Each month our Digital Learning Team will feature a person or blog that we feel exemplifies and supports our mission and goals. Our hope is that you find so much value and worth in their work that you add them to your own Personal Learning Network.
G Suite for Education (formerly Google Apps for Education) has completely changed the educational playing field. The G Suite vision to help teachers and students share and learn together in innovative ways has taken teachers and students out of silos and allowed a collaborative environment to take hold in classrooms and school district across the country. Not only are students and teachers able to work more collaboratively, G Suite apps like Google Classroom, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Google Cast have streamlined workflows, allowed students to take ownership of their learning environment, and opened the doorway to new ways of learning.
With all of this technology at our fingertips, it sometimes feels overwhelming to stay abreast of updates, changes and new features. In addition, it is often difficult to know exactly the best or most creative way to use these tools in your classroom. That is where ERIC CURTS comes in. Eric is an Authorized Google Education Trainer and a Google Certified Innovator who is just full of creative and helpful ideas for how to most effectively use Google tools in your classroom. He is the author of the blog Control Alt Achieve: Transforming Education with Technology. Control Alt Achieve features pedagogically sound suggestions and activities that can be implemented immediately in any classroom, no matter what the grade level. Eric keeps his readers updated on new releases and features in the G Suite apps. His blog also offers fun, quick activities that teachers can use. A Forest Hills favorite was the “Build a Snowman with Google Slides” activity.
Let Eric help guide you on your G Suite for Education journey by following his blog. You won’t be disappointed!
Contributed by Melanie Zolnier @libary_techer
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