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How to Use Google Slides to Facilitate Virtual Book Club Meetings (+ FREE Template!)
Digital Organization, Google for Education Shana Ramin 10/10/20 Digital Organization, Google for Education Shana Ramin 10/10/20

How to Use Google Slides to Facilitate Virtual Book Club Meetings (+ FREE Template!)

Here’s how Google Slides can help facilitate student collaboration during virtual book club meetings.

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The Best Dystopian Novels for Middle School Book Clubs
Classroom Ideas Shana Ramin 9/28/20 Classroom Ideas Shana Ramin 9/28/20

The Best Dystopian Novels for Middle School Book Clubs

Looking for engaging dystopian novels for your middle school readers? Here are some of the best, according to my 8th grade students.

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Create a Breakout Room Note Taker in Google Slides (+ FREE TEMPLATES!)
Google for Education, Tech Tips Shana Ramin 8/24/20 Google for Education, Tech Tips Shana Ramin 8/24/20

Create a Breakout Room Note Taker in Google Slides (+ FREE TEMPLATES!)

Looking to facilitate student collaboration online? Grab these FREE Breakout Room Note Taker templates!

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What’s the Point of a Bitmoji Classroom? All Your Questions, Answered.
Design, Classroom Ideas, Digital Organization, Tech Tips Shana Ramin 8/4/20 Design, Classroom Ideas, Digital Organization, Tech Tips Shana Ramin 8/4/20

What’s the Point of a Bitmoji Classroom? All Your Questions, Answered.

Wondering what all the Bitmoji craze is about? How to share your virtual classroom with students? The answers to all your questions are here!

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Why building SEL skills is more important than ever (and what you can do to help)
Classroom Ideas Shana Ramin 7/1/20 Classroom Ideas Shana Ramin 7/1/20

Why building SEL skills is more important than ever (and what you can do to help)

SEL refers to social and emotional learning, which provides a foundation of skills to help students understand themselves and others.

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How to Personalize Your Web Browser with Google Chrome Themes
Design, Tech Tips, Digital Organization Shana Ramin 6/26/20 Design, Tech Tips, Digital Organization Shana Ramin 6/26/20

How to Personalize Your Web Browser with Google Chrome Themes

There are two main ways to customize your Google Chrome web browser: manual customization and pre-set themes.

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Digital Refresh: Rainbow Watercolor Phone + Desktop Wallpaper 🌈
Design, Digital Organization Shana Ramin 6/22/20 Design, Digital Organization Shana Ramin 6/22/20

Digital Refresh: Rainbow Watercolor Phone + Desktop Wallpaper 🌈

Refresh your phone, iPad or desktop with these rainbow watercolor backgrounds. // iPhone Wallpaper

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Understanding File Attachments in Google Classroom
Google for Education, Digital Organization Shana Ramin 5/19/20 Google for Education, Digital Organization Shana Ramin 5/19/20

Understanding File Attachments in Google Classroom

Here’s a breakdown of the 3 file sharing settings in Google Classroom: students can view file, students can edit file, and make a copy for each student.

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5 Helpful Google Chrome Extensions for Online Distance Learning
Google for Education, Tech Tips, Digital Organization, EdTech Shana Ramin 4/25/20 Google for Education, Tech Tips, Digital Organization, EdTech Shana Ramin 4/25/20

5 Helpful Google Chrome Extensions for Online Distance Learning

For this post, I’m listing the top 5 Google Chrome extensions that can be especially helpful to teachers as we navigate this new world of distance learning.

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How to Create a Virtual Bitmoji Classroom in Google Slides or PowerPoint
Tech Tips, Design, Google for Education Shana Ramin 4/20/20 Tech Tips, Design, Google for Education Shana Ramin 4/20/20

How to Create a Virtual Bitmoji Classroom in Google Slides or PowerPoint

Learn how to make your own virtual Bitmoji classroom using Google Slides or PowerPoint with these step-by-step directions.

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Using Digital Choice Boards + Interactive Slides for Distance Learning (+ FREE Google Drive Templates!)
Google for Education, Design Shana Ramin 3/14/20 Google for Education, Design Shana Ramin 3/14/20

Using Digital Choice Boards + Interactive Slides for Distance Learning (+ FREE Google Drive Templates!)

I’m a big fan of using digital choice boards in my classroom. In light of recent school closures, I’m working on compiling some of my choice board templates into a Google Drive folder for others to use.

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Hacking Google Forms Quizzes: 4 Grading Tricks You May Not Know
Google for Education Shana Ramin 3/7/20 Google for Education Shana Ramin 3/7/20

Hacking Google Forms Quizzes: 4 Grading Tricks You May Not Know

If you’ve ever given a survey or quiz in Google Forms, you know how helpful they can be. Below, I’ve compiled 4 of my favorite tips to help you use Google Forms in your classroom more efficiently.

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Create Awesome Digital Blackout Poetry in Google Slides With These Quick Tips and Keyboard Shortcuts
Design, Google for Education Shana Ramin 2/13/20 Design, Google for Education Shana Ramin 2/13/20

Create Awesome Digital Blackout Poetry in Google Slides With These Quick Tips and Keyboard Shortcuts

Here are a few tips and keyboard shortcuts that will help you and your students create awesome digital blackout poetry in Google Slides.

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The Secret to Digital File Organization is Easier Than You Think
Digital Organization, Tech Tips Shana Ramin 1/20/20 Digital Organization, Tech Tips Shana Ramin 1/20/20

The Secret to Digital File Organization is Easier Than You Think

By default, Chrome saves all downloaded files to a specific β€œDownloads” folder. This makes it easy to quickly save and access your files in the short term, but it can put a significant damper on your file organization in the long run.

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Be Balanced, Joyful, Courageous: Celebrate 2020 with One-Word Wallpapers for Your Phone ✨
Design Shana Ramin 12/31/19 Design Shana Ramin 12/31/19

Be Balanced, Joyful, Courageous: Celebrate 2020 with One-Word Wallpapers for Your Phone ✨

Here are the new β€œOne Word” wallpapers for 2020.

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Harness the Power of Podcasts in the Classroom with Listenwise
Tech Tips, Classroom Ideas, EdTech Shana Ramin 11/24/19 Tech Tips, Classroom Ideas, EdTech Shana Ramin 11/24/19

Harness the Power of Podcasts in the Classroom with Listenwise

If you’ve been looking for a way to incorporate podcasts in your classroom but don’t quite know where to start, Listenwise is here to help.

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It’s Time to Take Control of Your Google Chrome Bookmarks Bar
Tech Tips, Digital Organization, Google for Education Shana Ramin 10/10/19 Tech Tips, Digital Organization, Google for Education Shana Ramin 10/10/19

It’s Time to Take Control of Your Google Chrome Bookmarks Bar

Introducing one of my favorite productivity helpers: the Google Chrome Bookmarks Bar.

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Easy Classroom Library Checkout System: Google Forms & Google Sheets
Classroom Ideas, Google for Education, Tech Tips Shana Ramin 7/17/19 Classroom Ideas, Google for Education, Tech Tips Shana Ramin 7/17/19

Easy Classroom Library Checkout System: Google Forms & Google Sheets

Managing a classroom library seems to be a common pain point among English teachers. Google Forms and Google Sheets can help with that.

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How To Organize Your Life with Google Keep:  Pinned Checklists, Custom Image Headers & More
Tech Tips, Google for Education, EdTech, Digital Organization Shana Ramin 2/19/19 Tech Tips, Google for Education, EdTech, Digital Organization Shana Ramin 2/19/19

How To Organize Your Life with Google Keep: Pinned Checklists, Custom Image Headers & More

Google Keep is of G Suite’s best kept secrets. Think of it like a digital home for sticky notes, but with 10x more features and capabilities than traditional stickies.

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How To Make the Most of Your Last 3 Minutes of Class
Classroom Ideas Shana Ramin 12/4/18 Classroom Ideas Shana Ramin 12/4/18

How To Make the Most of Your Last 3 Minutes of Class

Have you ever dreaded the last 2-3 minutes of class? It’s a tough time slot to fill. Luckily, I keep a set of notecards in a bucket by my desk to help with that.

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I’m sure you’ve heard of ChatGPT by now, but are you tapping into its incredible potential? πŸ€” I’ve compiled a mega list of 50 time-saving prompts to help you generate ideas, curate resources, create content for students to analyze, I forgot how energizing it is to talk about nerdy tech stuff in a room full of mostly-strangers who also happen to love nerdy tech stuff too. πŸ˜… I haven’t presented at a conference in over three years because of you-know-what, but it sure does
Have you heard about ChatGPT? It’s an artificial intelligence chatbot that can answer questions, give advice, generate ideas, and SO much more (seriously, it’s mind blowing!). If you’re like a lot of teachers, you might be panicking Looking forward to a fun day of learning at #migoogle! Please like this photo so I can win a prize. 🀣🀣 (I’m very competitive in niche situations and conference prizes are one of those situations, lol).
Lots of new Google Docs updates this year! Here are 5 of my favorites. I cover each one in detail on my blog & YouTube, which I’ll link in my stories! Which one are you most excited about? πŸŽ‰
 
 
 

Shana Ramin is a Technology Integration Specialist, digital creator & Google for Education Certified Trainer & Innovator.