Making Charts from Data in Spreadsheets

One of the more powerful reasons to use spreadsheets is the ability to take the data and make a chart of it.  In this video I will show you how to do this.

One of the more unusual charts that can be produced are map charts.  Here is a demonstration of this aspect of Google Spreadsheets.

Introduction to Google Spreadsheets

These can be very powerful if used correctly.  They are also an integral part of the Google Forms as we shall see later.

Google Presentations - Transitions & Animations

Presentations have grown a lot since they first came into the digital domain.   Google Presentations continues to grow and new features are being added in all the time.

I want to spend a little time here going through Animations and Transitions in Google Presentations.  Remember the rules and do not make the presentation too overpowering with different and confusing transitions and animations.

Google Presentations - The Basics

Presentations are part of every teacher.  Not only in the class either.  Keynote speeches, assembly notes and presentations, class unit presentations, planning sessions and a variety of other uses form the basis for a need for presentations.  At this point we will start to look at the Google Presentation App.  It will take about the next two or three blog posts.

Google Docs - Comments

A very powerful system of commenting will always help students learn.  It can be in the style of a formative assessment or used as a help system with students struggling to understand a skill such as writing.  Google Drive has a fill commenting system and this short video will help you use them.

If you as a teacher are worried that the comments will be missed, it is possible to email the student with the comment.  Here is how it is done.

Google Documents Part 2

There are some amazing tools associated with documents in Google Drive.  The first one we will look at is translating a document to another language.

Now look at using the Research Tool.  This is a powerful tool that has many uses.  Watch the video to see some of the uses.

Google Documents Part 1

Today we are going to start to look at Documents in Google Drive.  This is the word processor part of Google Drive and I think you will find it very easy to use.  It is very similar to many of the word processors we use everyday here at school with some neat improvements.

Next let's look at inserting and manipulating images.

There is a built-in system for Math Equations/Formulas.  It is fairly easy to use.  Watch this short video to learn how it works.