Google Docs has many uses in the classroom as a tool for creating documents and for collaboration. One of the newer features that Google have introduced is the ability to create web based forms that can collect data directly into a spreadsheet.
The idea behind Google forms is simple. In the Google Docs main page [...]
Google Docs is an online office suite, like a cut down version of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc). It runs in your web browser and stores your documents online making them available from any computer. Google Docs makes it easy to collaborate on and share Text documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
There are lots of [...]
So you have your lesson all set out in PowerPoint with your explanations ready. Now you want to show a website as part of your lesson. Normally that would mean closing the PowerPoint show and switching to your web browser to show the page you want, which takes time and could detract from your flow.
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Edit: When I first posted about the Drag and Drop Macro I neglected to give proper credit to and details about it’s author Hans W. Hofmann.
The code is free for personal use and you can find more details and some enhancements on Hans W. Hofmann’s website at
I would guess that almost all teachers who have a projector use PowerPoint at some point. One thing that I find useful in helping to make the use of PowerPoint presentations as smooth as possible is keyboard shortcuts.
Instead of using the mouse to navigate the presentation using the keyboard makes a variety of [...]
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