One of my favorite things for the car or home is being able to listen to a podcast. Podcasts are fantastic tools that can provide entertainment and educational opportunities for both students and adults. I have used podcasts in my classroom and my students have enjoyed having something relevant to talk about and listening to other opinions on the subject. Due to my love of podcasts, I wanted to share with you some of the coolest podcasts that are out there. Below is a list and some descriptions of the podcasts. What to Listen To: Brains On - Brains On is a science podcast for kids. The crew at Brains On tackle issues dealing with many science topics, such as the internet and its impact, natural wonders at our National Parks, and a an episode called "Fire vs. Lasers." The show is designed with students in mind with episodes lasting from 10 minutes to 40 minutes in length. Grammar Girl - "Your friendly guide to the world of grammar, punctuation, usage, and
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The Explore Tool Google is constantly updating. Frequently, features are added and go away with little notice. One of the new features that was added shortly after the name change to G Suite (from Google Apps for Education - GAFE). Another new feature after the was the explore button. Maybe you have noticed the "thought bubble with a star" in the lower right hand corner on your G Suite documents. Maybe you have even seen the "thought bubble with a star" change over and say explore. Maybe you have even clicked on it to see what it will do. The Explore Tool is a fantastic tool that can help you in all of the G Suite applications (Docs, Sheets, and Slides). It will offer you suggestions on how to complete a task, offer you an opportunity to do research and create a footnote as a citation (I know, its not quite MLA and that is what we tend to focus on, but it is a starting point and will source as MLA for movement to a works cited page), it wil