June 2014
62 posts published in June 2014.
- What I'm Learning: Youtube Creator AcademyI love the idea that YouTube is helping people to create things. These quick lessons are wonderful for teachers and learners of all ages. How will…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
- What I'm Learning: Education at Google I/O 2014I ran across the videos that were focused on Education at the I/O conference this year. I think the positioning of Google Play in Education and…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
- What a wonderful way of building the arts at one school and serving as a model for everyone else.Please go and contribute if you can! http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/809993/gpls//cdn.embedly.com/wi...
- What a wonderful way of building the arts at one school and serving as a model for everyone else. Please go and…What a wonderful way of building the arts at one school and serving as a model for everyone else. Please go and contribute if you can!…
- This. Right. Here.Originally shared by **** Announcing School Directory Sync The #GoogleEDU team is down in Atlanta for #ISTE2014, showing off tools that help with…
- Just sharing Megan McQuinn’s proposal in the community so we can collaborate and vote on it!Originally shared by Megan McQuinn Megan McQuinn here. I’m the teacher librarian at Farrell B. Howell E...
- What I'm Using: Notable PDF – A Collaborative PDF EditorI quite like this chrome extension. It really does seem to do everything I haven’t been able to do within the PDF viewer in Google Docs. Notable…What I’m Using
- This is going to change everything (for the better)! I can’t wait!Originally shared by Google Drive Oh and one more thing…new home screens on the web As you hopefully saw in our post earlier toda...
- So, you want to edit Office files in Chrome without converting to Google Docs first? Yeah, me too.https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/office-editing-for-docs-s/gbkeegbaiigmenfmjfclcdgdpimamgkj?...
- There are so many great proposals that are coming in.Thank you all for taking part in this project, especially over the summer. I wanted to share the “map” of all of the proposals thus far. Check...
- There are so many great proposals that are coming in. Thank you all for taking part in this project, especially over…There are so many great proposals that are coming in. Thank you all for taking part in this project, especially over the summer. I wanted to share…
- Is Your Position Public-Facing?In this podcast I discuss the concept of a job that is public facing. In education, only a few are officially ordained as public facing, but what…
- I love how this turned out.This is a pretty good set of photos and videos from my time up at #InnEdCo14. What a great experience. Come relive it through glass (and through…
- I love how this turned out. This is a pretty good set of photos and videos from my time up at #InnEdCo14. What a…I love how this turned out. This is a pretty good set of photos and videos from my time up at #InnEdCo14. What a great experience. Come relive it…
- Great news! Hangouts will no longer require a plugin on chrome.Originally shared by Victoria Kirst Hey friends! I’m so excited to finally share with you what I and many others have been working on ...
- Project Roundtable: Why do we need a Google Educator Group (GEG)?*Don’t forget to put your info on the planning doc*: http://j.mp/gegroundtable *Roundtable Purpose*: The purpose of this roundtable is to explore…What I’m Using
- I will be hopping on the hangout about 20 minutes early today so that people can set up their cameras and…I will be hopping on the hangout about 20 minutes early today so that people can set up their cameras and microphones for the hangout, so look for…
- These are all of the folks involved in leading and creating Google Educator Groups (at least all of them that I can…These are all of the folks involved in leading and creating Google Educator Groups (at least all of them that I can find)! I encourage everyone to…
- My Change is Your ChangeI am not so very good at being private with change. In fact, I am much more likely to share than to simply observe. I think it is because my…
- This seems like such a no-brainer.Originally shared by Google Drive You can now delete a file from Docs, Sheets and Slides without having to leave the editor. Try it out by going…
- Thank you to everyone who took part and thought deeply about what GEGs are and should be in the future.Please continue the conversation in one of the following ways: 1. Continue to take notes and col...
- Such a great example of what reflective practice on video looks like.From one of our Cam Openers, Jessica Wainman. Any thoughts about how this style could be used in your own proposals? http://www.yo...
- sean williams, I would love to hear your perspective on this, as you are probably furthest along in creating your…sean williams, I would love to hear your perspective on this, as you are probably furthest along in creating your GEG. Are you around/available?…
- I’m looking to host a Hangout this Thursday to help better understand what GEGs are all about from many different…I’m looking to host a Hangout this Thursday to help better understand what GEGs are all about from many different perspectives (as GEG leaders).…
- I have just posted the event to talk about GEGs and why we need them.I’d love to have leaders participate in the hangout (especially international folks who have been doing this for a while). Thank...
- I have just posted the event to talk about GEGs and why we need them. I’d love to have leaders participate in the…I have just posted the event to talk about GEGs and why we need them. I’d love to have leaders participate in the hangout (especially…
- Originally shared by Mark WagnerInspired by Jim Sill I’m sharing my updated GCT circle. It’s not nearly everybody but I can only share 500 at a time anyway, and this is who I’ve…
- Inspired by Jim Sill I’m sharing my updated GCT circle.Originally shared by Mark Wagner Inspired by Jim Sill I’m sharing my updated GCT circle. It’s not nearly everybody but I can only share 500 at a…
- Ben Wilkoff was tagged in Tyler Amidon’s album.Ben Wilkoff was tagged in Tyler Amidon‘s album.
- 5 Animated Video Tools for creating Kinetic Typography (i.e., RSA Animate)I have realized that there are a number of new tools to do animated video creation, and I wanted to start a running list. Please comment on this…
- Welcome everyone!We are so excited to see so many folks looking to upgrade their advanced Google skills. This community will serve as our primary conversation…
- A couple of my favorite pictures from my time at the Chicago Google offices.Hopefully it inspires the same kind of creativity here too!
- A couple of my favorite pictures from my time at the Chicago Google offices. Hopefully it inspires the same kind of…A couple of my favorite pictures from my time at the Chicago Google offices. Hopefully it inspires the same kind of creativity here too!
- So excited to be a part of this group of groups.I will be heading up GEG Colorado, and I look forward to learning from all of you! I have two questions so far for others who are further down the…
- So excited to be a part of this group of groups. I will be heading up GEG Colorado, and I look forward to learning…So excited to be a part of this group of groups. I will be heading up GEG Colorado, and I look forward to learning from all of you! I have two…
- What I'm Using: Explee (Create RSA Animate-style videos with a pretty amazing editor)I just saw this, and I feel like it does a better job than Powtoons. Really fun! Explee – Create engaging and memorable animated videos – Explee…What I’m Using
- So, this is the thing we are all hoping for and worried about.Let’s please start figuring out what this means for us as teachers and leaders. Kevin Croghan Jessica Raleigh Laura Mitchell Kirk Ander...
- So, this is the thing we are all hoping for and worried about. Let’s please start figuring out what this means for…So, this is the thing we are all hoping for and worried about. Let’s please start figuring out what this means for us as teachers and leaders.…
- Project Roundtable: How should we (teachers and leaders) plan our own Summer PD?*Once you RSVP, please put your info on the Planning Doc*: http://bit.ly/summerpdroundtable *Roundtable Audience*: The audience for this…What I’m Using
- I will be launching the hangout about 30 minutes early so that folks can get their mics and cameras set up.If you don’t have the availability to hop on that early, don’t worry about it. Please do...
- I will be launching the hangout about 30 minutes early so that folks can get their mics and cameras set up. If you…I will be launching the hangout about 30 minutes early so that folks can get their mics and cameras set up. If you don’t have the availability to…
- Hey there.I’m looking to start a GEG in Colorado. The site says I need to be nominated by a current leader. Any chance you have time in the near future for…
- Hey there. I’m looking to start a GEG in Colorado. The site says I need to be nominated by a current leader. Any…Hey there. I’m looking to start a GEG in Colorado. The site says I need to be nominated by a current leader. Any chance you have time in the near…
- Hey! I’d Love to start a GEG in Colorado, but it looks like I need a nomination from someone who is already started…Hey! I’d Love to start a GEG in Colorado, but it looks like I need a nomination from someone who is already started one in another location. Any…
- Hey!I’d Love to start a GEG in Colorado, but it looks like I need a nomination from someone who is already started one in another location. Any…
- For those of you who did not receive the invite in Google+, here is the link directly to the…For those of you who did not receive the invite in Google+, here is the link directly to the hangout:…
- I’m so excited to talk about how teachers and leaders are doing PD over this summer.We are going to have a great roundtable tomorrow, and I would love to have as many folks as possible think throug...
- I’m so excited to talk about how teachers and leaders are doing PD over this summer. We are going to have a great…I’m so excited to talk about how teachers and leaders are doing PD over this summer. We are going to have a great roundtable tomorrow, and I would…
- Thank you so much for RSVP’ing for the event.I’m so looking forward to discovering how each of you are planning on making your own PD plan for the summer. Please go in today and place your…
- Thank you so much for RSVP’ing for the event. I’m so looking forward to discovering how each of you are planning on…Thank you so much for RSVP’ing for the event. I’m so looking forward to discovering how each of you are planning on making your own PD plan for…
- What I'm Learning: How to make a school-level EdCamp WorkSpecial thanks to Jay Vean, who made this happen in Cherry Creek. I can’t wait to see more schools adopting this model for their PD. Redesigning…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
- Thought you all might like this joke.Originally shared by Amanda Patterson
- Thank you to everyone who participated in this great roundtable.Here are the things you can do to continue the conversation: Continue to edit and contribute to the collaborative document: http://bit....
- Thank you to everyone who participated in this great roundtable. Here are the things you can do to continue the…Thank you to everyone who participated in this great roundtable. Here are the things you can do to continue the conversation: Continue to edit and…
- How Are You Defending The New And Promoting The Good?In this podcast episode I explore how it is that we communicate about new projects that we are working on. I pose the question of how we defend…
- Video introduction to the biggest video collaboration I’ve ever had the pleasure of starting: Project Cam Openerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ucpRFaGh6g&feature=autoshare
- Introduction to Project Cam OpenerIn this video I explain the basics of Project Cam Opener, an initiative in Denver Public Schools to give 200 teachers and leaders a video creation…
- What I'm Learning: Student Badges with Google AppsWhile it doesn’t actually talk to the Open Badges backpack, I really do like how well integrated it is into Google Apps. I also really like how…What I’m LearningWhat I’m Using
