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Creative Classroom Ideas for Exploring Matariki

Creative and engaging Matariki ideas for your classroom  It’s that time of year again. Matariki! So, why not try something new to engage your students and get them excited about learning and sharing their knowledge and expertise. Here are a few ideas on how you can use a range of tools to celebrate and explore Matariki

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Midjourney 5 – In the Classroom

Midjourney 5 – In the classroom Midjourney 5 is the latest in AI image generation, and if you haven’t played around with it or seen it, it is truly incredible. In today’s blog, I want to explore ways in which we could potentially use this extraordinary tool in the classroom. Like some other forms of

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That’s 4 Ways to use Google Sites in Your School

4 ways that you can use Google Sites in your school  When you think of the Google Workspace suite of apps, Google Sites probably isn’t one of the first to come to mind. In fact, you may never have even heard of it before. But as you’ll read, Sites is a powerful tool that has

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Google Certified Educator Level 1 Boot Camp

Get the recognition you deserve with the Level 1 Google Certified Educator qualification. Get the training you need to ensure you pass the exam with flying colours.

The Google Certified Educator Level 1 Boot Camp is designed for educators who want to enhance their knowledge and skills in using Google tools in their teaching. This course covers the basics of Google Workspace for Education suite of tools, including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Classroom. Participants will learn how to create and manage email, organise schedules and deadlines, store and share files, and create and manage online classrooms.

Additionally, the course will cover best practices for using Google tools in education, such as creating and sharing content, creating quizzes and assignments, providing feedback, and communicating with students and colleagues. By the end of the course, participants will be able to use Google tools to improve communication and collaboration in their classrooms, increase student engagement and success, and streamline administrative tasks.

What are you waiting for? Your students and your sanity depend on it.

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Google Certified Educator Level 1 Boot Camp

Get the recognition you deserve with the Level 1 Google Certified Educator qualification. Get the training you need to ensure you pass the exam with flying colours.

The Google Certified Educator Level 1 Boot Camp is designed for educators who want to enhance their knowledge and skills in using Google tools in their teaching. This course covers the basics of Google Workspace for Education suite of tools, including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Classroom. Participants will learn how to create and manage email, organise schedules and deadlines, store and share files, and create and manage online classrooms.

Additionally, the course will cover best practices for using Google tools in education, such as creating and sharing content, creating quizzes and assignments, providing feedback, and communicating with students and colleagues. By the end of the course, participants will be able to use Google tools to improve communication and collaboration in their classrooms, increase student engagement and success, and streamline administrative tasks.

What are you waiting for? Your students and your sanity depend on it.

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Google Certified Educator Level 1 Boot Camp

Get the recognition you deserve with the Level 1 Google Certified Educator qualification. Get the training you need to ensure you pass the exam with flying colours.

The Google Certified Educator Level 1 Boot Camp is designed for educators who want to enhance their knowledge and skills in using Google tools in their teaching. This course covers the basics of Google Workspace for Education suite of tools, including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, and Classroom. Participants will learn how to create and manage email, organise schedules and deadlines, store and share files, and create and manage online classrooms.

Additionally, the course will cover best practices for using Google tools in education, such as creating and sharing content, creating quizzes and assignments, providing feedback, and communicating with students and colleagues. By the end of the course, participants will be able to use Google tools to improve communication and collaboration in their classrooms, increase student engagement and success, and streamline administrative tasks.

What are you waiting for? Your students and your sanity depend on it.

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Google Jamboard Essentials: Educator Edition

This is the ultimate Google Classroom experience! You will understand how to get the most out of Classroom and use your time efficiently to mark and give feedback/ feedforward to students. Learn how to take your marking to the next level, by incorporating rubrics into your marking system.

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Google Certified Educator Level 2 Boot Camp

The Google Certified Educator Level 2 Boot Camp is a comprehensive training program designed to help educators take their use of Google tools to the next level. The course is fast-paced and designed to prepare participants to take and pass the Google Certified Educator Level 2 exam.

Throughout the boot camp, participants will learn advanced features and functionality of Google tools such as G Suite for Education, Google Classroom, Google Forms, Google Sheets, Google Slides, Google Meet and more. Additionally, participants will learn best practices for integrating these tools into the classroom to enhance teaching and learning.

Participants will work through a variety of hands-on activities and projects to develop their skills and understanding of the tools and how to use them effectively in the classroom. The boot camp will also include opportunities for participants to share and learn from their peers, through collaborative activities and discussions.

The course is led by certified Google Educators who have extensive experience with the tools and can provide expert guidance and support to participants. Upon completion of the boot camp, participants will have the knowledge and skills necessary to take and pass the Google Certified Educator Level 2 exam, demonstrating their proficiency with the tools and their ability to use them to enhance teaching and learning.

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Google Workspace Skills Quiz

Google Workspace Skills Quiz How Well Do You Really Know The “Productivity” Tools You’re Using Every Day? Take The Skills Quiz To Find Out Do you lead a team and want to know how well they use the tools, too? We can send you a personalised report, giving you data on the skills of your

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How to Use Jamboard in the Classroom

One of the most powerful Google Workspace teaching tools, Jamboard, is still an unfamiliar tool for many teachers.  Jamboard really is the classroom tool you never knew you couldn’t live without. Read on to find out how to use it for effective teaching and learning that the students will enjoy. What is Jamboard? Jamboard is

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Here's What Our Happy Clients Are Saying

It really gets you thinking about ‘why’ you do what you do. Great to have time out from the classroom to experiment and have time to think and discuss different ideas.

Abbey Howard

Highlands Intermediate

Thank you Mike! I really found the 4 week course on ‘How to Motivate, Manage & Engage Your Students’ really interesting and great food for thought on how to improve my class routines and student engagement.

Kiki Tsoli

Banks Town Senior College

Mike, awesome course, fantastic resources and a real wake-up for someone who considers himself technically astute but not necessarily updated!

Shaun Hardy

Technological Teacher

I have been teaching for four years, and this was the best Professional Development course I have completed…even the students said
to me “you should do these things more often.”

Ailie Granger

Griffith High School

No fat, no rambling, just clean, concise explanations where needed. James was awesome.

Ethan Clews

Whangaparaoa College

I just wanted to say an extra big thank you for providing such a great service. Online, at night and in the comfort of home – with my two young children asleep in the other room – pretty awesome actually.

Leda McFadzean

Highlands Intermediate

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