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Google Suite organisation
Started by Jacira de Hoog 13 Jun 2018 9:02pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Jacira de HoogHi all, our school has now embraced the Google suite completely and just about everything is being done through Drive. Not only collaborative documents but also any other documents required by a school are stored on someones drive. With...Cloud + Google?
Started by Rebecca Ronald 31 Aug 2017 4:33pm () Replies (7) Last reply by Mark EdwardsDo you know of any school who have moved their school servers to the cloud and are using Google as their main way of storing/sharing files, and who have their servers in the cloud using Azure AD or similar? Someone asked me today if it’s...Book Creator now available for Chrome
Started by Allanah King 29 Jun 2017 10:30pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Allanah KingHere we go folks. Book Creator is now available for Chrome in beta testing. https://bookcreator.com/2017/06/book-creator-chrome-open-beta-testing/ They are still finalising a pricing structure but you will be able to make 40 books for free per...G Suite Admin Console
Started by JMKellow 06 Apr 2017 9:20am () Replies (2) Last reply by Clive FrancisBeing the super-admin for your school G Suite can be a daunting task initially. These articles looks to be useful guides although you will need to keep your own school needs in mind. If you have any other advice or resources please add or if you...Punctuation Grammar Check for Docs
Started by Lynne Crowe 11 Aug 2014 12:29pm () Replies (18) Last reply by SnipperDoes anyone know of an extension or addon which will check for punctuation, grammar errors within docs? I have searched and found some like Grammarly but they don't seem to work within docs. I don't want to have to send students to Word just to...Chromebooks Offline
Started by roimata.nicholas 22 Feb 2017 12:00pm () Replies (3) Last reply by Saunil HaglerKia ora, We are looking at buying new chromebooks for our school. But are looking for ones that will work good offline as our classes like to take them away on school trips. Does anyone have any suggestions as to which chromebook works best...Transferring Google Site
Started by Heather Harper 11 Oct 2016 12:01pm () Replies (8) Last reply by Louise MunroI would like to know how to transfer a Google Site from a School managed GAFE to another gmail account. Many teachers have their teacher as Inquiry for registration purposes...on a site and if they leave a school and go to another it says the site...Transitioning accounts from primary school to junior college?
Started by DiWilkes 24 Nov 2016 2:21pm () Replies (2) Last reply by Tim HarperHi All, We are a GAFE kura with a cohort of learners transitioning from our Primary to the Junior College next door. We are wanting to migrate their accounts- particularly their sites and blogs from our domain to theirs so their learning artefacts...School Website that links to GAFE but not Sites
Started by Piki Hare 18 Oct 2016 3:20pm () Replies (6) Last reply by Piki HareKia ora, we are a GAFE Kura and are trying to set up our kura website but don't want to use Google Sites. Is anyone else using another platform that integrates with google apps? All we want is a site that is easy to manage and navigate. We...Google +
Started by Jamie De La Haye 13 Oct 2016 6:38am () Replies (6) Last reply by Leigh HynesHi all Staff want access to Google + mainly for PD opportunities. Our techie onsite is worried because this now requires that staff have a profile which is both personal and public which may or may not reflect the goals and views of the...Google Drive App
Started by Monique Goodson 10 Sep 2016 6:28am () Replies (6) Last reply by Monique GoodsonI work at a high school where most classrooms have a desktop that is shared. We have recently moved to putting all our files on Google Drive. We had the Google App on our each computer and it was working well. To access a file, including Word and...Google Education Roadshow -- Chromebooks in Classrooms
Started by Saunil Hagler 09 Aug 2016 3:33pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Saunil HaglerHi all Cyclone is partnering with Google to take the Google Education Roadshow around all NZ. This year's roadshow is focused on Chromebooks in Classrooms. It's a free event with heaps of giveaways and loads of great info on...Literacy support in Google Apps for Education (GAFE)
Started by Lynne Silcock 13 Jul 2016 12:40pm () Replies (1) Last reply by Lynne SilcockHi all Literacy support in Google Apps for Education (GAFE) You may be interested in this blog post in the Assistive Technology group. It is a selection of my favourite Apps, Extensions, Add Ons and tools that provide literacy support in the...Exporting GAFE to a personal Gmail Account
Started by Allanah King 07 Jun 2016 5:59pm () Replies (3) Last reply by Dominic TesterThis topic tends to come up from time to time and I came across this today which seems like something to come back to for people who move between schools and want to keep access to the artefacts that have made within a GAFE Account. Not tried by...Personalised Learning/ Flexible Learning Spaces/ GAFE / Chrome Books
Started by Paul Petersen 16 Jun 2016 10:16pm () Replies (2) Last reply by Saunil HaglerStudent Blog and Classroom blog
Started by Rayner Jahnke 26 May 2016 1:45pm () Replies (4) Last reply by Leigh HynesHi, I am really interested in encouraging our girls at GGHS to create their own Blog site and to link this with a classroom blog site. Is it best for me to design this then get them to join? or should they design their own and i design the...BLOGGER Template
Started by nicki fielder 26 May 2016 6:32am () Replies (3) Last reply by Saunil HaglerI am looking at moving our e-Portfolios from wikispaces to Blogger. Do you know if you can set up a school e-Porfolio template, using Blogger, that I can then duplicate for each new child as they start at School? It would make it so...GAFE Used for Gamification
Started by Whitney 18 May 2016 3:36pm () Replies (1) Last reply by WhitneyI would be really interested to hear how teachers are using GAFE for gamification in their classrooms/schools? Or if you have seen/heard some good examples of this?Ideas for engaging parents through blogs
Started by annerotorua 04 May 2016 10:10pm () Replies (2) Last reply by Rosemary ThorpeLooking for ideas - how are teachers using class blogs to connect with and engage parents in classroom learning. Would appreciate you adding your ideas to a shared presentation, via this link, https://goo.gl/w91wlH, if you have time. Thanks.Webcam App for Chromebooks
Started by Kiri 04 Apr 2016 11:20pm () Replies (3) Last reply by Donna GolightlyKia ora koutou I am wanting to use the webcam on a chromebook so that my tamariki can record themselves saying their pepeha but I don't yet know how to do it. Is there an google app/extension/add-on that the tamariki can use which will...
