EduCreations is Amazing!

One of the most useful apps I've seen in some time is EduCreations.  This app allows teachers to create and share video lessons with an iPad.  It is the ultimate in user friendly.  I recorded a math lesson within 5 minutes of opening the app for the first time.  It records your voice and your writing so that a student can watch and listen to your instruction as many times as necessary to understand a concept.  Follow this link to see a

lesson like the one shown below:  http://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/subtracting-fractions-with-like-denominators/728785/

Best of all, this is is totally free!

Googling Onward....

Alrighty!  It's time to share our new gmail addresses with one another.  My gmail address is Lightsey20@gmail.com.  Please type your name and gmail in the comments section below so that we can all receive the lesson plan template that Lindsey has uploaded for everyone.  I think we probably need to sit down together for just a few minutes to make sure everyone is comfortable accessing the document once it gets sent out.  Let's plan to meet Friday at 2:05.  If this is a problem for anyone, just let me know.

So, now that we all have Google accounts it's time to move to using Google Drive.  Google Drive is the page where all of the apps can be found and documents are stored and shared. Take a minute and read the information underneath the image below.  Once you click on the link provided below, you'll be asked to sign into your gmail account and you'll get a page that looks like this:

 


You can see that the first document listed on my page is 4th Grade Lesson Plans.  This is where Lindsey has shared her document with me.  Once she gets your email addresses, she'll share it with you as well.  Then we'll be ready to begin collaborating on lesson plans each week without having to use any attachments, copy and pasting, etc....

Here's Google's Overview of Drive:

Google Drive lets you store and access your files anywhere -- on the web, on your hard drive, or on the go. Here’s how it works:

1. Go to Google Drive on the web at drive.google.com.
2. Install Google Drive on your computer or mobile device.
3. Throw your files in Google Drive. It’s right there on your device.

Now your files go everywhere you do. Change a file on the web, on your computer, or on your mobile device and it updates on every device where you’ve installed Google Drive. Share, collaborate, or work alone: your files, your choice.

Store the first 15 GB of your stuff for free across Google Drive, Gmail, and Google+ Photos.

Access everything in your Google Drive from all your devices.

Your files are always waiting for you at drive.google.com, but you can also get them straight from your computer, smartphone, and tablet. Install Google Drive on multiple devices and Google Drive makes sure they’re all the same. You can even get to your files after you go offline.

Keep files synced. Just connect to the web – it's pretty much automatic.

Any time your device has Internet access, it checks in with Google Drive. That ensures your files and folders are always up to date. Change something on one device and it changes everywhere.

Stop emailing attachments. Start sharing.

Google Drive lets you choose exactly who – friends, family, colleagues – gets your files. You don’t need email attachments anymore. Just share your file, folder, or Google Doc from any device.

Keep collaborating!

Do you collaborate with others in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides? Google Drive lets you continue to create, access, and collaborate in a version-free world.