Learning in the Lou

When you create a Google Doc to share with families, remember to set the share settings so that anyone with the link can view the document.  It's an easily forgotten step that will cause much frustration for families.  Look for the blue "share" setting in the upper right hand corner of your Google apps and watch the video for more help. Bonus!   Want to know how this video was made?  Check out this post on how to Teach with Screencastify .

Need to share a contact list with a long-term sub or another teacher? Check out the process for sharing. Teacher Sharing the Contact List Open your email. Click the Mail button in the upper left. Click Contacts . Find the email distribution list you want to share. Click on that list so all the emails appear in the center of your screen. 1. Click More at the top of the screen. 2. Click Export . Make sure you select only the group you want to export. It will default to All contacts and that is not what you want! Click Export at the bottom of the screen. You should see a downloaded file appear in the lower left of your screen. Share this file with the person who needs that contact list. Teacher Importing the Contact List The teacher who needs the contact list opens their email. Click on Mail in the upper left. Click Contacts . Click More at the top of the screen. Click Import . 1. Click Choose File . Pick the file t...

My first #booksnap.  I have seen this shared on Twitter for a while now and decided it was time to try it. While my snaps are not super great, it has helped me narrow down what is really snapable and what isn't. I'm sure you can understand, sometimes we just highlight too much on any given page. What is a #booksnap ? I think it is simply taking a picture of the book you are reading, highlighting an outstanding quote and sharing it publicly. The idea came from Tara Martin,  @taramartinedu , when she began reading the Launch book. Like any book, it can be difficult to keep the conversation going between face-to-face meetings. I know I will highlight and add a ton of Post-Its to my book which might be great for me but not the greater conversation that could happen around what I'm reading. #booksnaps solves this issue by giving me a quick pathway to snap, annotate and share my thinking. I believe this will change my reading by helping me narrow down my highlights an...

Your students shot a video and now you want them to share it with you. They can't email it to you because the file is just too large. The solution is simple, just upload it to Google Drive. Open the video file on the phone. Click the share icon. Find and click the Drive icon. Name the file. Click Save . It will take a few minutes to fully upload the file. Find the uploaded video in the Uploads section. Click the ice cream cone icon . (three little dots) Click Add people . Add the email addresses of those you want to share the video with.