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What a thrill it has been to introduce Grades 4-8 to Google Apps for Education. Both teachers and students have been learning the ins and outs of online collaboration and benefiting from the ease of "cloud computing". Each teacher has used the tools differently, but all are seeing the great advantage of commenting on student work in progress. What a great way to give guidance and encouragement. It goes without saying that Miss McMillan and her seventh grade class have been the shining stars of this implementation. They are indeed the school's experts, and we have decided to take advantage of that expertise. The seventh grade students have worked hard to create a few tutorials to help you design your sites and use your Google tools. They are awesome! Thank you Seventh Grade!!

There is no better resource than Promethean Planet for tips, flipcharts, and creative ideas for using Inspire. But sometimes navigating the website can be a time consuming task. Here are a few links to documents and sites that might make your search easier.

Kristi Mead, an instructional technology coordinator with the Fairmont Schools, has put together a great site for finding grade level/subject flipcharts. This is a good place to start to find a topic you need.

Take some time each week to check out ActivTips or subscribe to the ActivTips podcasts on iTunes. There is even a My Planet App for the iPhone.

I recently discovered this website filled with Inspire tips, guides, and training flipcharts for teachers. Don't miss these technology resource pages created for the teachers of Fredrick County Public Schools (Maryland)

Here are a few documents for those who would like some reference while they explore Inspire.

Start with the very basics.

This 36 page document describes the tools and functions of Inspire.

This guide aims to show you just some of the many possibilities that ActivInspire can offer you and your
lessons.