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Scaffold for Writing a Driving Question for Project Based Learning

Need help getting started writing a Driving Question? Try using the scaffold below; however, don't get locked in! This is just an IDEA for a starting point. Feel free to rearrange, get rid of, and add elements as you please. If you have suggestions to make this graphic better, please let me know if the comments or via the contact form on the right. Want this graphic as a Google Doc so you can edit it? Sure thing. Click here to get it. 

Smarter Gmail Lesson 10: groups vs. Groups

What's the difference between gmail groups and Google Groups? What features do each offer? When should you use a group or create a Group? It's a confusing issue. Why oh why do they have the same name?!? Hopefully this little video will help. . . Smarter Gmail Lesson 10

GeoGuessr: An Addictive Game with Educational Potential

Yesterday after work I walked into our Tech Department computer lab and saw two of our young techs playing a game. I walked over and sat with them, hoping to learn something new, and I sure did. GeoGuessr  (tag line "Let's Explore the World") is a game that works through Google Maps. When you pull up the site, you'll see a location at street view level via Google Maps. You can look around as much as you like; there's no time limit, but your goal is to figure out where in the world you are. Sometimes you can read street signs, sometimes you will examine the flora and fauna, and once in a while if you drive around in the bush long enough, you will locate a helpful kangaroo which will let you know you are in Australia not Africa. Trust me, that can be a tough distinction, as my two colleagues explained.  When you think you've got it figured out, drop the pin on the map and guess. The closer you get, the more points you receive. Once you guess, you get another loc...

Smarter Gmail Lesson 9: Learn to use Tasks in Gmail and Google Calendar

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Smarter Chrome: Three Simple Chrome Tricks

Three simple tips/tricks to help you work smarter in Google Chrome. Enjoy!

Innovation Day Video

Have you seen Huntsville ISD's latest Innovation Day video? It's pretty awesome! We think you'll get a lot of good advice about what Innovation Day is, how to do it, and why you should give it a try as well. Please check it out!

WOW! Check out Katie Grassel's Great Doctopus Tutorial

Doctopus lets teachers automatically create copies of shared documents and distribute them to students in Google Docs. If you are struggling with managing Google Docs in your classes, here you go! I always thought Doctopus was sorta technical and nerdy, but guys, it's NOT, it's awesome! It's as easy as Flubaroo. Check out Katie Grassel 's great tutorial below and see for yourself. Thanks so much Katie! Also, check out these Doctopus Updates  and learn about other helpful scripts (like Goobric--distributes copies of your rubric) from youpd.