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Customized Google Keep Headers – A Free Resource

Lisa Ceja — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 01:23:24 +0000

This is not my original idea, but based on a Twitter Post from @mrs_janusz, and other techie people, I created my own template to share with anybody who would like to customize their own Google Keep Headers, similar to what you see below.

Here is a link to the Google Keep Headers Template in Google Slides that has all the slides you can customize to make your own headers.

Make a copy of the Google Slides presentation to customize with your own text, colors, and icons.

To download a slide as an image: File → Download → JPEG Image

In Google Keep, upload the image to the note, choose the matching color, and be sure to pin it.

Let me know below if you have any questions, and be sure to tweet and share with me @lisagceja your own customized Google Keep Headers!

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5 New Features in Google Classroom – August 2018

Lisa Ceja — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 21:25:56 +0000

Link to Google Doc: bit.ly/gcnewfeatures

Feel free to share or make a copy.

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How I Spent My Winter Break – Becoming a Google Certified Trainer

Lisa Ceja — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 08:37:09 +0000

I did get a chance to enjoy my winter break, but I also spent a nice portion of it completing my Google for Education Certified Trainer application. I finished it and I feel proud and accomplished.

There are various parts to the application process:

Online Trainer Course
Trainer Skills Assessment
Google Certified Educator Level 1
Google Certified Educator Level 2
Create 3 minute video
Complete application questions

Start HERE if you’ve already completed both of Google Certified Educator Levels.

This is the video I created. During the first minute I share why I’d like to become a Google Trainer, and in the next two minutes I show you something I call the “Ultimate Google Doc – Classroom Calendar & Agenda”

Let me know if you have any questions about the application process or anything presented in my video

* Edit 1/23/17 *
I was notified today by email that I am now officially a Google for Education Certified Trainer! I am very proud to become a part of such a wonderful community of professionals.

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My Favorite Chrome Extension (March 2016): Momentum

Lisa Ceja — Wed, 02 Mar 2016 15:30:42 +0000

It started with trying to hide the default new tab page in the Chrome browser. All I wanted to do was hide my most visited pages (the typical school stuff, but not very interesting) and maybe have something a little more aesthetically pleasing. I tried a few different “new tab” Chrome Extensions, but nothing that really wowed me until I found Momentum. Every day I am greeted with a personal hello and a new inspirational quote. My favorite feature though is the absolutely breathtaking photo that changes every day. It even tells you the location of where the photo was taken.

I became completely sold on Momentum after a particularly difficult day of teaching. I had not experienced a day that trying in many years. During the height of my stressful day I opened a new tab to find the following quote: “Don’t let a bad day make you feel like you have a bad life.” Of course I took a screenshot, took a deep breath, and realized it was just one day that meant very little in my lifetime career of (awesome) teaching.

The Momentum Chrome Extension can display the weather, an ongoing To Do List that syncs across devices, and a daily focus or goal. I like that the features displayed can be customized to your liking.

You can add this FREE Chrome Extension here: Momentum

Do you have a favorite Chrome Extension enjoy using? Feel free to add in comments!

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Use Google Doc as “Live” Class Agenda to Complement Google Classroom

Lisa Ceja — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 04:39:33 +0000

I really love Google Classroom as a tool for posting and organizing my daily agendas, but I found that if a student wanted to find an older assignment or lesson then they had to scroll back in the feed until they found what they were looking for. Out of necessity I realized the students needed a “Live” Agenda that kept track of all their assignments but also kept track of all their resources in one place as the semester went on. A Google Doc is the perfect tool for this!

I’ve included my current Algebra 2 Semester Two “Live” Assignment Agenda below. You can also see Semester One’s “Live Agenda” below that. My Algebra 2 students use this Agenda daily and it is also posted in my About section in Google Classroom.

Feel free to explore the links for the associated videos I created for each lesson. The videos are housed on my Google Drive because YouTube is blocked at my school. The videos are also posted on my YouTube channel because some students prefer to watch there if on their cell phones. I currently practice the “In-Class Flip” and will be writing about that and screencasting in my future blog posts.

Let me know if you do anything similar to help organize all the digital resources that are produced for a class. Also discuss in comments any ideas to add to the conversation. Thanks!

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