The Schoenblog

It’s been a week or so since Google Classroom’s new calendar integration rolled out, and I’ve played with the features extensively. Last week, I wrote a guide to setting up classroom calendars, and now I want to explore its potential a little more. Sure have a build in calendar within Classroom is a good idea. Yes, creating new Google Calendars is cool, too....

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Lately, I’ve been trying to create content that I can share on my blog and with my colleagues that is (I hope) practical, useful, and easy for you to implement tomorrow. My Assignment Submission Form is one of these ideas, I think. Many teachers I work with appreciate Google Classroom for the way it helps manage the workflow of creating, sharing, reading, and...

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Last month, Google announced an important updated for Classroom: Calendar integration. Each class would create a calendar, which would automatically add new assignments and due dates. No longer would teachers have to manually create calendars or hide their assignments in the closed evironment of Classroom. Even better, these new calendars have full Google Calendar integration, so they can be shared with parents, embedded...

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This weekend, I had the honor and pleasure of attending and presenting at NJ/PA ECET2 and had the thrill of learning with 238 of my closest friends (find a Twitter list here). There were so many highlights and moments of excitement for me this weekend, whether it was learning new things, being challenged about my perceptions, or re-thinking paradigms to make change in my district...

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Sure, teachers get summers “off,” but if you’re anything like me, school is always somewhere on your mind. It doesn’t matter where or when--and often it’s too often--but I found myself jotting down notes and ideas all summer long. Here’s one that stuck with me: use social media to wish students’ a happy birthday. One of my goals this year is to incorporate...

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Last spring, the hashtag #IWishMyTeacherKnew went viral. A Denver elementary school teacher, Kyle Schwartz, simply asked her students what they wished their teachers knew, and the results were powerful. She called it a “reality check” with her students, providing insight into the challenges they face in and out of the classroom. You can find more by searching the Twitter Hashtag or in articles...

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For students, back to school shopping means buying, borrowing, or otherwise scrounging up the typical supply lists: binders, folders, pens, highlighters, etc. This year I’ve added post-it notes to my list, but otherwise it’s fairly unremarkable. But for teachers, back to school supplies take on a whole new meaning. If you’re anything like me and many of my colleagues, you know that you...

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Most of the technology I use in the classroom and in my professional practice has one of two goals: transform learning or make life easier and more efficient. One of the best tools to help with these goals are Google Chrome Extensions, which I always describe as free extras that add functionality to the Chrome Browser. Extensions are found in the Chrome Web...

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