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Easily Create Video Presentations Integrated with Google Apps

1 Comment Posted by @k_ferrell on November 19, 2013

Here’s a very slick new tool that allows students and teachers to share a Google Doc or Presentation, record themselves along side the presentation or doc and email or embed the video on a blog. It’s called Movenote, and it’s free.

Go to www.movenote.com
Click login and select Sign in with Google
When the Adobe Flash Player Settings window appears, select Allow and check Remember and then Close
Select Add Content and choose Google Drive
Select a Document or Presentation to upload
After upload is complete, press record to begin recording
Use the left and right arrows above the document or presentation to advance and go back.
When you finish recording, press pause, and then Save & Preview
You can now rename and select More Options to get the embed code

Google Apps, Technology in the Classroom Google Apps, Google Docs, google presentation, video

Using Google Forms for Simplified Student Data Collection

2 Comments Posted by @k_ferrell on September 15, 2011

At the beginning of each quarter, I have my students take a 1 minute typing test so that we have a quick idea of their keyboarding growth throughout the year. I used to have an Excel spreadsheet which I would have open, and tell the students that they had to come up to my desk and tell me their 3 scores (WPM, Accuracy, and Adjusted WPM). This was problematic is a couple of ways: First, it was time consuming. I only have 40 minute classes with my students and this data collection really ate into that block. Secondly, students would inevitably forget their scores and would need to go back to their computers to check their numbers (that is if they hadn’t already closed out the window).

Simplification

I created a quick form in Google Docs and dropped the link in a shared folder where all of my students can access. They take the 1 minute typing test, minimize their screens, open the link, and input their scores in the form. I then have a time-stamped spreadsheet with their scores and I didn’t have to type in a single number.

I’m no Google Apps guru – in fact, I’m quite the novice as my school has just this year began rolling out Google Apps accounts for our teachers. But this has been one simple way to use one of the countless features in Google Apps that have made my life easier.

Do you use Google Apps with your students? What kind of things are you doing?