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Building learners' independence through thoughtful technology use
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Here Is How to Turn Your Spreadsheets Into Interactive Maps with Awesome Tables via Educators' technology 

Here Is How to Turn Your Spreadsheets Into Interactive Maps with Awesome Tables via Educators' technology  | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

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Two Important Google Sheets Add-ons for Teachers via Educators' tech 

Two Important Google Sheets Add-ons for Teachers via Educators' tech  | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

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Candice Graham's curator insight, June 2, 2019 12:49 AM
Useful google sheet add-ons for digital reporting.
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Google Sheets: add checkboxes -  Check and Strike by @AliceKeeler

Google Sheets: add checkboxes -  Check and Strike by @AliceKeeler | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Check Off and Strikethrough a Name I was asked if it is possible to have a list item strike out in a Google Sheets spreadsheet when a checkbox is checked. Yes you can. Insert Checkboxes In a spreadsheet highlight a range of cells or click on the column indicator and use the Insert menu to …

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Roxanna Villalobos's curator insight, September 20, 2020 1:52 PM
Add check and strike by using Google Sheets. You can use this for your classroom roster, and use towards the ending of the school year when some students may withdraw from the class.  You can apply this tool.
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A Student’s Guide to Using Google Sheets via @alicekeeler

A Student’s Guide to Using Google Sheets via @alicekeeler | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
A Student’s Guide to Using Google Sheets Using a spreadsheet is a life skill. In the real world, successful people use spreadsheets. I have created a Google Doc with 4 essential skills that if students can do just these 4 things they can use spreadsheets for assignments. Provide this guide to students along with the …

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GwynethJones's curator insight, February 11, 2018 7:50 PM

I just love me some

@alicekeeler ~ !!!! She's always so spot on!

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TemplateTab: All Students on One Spreadsheet - Teacher Tech

TemplateTab: All Students on One Spreadsheet - Teacher Tech | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Register for the TemplateTab workshop webinar on Monday 12/12 at 6pm PST. TemplateTab TemplateTab is an Add-on script I wrote to make it easier to have all students working on the same spreadsheet. Instead of collecting 30 digital documents, you have ONE where all students contributed to the same one. This makes it easier to …

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TemplateTab by Alice Keeler - If you use Google Sheets this will save you time - auto create copies of templates for every student in your class - Thanks to @AliceKeeler 

TemplateTab by Alice Keeler - If you use Google Sheets this will save you time - auto create copies of templates for every student in your class - Thanks to @AliceKeeler  | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Within the same spreadsheet, create a copy of a template for each student on the roster.

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Control Shift S to Voice Type in Google Docs and Sheets via @AliceKeeler

Control Shift S to Voice Type in Google Docs and Sheets via @AliceKeeler | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Use Voice Typing in Google Docs and Slides The voice typing in Google Doc and Slides is truly amazing! I wish whoever does the voice typing for my Android phone will go talk to the team who does voice typing for Google Apps because it’s better! Control Shift S Use the keyboard shortcut Control Shift …

 

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Great shortcut! Voice typing is an enormously valuable skill to learn. As the app is perfected, it will gradually replace keyboarding for most uses. It's good for students to learn how to use this now.


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Two Ways to Use Google Sheets to Create Reading Logs via @rmbyrne 

Two Ways to Use Google Sheets to Create Reading Logs via @rmbyrne  | Into the Driver's Seat | Scoop.it
Google Forms and Google Sheets are my go-to tools when I need to collect and organize data. One of the things that I often help teachers d

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Have Students Build Learning Databases with Google Sheets

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Google Sheets is an amazingly flexible tool, allowing you to randomly generate writing prompts, create pixel art, and discover mathematical properties. Another great use for Google Sheets is for students to create interactive learning databases.


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paul rayner's curator insight, November 20, 2017 3:26 PM
The questions kids need to ask and the methodical approach they use is more important than the tool they're using. There's potential for deep learning here.