Do you currently assign (or want to start assigning) group projects in your courses? Are you looking for a tool to help students work together virtually? Google Drive may be the tool that can help you seamlessly facilitate group projects into your on-campus and/or online courses. The benefits of using Google Drive for group projects …
Over the years, several of the TeachingAndLearningToolbox blogs have highlighted some great Google tools for use in the classroom or to improve productivity. Google Keep is another wonderful tool you can add to your Google Suite toolbox. Google Keep is a free, simple and effective productivity and collaboration tool for both students and instructors. If …
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Google Drive was recently featured as one of the Google Suite of apps that could be utilized to facilitate collaboration. This month we will look at another Google Suite tool (Google Forms), which can be used for assessment, group projects and other course management activities. Google Forms is simple to set-up and easily customized. A …
When teaching with technology, Markus and I always promote having a Game Plan B and sometimes even a Game Plan C. This same mindset can apply to having a contingency plan for taking lecture courses online. This plan might be the result of weather or as we are seeing right now the Coronavirus (COVID-19). If …
It’s time to start preparing for the new academic year! This is a great time to reflect and utilize technology that can help organize yourself and your classroom for the upcoming year. Where should you start? Cathy and I think that this is the perfect time to share how we stay organized and to recap …
The June 2016 TeachingAndLearningToolbox.com blog introduced Kahoot as an engaging in-class gamification technology tool; however, the value of Kahoot now extends beyond the classroom. Using the new Kahoot Challenges feature, you can now create interactive out-of-class assignments too. To assign a Kahoot Challenge, simply (1) create or select an existing Kahoot, (2) select challenge, (3) …
Let’s get ready for the new academic year! This is a great time to reflect and utilize technology that can help organize yourself and your classroom for the upcoming year. Where should you start? Cathy and I think that this is the perfect time to share how we stay organized and to recap some of …
Continue reading Use the Summer to Prepare for the New Academic Year!
Are you looking for a technology tool to help monitor tasks and checklists for classroom group assignments (or for your own collaborative projects)? Trello could be the free project management tool to help you. Trello is a highly visual online tool that helps groups easily collaborate from a computer or by using a free app …
Welcome to a new academic year! This is a great time to reflect and utilize technology that can help organize yourself and your classroom for the upcoming year. Where should you start? Cathy and I think that this is the perfect time to share how we stay organized and to recap some of our …
Continue reading Let’s Get Organized for the New Academic Year!
Are you looking for a versatile note taking app for your IPad or Mac computer? If so, Notability might be the tool that you are looking for. Notability enhances note taking and organization skills for both instructors and students. I use Notability several times each week during meetings, in the classroom and when attending …
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