gsuite Archives - Ditch That Textbook https://ditchthattextbook.com/tag/gsuite/ Ed tech, creative teaching, less reliance on the textbook. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 15:06:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 Slide into science: Demonstrating learning with Google Slides https://ditchthattextbook.com/slide-into-science-demonstrating-learning-with-google-slides/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slide-into-science-demonstrating-learning-with-google-slides https://ditchthattextbook.com/slide-into-science-demonstrating-learning-with-google-slides/#comments Tue, 10 Sep 2019 16:50:31 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10776 [callout]This post is written by Mike Mohammad, a secondary science teacher in Brookfield, Wisconsin. You can follow him on Twitter @mo_physics and check out his blog mophysicsmoproblems.blogspot.com. [/callout] With the introduction of new standards across different content areas, the focus of learning has moved beyond simply mastering content knowledge to applying skills within disciplines. The […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/slide-into-science-demonstrating-learning-with-google-slides/feed/ 3 Add and pass: A fun activity to get them moving AND creating https://ditchthattextbook.com/add-and-pass-a-fun-activity-to-get-them-moving-and-creating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=add-and-pass-a-fun-activity-to-get-them-moving-and-creating https://ditchthattextbook.com/add-and-pass-a-fun-activity-to-get-them-moving-and-creating/#comments Wed, 04 Sep 2019 16:02:36 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10246 Have you ever played a game where someone begins a story then the next person adds to it, the next adds a little more and so on? Add and pass is a fun collaborative writing activity. Students must take what their classmates created and add something to it. It’s almost like improv, where actors must depend […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/add-and-pass-a-fun-activity-to-get-them-moving-and-creating/feed/ 1 How to create a PDF ebook with Google Slides https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-create-a-pdf-ebook-with-google-slides/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-create-a-pdf-ebook-with-google-slides https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-create-a-pdf-ebook-with-google-slides/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2019 14:00:32 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10214 PDF files are about as universal as it gets. You can open them on almost any Internet-ready device. They’re read-only, so publishing a PDF is a good way to distribute information to be consumed by reading. It may not be the first thing you think of when you use Google Slides but it really is a […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/how-to-create-a-pdf-ebook-with-google-slides/feed/ 2 Take a road trip with Google MyMaps https://ditchthattextbook.com/take-a-road-trip-with-google-mymaps/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=take-a-road-trip-with-google-mymaps https://ditchthattextbook.com/take-a-road-trip-with-google-mymaps/#comments Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:24:17 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10172 With Google MyMaps you can take your kids on an educational road trip right from your classroom. This post comes from accepting a challenge. I’m a regular listener of the Google Teacher Tribe podcast hosted by Matt Miller and Kasey Bell. After listening to an episode about how to use Google MyMaps in the classroom I was […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/take-a-road-trip-with-google-mymaps/feed/ 4 #EdPins: Putting learning on the map https://ditchthattextbook.com/edpins-putting-learning-on-the-map/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=edpins-putting-learning-on-the-map https://ditchthattextbook.com/edpins-putting-learning-on-the-map/#respond Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:11:37 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10141 [callout]This post is written by Dale Plotzki, an educator in Lima, Peru and the creator of #Edpins. You can connect with Dale on Twitter at @dale_rickardo. [/callout] We’ve all been there. Maybe it was when you were looking for a website login, an exact address or a coworker’s blog. At some point, every educator googles […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/edpins-putting-learning-on-the-map/feed/ 0 55 creative Chromebook projects to try at the end of the year https://ditchthattextbook.com/55-creative-chromebook-projects-to-try-at-the-end-of-the-year/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=55-creative-chromebook-projects-to-try-at-the-end-of-the-year https://ditchthattextbook.com/55-creative-chromebook-projects-to-try-at-the-end-of-the-year/#respond Fri, 24 May 2019 12:33:16 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=10093 The end of the year provides us with lots of opportunities to try something new. We might have a little bit of time before or after an end of the year activity or maybe your class has finished all of the requirements for the year and you just want to try something fun. Hey, it […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/55-creative-chromebook-projects-to-try-at-the-end-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Creating Mosaic Art with Google Drawings https://ditchthattextbook.com/creating-mosaic-art-with-google-drawings/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=creating-mosaic-art-with-google-drawings https://ditchthattextbook.com/creating-mosaic-art-with-google-drawings/#comments Mon, 13 May 2019 20:50:03 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9879 Making Mosaic Art with Google Drawings is a fun way to get kids creating in the classroom. Here are the steps to get started along with 5 ideas for using this activity in the classroom.This post is written by Sarah Jacobs, a middle school technology and English teacher from San Jose, California. You can find […]

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]]> https://ditchthattextbook.com/creating-mosaic-art-with-google-drawings/feed/ 4 35 creative Google Drawings activities for classes https://ditchthattextbook.com/35-creative-google-drawings-activities-for-classes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=35-creative-google-drawings-activities-for-classes https://ditchthattextbook.com/35-creative-google-drawings-activities-for-classes/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2019 13:37:52 +0000 http://ditchthattextbook.com/?p=9532 If you are looking for a tool that can be integrated into any content area and at any grade level then you have hit pay dirt. Google Drawings is like a big digital sheet of paper. You can add text, images, shapes, and lines. The simplicity of it makes Google Drawings easy to use for […]

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