Steve’s end of year wrap up for 2024
Kia Ora and congratulations on getting to the end of term 4 It has been great to get out and about to so many schools and events this year and we are already planning lots of the same for next year. Below …. 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
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
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
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
Distance Learning and building habits for the new future
As I watch my two sons undertake the new normal of school in NZ I felt that I would like to share some reflections. Both my boys are at home undertaking distance learning and are at different school so this shows me …. Read More
Distance learning resources
With the global move to distance learning as a result of Covid19 there has been an avalanche of resources produced and at times it is difficult to stay on top of all the information. A couple of places of central information can …. Read More
A collection on Youtube Clips
I began a project this year, I challenged myself to make a video each fortnight that would be helpful to educators. These videos help me to up-skill myself in simple ‘explainer’ type videos but also make me think about which are my …. Read More
Google Geo Tools Workshop
On Friday 14th June 20 Geo teachers from around New Zealand attended a workshop I hosted looking at developments and product updates for the Google Geo Tools. We were lucky enought to have Dr John Bailey from Google Earth Education with us …. Read More