Google is cleaning house 🏠

Just a heads up to throw your way – Google is shutting down their Tour Builder and Expeditions programs this summer. Now if you read that sentence and thought, “I don’t have any idea what either of those things are…” then you are probably in the clear! Still keep reading though, because Tour Builder is

Google Classroom Update + Some End of the Year Activities!

Anyone else feel like they are stuck in a weird pandemic time warp? My brain is like, “How is it already April 15th?!” while at the same thinking, “How is it only April 15th!?” I think expecting a baby in a couple months is adding to it all! Anyhoo, let me get back to the

Digital Tool Spotlight | Genially

Admittedly, I’m pretty particular with what digital tools I will share on my blog. I have certain unwritten criteria I look for, and if it doesn’t check the boxes, I generally don’t share it. The tool has to be easy to use, have a robust free product (even if there is a paid version of

Returning to In-Person Learning

Ready or not, we are moving full steam ahead into the 4th and final quarter of a school year that has been nothing short of difficult. For our secondary students, the approaching 4th quarter means we exit our hybrid learning phase and go back to full, in-person learning. Instructionally, this should be the most “back

Google Updates Galore – Part 2!

If you missed Part 1 of this series, click here to learn about more Google Updates! Now let’s jump right into Part 2! First off, Google is coming out with a built in screen recorder for Chromebooks! No more having to use third party extensions to record. This will be such a great tool for

Google Updates Galore! – Part 1

Google had their Learning with Google event yesterday, which highlighted a TON of updates coming out this year. Because there are so many and I like to keep my posts somewhat concise, I’ll be splitting this post into two parts. And before I dive in, I should mention that Google is switching some vocabulary on

Just for Fun…Google Keep 💡

Today’s post has nothing to do with remote learning, hybrid learning, COVID-19, or Google Meet. Now don’t worry, I like to be efficient with people’s time, so I’m still going to blog about something I think you’ll find useful! It’s just something fun (well, I think it’s fun, but I’m also pretty nerdy). I’ve used

Remote Learning Tips

While some districts have been all remote since the start of this school year, our district has just made the switch. Now, before this switch, we were in hybrid, which is arguably the most difficult teaching situation I could ever dream of. Anything else should feel like a walk in the park, but switching to

Google Meet Raise Hand 🙋‍♀️

I’m starting to feel like a broken record, but Google Meet has yet another update coming out. The timing couldn’t be better as our district moves into remote learning as COVID cases in the county have been drastically spiking. Our district pushed out the Nod Chrome extension last spring, which allows participants in a Google

Google Meet + Present

Fact: This year is hard. Really hard. It feels like every time we get our feet under us, something happens and the rug is pulled out and we come crashing to the ground. But what I can say is that teachers have been so resilient, and have worked so incredibly hard, and are rocking so