Thursday, August 22, 2013

There Is More To Google Drive Than You Might Think

… much more!

I started this post with the idea of entitling it: "Who Says You Can't Teach Math Via An LMS?" when I realized the picture is much bigger than that. I'll first show what I originally planned to share:

I have been hearing for years now how you supposedly can't teach math via an LMS, so, naturally, I have been on a campaign to prove that wrong (next up: an online Speech class!). I would probably do well to let this simple video do the talking for me:



Lucky for you, that's as far as I got, when I realized I should really be posting about the dozens of great apps that suddenly appeared in our Google Apps for Ed system a few months ago. The awesome Desmos tool above was the first app I started using, and then I quickly added a few more. Be advised that you may want to set aside a good hour or so, as you will likely be sucked in by the awesomeness of a lot of the available apps.

How do you connect apps to your Google Drive? Funny you should ask:



Do you prefer a static step-by-step tutorial? We've got you covered here. Still hungry for more info before you dive in? Ok, just one more great resource before you get your feet wet, but only if you promise to share via a comment below your experience and thoughts on Google Drive apps!