Sometimes I want to share interesting Twitter chats, or collect tweets from a workshop or conference to share with colleagues that may not be on Twitter. Kaizena for Google Docs allows you to track and rate feedback and add voice comments, while Flubaroo works great with Google Sheets to automatically grade quizzes and tests through forms. For example, teachers can give ongoing and simultaneous feedback by using a spreadsheet add-on like Doctopus, a task-saving add-on that creates folders for students’ work and sends an email directly to students with their grade. Add-OnsĪdd-ons are extra features within Google Drive that enhance its functions. Is YouTube blocked in your district? Use Google Chrome YouTube downloader to save YouTube video content to your computer, so that you can show videos to students in your classroom. It reduces page sizes and lets you remove images.
When grading assignments in Google Drive and using a Google Chrome extension like Permanent Clipboard, teachers can store common comments on student work, or create an answer template for discussion forums.ĬleanPrint saves paper and helps the environment by giving you the capability to print just what's important, or to save it as a PDF or in Dropbox. You can save and restore the list anytime you want, or send that list to others by sharing it as a webpage. How many times have you had 30 or more "very important" tabs open in your browser at one time? The Onetab extension allows you take all of those tabs and convert them into one list. Symbaloo and Diigo extensions have the same capabilities. They extend Google Chrome’s abilities by adding a button next to the address bar, which applies to the current website being viewed.Ī Pinterest extension button automatically pins the page you are viewing to your Pinterest board.
Here are a few of the best additional Google tools for educators that help make teaching easy! ExtensionsĮxtensions are mini programs that modify and enhance the functionality of the Google Chrome browser. Plus, when you use Chrome, all of the apps, extensions and web history are stored in the cloud, so wherever you login, they are literally at your fingertips.
Google Chrome also has a library of special tools you can access through the browser called Apps, Extensions and Add-ons that can make your life in the classroom easier. Teachers can utilize all of Google’s resources using Google Classroom, a simple management tool that gives teachers the ability to stay organized, assign projects and give feedback within the platform.
Through tools like Google Drive, Google Hangouts, Google Earth and Blogger, we can create authentic learning experiences for our students more than ever by promoting collaboration and helping them access their work anywhere and anytime.Ĭurious to learn more about how to better use Google in your classroom? Come to the official EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit on Oct. Google Apps for Education has totally transformed the way we teach and communicate inside and outside of the classroom.