Thank You Joshua Pomeroy!

Thank you, Joshua Pomeroy for the awesome vector flats!  If you haven't seen Joshua's work, you really need to check it out!

Joshua's website: http://www.joshuapomeroy.com/ 

Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+JoshuaPomeroy/posts

Women in Technology

A 'Sputnik' moment for women in technology (Opinion) - CNN.com

Definitely an article worth reading!

Susan Wojcicki: A 'Sputnik' moment for women in technology

By Susan Wojcicki

Updated 7:39 AM ET, Mon October 26, 2015

http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/26/opinions/wojcicki-computer-science-women/index.html

Google Feud

Play "Family Feud" Google-style!

http://www.googlefeud.com/  

Read about it here:  http://time.com/3745641/google-family-feud/

And here: http://techcrunch.com/2015/03/14/this-game-turns-google-autocomplete-into-a-game-of-family-feud/

6 Baseball-Themed Classroom Activities for the World Series

From: Matt Davis, Edutopia ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: OCTOBER 25, 2012 | UPDATED: OCTOBER 16, 2015

“With the World Series getting started later this month, chances are, for the sports enthusiasts in your classroom, excitement is running high. Fortunately for teachers, baseball is a great way to get students excited about learning, and as with any sport with tons of statistics, baseball is a wonderful subject to work into math lessons.”

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/world-series-classroom-activities-matthew-davis?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_campaign=RSS

Loving Google's New Template Gallery!

New Google Template Gallery

Check it out! Templates for resumes, letters, reports, etc.  Click on “File,” then “New,” then “From Template…”  New template gallery in Sheets and Slides, too! I even found a great Wedding Planner for my daughter :) !!

Finding Math in the Everyday with Sesame Street and Google’s Course Builder

Finding Math in the Everyday with Sesame Street and Google’s Course Builder

From Google For Education: To date, more than 5,000 early childhood educators have enrolled in a free online course from Sesame Street, “Make Believe with Math”, created through Google’s Course Builder platform. The course - which will run through October 31st - emphasizes finding everyday opportunities for math in any setting and seeing pretend play as a tool for math learning. 

http://googleforeducation.blogspot.com/2015/10/finding-math-in-everyday-with-sesame.html

Read All About It: A New Teacher’s Guide to Analyzing Newspapers

October 7, 2015 by Cheryl Lederle

Teaching with the Library of Congress is excited to announce an addition to the Library’s suite of Teacher’s Guides for working with primary sources!  

http://blogs.loc.gov/teachers/2015/10/read-all-about-it-a-new-teachers-guide-to-analyzing-newspapers/

Great Article on Getting Started with Google Forms

A Beginner’s Guide to Google Sheets for Educators by ImagineEasy

ImagineEasy gives us 22 ways to get started using Google Sheets in the Classroom. If you're new to Sheets, or just need a refresher or some tips, this is a great article!

Click here: http://www.imagineeasy.com/blog/beginners-guide-google-sheets/#.VheX-lFa1kk.google_plusone_share 

Now Google Fonts are Preserved!

Google Fonts preserved in Microsoft® Word and PowerPoint on PCs

You no longer need to worry about sending documents and presentations created in Docs and Slides to customers and partners using Word and PowerPoint on PCs—even when those documents and presentations contain Google Fonts. Google Fonts will now be preserved when you download Docs and Slides files in Word and PowerPoint.

Read it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1niYPl0R9RosUtfuF-82cI4seNyZ5itvFO1Tjff6OsTM/preview#heading=h.fyh2v6u9prgw

CNN For Students

CNN Student News is a ten-minute, commercial-free, daily news program designed for middle and high school classes. It is produced by the journalists at CNN. This award-winning show and its companion website are available free of charge throughout the school year.

There is also an archive so you can find relevant topics. 

Check it out: http://www.cnn.com/studentnews