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Here’s a video I shared with one of my classes on Google Docs. Essentially going over some of the basic editing option of a Google Doc. Most children are already comfortable with Microsoft Word, but It was clearly a good…

This will be my fifth tutorial on the use of Google Sheets. This time we look at something I’ve had to use a couple of times, especially living in a country not my own. Often you need to convert currencies,…

I love Google! That’s no secret. After having worked with Google products for a number of years and using them in my class I finally decided to get Certified.Now becoming a ‘Google Educator’ is actually not as difficult as you might…

After hearing about CodeCombat on a weekly get together named ‘Thirsty Thursdays’ on Hangouts I was interested, better yet, more than interested!Time to explore…With a healthy dose of skepticism and critique ready to be shared I signed up, and that’s…

I’ve been using Google Keep since day 1 and it has changed the way I record notes and/or keep lists. Before I used to constantly misplace my handwritten lists or post-it and I have tried several note keeping apps and…

As a teacher passionate about technology, it’s no secret that I love GAFE! Google apps have changed the way we teach, support and interact with our pupils. It makes it easier to ‘flip’ your classroom and the children love working…

Now we have all heard about different typefaces and Fonts. These are usually used for aesthetic and design purposes, and yes I admit if love FontArt or Typographic design. But this post is not about that. This is all about…

Tuesday 10th February 2015 is Safer Internet Day! The theme for 2015 is ‘Let’s create a better internet together’. Now I know some of you are thinking; What is Internet Safety day? Why do we Need an Internet Safety day? Shouldn’t…

The more I use Google Sheets, the more I love it.Especially within an educational setting, Google Sheets is a great tool to use when analysing data or simple representing your findings in a visually pleasing way. With the many options…

Another great website we should all know about! ThinkBeforeYouLink provides students, teachers and parent with free lessons and materials about online safety. I highly recommend looking into using this site in class as it provides children with a fun and interactive way to test…

I have recently discovered an original news website and have fallen in love with it. Not only is it a great resource to find Current Articles from around the word, you can use in class. It has been specifically designed for students and schools.…

Did you know you can filter your search result according to their reading level? Here’s how you do it: -Search for a topic. -Click on Search tools. -Under the ‘All results’ drop down menu you select ‘Reading Level’. That’s it!

Have you ever wondered if you could create a professional looking Website Header using Google products?  Well, in this tutorial I will show you just how easy it is to create that header. First think about the desired width and…

Learn how to make your Sprite move by pressing the up, down, left or right arrow key.  The blocks used in this tutorial are:   To move left To move right       To move up To move down

In this second Tutorial we do our first bit of programming. We are going to learn 2 different ways of having our Sprite change costumes. The first is a manual change (You press a button the sprite changes costumes). The…