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This week, I was working on a Google Classroom tutorial for teachers that are new to Google Classroom. In the process, I was adding Google Drawings into my Google Doc, something that needs one additional trick. In this week's 90 Second Chromebook Tip and Trick, I show how you can annotate a photo in Google Drawings and easily insert into Google Docs. Check it out below!

This post is inspired by one that Kasey Bell, of ShakeUpLearning.com , posted earlier this year. I thought it would be nice to do one for our school. Everything on this list I can help you with!  1). Podcasts in the Classroom - There are thousands of hours of free educational content being pushed out to various podcast that can inspire, motivate, and entertain both us, as educators, and our students. Some of my favorites include Planet Money, Undone, and Grammar Girl. I have a blog post with a list for you to check out here . 2). Flipped Lesson - A flipped lesson is when you provide students with the responsibility of learning some of the material outside of the classroom. For instance, think of recording a mini-lesson and assigning it as homework. Then, when the students come to class, they will have the opportunity to jump into the learning activities or discussion of the topic. This allows you to spend your time conversing, formatively assessing, and working with studen...

Tools that Interact with Google Classroom EdPuzzle - Using YouTube videos in the Classroom? EdPuzzle lets you add questions and collect recall information from your students. Edulastic - Edulastic is a tool that allows you to design assessments online and bring in components of higher rigor and the digital style questions. GeoGebra - GeoGebra is a collection of math tools and learning objectives, including questions that you can assign to your classroom. Google Cultural Institute - The trip to the Louvre is not in this year's’ budget? No worries, use the Google Cultural Institute to take your students around the world! IXL - IXL is a web tool that allows students to practice their core subjects in grades K-8 as they work to improve their skills. This would be an excellent ICE activity. LucidPress - LucidPress offers free educational accounts for users to create stunningly beautiful documents using our Chromebooks. This tool is comparable to A...