There are only a few weeks left in the 2021 holiday shopping season!

If a Chromebook is on the list for someone in your family, I have a few tips and suggestions for you!

• Four things to consider when buying a Chromebook
• Where to find the best Chromebook deals
• Chromebook stocking stuffers

Thanks to VIZOR for sponsoring this episode!

VIZOR provides Chromebook 1:1 Management Software for Schools. You can schedule a no-obligation demo of VIZOR before the end of the year for 20% off your first year.

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As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter.

The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!).

Here are my favorite links for December 2021:

1. Smart Chips for Google Sheets
2. Chromebook Camera Improvements
3. Improved photo submissions in Google Classroom
4. Big change to Mote
5. Chromebook holiday deals
6. Holiday book list for teachers
7. Reverse engineering the multiple-choice question
8. Google Certification Academy
9. Hour of Code
10. Holiday fun Choiceboard

Episode Sponsor: VIZOR for Chromebooks:

VIZOR provides Chromebook 1:1 Management Software for Schools.

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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wrote a list of Chrome extensions that I rely on regularly.

These simple tools help me work efficiently, simplify repetitive tasks, and add some fun to my daily digital routines.

I also asked friends on Twitter and Facebook to share their favorites. While there was some overlap between our lists, I did learn about some NEW extensions that I have included as well.

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It's time to dive into my EdTech toolbox and take inventory of the best web-based resources for social studies teachers!

There are a LOT of tools to consider. To make things a little easier, I'm organizing these resources into three categories:

• Places & faces
• Research
• Instructional tools

Did I miss one of your favorite science tools or resources? Send me a tweet or drop a comment on this post and let me know what I missed!

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You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

Google has been trying to "solve" classroom YouTube schools for many years.

In September of 2021, Google announced a new "age-based" policy that once again, impacts how student users interact with Youtube.

Essentially, there are three options:

• Option 1: Block YouTube access for students, but allow teachers to share YouTube videos through Google Classroom.
• Option 2: Allow filtered YouTube access for students (several different filtering levels)
• Option 3: Provide un-restricted access to Youtube for students

Listen in to learn how to configure the policies in the admin console for each of these scenarios!

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter.

The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!).

Here are my favorite links for November 2021:

1. Audio / Video lock for Google Meet
2. New updates to the @ menu in Docs
3. Better Citations in Google Docs  
4. Photoshop on a Chromebook?
5. Easy Student “podcasting” 
6. Create your own “new tab” page 
7. Funkify
8. Video: Google Sites for Students
9. Jamboard Gratefulness Wall
10. Thanksgiving Booksnaps

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

It's time to dive into my EdTech toolbox and take inventory of the best web-based resources for teaching science!

There are a LOT of tools to consider. To make things a little easier, I'm organizing these resources into three categories:

• Vocabulary tools
• Concept mapping
• Learning resources

Did I miss one of your favorite science tools or resources? Send me a tweet or drop a comment on this post and let me know what I missed!

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

My guest on this episode is Brooke Taylor, a middle and high school art teacher in Bridgeport, Illinois.

If you are interested in using ChromeOS for creative projects, I encourage you to listen to the great tips and project ideas Brooke generously shares during our conversation.

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You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

It's time to dive into my EdTech toolbox and take inventory of the best web-based resources for K-5 students!

There are a LOT of tools to consider. To make things a little easier, I'm organizing these resources into three categories:

• Skill-building - tools that will help students develop skills in reading, writing, or math.
• Learning support - resources that will assist students as they are exploring the activities you assign to them.
• Creativity tools - tools that allow students to demonstrate and share learning in unique and personal ways.

Did I miss one of your favorite elementary tools or resources? Send me a tweet or drop a comment on this post and let me know what I missed!

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter.

The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!).

Here are my favorite links for October 2021:

1. More space for comments in Docs
2. Don’t let students get “kicked out” of Google Classroom 
3. New "meeting note" Template 
4. Teaching with Google Arts & Culture 
5. New Meet settings for Google Classroom
6. Screencastify updates
7. Mock Social Media Templates
8. Frightgeist 2021
9. Digital Pumpkin Carving
10. Halloween Choiceboard

For show notes and resources on teaching with Chromebooks, visit http://chrmbook.com/podcast

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You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

My guest today is Peter Horner (@PeterGHorner), IT manager for Barton Peveril College in Hampshire, UK.

Over the past six years, Peter has helped move the college to the Google Cloud and transitioned much of the faculty and student from traditional PCs to Chromebooks.

Today, Peter and his team manage more than 1,500 Chromebooks for the college.

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

Google Sites is a well-loved tool for creating simple class websites, portfolios, and student projects. 

While Sites is simple to use, it does offer some powerful advanced features you can use to scale Google Sites for your next class project or the creation of class pages for all of the teachers in your building.

Here are four advanced elements of Google Sites that you may have overlooked. 

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You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

Every Wednesday from October - May I am offering a LIVE webinar exploring the latest tips, tools, and trends in classroom technology!

Preparing and researching 30 unique webinars is a LOT of work, so this program isn't free, but it is a good value when compared with attending a conference or full-day workshop.

You can learn more and sign up here: Chrmbook.com/webinar

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Gabriel Brangers (@gabrielbrangers), co-founder of Chrome Unboxed, is an expert in ChromeOS hardware. He has know's everything that's worth knowing about current AND future Chromebooks!

Gabe joins me to explain some of the key things you should consider when buying a personal Chromebook and he shares some helpful tips for district administrators who are looking to make Chromebook purchases this year.

As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter.

The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!).

Here are my favorite links for September 2021:

1. Improvements to offline access for Drive
2. How do you spend your time?
3. Formula Suggestions in Sheets
4. Educational Duct Tape
5. Don’t be a tabaholic!
6. “Selfie Card” activity
7. Crossword with Sheets
8. 9 Coding Apps
9. Annotate any webpage with Spade
10. Introducing "cursive."

For show notes and resources on teaching with Chromebooks, visit http://chrmbook.com/podcast

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

The start of the school year means that it is time to create a new Google Classroom for your students!

In this episode, I would like to summarize some of the strategies I have learned and how I am using Google Classroom to connect with my students and organize my lessons.

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You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show! 

Enrolling and managing Chromebooks through the Google Admin Console is a lot of work!

Fortunately, there are several outstanding tools that make the job of IT departments MUCH easier.

One of my favorites is Chromebook Getter, an essential tool for enrolling, tracking, and managing a fleet of Chromebooks.

This is my interview with Justin Warsitz, the CMO of AdminRemix.

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review! 

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show! 

As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter.

The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!).

Here are my favorite links for August 2021:

1. New Google Meet “App”
2. New Zoom app for Chromebooks
3. Customize your “New Tab Page”
4. Originality reports in Google Slides
5. Make Google Classroom better! 
6. Image placeholders in Slides  
7. Unique periodic table of elements
8. Student tech skills checklist
9. Google Classroom Quiz
10. Chromebook Quiz

For show notes and resources on teaching with Chromebooks, visit http://chrmbook.com/podcast

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Get a sneak peek of what you can expect during season 6 of the Chromebook Classroom Podcast!

For show notes and resources on teaching with Chromebooks, visit http://chrmbook.com/podcast

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter.

The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!).

Here are my favorite links for June 2021:

1. NEW online course
2. New age-based admin setting
3. Custom templates for Google Sites
4. Attend a meeting in-person or virtually
5. Android Apps for Windows Laptops
6. Giphy Chrome Extension
7. Chromebook training guide
8. July 17 is World emoji day!
9. Three questions for professional learning
10. A.I. Apocalypse

For show notes and resources on teaching with Chromebooks, visit http://chrmbook.com/podcast

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

On June 22, 2021, Google hosted a virtual event where they announced updates for Google Classroom, Google Meet, Google Drive, and Chromebooks.

All of these updates will be ready for you and your students this fall when you return to the classroom!

If you missed the anywhere school event, don't worry! I'll break down the entire thing in less than 30 minutes.

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review! 

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show! 

As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter.

The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!).

Here are my favorite links for June 2021:

1. Google Admin Bootcamp
2. Classroom Quickview Extension
3. Google Meet looks a little different
4. Google Slides “Theme Builder”
5. New Jamboard Book
6. Introducing Smart Canvas 
7. Place text on top of images in Docs 
8. Add a checklist in Google Docs 
9. Free Google Classroom Course for teachers!
10. The Anywhere School 2021

For show notes and resources on teaching with Chromebooks, visit http://chrmbook.com/podcast

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

I recently took the Level 1 and Level 2 Google educator exam.

There are some important changes for 2021....in this episode, I break down what's new and share my tips for passing the L1 and L2 tests. 

 If you want to earn your Google certification this summer, I invite you to join me for the Google Certification Academy! You will work directly with me to prepare for your L1 and L2 exams. 

Learn more: HTTP://gEducator.com

For show notes and resources on teaching with Chromebooks, visit http://chrmbook.com/podcast

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Thanks for tuning into the Chromebook Classroom Podcast! If you enjoyed today's episode, I would appreciate your honest rating and review!

You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!

As part of my daily routine, I scan dozens of blogs, visit a handful of Facebook groups, and skim through Twitter.

The goal: find the most helpful resources, tools, and articles that I can share with my teacher friends (that’s you!).

Here are my favorite links for May 2021:

• Right click in Google Docs to view edit history.
• Google Forms now auto-saves!
• 10 Chromebook using Educators to follow 
• College professor sparks heated debate about Google Docs
• Changes to the Level 1 Google Educator exam
• Moving to a new district...take your courses with you! 
• Chrome extension manager
• Mathigon 
• End of year Google Slides portfolio

For show notes and resources on teaching with Chromebooks, visit http://chrmbook.com/podcast

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You can connect with me, John Sowash, on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. I would love to hear your thoughts on the show!