The Internet in Real Time

Click the image to open the interactive version (via PennyStocksLab).
http://pennystocks.la/internet-in-real-time/ 

Get informed before heading to the polls with Google Trends

What a great resource this is for American History and Government classes ...  Google Trends!  From Google's official blog: 

"To help people get informed before heading to the polls, we’re integrating three new components into the debate: a way to hear directly from candidates on Google; real-time Google Trends data; and questions from some of YouTube’s most prominent voices.

Political search interest spikes 440 percent on average during live televised debates as people turn to the web to learn more about the candidates and their platforms. Now people will have a new way to hear directly from candidates themselves, in real-time—right in Google Search results."  

  

https://www.google.com/trends/story/US_cu_5NL_ZVIBAABJNM_en 

Another vector drawing in Google Draw

Joshua Pomeroy pays tribute to David Bowie using Google Draw. Fantastic!!! If you haven't checked out Joshua's work, you really need to!



https://plus.google.com/+JoshuaPomeroy/posts/h5kYQyD7pNk

From CNN: Google Cardboard saves baby's life

Doctors at Nicklaus Children's Hospital in Miami used the device to map out an operation they say they couldn't have envisioned otherwise.

Click here to read the whole story 

Google Draw and Virtual Protractors and Rulers!

I just watched this video from Control Alt Achieve (http://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/01/best-protractor-ruler-chrome.html) that shows how to use virtual protractor and ruler in Google Draw and all your other GAFE apps. Here's what they look like:

Watch the short video that will explain everything you need to know to get started!  Thanks, Eric Curts!

Video: https://youtu.be/Ff5fUS5S-NY 

Website: http://www.controlaltachieve.com/2016/01/best-protractor-ruler-chrome.html 

SAMR

SAMR Model

Substitution - Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with no functional change.

Augmentation - Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with functional improvement.

Modification - Technology allows for significant task redesign.

Redefinition - Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable

Long Multiplication with Google Sheets

This is great!!! From "Control Alt Achieve"

Use Google Sheets to teach long multiplication.  "What I did was create some sheets that allow a student to type in the original multiplication problem, and then using hidden columns, custom formulas, and conditional formatting, it provides the student with feedback each step along the way."  

Awesome!!!