Featured Content

• Tips for Using Mobile Devices in the Classroom
  • Distractions, off-task, inappropriate uses -- But these are not new problems
  • Can bring too much to the learning experience to band altogether
  • Gives students more ownership of their learning
  • Before you begin:
    • Think about the what you are trying to achieve
    • If BYOD, survey to find out what’s available
    • Allow students to make suggestions
    • Set clear expectations
• Pros and Cons of Mobile v. Desktop/Laptop/Chromebook
• Features only available on mobile
  • Google Classroom - Annotate/Draw (Android and iOS)
    • How to use Google Classroom’s secret productivity tool: the mobile app
  • Google Keep - Voice Notes (Android and iOS)
  • Google Translate - Translate with Camera (Android and iOS)
  • Google Calendar - Goal Setting (Android and iOS)
• Android Apps on Chromebooks
  • 6 Android Apps to Try on a Chromebook
  • Google Apps for iOS (Kasey’s List)

Resources

• Apps only available on mobile
  • YouTube Kids
  • Snapseed (Android and iOS)
  • Cardboard Camera (Android and iOS)
  • Science Journal (Android and iOS)
  • Google Spotlight Stories (Android and iOS)
  • Toontastic 3D (Android and iOS)

Google Teacher Tribe Mailbag

• Baby’s First Video Editor from Joshua Howard: http://www.joshchoward.com/2017/11/babys-first-video-editor-google-slides.html
• Tama Trotti (Atlanta, Georgia) - "Thank you very much for the information on both the CS First and Made with Code sites."
• Nathan De Groot (Hanford, California) via SpeakPipe.

On The Blogs

• Matt - Get students talking coding with web developers on Flipgrid
• Kasey - K is for Keep by @VirtualGiff (Jen Giffen was our guest on Episode 10)

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