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Infographic Technique: Text that Pops

TweetCurrently I am into creating infographics using Google Drawing.  This is an activity that students can do that is fun, forces them to think critically about how to best represent information, is collaborative, is free and does not require an … Continue reading

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How to Create a Pivot Table to Summarize Student Information

Tweet Link to the presentation Pivot tables are an incredibly powerful tool for summarizing information.  When looking at data oftentimes there are repeats in the information.  Multiple times a students name is listed.  Multiple times an assignment title is listed. … Continue reading

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Equation Editor in Google Presentation

Tweet In Google Docs there is an equation editor that allows for users to insert math symbols into the document.  Unfortunately there is not an equation editor for Google Presentation. A work around is Daum Equation Editor, a Chrome App that will … Continue reading

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Detecting Plagarism

TweetI created a Google document to demonstrate how you can spot some instances of plagarism in student documents.

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Getting Started with Spreadsheets

TweetI was asked to take it down about 1000 notches and just answer how to get started with spreadsheets. Why do spreadsheets? It will make you more organized It will save you hours of time It will help you to … Continue reading

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Using the New Google Forms – A workflow

Tweet There are many things I am excited about in relation to the new Google Forms.  However, it has added a layer of complexity by making the spreadsheet of data separate from the form itself. I just created a sample … Continue reading

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Sharing Google Forms

Tweet I use Google Forms a lot.  They are extremely useful for collecting information and having students submit work.  Anything I make that is working for me I like to share on my blog or twitter with other teachers who … Continue reading

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Opacity in Google Drawing

Tweet I very much like Google Draw.  It has the benefits that I love about Google Docs in general.  Using it with students is great because it is a simple program to not only let them easily create graphics for … Continue reading

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Have Students Create Infographics Using Google Draw

Tweet For a presentation I am giving at the JEA/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention April 26th, I needed to figure out how to do Infographics using Google tools.  I’ve long been a fan and user of Google Draw, … Continue reading

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Have Students Contribute Data to Make a Cool Class Data Visualization

Tweet You may not be familiar with Google Fusion tables, but it is a free (and easy) tool that quickly visualizes data. In a nutshell you have a spreadsheet with a set of data and upload it to Google Fusion … Continue reading

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