At the ISTE 2016 Conference in Denver this week, Google announced a few new tools\u00a0for teachers using Google Classroom and Chromebooks that will make life much easier and better.<\/p>\n
First, Google has added a new Chrome app for teachers called\u00a0Google Cast for Education<\/a>, which allows students to broadcast their Chromebook screens to the teacher’s computer, WITHOUT the need for any extra hardware or stuff to buy. No more trying in vein to get a Chromecast or Apple TV to work in your classroom! If your computer is hooked up to your projector\/interactive white board, then any student’s screen can be shared with you and the rest of the class! Alternatively, you can “cast” your screen to an individual student for some one-on-one help (if the student is running the Google Cast for Education app).<\/p>\n Second, a feature that I have been telling teachers was coming for a while (my bets\u00a0have paid off!). Google has added the ability to\u00a0create quizzes with grading and feedback features in Google Forms<\/a>. No more messing with add-ons to do quick quizzes! It’s completely supported in Classroom, so you can now build your quizzes in Forms and assign them in Classroom. When students submit the form, it’s automatically graded and turned in.\u00a0Learn how to make quizzes now<\/a>\u00a0(YouTube).<\/p>\n\n