Posts Tagged ‘google’

Perfect ‘Simple’ Note Making

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I’m always looking for ways to improve my productivity. Having been an early adopter of both Google Calendar and Google Tasks, I have felt for some time, that there was a link in the chain missing. While both apps have the ability to serve as a place to write and store simple lists, I don’t [...]

#edjournal: an open call for articles!

To move #edjournal in to the next phase of its development we are putting out an open call for articles and book reviews. If you would like to contribute an article or book review please click on the link below and add the following information to the document: Title (or TBC if you don’t have [...]

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A few weeks ago an idea hit me while I was getting ready for work. I immediately wrote it down in a Google document, which I shared with Doug Belshaw (@dajbelshaw) to get some instant feedback. After a brief chat I put the idea down, allowing it to ferment for a while. Yesterday, out of the blue, [...]

Google Docs In The Classroom – Part 2: Collaboration

This is the second in a series of four posts about my experiences of using Google docs in the classroom. You can read part 1 here. Part 2: Collaboration (or a lesson in human nature) As I mentioned in part 1, I decided that the best way to engage my students with Google docs was [...]

Google Docs In The Classroom – Part 1: Signing Up

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This is the first in a series of four posts about my experiences of using Google docs with my Year 10 Media Studies students, over the course of the last academic year. Each post will cover a specific topic: Signing Up Collaboration Assessment What’s Next? Part 1: Signing Up (or a lesson in the drawbacks [...]