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Guest post by friEdTechnology Associate & EdTech Guru, +JP Hale , Tweet him at  @haleedtech As both a Google for Education Certified Administrator and Trainer, I try to keep a healthy balance of safety and security and powerful instructional strategies in mind.  Recently that has become a bit more challenging with Google Classroom becoming available for any G Suite users.  The feature is off by default and has to be turned on in your district domain. In this post we will examine the various settings to be considered.  These settings are managed by a Google Administrator for your specific domain.  (Learn more:  Control User Access to Classroom ) Users in your domain only —Only G Suite for Education users in your domain can join your domain’s classes Users in whitelisted domains —G Suite for Education users from domains you allow can join your domain’s classes. You need to whitelist these domains, and domain administrators fr...

In this guide, Mike Wallace and Amy Mayer seek to provide you with all the knowledge you need as a PARENT, TEACHER or GAFE SYS ADMIN to get the most out of Google Classroom Guardian Summaries. We sure hope it helps! If it does, please share this post and encourage your colleagues to get on our email list here . All materials referred to in this post can be found here . PARENTS: If your child's school is using Google Classroom and has enabled Guardian Summaries, your job is easy. All you have to do is click "Accept" when you receive the email from ...@classroom.google.com. It will look something like the screenshot you see below: After you click the blue ACCEPT button, you'll get an option to choose the frequency of the emails you receive (daily or weekly) and your time zone. Presumably, this will keep the summaries from coming to you at 3 a.m. and waking you up.  If you don't get the invite, check your email's SPAM folder. The email should come from a "no...

You heard us right! Now, Learn how Lucidpress+Google Classroom Can Help You Improve Digital Literacy The latest generation of students may be tech-savvy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re tech literate. What’s the difference? Tech savviness refers to an individual’s skill level, whereas tech literacy more broadly refers to the ability to use technology responsibly and appropriately. So how can teachers best prepare a bumper crop of young Tweeters and Snapchatters for a lifetime of meaningful technology use? We think the answer is simple: focus on key outcomes. That way, students will come to appreciate the productive possibilities of technology even as the tech landscape continues to evolve around them. Here are three key outcomes to focus on as you guide your students’ use of technology this year, along with tools and tips to help you do so: Collaboration Technology makes collaboration easier, and collaboration makes learning easier. Collaborative tools are a dime a doze...