Educational Technology Guy: Google App and Chromebooks Resources

Become a Chrome Ninja!
The Ninja Program is a free program for students and educators to learn how to use Google Apps for Education in a fun and social way. Study, take tests, earn badges, and become a Ninja Master. http://www.ninjaprogram.com/

Encourage your students to do this and they can be your Google tech support in class.

Chromebooks work even when offline:

Enable offline use of Drive/Docs: https://support.google.com/drive/topic/1628465

https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/2809731

Some other webapps also work offline: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/collection/offline_enabled

Example of backup plan for when network is down: have students write a paper or create a presentation. It will sync to their account when the Chromebook gets a network connection.

Chromebooks beyond the cloud: Everything Chromebooks can do offline: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2453999/chromebooks-beyond-the-cloud-everything-chromebooks-can-do-offline.html

Great Site on Chromebooks and Google Apps from other school districts:

https://sites.google.com/a/bvsd.org/google-for-bvsd-educators/

https://sites.google.com/a/maine207.org/grc/home/google-talks

This one has some great tutorials on it: https://sites.google.com/a/ucps.k12.nc.us/chrome-cabinet/tutorials

Online Safety resources:

How not to get tricked: Your favorite online safety tips

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/how-not-to-get-tricked-your-favorite.html

My Google Tools Tutorial Videos in One Playlist (great resource!)

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/09/my-google-tools-tutorial-videos-in-one.html

Why a Chromebook? Online tools for these common tasks.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pDsGwn7_Z38AYrvOtqqHbX_osrxxKIUpV1kRDiPL7bc/edit