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Have you ever felt stuck in your classroom? Unable to interact and connect with your students and struggling to figure out the best way to efficiently share documents and have your students turn in work electronically? Google Classroom is the perfect tool for you. Check out this video about Google Classroom from Flipped Classroom Tutorials. Google classroom is a great way to interact with students electronically. One of my favorite features of Google Classroom is the capability to add videos, documents and links under the about tab. Click on "add class materials" and you can add a variety of things. These materials will stay on the about page while the classroom is active. I was able to add some beginning of the year documents, a coin song we watch on a regular basis and a link to one of my favorite classroom social media sites Flip Grid. Another feature I love is the ability to add Google Forms to Google Classroom. Check out this video with more information

Google Drive is a simple way to share, collaborate, back up, and create files. These Drive features have revolutionized the Internet allowing people to work together to create some unbelievable products. Check out this  Google Drive website  with information about the storage features of Drive. Google Drive has a couple basic programs that are similar to your typical Microsoft programs. These include Docs , Sheets , Slides , Forms , and Drawings . This week we will touch on these five programs. To get us started, check out this video to learn the basics of Google Drive. Now check out this video with some advanced features of Google Drive. Google Docs is the word processing program for Google Drive. However, you can do more than you ever imagined when using Google Docs. Docs can be easily shared with students in your classroom. They can be given the ability to edit a document or only the ability to view the document. Google Drive has the capability to add add-ons s

Gmail! According to Gmail there are over 1 billion people that use Gmail. That's quite a few people almost the population of India. Did you know there are so many improvements you can make to your Gmail account? Check out this video with more information about Gmail tips. Here are a couple of my favorite features you can easily change and make your life easier and more productive. 1. Google Chat This feature is Google Gmail Chat. This feature is available on the left side of the Gmail screen. You can add contacts and chat with them much like AOL Instant Messenger. This feature would be helpful if I needed to communicate with coworkers instead of calling them. I could also easily chat with my husband (who is also a teacher) during the day. The chat box can remain open while using Gmail. I could also see this being helpful if you lose your cell phone. You can use it much like a phone and call people. There is also a feature called groups, where you can create a group chat.