Sharing & Collaborating with Google Drive: A Guide

This guide is brought to you by Eric Curts, and features a video to walk you through the different stages of turning your classroom into a paperless environment through the features and functionalities of Google Drive and Google Docs. 

Here's a sample of Eric's Table of Contents:
Overview
How to name documents and folders
How to choose sharing options: Edit, Comment, and View
How to share a document with specific people
How to share a document as a link
How to use folders
How to create folders for your documents
How to put your documents in folders
How to share a folder
How to use folders as staff handout folders
How to use folders as student turn-in folders
How to use forms to turn in assignments
How to use comments in the grading process
How to use revision history
Use Voice Comments

Other resources

Access Eric's guide here!

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University of Hawai`i Google Drive Sharing Graphic:

by Suzy Mehlhorn

Coursera: 3D Printing Specialization

This Specialization will introduce you to the magic of 3D printing. Through a series of four cohesive courses and a hands-on capstone experience, you will acquire the knowledge, skills, and tools to turn your ideas into objects! This specialization has been developed by faculty experts from the Illinois MakerLab (the world's first 3D printing lab in a Business School) along with industry experts from both Autodesk (a leading 3D software firm) and Ultimaker (a leading 3D hardware firm).

You will obtain a rich understanding of what 3D printing is, how 3D printers work, and how this new technology is being used by both individuals and firms to revolutionize our world. In addition, you will acquire a set of tangible skills that will enable you to create digital designs that you can transform into physical objects. These skills can be used to help you launch a career in the growing field of 3D printing, be the 3D printing expert in your current firm, or make the things you need. 

Hurry, it starts on May 8!

Here at UH Mānoa, you can try out the 3D printer in the iLab (Bldg 37). Right now it's free. Check out their website and calendar here! The iLab is also available for teaching courses.

Coursera 3D Printing Specialization

Copyright: What Teachers and Students Should Know!

From "Ditch that Textbook" featuring Kristina Peters from the Nebraska Department of Education 




Kristina Peters from the Nebraska Department of Education joins Ditch That Textbook to talk about copyright and how it applies to the classroom. Use video, audio, images or other media you didn't create? You might be using it legally and ethically ... but you might not. Hear Kristina's valuable information about licensing.
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Also includes uploading videos to YouTube and how Google scans and flags inappropriate content and other violations; what may happen to your account and the possible outcome of an appeal; showing a movie in your classroom; Creative Commons searching; Google search within Google Docs; Google search filtering images by license; example of an image attribution page.

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search.creativecommons.org
Foter
pixabay free images
Wikimedia Commons

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http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/04/04/14-copyright-essentials-teachers-and-students-must-know/

[Mind] Mapping the Path to Plagiarism

Using mind maps is a creative and dynamic way to visually develop and manage projects, concepts and ideas - from organizing a website to office workflows and academic planning. In this example, I updated our website on plagiarism. 

                                                  

Mind Mapping Ideas

Presentation Organization
Writing Processes
Website Design
Timelines
BrainstormingStrategizing
Proposals
Theme-Based Activities
Classroom Projects
Office Workflow
Project Management
Assessment Planning
Syllabi Development
Learning Outcomes

Fabulous "Open Source" SCALAR

From The Alliance for Networking Visual Culture*

Scalar is a free, open source authoring and publishing platform that’s designed to make it easy for authors to write long-form, born-digital scholarship online. Scalar enables users to assemble media from multiple sources and juxtapose them with their own writing in a variety of ways, with minimal technical expertise required. Multiple authorship is supported.

Watching the Scalar video introduction will make you want to drop everything and start writing!

VIDEO INTRODUCTION: http://scalar.usc.edu/scalar/

*Scalar is a project of the Alliance for Networking Visual Culture (ANVC) in association with Vectors and  IML, and with the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Hello! My Name is Twiddla!

Twiddla is a web-based meeting playground white board. Mark up websites, graphics, and photos, or start brainstorming on a blank canvas. Browse the web with your students or make that conference call more productive than ever. No plug-ins, downloads, or firewall voodoo - it's all there, ready to go when you are. Browser-agnostic, user-friendly. And it's FREE!

How is it different from other collaboration tools? (e.g., WebEx)

• First of all it's free.
• Second it's available to anyone, anytime.
• Third, there are no plug ins - all you need is your web browser.
• Fourth, you can interact with the web (or any uploaded picture, PDF document or widget) AND mark it up at the same time.
• Fifth, it incorporates chat and voice.
• Read the FAQ

Click HERE to start a new meeting or, try it now in the Sandbox HERE 

Gooru University - Free Google Apps Training!

Gooru University - Free Google Apps Training from the Experts!

Gooru U offers free training in 3 areas:

Sheets

Drive

Gmail

Check it out HERE!

Jeopardy for Your Students Using Google Slides!

Eric Curts, from Control Alt Achieve, has designed a Google Slides template for you to create your own Jeopardy game for students. Check out his article and templates here: 
http://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/01/jeopardy-templates-google-slides.html
Check out his webinars (live and recorded) and tutorials, too!


Curts, E. (2014, February 14). Jeopardy Game Template for Google Slides - Apps User Group. Retrieved January 28, 2016, from http://www.appsusergroup.org/news/jeopardy-game

Create a PDF eBook with Google Slides!

From ditchthattextbook.com, here's a great way to create your own eBook for students using Google Slides! 

Matt Miller has also written an eBook on how to create your own PDF eBook:

http://ditchthattextbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/How-to-Create-a-PDF-eBook.pdf

Great for online courses, face-to-face classes or flipped classrooms.

Check it out!