WAIT! Don't delete that Classroom! Archive it! UPDATED: May 2019

UPDATED: May 2019! New screenshots and updated information!

The end of the school is almost here! But before you leave your classroom to enjoy the summer fun, there are few things you need to do. One of them is to clean up your Google Classroom dashboard. But, WAIT! Don't do it! Don't you even think about deleting those Classrooms! There's a better way! Follow these 3 steps to clean up your Classrooms and your dashboard before summer begins!

YouTube LIVE AUG 22: Get Started with Your First Day of Google Classroom!

The Google Classroom Team is kicking off the 2017-2018 school year with the #FirstDayofClassroom Campaign! And I'm excited to be a part of it with a YouTube LIVE video on August 22! Continued reading for more details!

5 New Google Form Features in July!

July 2017 comes with 5 brand new features added to Google Forms! One of the most anticipated is the availability of File Upload for consumer accounts (previously restricted to G Suite Domains). Check out whats been added to Google Forms!

My New Favorite Podcast: the Google Teacher Tribe!

I have very long drives to school and back home again during the weekday and the radio just doesn't cut it. So instead, I fill my phone with iTunes podcasts and the enjoy the learning as I drive. One of my new favorite podcasts just started in January 2017, the Google Teacher Tribe podcast with +Kasey Bell and +Matt Miller.

How to Create Citations without the Research Tool

It seemed like a great day on September 29, 2016 when Google made the official announcement about G Suite and a ton of new features rolling out including the Explore Tool for Docs, Sheets, and Slides. It all seemed like amazing new advancements in Google Drive, until many teachers and students realized that one major Google Docs tool was missing: the Research Tool, and along with it the amazing Citation tools built within! It turned out to be a rather sad end to the week for many. But fear not! There are still some great citation options available for G Suite and Chrome users. And there's even a grassroots campaign to get back those citation tools in Explore!

Get Your FREE Google Expeditions iOS App User Guide!

The Google Expeditions iOS app released on September 19, 2016! You can get the iOS app here and the Android app here. To help you get familiarized with the iOS version, I've created a handy User Guide that can be used by both the teacher and the students. Feel free to download, print, and share this FREE Google Expeditions iOS User Guide!

Create an Automated Online Help Desk with Google Apps!

While working at a public elementary school as a Technology Coordinator back in 2013-2104, I wanted to find an efficient (and free) way to implement a help desk support system with Google Apps. I created the Automated Online Help Desk w/ Google Apps based on this developers tutorial. Read on to learn how you can easily create one for your school!

What Does Google Spaces Mean for Education

As of it's release on May 16, 2016, Google Spaces is not yet available for Google Apps for Education accounts. But since gaining access to it with my personal Google account, I can't help but think how this might impact the classroom. Continue reading for an explanation of Spaces and some ideas for how it might be used with teachers and students in the future.

Use YouTube Poll Cards for Quick Formative Assessment

I came across a new gem in YouTube via a Google+ post by +Kyle Beatty. YouTube introduced a new type of Card called the Poll Card that you can attach to your videos that allow you to ask your audience questions and they can respond by selecting an answer. This might be a great option for teachers looking to gather quick formative feedback from students during a video lesson. Continue reading to learn more about this new feature!

The Best Google Classroom Tweets by Students!

Every now and then I like to scroll through my #GoogleClassroom Twitter feed, and sometimes I happen across a student that has something witty and sarcastic to say about their teacher using Google Classroom. I've pulled some of the best and funniest tweets so far!

Google Classroom: How to Transfer Events from One Google Calendar to Another

So you've got your Google Classroom calendars all set up, right? But, if you're like me, you already had a Google Calendar going for class. So you might be asking, "How do I transfer events from my old calendar to my new one?" Continue reading to find out how! It's actually really easy!

Calendar Integration Comes to Google Classroom!

Google Calendar integration has finally arrived for Google Classroom! Back in August, +Google for Education posted about a bunch of new feature updates for Google Classroom, and calendar integration was one of them! Well, it's finally here! Read on to find out how to get started with your students & parents!

Google Classroom: So You Forgot to Make a Copy...

Teachers are superhuman human just like everyone else (much to our students surprise)! But we make mistakes. We rush, we forget, we miss a step. And when we're creating Assignments in Google Classroom we sometimes forget to choose the "Make a copy for each student" option. Here's a quick and easy way to fix it!

8 Essential Google Classroom Tips for Teachers

Check out these eight essential tips if you're useing Google Classroom this school year! This was created in partnership with +Alice Keeler and myself. I'm very grateful to Alice for allowing me to help create this awesome poster!

Google Docs Add-on Review: Link Chooser

Here is another great Google Docs Add-on that can be very useful for teachers and students. Link Chooser makes it very easy and convenient to create links to other Google Dive files without having to leave your document.

Google Docs Add-on Review: Keywords

Have you checked the Google Docs Add-ons lately? New ones get added quite often, but there's no easy way of knowing, other than checking frequently on your own. Well, unless you read my blog! I came across this interesting Add-on just the other day, and it has some great uses for the classroom. Continue reading to learn more about the Keywords Add-on for Google Docs.

New Updates for the Google Classroom Mobile App!

The Google Classroom mobile app for Android and iOS received 4 desperately needed updates today, all for the teachers! Continue reading for complete details and break downs of the new features and access to my FREE student and teacher guides for the iPad app (updated today!).

Information from the iOS Update.

Google Photos Now Available in Your GAFE Account

Starting May 5, 2015, Google Apps for Education accounts should start to receive the recently announced Google Photos in their Google Drive for iOS, Android, the web. Now teachers and students can easily back up their photos and videos to Drive! Read on for an explanation of this new feature and some practical classroom uses.

4 GINORMOUS Google Classroom Updates! (April 21, 2015)

You asked for it! You got it! The Google Classroom Team delivers again! Co-teacher support? Check! Create Assignment and Announcement drafts? Check! Enter grades in advance? Check! Oh, and you now get email notifications for private comments, too! Check all the new features just released! Keep reading!

3 Ways to Have Online Discussions with Google Classroom

We often just don't have enough class time for those deep and thought-provoking conversations with our students. Online tools like a Google+ Community and a Google Group Web Forum allow you to extend the conversation beyond the walls of the classroom. But how do you use these tools in conjunction with Google Classroom? Let me show you 3 ways you can have online discussions with Google Classroom!