Learning in the Lou

Going to the store isn't exactly fun and this button makes some of those trips a thing of the past. I love this idea!

Follow this Google Apps Update blog to learn more about this great addition to your Drive. Note: All updates roll out slowly. You may not see these changes right away.

Came across this blog post on twitter today and had to share it. (Click image to visit her blog post.) Alice Keeler write about many topics that may impact your day to day classroom. I would highly recommend following her on twitter. ( @alicekeeler ) I really love tip number 4!

This app is a cross between a texting app and a walkie talkie. You have the option to send a text, add a photo and send a quick voice comment to people in your contacts list. App Screenshot I can click the play button to hear my message to Doug or listen to the audio clips he sent me. If I hold down the orange button I can send him a new audio/voice message. How might I use this in my life or classroom? Check out this post on EdTechReview about using Voxer in your school. Education Week also wrote about Voxer. A wicked cool way to communicate to your children on any wifi enabled device. (I kinda love this app. I used to love walkie talkies as a kid. This gives a similar experience without all the static and 9 volt batteries.) Want to take it to another level? Do you follow the #moedchat on twitter? They created this google doc you can add your voxer contact info to. Sometimes you need to say something that just won't fit into 140 characters and that...

You have a doc you want to share? You want the person(s) opening it to make a copy so they can start adding personal notes? Follow this simple step to force those opening the doc to make a copy.

Originally posted in November on Edutopia - 53 Ways To Check for Understanding I saw this on twitter and then Facebook today. I wish I had this last week! We have been working on fast formative assessment and this post makes everything seem possible. How might your week be different based upon one of these fast ways to check for understanding?

Now is the time to download the pro version of Google Earth. What used to cost $399 is now 100% free! What does this mean for you? Read more about it in this post by Google . Try it out and let us know what you find useful.