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My 2020 FETC Sessions

By Eric Curts published 10 January 20

Below is a list of sessions I will be presenting at FETC 2020, along with any associated resources.

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Did they just add tour creation to web-based Google Earth? Yes. Yes, they did.

By Glenn Wiebe published 2 January 20

Google finally added the ability to generate tours with some pretty sweet features.

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What's New in Google - November 2019

By Eric Curts published 2 December 19

Catch up on everything new in G Suite for Education from November 2019, and see great ideas and resources!

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What's New in Google - October 2019

By Eric Curts published 6 November 19

What's New in G Suite

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Addictive Puzzler Asks Kids to ID Locations From Google Maps

By TL Editors published 14 October 19

Geoguessr is an addictive puzzler (with version on the web as well as Android and iOS apps) that task students with guessing the location of Google Street View images from around the world.

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What's New in Google - September 2019

By Eric Curts published 2 October 19

Find out what's new in G Suite for September.

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Student Metacognitive Portfolios Using Google Sheets

By Ramsey Musallam published 12 September 19

Students keep track of their own progress on standards, while I keep track of progress on a paper sheet, and update quarterly.

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Edit, Collaborate and Sync Documents With Google Drive

By TL Editors published 6 September 19

Google Drive is a combo online-productivity software suite and cloud-based, file-syncing service.

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Scoutlier Offers Easy to Use Platform for Classroom Research

By TL Editors published 8 August 19

Scoutlier is a warehouse for middle and high school students to share pictures, observations, measurements, or videos (either on the web or through iOS and Android apps).

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