4 Ways to Enhance Your Classroom Through Google Hangouts

Check out this blog by Edtechteacher on incorporating Google Hangouts into your classroom.

http://edtechteacher.org/4-ways-to-enhance-your-class-with-google-hangouts-from-jennifer-carey/

FT4T: Using Chalkup to Assign in Google Drive

Chalkup - Distribute & Grade Assignments in Google Drive Without Using Scripts Chalkup is a neat service that combines the concepts of Google Drive and Edmodo into one slick package. In Chalkup you can create classes to which you distribute announcements and assignments in the message board style that you find in Edmodo. Your students can sign-in to see what you post, reply to your posts, and submit assignments. The best aspect of Chalkup is found in its Google Drive integration.

Through Chalkup you can distribute Google Drive files to your students and they can submit Google Drive files to you. Rather than running a script like Doctopus when you want to distribute an assignment template to your students, you can simply select a file from your Google Drive account and share it through Chalkup. When students submit assignments to you in Chalkup you can comment and draw on their Google Documents as well as give them a numeric grade for their assignments. Watch the video below to see how easy it is to distribute and grade assignments in Chalkup. [...]

Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/chalkups-distribute-grade-assignments.html#.U2DfHsbVSEw

Google Apps for EDU: Randomizing Answers in Google Forms

Randomising Answers in Google Forms Google Forms just received another great update. When you create a Google form, you can randomise the order that the answers are presented. [...]

Source: http://www.googleappsforedu.com/randomising-answers-google-forms/

FT4T: Dozens of Virtual Tours and Webcams On One Google Map

This post originally appeared on Free Technology for Teachers

Dozens of Virtual Tours and Webcams On One Google Map Through her blog Angela has shared some great ideas and resources for teaching history, civics, and geography. One of the neat resources that Angela shared a few years ago that I still revisit from time to time is a Google Map containing placemarks for dozens of webcams and virtual tours. Click any placemark on the map to find a link to a virtual tour or webcam for that location. [...]

Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/04/dozens-of-virtual-tours-and-webcams-on.html#.U123t8bVSEw

FT4T: A Handful of Helpful Google Forms Tutorials for Teachers

A Handful of Helpful Google Forms Tutorials for Teachers Google Forms and Google Sheets can be very useful for collecting all kinds of information from students and others. Three of the most common uses of Google Forms and Sheets in schools are creating quizzes, conducting surveys, and organizing workflow. The following videos, screenshots, and links will help you learn how to use Google Forms and Sheets in your classroom. [...]

Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/03/a-handful-of-helpful-google-forms.html

FT4T: Google Calendar Tutorials for Teachers

A Handful of Google Calendar Tutorials for Teachers From simply keeping track of personal appointments to sharing important information with students, Google Calendar is a versatile tool for teachers. The following tutorials can help you get the most out of using Google Calendar. [...]

Source: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/03/a-handful-of-google-calendar-tutorials.html