Using the Research Tool and the PaperPile Add-On in Google Drive

Using the Research Tool in Google Slides and Docs to Find Pictures!

This tool is great for presentations! Students can add pictures to their Slides and cite them with either a link or paste the link into PaperPile for a MLA citation.

1. Open the Research Tool

2. Select Images

3. Type in your search terms

4. Drag the pictures into your Slides/Doc

5. If you are okay with just a link to the picture source, you can stop here. For a MLA citation try the PaperPile Add-On!

        

EDpuzzle + Google Classroom = Awesome! 
I usually post on Fridays, but this week I had to do a mid-week post because I am SO EXCITED that EDpuzzle is now integrated with Google Classroom.  EDpuzzle is that great tool I wrote about earlier this fall that allows teachers to create interactive videos for their classes.  Now you can post video assignments in your Google Classroom right from EDpuzzle.  This makes everyone's life easier, teachers and students alike.  Please see me in the library if you have questions on using EDpuzzle.  Here is a video describing the new integration with EDpuzzle and Google Classroom:

Mind Mapping with MindMup.com

Mind mapping is a quick, fun way to organize thoughts or take notes. Using mind maps can help visual learners "see" concepts and help all students make connections between concepts. Mind maps are thinking tools that help you process and document information or ideas. Mind maps can be used as a pre-writing activity, a quick formative assessment, an assessment of prior knowledge or an exit ticket. It is a great way help students show what they know. Tony Buzan popularized the mind map concept and he claims that students recall much more when using visuals, color and images. Thus, it is good practice to show students how to use a few features before setting them off to mind map.


I chose to show Mind Mup because it is integrated nicely with Google Drive so students can save their mind maps right to their drive and share with student collaborators and teachers easily within their mind map. See my tutorial for Mind Mup below along with another video giving ideas for mind mapping for studying and research.

Link to my mind map (in Mind Mup) of ways to use mindmaps in the classroom.

My 3 minute introduction tutorial video: 

2 minute video: Good ways for students to use mind maps for studying and research

Diigo for Education: Teacher Console

Diigo is a great tool for organizing research online without ever needing to print. When paired with the Diigo extension, you can highlight and place sticky notes on any document or webpage. Watch the videos below for step by step instructions for setting up your Diigo for Education accounts. Happy Researching!

Video #1: Getting Started with Diigo

Video #2: Installing and Using the Diigo Extension

Video #3: Setting up Diigo for Education Accounts 

(an unlisted video- only accessible through these links)