180 - It Feels Big In Your Pants

This week we give you a quickie. Google had a load of announcements regarding Android, Chromecast, Photos and more. The next Pixel won’t be running Chrome OS. Kim shares how to protect your Chromebook. We share how to embed your new Google Classroom Calendar as well as giving parents access to your Google Classroom. Chris was on the front lines of Google Expedition announcement and shares his first impressions.

179 - Android... For The Win!

Kim & Juan are back to discuss a new addition to Google Streetview and scheduled updates in Google Apps. Android had a big week with new functionality in the mobile versions of Slides and Sheets, an update to our favorite coffee app and a leak of about the new devices that you can expect on September 29th, which prompted Kim’s internal struggle. We discuss Pixiclip and Lensoo Create for screencasting in the classroom and apologize for the show cutting out during our last segment. Be sure to check out the show notes for what was missed!

178 - Megan Is Back!

Megan is back along with Sean and Fred covering updates to the iOS apps in preparation for iOS 9. Sean shares how Google is collecting donations to support efforts with the refugee crisis. Are you feeling curious? Type it into the Google search bar and learn some fun, random facts. Voice typing is scheduled to come to Google Apps domains next week. We’ve got 55 tips for back to school from Google and a writing app to help when you just need to write. We finish off with how to hack your Google Classroom using the new reuse post feature.

177 - A Big Week

Join Sean and Chris as they go through the massive list of announcements from Google over the past few weeks. There are lots of changes to talk about and updates coming out the wazoo! As well as all that we have the Science Fair finalists, a massive collection of great Google Tips, some useful productivity extensions, Chromebook news, and much more.

176 - Summit Pro Tips (or any conference!)

Sean, Chris and Fred question what Google has in store for education with their big September 2 announcement. Chris goes solar with Project Sunroof.  Find out how you can help a child in need with Operation Backpack. Pro tip from Fred via Tasha, on using a color filter to improve search results. Learn how you can be a pro at conferences, both the ones you attend and also those that you missed. Explain Everything for Chromebooks! 'Nuff said. Chris shares a beautiful process workflow for tracking the bulk submission of student files.

175 - Right Place, Wrong Link

Join Megan, Juan and Chris this week as we recap the new Google Learning Centre, and point you to the monthly newsletter for keeping up the the latest from the Goog. We discuss the recent changes to Google+, removing Hangouts and Photos, etc. Some great news on Google’s support of STEM in Australia, Project Loon coming to Sri Lanka, Chromebook news and lots more. Then a bunch intruders came into the Hangout and it all went pear shaped… Oops!

174 - Shush That Tab!

On this week’s show Chris and Juan check out a whole lot of new stuff from Google including new features in Drive and Docs, updates to Classroom (including trusted domains), Skype for web, and more. We learn a trick for keeping noisy tabs quiet, discover some of Crafty’s extensions, follow Nat and Lo as they learn more about the hidden Google. Oh and did we mention Camp Google? It’s awesome!

173 - Moby Awesome

Juan is our Ahab on this week’s Google Educast as we dive deep into the exciting news from Google at ISTE, particularly the Google Classroom API which will allow other educational sites to work well with Classroom. Additionally domains will be able to whitelist other domains so individuals across different schools can collaborate in Google Classroom. We also cover Project Fi, Sheets news, Google Trends, and the big news about the Teacher Training Center.

172 - They Listen! They Really Listen!

Join Fred, Chris and Sean as we delve into more new stuff from Google, including improvements to Hangouts, better options for presenting using Slides, and cool new Google Edu Collections. Discover some document templates that will make your life easier, a whole lot of useful tips for Google Classroom, and better ways to manage your tabs in Chrome. Finally, check out a great new classroom application idea using Google Drawings, and a global project run entirely with Blogger and other Google tools.

171 - I Got The Music In Me

This week Sean and Chris delve into some of the big announcements from Google I/O, especially the cool stuff regarding Android, and some great announcements about Education Expeditions. We look at the big updates from Photos, how to manage multiple Google user accounts, and check we a very neat music composition tool that runs entirely in Chrome.