Entries by Peter Horner

Google Certified Educator Bootcamp

Earlier this term Jon Neal (@JNealeUK) from AppsEvents visited us to deliver the Google Certified Educator Level 1 bootcamp, which helps you prepare to take Google’s exam by providing pedagogically sound ideas for the use of G Suite. Sixty teachers and support staff have attended the course so far and many have already completed the […]

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Evernote

Evernote, as its name suggests, is a note taking application, but that barely scratches the surface of what it can do. Not only does it synchronise across all of my devices – the desktop I’m writing this on, my Chromebook, mobile and tablet – but the notes can include images (imported or captured using the […]

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Royalty Free Stock Images

Copyright laws around what images can and cannot be used can be confusing, especially since most photos on Google Image search are not allowed to be used elsewhere. You should not just go on to Google, search for a photo and take it off any random website you want. We regularly use a number of […]

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Adobe Spark

You can use Adobe Spark to create graphics, web pages, and videos in minutes. To start using Spark, go to spark.adobe.com just sign in using your college email address and password. If you’ve already signed into Google G Suite you shouldn’t have to login again. Adobe Spark enables you to get great looking results quickly. The three […]

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Digital Tools from BETT 2019

As a Google reference college, we were invited to present on the Google stand at the BETT Show in January. It was a great opportunity to share how we’re using Google for Education at Barton Peveril and show the impact it has had on digital learning. While at BETT we got to do lots of […]

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Gradebook in Google Classroom

Recently, we joined the Google Classroom beta. This is a unique opportunity for you to pilot new unreleased features in Google Classroom. Gradebook beta in Google Classroom Teachers will have the ability to easily view and input grades across classwork and students. Teachers will also be able to view and customize average grades, set up […]