

The website you're using will display strange errors - for everyone.

The power will go out.

Everyone has their stories. Suddenly, you'll feel out of control ... kind of like the classic "I Love Lucy" scene where she and Ethel are trying to tame the speeding chocolate factory machine!

The truth is that so often, our classroom technology works just the way that we want almost all of the time. But when it fails on us, those can be the memories that stand out.

I've reacted to technology meltdowns in so many ways. I've gotten frustrated. I've felt defeated. I've even given up and said, "We'll just try again tomorrow." And with all of those, I've wished I could have handled it better.
One method for handling those meltdowns has worked so well that I'd call it "foolproof," in that when class is over, I don't regret how it happened.
Here it is:
Smile, and say, "Let's try something else." Then try something else.
Sound too easy? (Sorry if that wasn't the "silver bullet" answer you were looking for.)

Here's why I think it's the foolproof answer:

Technology will fail on us at some point. The sad part about that is that, so often, teachers will use those failures as a reason to give up. They'll say, "It's blown up in my face before, and I'm not going to let that happen again." But working through these problems is a life skill as technology becomes more ingrained with our work lives and our personal lives.

You're modeling how to keep your composure in times of stress. That smile before saying, "Let's try something else," is crucial. It tells your students, "My plans are failing, but I'm still in control of my emotions." Plus, when we let our emotions take control, we lose the ability to think clearly on our feet. This is also an important life skill, and one we know our students will need.

Your comfort level transfers to the students. I've seen this in the classroom and in workshops with teachers. When the teacher (or presenter) feels stressed or uncomfortable, those feelings are projected on the whole room. Say it takes a few minutes to fix the technology hiccup ... or say it totally fails and there's no saving it. You still have the rest of the class (or presentation) ahead of you. How you handle that setback sets the tone for the rest of your time together.

It gives you a chance to try something different - or think on your feet. Sometimes, the best of our creativity is displayed through constraints. (In this case, coming up with an alternative in the moment.) If we have a back-up plan, we get to try Plan B instead, and we can evaluate its pros and cons afterward. If we don't have a back-up plan, we do the best we can ... and sometimes, amazing things happen when we think on our feet.

It can be a bonding moment. I remember assigning students to create an infographic using a site I had found and really liked. They started working on it and it was cumbersome, to say the least. It didn't work on our old, decrepit desktop computers. I admitted defeat and asked the students for alternatives. They made some suggestions and they got to take some control of the class (which was a good thing). That glitchy site also became a running joke that we all got to enjoy together through the rest of the school year.

We put ourselves at some level of risk when we use technology in the classroom. But almost anything in our lives carries some level of risk, too.

But what's more important ... the great, engaging, more effective learning this technology has the potential to create, or our fear of failure?
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It never fails. At some point, if you use technology in the classroom, it's going to burn you. The projector won't turn on. The Internet will go down. The website you're using will display strange errors - for everyone. The power will go out. Everyone has their stories.

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How to get and use free images the RIGHT way in class

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Creating posters has been a staple of so many classrooms of different ages. Usually, it entails gathering some important supplies before starting - posterboard, glue, markers, etc.

Many teachers will round up old magazines, too, letting students cut and attach images that illustrate their topics.

The digital age has opened classrooms up to a figurative stack of magazines that's virtually unlimited, searchable and easily usable. Plus, you don't have to clean up little bits of cut-up magazine off the floor when you use them.

I'm talking about Creative Commons images. There are lots of them. Generally, they can be used very freely by students in virtually any project or activity.

Copyright vs. Creative Commons

If students are looking for photos and don't have any training on where to find them, where do they often turn? In my experience, it's Google Images.

The problem: a standard Google Images search returns lots of copyright-protected images. Students aren't supposed to use them in their work without receiving permission, and they definitely shouldn't publish them to the web.

The solution: Use Creative Commons photos with proper attribution. (We'll get to that part in a moment.)

Here's a rough analogy I use to explain the difference between copyrighted images and Creative Commons images when I present to teachers:

Copyrighted images (all rights reserved): It's like the photographer is saying, "This picture is mine. Mine, mine, mine. And you can't have it. Unless I say you can."

Creative Commons images: It's like the photographer is saying, "This picture is mine. I'm the creator. But you can use it. Just use it in this way only and say where you got it."

Copyright and Creative Commons licenses aren't just limited to images. They apply to videos, music, content on websites, books and more.

Sources of Creative Commons images

Here are some examples of storehouses of tons of images that students can include in their reports, papers, presentations and websites:

Creative Commons Search (search.creativecommons.org) - This site gives easy access to several search engines that make Creative Commons works accessible. It's a portal to finding Creative Commons images, video, music and other media. Its image search relies heavily on Google Images searches (set to search only Creative Commons images) or Flickr searches. I won't include Google Images or Flickr below because I always use the Creative Commons Search when I want to access them because it's quick and easy. (Note: Flickr is blocked by some school Internet filters, but Google Images generally is not.)

Photos For Class (photosforclass.com) - Giving accurate attribution can to Creative Commons content can be a struggle (something I'll get to momentarily). One way to be sure you're fairly giving credit to the author of Creative Commons images is to use Photos For Class. This site finds images from Flickr's hundreds of thousands of Creative Commons images and automatically embeds the attribution information (i.e. author, website where it was found, link, license, etc.). The photo to the left is an example from Photos For Class. This way, even very young students can use Creative Commons images in a responsible way.

Google Apps (drive.google.com) - Google gives users quick access to add a Creative Commons image to a document, slide presentation or drawing in Google Apps. Insert an image (Use "Insert > Image ..." from the menu or the image icon). Then select "Search" from the tabs at the top. This search's default setting is "labeled for commercial reuse with modification" (one of the license types we'll see in a moment). These images insert directly into your Google file without having to leave to go to another website. (See animated GIF at right to watch it in action.)

PhotoPin (photopin.com) - PhotoPin was built to give bloggers access to quality Creative Commons photos, but it can be used by anyone. It does access images through Flickr, so, again, if your school's Internet filter blocks Flickr, this one may not work.

EveryStockPhoto (everystockphoto.com) - This site pulls photos from a variety of Creative Commons sources.

Creative Commons images aren't the only ones students can use in their work. Photos labeled "public domain" have even fewer restrictions. The intellectual property rights for these images, according to Wikipedia, "have expired, been forfeited or are inapplicable." Public domain photos can be inserted into any work without need for any attribution. Some sources of public domain images:

Pixabay (pixabay.com) - This site contains a variety of types of images, ranging from clip art to original photos, that are labeled "public domain."

Wikimedia Commons (commons.wikimedia.org) - Wikimedia Commons's well-known cousin, Wikipedia, is a free, open-source encyclopedia of sorts. Wikimedia Commons does the same for different types of media. All of Wikimedia Commons's media is free to use under Creative Commons licenses or public domain, depending on the image.

Compfight (compfight.com) - Compfight says on its site that it is "an image search engine tailored to efficiently locate images for blogs, comps, inspiration, and research." It searches images on Flickr and displays licensing information so you can use the images appropriately.

Different licenses and attribution

When people refer to Creative Commons, they're not referring to a single type of license. Rather, they're referring to a spectrum of different licenses that provide different permissions. They're defined by these conditions:

Attribution: How to give credit to the author (All Creative Commons licenses require attribution)

Non-commercial: Whether you can profit from your use of the work

No derivative works: Whether you can change/modify the work

Share alike: Whether you can share the work under a different license

My favorite explanation of the differences is in this infographic created on Foter: http://foter.com/blog/how-to-attribute-creative-commons-photos/ In fact, I printed it out as a visual reference for my students (completely legal under the Creative Commons license placed on that infographic!).

Armed with beautiful images being used legally, think of what students can create with their own creativity! And they'll be doing it responsibly!
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Christine Jones is the coordinator of educational technology for the Palmdale (Calif.) School District.

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Technology Solutions That Drive Education

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Technology is allowing students to express themselves in ways never imagined. One way to get students to think about the learning process is to have them create portfolios, which not only lets them exhibit their understanding of deep content for others to see, but also encourages them to reflect on their own progress and growth over time.

Digital portfolios are gaining ground. They can be edited continuously, they follow students from grade to grade, and they are easier than ever to create and maintain. Google Sites can get students started with building electronic portfolios. It's free to anyone with a Google account, and the built-in tools make it easy for students to use content directly from their Google Drive with just a click of a button.

Here's how to get started with a Google Domain account and site templates:
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Create a Google Site.

Visit sites.google.com and click the "Create" button.

Name the site and click the "Create" button.

It's best to use a name, such as "mrs.jones.grade5.website." It has to be unique enough to not have been used by someone else, but simple enough for students to remember.

Add pages to the site.

Maybe students need categories, such as English and science, or maybe they are working on a project with set milestones. Either way, it's important to be clear what the portfolio is for and why students are doing the work.

Publish the portfolio template.

Click on the gearshift icon in the upper right and choose "Manage Site" from the list. Scroll down to see a section with a button that says, "Publish this site as a template."

Click the button and name the template. This is the name students will see when they search for the template. Make it personal to the class. Hit the red "Submit" button.

Guide students to the Google Site.

Have students visit sites.google.com and click the "Create" button. On the next screen, guide them to the link "Browse the gallery for more."

Prepare to publish.

Find the class template from the list that comes up and ask students to select it. The students also will need to name their websites. Try to come up with a naming convention common to all students that makes sense to everyone.

The students now have their own portfolio website built on the template. They can share it with their teachers and add permissions for other students to collaborate with them. Encourage them to personalize their sites by changing the themes, colors and fonts.

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Technology is allowing students to express themselves in ways never imagined. One way to get students to think about the learning process is to have them create portfolios, which not only lets them exhibit their understanding of deep content for others to see, but also encourages them to reflect on their own progress and growth over time.

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- Cindy Reuscher
There are two apps that work.

1) Epson iProjector. It's limited - everything has to be within that app - you can upload files via iTunes and you can go to websites, but if you start another app (like Google drive) it stops displaying. You'll need the IP address of the projector (easy to find).

2) Remote : Mouse/Keyboard by Benzle - this app requires you download a program for the windows side (easy to get and install) and then it act as the mouse. Its not limited to any app - seems to work well in anything. You'll need the IP and port address of the Windows computer - but the program had it display that information, so it was easy to find. There is a "pro" version for $1.99. I bought it to get rid of the ads. I'm also buying a stylus to work with it.

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Student Google Sign in and Sign out Procedure 

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This will be helpful when logging into the Chromebooks and enrolling in Google Classroom.

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Making Chrome Work for You

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Chrome Extensions: Make Chrome Work Chrome Work for You ISTE June 28, 2015

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5 Teacher Secrets for Managing the One-to-One Classroom

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5 Teacher Secrets for Managing the One-to-One Classroom

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Quick-What's the most challenging part of classroom teaching?

Chances are your first or second answer is classroom management and that's in the ordinary classroom. With one-to-one classroom technology integration, classroom management takes on a whole new meaning. Not only must you manage between 20 and 30 students, their individual learning paths, and the classroom environment, but you must also help them to use technology tools in ways that deepen learning, enhance creativity, and maximize time on task whenever possible. Make no mistake-this is no mean feat!

Computer technology alone does not improve student learning. It is how a teacher and his or her students use these tools that make technology a game-changer or a hindrance. WeAreTeachers asked educators who have experience with a one-to-one classroom to share their best tips on classroom management. Here are the six guidelines we heard most often:

1. Teach the Rules

"Teach good ground rules from the beginning," writes teacher Canda King. Throughout the year, teach each new procedure for using laptops, starting with how and when to take laptops out and how and when to put them away. Be consistent with your rules. Post the procedures in your classroom so that they are always available to you and your students. Roll computer use out slowly. For example, teach safe search practices before sending kids online to research.

2. MWA-Manage By Walking Around

"Set your room up so you have plenty of space to walk behind students," says fourth grade teacher Phil Weber. You want to be able to see screens easily to make sure students are on task not on Facebook and to be available to help students when they need it. If possible, use lab management software that allows you to see all screens and restrict access to only the applications needed, when appropriate.

3. Set Expectations and Goals

"Have clear goals for work needing to be completed," says Maine teacher Marielle Edgecomb. "It is easy for kids to get distracted when they are online." But if students know that they must have a page written, an outline produced, or an online assessment completed in a specific period of time, it will help your students stay focused.

4. Have a Backup Plan

"Be prepared for when students' computers are being repaired," says Kansas teacher Kelly Powell. Batteries can die, water can spill, and servers can be down. Be ready to change your lesson plan or your daily schedule to accommodate the inevitable glitches. In doing so, you'll be teaching your students that there's more than way to solve a problem!

5. Allow Exploration (with limits)

Students are less likely to want to play Minecraft in the middle of social studies, if they know that there are times during the week when free computer time is allowed-as long as class rules are followed. Give your students a chance to earn 15 minutes of free computer time through hard work and good behavior. "You'll be amazed at the cool sites they'll introduce you to," says Pennsylvania teacher Sarah Moses. "Be open to letting your students take the lead."

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5 Teacher Secrets for Managing the One-to-One Classroom

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10 Rules for a Successful One-to-One Classroom

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A one to one classroom occurs at the intersection of content, pedagogy, and technology. You're still planning what and how students will learn, but adding technology to help them get there.

If your school has yet to implement a one to one technology program, it may be on the horizon. More and more classrooms are going one-to-one, says Bob Berry, of Troxell Communications, as districts invest in web-based learning platforms and devices.

"Education is going through a huge transformation," agrees Verna Lalbeharie, Digital Learning Collaboration Co-lead with The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, "with this huge move towards personalized learning."

This year, whether you're just opening your first shipment of tablets or setting up laptops for the 10th time, here are 10 ways to maximize your one-to-one classroom.

1. Take Sandbox Time

When working with a new technology, says Nancy Frey, professor of literacy at San Diego State University and co-author of Teaching with Tablets, "you have to give teachers some 'sandbox time' to play, to experiment, to find out what works and what doesn't work." Once you're familiar with the technology, you'll be able to incorporate it into good teaching and learning.

2. Restructure Your Room

The key to a one-to-one classroom set-up is flexibility. Depending on the learning goal, you'll want students to be able to work independently, in small groups, or with you. Set up your room to facilitate small group work or with a seating arrangement, such as a U-shape, which will allow you to monitor as many screens as possible.

3. Create a Class Website

Alice Keeler, technology integration specialist at ACEL Charter School in Fresno, CA, swears by her classroom website. When her students enter the room, they immediately log onto the class website for the day's instructions and assignments. "The [class] website is your universe," she says, "every single thing goes one it, websites, notes, directions, videos." As an added measure of safety, and to reduce distractions, all the websites her

"The [class] website is your universe," she says, "every single thing goes one it, websites, notes, directions, videos." As an added measure of safety, and to reduce distractions, all the websites her students access are linked through the class website.

4. Start With Blogging Procedures

Laura Rahn, a fourth grade teacher in Loudoun County, VA, started the year in her one-to-one classroom with a discussion about responsibility and then introduced blogging through KidBlog. The blog "jumpstarted the responsibility piece," says Rahn. "The students realized that they had to understand, to be mature and appropriate, and demonstrate that they could use the devices." The students used KidBlog throughout the curriculum. They posted and responded to language arts questions, wrote and solved each other's math questions, and responded to history books. In addition to establishing expectations for blogging and communication, make sure to create procedures for charging and storing devices, as well as policies on when and how to use email, chat, and other social tools during class.

The students used KidBlog throughout the curriculum. They posted and responded to language arts questions, wrote and solved each other's math questions, and responded to history books. In addition to establishing expectations for blogging and communication, make sure to create procedures for charging and storing devices, as well as policies on when and how to use email, chat, and other social tools during class.

5. Be the Facilitator

Tom Riddell, humanities teacher at Kent Technology Academy in Kent, WA, has found that teaching in a one-to-one classroom environment requires a philosophical shift. "A lot of time," says Riddell, "the lesson will go in a completely different direction." Riddell often finds himself putting aside the lesson plan in order to follow a student question or interest. "That shift is one of the most challenging for teachers to make," says Lalbeharie, "the move from being the bearer of knowledge to the facilitator of student knowledge." As you're planning lessons, review the materials, websites, and online content with your students in mind. Then, plan to facilitate student discovery of information, rather than guide them through the content.

"A lot of time," says Riddell, "the lesson will go in a completely different direction." Riddell often finds himself putting aside the lesson plan in order to follow a student question or interest. "That shift is one of the most challenging for teachers to make," says Lalbeharie, "the move from being the bearer of knowledge to the facilitator of student knowledge." As you're planning lessons, review the materials, websites, and online content with your students in mind. Then, plan to facilitate student discovery of information, rather than guide them through the content.

6. Plan for Student Interactions

There's no substitute for good planning, and that holds true in one-to-one classrooms. "Some people think a device is a magic bullet," says Keeler, "but if you don't plan you'll amplify the problems that you do have." Keeler plans everything down to the interactions that her students will have during the lesson. "I realized that I have to be pre-thinking the interactions of the students," says Keeler. "I can't just assign something, I need to predict how they'll interact with the material."

Keeler creates a spreadsheet with students and keeps track of how they'll interact and react to the lesson.

7. Content Creation is King

The internet provides your students with access to up-to-date, high-quality content, but students should be creating their own content as well. Todd LaVogue, teacher and Microsoft Partners in Learning Innovative Educator Expert at Roosevelt Middle School in West Palm Beach, FL, encourages his students to be content creators. "Students need to switch from being content consumers and start becoming content creators," says LaVogue. His students have used tablets to create videos demonstrating

"Students need to switch from being content consumers and start becoming content creators," says LaVogue. His students have used tablets to create videos demonstrating eighth grade math standards and rap songs about Mesopotamian History. To get students creating content, talk to them about their favorite content to consume (videos, articles) and start there.

8. Differentiate Everything

A one-to-one classroom provides an opportunity to differentiate everything, from ways of accessing content (video or online article) to ways of presenting information (Prezi, blog, or digital poster). It also allows for various types of organization. Some students may use a calendar to organize their assignments, while others use sticky notes. "This aspect," says Alice Barr,

"This aspect put students in charge of learning," says Alice Barr, instructional technology integrator at Yarmouth High School in Maine. Have your students work within and outside of their comfort zones and then reflect. They can discuss how using their devices to keep organized, manage work, communicate, collaborate, and be creative.

9. Manage Content

Opening your classroom to everything online learning has to offer is exciting, and overwhelming. Districts used to block a lot of content, which kicked out some quality content along with the inappropriate content. Now, it's about managing the online content that students can access. It's all a balance of safety and learning, according to Lightspeed Systems, "letting good content, resources, and connections in, while blocking the bad."

10. Flip Your Lessons

Going to a one to one classroom allows you to flip the classroom experience for students, says Berry. It changes how students spend their time at home and at school. For example, you can record a math lesson or think-aloud that students watch for homework while they spend class time practicing problems until you're sure they understand.

Ultimately, a one-to-one classroom provides the opportunity to expand your reach as a teacher. "It gives you the ability to do something different," says Keeler, "and reach kids you couldn't reach before."

See Troxell's 1:1 Learning Suite for solutions related to mobile devices, device management, learning management systems, wireless infrastructure, content filtering, peripherals and more.

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Essential Chromebook Tools and Apps for the Classroom

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A while ago I created an infographic featuring 30 apps for the paperless iPad classroom. Today I've created a similar type of infographic but with essential Chromebook tools and apps for the classroom.

It features 18 different tools that I have used with children in my classrooms over the years that have had an impact on different areas related to learning:

Within the 18 different tools and apps there are lots of different types of activities you can complete using them. From managing your classroom to assessment for learning, to surveying children to creating presentations to positive engagement involving the children in your classroom and their parents and much more. There's a lot here to unpick.

If you'd like to know learn more about the tools and apps below or are interested in how you can work with me, or want to learn more about how you can utilise Google Apps for Education, Android tablets or Chromebooks in your school to assist with learning, please get in touch.

I hope you find the tools below as useful as I have.

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Essential Chromebook tools and apps for the classroom

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A while ago I created an infographic featuring 30 apps for the paperless iPad classroom. Today I've created a similar type of infographic but with essential Chromebook tools and apps for the classroom.

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23 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom

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85+ Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom

Check out this list of more than 85 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom!

Did you know that Google Classroom plays well with others?

Yep! Google is known for making their applications open to working with third-party applications, and Google Classroom is no exception.

I have put together a list of 85+ Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom, making it even easier to create lessons and announcements with your favorite apps and resources.

Use this list to explore apps you may already be using, or find new ones that will allow you to share easily to Google Classroom.

Ready to find apps that make Google Classroom even better? Check out these 85+ Applications that Integrate with Google Classroom.
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Hundreds of education applications work with Google Classroom. These integrations save teachers and students time and make it seamless to share information between Classroom and their favorite apps.

Use this list to explore apps you may already be using, or find new ones that will allow you to share easily to Google Classroom.

Actively Learn works seamlessly with Google Classroom. Teachers can easily sync Classroom rosters to Actively Learn and sync Actively Learn assignments and grades back to Google Classroom.

Additio App is a productivity suite for teachers to stay organized and efficiently contact students and families. It offers many helpful tools, like a powerful gradebook and a robust lesson planner.

Teachers can link to or create new Classroom classes based on their Aeries classes, and import scores into the Aeries grade book.

With this integration, Classroom classes can automatically be created based on classes in Aladdin. Assignments and grades can also be synced between Aladdin and Classroom.

Alma is the first Student Information System to integrate directly with Google Classroom. With this integration, teachers can synchronize assignments and grades, and tech teams can batch create and manage Google Classroom classes across their schools and districts.

Educational K-12 programs and resources from the American Museum of Natural History. Use the Share to Classroom button to share relevant articles, curriculum, and resources.

Empower students to become savvy, safe digital citizens with this all-in-one classroom management, content filtering, and reporting solution.

ASSISTments is a forever free online math platform that makes it easy for teachers to assign online from their curriculum, and assess student progress in the classroom or remotely. When working on assignments within ASSISTments, students get immediate feedback as they go and teachers get actionable data, which they use to focus instructional time where students need the most support.

Automate the tasks you do outside of the classroom! Bakpax uses AI to grade assignments in seconds and convert content to digital. Save time and give instant feedback.

BookWidgets provides templates for interactive exercises. Teachers can choose between more than 40 different widgets or templates to engage students.

With BrainPOP, teachers can import their classes directly from Google Classroom into My BrainPOP. SSO-ready student accounts are automatically created when a teacher imports a class, allowing students to log into BrainPOP through the Google launcher menu.

A creation and presentation tool for students and educators to create interactive classroom content, allowing learners of all ages to visualize concepts and communicate creatively. Simply create your assignment, note, class reminder, activity, or project, and share it to the students in your Google Classroom.

CK-12 Foundation provides a library of free online textbooks, videos, exercises, flashcards, and real-world applications for over 5000 concepts from arithmetic to history.

With the Classcraft integration, teachers can pull rosters from Google Classroom and provision accounts in a single click. Teachers can give students points in the game for turning in assignments on time and convert their Classroom results into game points.

CodeHS is a comprehensive platform for helping schools teach computer science. We provide web-based curriculum, teacher tools and resources, and professional development.

CurrikiStudio is a rapid authoring tool that allows content creators to easily build interactive content for today's learners with no coding required.

Engage students in grades 6-12 with data in science and math including making publication-quality graphs of data in seconds and conduct animated hypothesis tests.

A collection of unique and engaging digital math activities, which are free for you and your students.

Discovery Education ignites student curiosity and inspires educators to reimagine learning with award-winning digital content and professional development.

DOGO Media is the leading online network empowering kids to engage with digital media in a fun, safe and social environment. Used by millions of students and teachers from around the world, our websites have quickly grown into a community of kids and educators engaging positively with current events, books, and movies.

Explore ready-to-go free lesson plans or adopt Drawp with the existing curriculum as students use voice, text, art, and proven bilingual scaffolds to interact with content.

Increase reading engagement, improve literacy skills, and track students' progress with Dreamscape's adaptive literacy platform.

Many teachers and even entire governments around the world already view Duolingo as the perfect blended learning companion for their language classrooms. Duolingo lessons give each student personalized feedback and practice, preparing them to get the most out of classroom instruction.

Teachers can import their class rosters from Google Classroom into Edcite, and then send Edcite assignments to their students in Classroom. When students access these assignments, they are automatically logged into their Edcite accounts using single sign-on.

Make any video your lesson. Pick a video, add your magical touch and track your students' understanding. With the EDpuzzle integration, teachers can automatically import all Classroom courses and students at sign up.

Syncing with Google Classroom creates class rosters in Edulastic and keeps them up to date. Teachers can then share Edulastic assessments right in students' Classroom feeds, allowing them to access the assignment without entering another password or navigating to the Edulastic site.

An innovative and personalized way to use your existing textbooks.

Thanks to this Google Classroom integration, teachers and admins can seamlessly manage licenses via Explain Everything Discover.

Teachers can create music notation and composition assignments in Google Classroom using Flat Education, the online music notation software. Teachers can synchronize existing Classroom rosters and design new music activities accessible to students from Classroom.

Flipgrid is a website that allows teachers to create "grids" of short discussion-style questions that students respond to through recorded videos. Each grid is effectively a message board where teachers can pose a question and their students can post 90-second video responses that appear in a tiled "grid" display. Easily share links to Flipgrids and add them to assignments in Google Classroom.

Fluency Tutor is a web-based application that provides tools to enable students to practice reading aloud and to record pre-assigned passages called "assessments" or tests. Easily assign reading passages as assignments in Google Classroom.

Let teachers see live student responses and track student growth to standards.

Gale's research resources include unique online databases, library primary sources, newspaper digital archives, eBooks, courses and large print books.

Monitor students behavior on G Suite and Chrome devices with this security and audit tool.

GeoGebra's K-12+ STEM curriculum materials can be inserted into Google Classroom as tasks with just a few clicks. More than 700,000 materials (plus more added daily!) are available to meet the STEM needs of students and teachers.

GoGuardian Teacher allows teachers to mirror the classrooms they've set up in Classroom, syncing student enrollment, class period, and subject across platforms. Students and teachers can benefit even more from their Chromebooks with streamlined setup and use.

Help students build executive functioning skills with this one-stop shop for digital school work.

InsertLearning is a Chrome extension that lets you turn websites into interactive lessons. You can add sticky notes, links, videos, discussion questions, multiple choice questions and more! Then easily share your lesson with students in Google Classroom.(See also 4 Ways to Blend Learning with InsertLearning.)

With the Kami integration, teachers can distribute assignments, worksheets, and curriculum resources in PDF format for students to complete and easily turn in.

Khan Academy supports teachers with rigorous personalized learning tools and data-driven insights - all for free. Now, teachers can import their Google Classroom rosters into Khan Academy and directly assign Khan Academy content to their students through Classroom.

Ignite the next generation of content creators with this safe publishing platform that empowers students to share their voice.

Kodable teaches kids to code at home or at school with fun games and gives teachers a complete K-5 coding curriculum for the classroom.

Kurzweil3000.com delivers anytime, anywhere access to key reading supports for those individuals with the cognitive ability, but not the literacy skills, to learn from age appropriate content.

Keep students engaged and learning in a safe digital environment with LanSchool Air's simple classroom management software -available on Chromebooks, Mac, and Windows.

LearnZillion is a website that provides teachers with a library of interactive math and language arts lessons, videos, quizzes, and assignments for students. LearnZillion tracks student progress and achievement on the lessons and quizzes and reports the results to the teacher's dashboard for assessment.

Little SIS for Classroom auto-creates Google Classroom classes and auto-syncs class rosters from student information exports, making it easier for schools to adopt and maintain Google Classroom at scale.

Listenwise is an award-winning listening skills platform. We harness the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students. Our collection of podcasts and public radio keeps teaching connected to the real world and builds student listening skills at the same time.

Lucidpress is a web-based drag and drop publishing app, enabling anyone to create stunning content for print and digital.

Makers Empire 3D is designed to help K-8 teachers integrate 3D design and printing into their teaching practice effectively and efficiently.

This integration syncs Classroom with MathGames.com, a source for math games and skill practice online. Teachers can automatically create and sync math assignments within Classroom and track students' progress.

Mote is a FREE Chrome extension that allows you to leave voice notes and feedback on the web and in Google Classroom, and much more! ( Learn more about Mote.)

Shake Up Learning listeners can get an exclusive 3-month trial for Mote Unlimited by going to justmote.me/shakeuplearning.

Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool that can be used to amazing effect in the classroom. The app's concept is simple. A teacher can create presentations that can contain Quiz's, Polls, Videos, Images, Drawing-Boards, Web Content and so on.

Allows teachers and students to search 360,000+ educator-vetted, standards-aligned, open education resources-all in one place.

With the Google Classroom integration, teachers using Newsela can sign up, import classrooms, and share assignments directly with Google Classroom. This makes it faster and easier for teachers to get started using Newsela.

Explore, assign, and track K-12 lessons that integrate coding and STEAM into all subjects and get students working beyond screens-in school and at home.

Padlet is an online virtual "bulletin" board, where students and teachers can collaborate, reflect, share links and pictures, and more. (Share to Classroom available in Padlet Backpack version.)

PBS LearningMedia™ is your destination for direct access to thousands of classroom-ready, curriculum-targeted digital resources. PBS LearningMedia builds on the strength of public media and is designed to improve teacher effectiveness and student achievement. Resources are aligned to Common Core and national standards and include videos and interactives, as well as audio, documents, and in-depth lesson plans. You can browse by standards, grade level, subject area, and special collections. You can also favorite and share resources with your class and colleagues. Best of all, PBS LearningMedia's basic service is free for PreK-12 educators.

With Pear Deck and Google Classroom, it's easy for teachers to connect all of the devices in the room together in an interactive lesson. There's no need for codes or URLs that take students so long to type!

A sophisticated similarity detection tool that helps both teachers and students to automate the writing assessment process. It catches synonyms, word rearrangements and word substitutions.

This integration makes it seamless for teachers to assign Quizizz games to their class. Students can join a Quizizz game with one click and all their performance data is sent back to Classroom.

Quizlet makes simple learning tools that let you study anything. Start learning today with flashcards, games and learning tools - all for free.

Wonderfully intuitive and easy-to-use, Read&Write for Google Chrome™ provides personalized support to make documents, web pages and common file types in Google Drive (including: Google Docs, PDF, ePub & Kes) more accessible. It's designed to help everyone engage with digital content in a way that suits his/her abilities and learning styles.

SalamanderSoft Active Directory will automatically create and maintain Google Classroom classes directly from your management system, including calendar timetables and guardians.

Integrates with Google Workspace for education to share content, assessments, and rosters with single sign-on access.

The award-winning, non-profit Science Buddies empowers K-12 students, parents, and teachers to quickly and easily find free project ideas and help in all areas of science from physics to food science and music to microbiology.

Schoolytics helps educators and administrators generate insights on student learning by connecting the dots across tools like Google Classroom, Meet, Drive, assessment data, and more.

Schoolrunner is a tool for data analysis that unites academic and cultural insights within one intuitive system. With this integration, teachers can load student grades from Classroom directly into Schoolrunner's grade book.

Screencastify Submit allows you to request videos from anyone (including your students). To use it, just create an assignment, share the link wherever, and watch the videos roll in to your Google Drive.

Leverage this MIS to G Suite tool to sync users and teaching groups, and timetables to Google Calendar. You can even manage Classrooms, reporting, and room booking.

Create music, podcasts, language exercises and much more in Soundtrap. With the Google Classroom integration, teachers can invite students, follow their progress and create assignments.

Transform teaching materials of speech or text into animated videos for effective learning that keeps students' attention longer.

Make writing projects more inspiring by enabling students to publish and narrate their own books, individually or with students around the world.

Studyo is a complete planner solution for schools, incorporating centralized timetables, workload management and integration with an LMS as well as Google Classroom to pull assignments. Students can also enter their own tasks or plan all steps of teacher-published tasks together.

Take your curriculum and put it to music to drive engagement, retention, and achievement in and out of the classroom.

Sutori is a collaborative presentation tool for the classroom for all age groups and content areas. It provides a canvas for assignments and lesson plans.

Sycamore syncs class rosters, assignments, attachments, and grades into the Sycamore gradebook to produce reports for teachers.

Use this powerful gradebook and school portal to get help with grades, assessments, attendance, lesson plans, skills and standards, and more using Administrator's Plus SIS.

Make learning fun with Tes Teach with Blendspace, the free and easy edtech tool teachers love for lessons, projects, presentations, and more. No planning needed. (Learn more: Create Interactive Lessons for Google Classroom.)

Today displays all of a student's Google Classroom Classwork and provides planning tools to decide when the student will accomplish next steps.

Tynker's Google Classroom integration streamlines the process of importing students to Tynker, assigning Tynker lessons, and viewing grades.

TypingClub is a typing and keyboarding website (and Chrome and mobile app) with lessons and incentives that help kids learn to touch-type (typing using all fingers, without looking at the keyboard).

Blend classroom lectures with interactive assignments, make distance learning more effective, or use Versal at the administrative level for student orientation and professional development.

IXL provides unlimited practice in more than 7000 topics, covering math, language arts, science, social studies, and Spanish. Interactive questions, awards, and certificates keep kids motivated as they master skills.

Unicheck is a plagiarism checker for Google Classroom. Reports compare student work with internet sources and databases and highlight similarities.

Save, organize and share content from across the web with Wakelet. Find out how Wakelet can transform the classroom for teachers and students.

WeVideo is the complete, feature-packed video editing and digital storytelling platform for today's classrooms. You can easily share your finished videos to Google Classroom with a click of a button.

Writable is a guided writing practice program for grades 3-12. With hundreds of customizable assignments, Writable helps teachers save time on instruction and feedback. The program works alongside Google Classroom/Docs to scaffold writing, deliver feedback, speed up grading, and monitor growth.

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Ready to Join Google Classroom?

Join the Google Classroom revolution! It will completely change the way you deliver assignments, communicate and collaborate in your class, and give your students future-ready skills!

Google Classroom is a free application designed by Google to help students and teachers communicate, collaborate, organize and manage assignments, go paperless, and much more! This application was developed by Google specifically for students and teachers, and they want it to be your go-to assignment manager for Google Drive and beyond.

Google Classroom is a very clean, easy-to-use application, but there are a lot of best practices you will learn along the way. I've put together some of the tips I have learned while using Google Classroom into this handy infographic. Set your classroom up for success and get ready to be amazed at the ease and simplicity Google Classroom brings to your workflow.

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Keep reading to learn about my FREE Getting Started with Google Classroom Mini Course!

6 Tips for Getting Started with Google Classroom

Getting Started with Google Classroom with this FREE Mini Course!

Not only have I created this handy infographic to help teachers get started with Google Classroom, but I have also created a FREE Mini Course! That's right! I said FREE! So if you were thinking about pulling the trigger, now it the time!
What's in this FREE Getting Started with Google Classroom Mini Course?
This FREE, video-based, mini-course will walk you through the process of creating your first class, creating your first assignment, and give you a general overview of the Google Classroom platform!

There are four lessons in this course to help any teacher get started with using Google Classroom. Below is an outline of the course lessons.

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