Steve Smith
Educator, Coach, Innovator
New Zealand Curriculum search bot
Hello and Kia Ora ! Click in the search box below to launch a focused search bot. Then add your search and it will return only info from TKI,NZ curriculum and tāhūrangi sites. Built with agent builder on Google cloud platform And …. Read More
January Bog post – written by Ai
The folowing post was written by an ai tool by simply asking a few questions the first was ” create a blog post about the latest workspace for education updates” the post needed some tidying up but was a nice time saver. …. Read More
Google for Education videos for Admins
I wanted to share three excellent video resources for you and your kura. The first is the Google Workspace videos for Administrators Series.Google Workspace documentation experts lead you through setting up Google Workspace, using your Admin console, and making the most of …. Read More
School break updates
Google for Education has launched the free ‘Did you know?’ Training Series to support Admins and Partners. Register for demo-based training sessions examining technical features of Google Workspace for Education and Chrome.April 12 – You can do that with Docs, Slides, and …. Read More
A couple of tips for the end of Feb
That’s a wrap for the first week of the Teach With Chrome Series, where Google for Edu aired the following sessions: February 22: The Latest Chromebooks: Your powerfully simple teaching tool February 23: Not your student’s Chromebook! February 24: New! Chrome Flex …. Read More
Steve’s end of year wrap up
There were a huuuuuuuuuuge number of updates to Docs this year and the top ones can be seen here, have you tried smart chips to embed previews of slides, sheets and even Youtube clips ? If not, give it a try. Check out the animation …. Read More
Term Four – the beginning of the end of 2021
Integrating the Digital Technologies curriculum content with Google Workspace webinar series! Join Toni from Digital Circus as she takes you through ideas, tips, tricks, and tools to integrate Google Workspace to meet the progress outcomes for the digital technologies curriculum content in your …. Read More
Some Tools and Tips from Google for Education
Hipster google A quick journey through some of the lesser known tools and some pretty cool tips from the amazing Eric Curts https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11obz How to get started with Chromebook accessibility toolsGoogle just shared a 12-part video series with training for Workspace and …. Read More
Starting out with Google for Education
There are a huge number of resources available to you depending on where you are on your Google Workspace for Education journey. From Level 0 courses for beginners to more advanced courses for Domain Administrators. Below are a range of materials that …. Read More
So many Updates and Changes
I began using Google tools in the classroom around 7 years ago. I did this as the tools were collaborative and easy to use. The fact they were built on collaboration was their strongest point for me. Over the years the tools …. Read More