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20+ tips to use Google Classroom effectively and efficiently

Matt Miller — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 05:29:00 +0000

Google Classroom can be even more powerful with a few tips and strategies to make it efficient and effective.Google Classroom streamlines the management of student work — announcing, assigning, collecting, grading, giving feedback and returning. It has certainly saved many teachers hours of work. Without a solid workflow and some strategy, grading digital work can be cumbersome. […]

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10 Google Classroom time savers for teachers

Matt Miller — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 15:54:00 +0000

Google Classroom can already make us more efficient, but these tips can save you even more time and effort. If you and your students are using Google Apps in the classroom, Google Classroom can save you tons of time and effort. It helps you assign, collect, grade and return work seamlessly. But, like anything else, there […]

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The Voice Typing Challenge: Save time, get things done

Matt Miller — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 16:23:12 +0000

We talk faster than we type. Using voice typing (dictation) can save us tons of time in the classroom. Learn how and take the challenge!I had a project recently that was going to require a lot of sitting and typing. But I was stuck in the car and couldn't get started on it. I knew that […]

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Ditch That Marking: 5+ ways to improve grading

Matt Miller — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 15:57:38 +0000

[callout]This post is written by Ben Whitaker, a religious studies teacher and Google Certified Educator/Trainer from Oswaldtwistle, England. It was originally published on his own blog here. Find him on Twitter at @itsbenwhitaker and at his website, itsbenwhitaker.weebly.com.[/callout] I had a pile of assessments to mark (grade). I knew was going to take the best […]

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5 ways tech can truly improve learning (with examples)

Matt Miller — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 15:48:57 +0000

Trainers, bloggers and education pundits tend to use lots of catch phrases and buzz words to talk about the power of technology in education. You’ll hear things like this: Technology is a game changer. Technology can do so much for education. The Internet is full of resources we can use. Technology is the future of […]

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Seeing tech in the classroom as ‘just another thing’

Matt Miller — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 14:41:43 +0000

Jam-packed curriculum. State assessments and required lessons. Field trips and school assemblies. Our lesson plan books are already packed to the gills. Class time is so precious. With all the interruptions and impositions on it, we feel like we have to make the most of every minute, especially when lots of goals and benchmarks ride […]

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10 Google Apps tips EVERY teacher should know

Matt Miller — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:45:21 +0000

Most of us have worked for years with Microsoft Office before Google Apps was unveiled. That means we’re pretty familiar with some basic tips that have become staples in our lives, like: Ctrl+C = Copy Ctrl+V = Paste Ctrl+Z = Undo Hold in Ctrl and use the arrow keys to jump from word to word […]

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