Tales of an 8th Grade Nothing

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http://talesofan8thgradenothing.wordpress.com/2014/01/27/staying-organized-using-google-apps-for-ed-in-the-classroom/

10 Things Every Teacher Should be Able to do in Google Docs

Google Docs is a powerful word processing tool that many schools have adopted. As it’s similar to Microsoft Word and other word processing tools, most of its features are intuitive to use. However, in addition to completing many of the functions of a traditional word processor, Google Docs provides even more capabilities that can be invaluable to educators. Here are ten tricks that can make your life easier with Google Docs:

http://indianajen.com/2014/07/23/10-things-every-teacher-should-be-able-to-do-on-google-docs/

Spreadsheets made Pretty

Make your spreadsheet pretty
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Google Chrome Apps and Extensions

Amazing presentation from ISTE 2014 from Stacy Behmer:

https://docs.google.com/a/lcstaff.org/presentation/d/1l08YoBs4705HqGX4fc-jrbaXKt2PVx5DDetgkRaBrqE/edit#slide=id.g332713cbd_0203

Story Builder

GREAT Google Tool: StoryBuilder. See this great article from Richard Byrne: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/06/create-and-share-short-stories-with.html?utm_content=bufferde7a3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer&m=1

Here is the link to the app: http://docsstorybuilder.appspot.com/

Google Plus Photos

@mcleod: All the Awesome Stuff You Can Do with Google Photos http://t.co/QNYhRHnM3q/s/SPnx

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GAFE and Teachers

@ShawnMcCusker: 28 ways Google’s new add-ons can help teachers now #ettipad #1to1techat http://t.co/PLC7jj5xKM

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