It can be a constant struggle to find ways to engage your students while you assess their learning. But we all know that just saying the M word (Minecraft) in a classroom sparks unprecedented excitement
This short video shows you how to use commenting in a Google Doc to encourage collaboration. VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS 0:18 The 3-Rs of Collaboration 0:52 How to insert a Comment in Google Docs 2:04 How to manage your notifications
n this week’s OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake are joined by Matt Robinson to discuss how to fund your technology and infrastructure plans.
Here in New Zealand our Digital Technologies curriculum has only existed for a few years and has only been expected to be taught in schools since the beginning of 2020. Our trainers are asked frequently if we have a curriculum map linking Digital Technologies to other curriculum areas, across age
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It can be a constant struggle to find ways to engage your students while you assess their learning. But we all know that just saying
In this week’s OutClassed Podcast, Mike and Blake continue on their discussion regarding the 7 essential elements of school transformation framework. This week it is all about technology and infrastructure.
If your school uses Microsoft Office 365, you and your students will probably have access to Microsoft Stream. This video tool makes it very easy for teachers and students to securely share videos within classes and the wider school. In this blog post, I’ll show you how to use Microsoft Stream to share videos with your class.
There have been a few articles in the media lately about Google’s use of student data and whether they mine data from their Google Apps for Education accounts. I have put together a few resources and links below to help you answer questions from teachers, parents and students.
It can be a constant struggle to find ways to engage your students while you assess their learning. But we all know that just saying the M word (Minecraft) in a classroom sparks unprecedented excitement in students no matter their age or stage. Minecraft: Education Edition is an open-world game
With more digital tools to choose from than ever before, it can be challenging to know what to focus on. Before you go looking for something shiny and new, it’s worth checking out the tools on offer in the platform you are already using. Often there will be seamless integrations
One thing in life that is inevitable is change. From small changes to the big ones, no matter who you are, what your position, or how you live your life, change is something that will be a permanent theme throughout our personal and professional lives. The key to surviving (and
For the UTB Show’s final episode, we’ve pulled out all the stops by rounding up the whole UTB training team who share their favourite tech
It used to be that parents could look at their child’s school book and feel like they had a sense of how their child was progressing. Now with work being completed on a computer, often that work is hidden behind a username and password.
In this post we show you how schools can easily empower parents to be involved in the learning process as well as improve communication between school and home by simply teaching the parents how to log into their students Google Drive or OneDrive account.
Plus you can download our step by step guides for parents
Here’s the summary of the quotes and posters that I gather from the week.
Many organisations use both Google Workspace and Office 365 which involves creating and deleting user accounts for each system independently. This is not only more work for the administrator but also confusing for users who have to manage separate passwords. Single Sign-on allows Google Workspace and Office 365 users to log in to both with the same account.
Here are three areas where you can use familiar tools in Google Workspace (and a few other free online tools) to empower the students in your classes!
It can be a constant struggle to find ways to engage your students while you assess their learning. But we all know that just saying the M word (Minecraft) in a classroom sparks unprecedented excitement in students no matter their age or stage. Minecraft: Education Edition is an open-world game
With more digital tools to choose from than ever before, it can be challenging to know what to focus on. Before you go looking for something shiny and new, it’s worth checking out the tools on offer in the platform you are already using. Often there will be seamless integrations
One thing in life that is inevitable is change. From small changes to the big ones, no matter who you are, what your position, or how you live your life, change is something that will be a permanent theme throughout our personal and professional lives. The key to surviving (and
For years a Kahoot challenge was one of the most beloved activities in my class. It would always be followed by squeals of delight. Kahoots
Do your students end up with their Google Drive full of untitled files? Does their poem about aardvarks show up first in their Drive?
Getting your students started with Google Workspace the right way can make all the difference to your classroom. Use our checklist to build good habits from the beginning to save them (and you) from frustration.
Here at Using Technology Better, we have team members located in three different countries and across four different time zones. We also work regularly with clients from across the globe. This can make scheduling meetings and working collaboratively challenging! However, Google Calendar has three really useful features that can help make this much easier.
Spring is the perfect time to do an Inbox Spring clean! Imagine what it would be like to open your Outlook for Mac mail and see all your mail with minimal scrolling…that’s what an Inbox spring clean can help you do.
It can be a constant struggle to find ways to engage your students while you assess their learning. But we all know that just saying the M word (Minecraft) in a classroom sparks unprecedented excitement in students no matter their age or stage. Minecraft: Education Edition is an open-world game
With more digital tools to choose from than ever before, it can be challenging to know what to focus on. Before you go looking for something shiny and new, it’s worth checking out the tools on offer in the platform you are already using. Often there will be seamless integrations
One thing in life that is inevitable is change. From small changes to the big ones, no matter who you are, what your position, or how you live your life, change is something that will be a permanent theme throughout our personal and professional lives. The key to surviving (and
