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Thinking about Google Arts and Culture’s “Is your portrait in a museum?”
You may remember that the Google Arts and Culture App was selected as an AASL Best App for 2017. The app’s new “Is your portrait in a museum?” feature uses facial recognition to connect your own selected selfie to a Google Arts and Culture doppelganger, a look-alike from among its millions of collected portraits. Introduced quietly […]
Google launches Applied Digital Skills
Need a little inspiration and seeking to add a little fun to middle, high school, college, PD or independent technology learning as this school year opens? Google just launched Applied Digital Skills, designed to help your students succeed online and prepare for their careers. The program includes free lesson plans and digital skills videos designed for […]
Gboard: Don’t know how I lived without it
I am a bit mobile keyboard challenged. While I type like a maniac, I’m what anyone would call a slow texter. I have trouble with tasks others find simple–finding the perfect emoji, as well as basics like copying and pasting. So, for me Gboard is a major keyboard shift. Last week, the Official Google Blog […]
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A next chapter: Editions at Play
In a world where smartphones are transforming into all-purpose devices, not surprisingly, an October 2015 Pew study found a sizable decline in e-book reader ownership. It’s possible that digital may not be the best container for all physical books. And it’s pretty clear that print and e-readers are not the perfect containers for emerging forms […]
Camp Google
There’s a new (free) camp in town. No bus necessary. Camp Google is designed to engage kids ages seven through ten in creative science activities. Each week students explore provocative questions and themes with experts across the globe, courtesy of such impressive partners as: Khan Academy National Geographic Kids NASA National Park Service This week is […]
Google+ Community News: Now we can poll!
For those of us who are fans and users and builders of Google+ Communities, Googler Dennis Troper just announced a very handy new polling feature for Android and the web. (iOS will be coming very soon.) Polls can now be created from either a personal profile or from a Google+ Community page. You may embed […]
Google Classroom announced (sign up to text drive!)
The Official Google Blog announced today a preview of its new Classroom, a free and also ad-free tool in the Google Apps for Education suite. I am hopeful that this will prove the answer to my hopelessly messy Drive issues and a serious organizational and communication solution for my our classes. The post shares that Classroom […]
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