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This bi-monthly newsletter will feature cool learning, teaching and technology ideas, resources and tips, as well as news about upcoming learning opportunities. Feel free to forward this flyer and invite others to share in the learning! Send a message to Melissa Lim mlim@pps.net to join the Edtech Listserve to receive email news and updates related to learning, teaching and technology in Portland Public Schools.

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Please join us for any or all of our future meetings that are all at the BESC: Dec. 6, 2016 at 4 pm in Mazama, floor 2 and Jan. 10, March 7, May 9, 2017 at 4 pm in the WyEast, floor L1.

Lesson Plan Idea

Check out this lesson on Rethinking Thinking from TED-Ed. Here's a great accompanying blog post with more resources on critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

New to Google Apps? G Suite Training is a Chrome extension that offers simple and interactive training lessons to get you up and running fast with G Suite/Google Apps. Whether you’re in Drive, Calendar, Sheets, Slides, or Docs, you can learn and take actions, all at the same time. Training is accessible directly within G Suite, so you don’t need to leave the application to learn how to use it. After adding to Chrome, refresh yourCalendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Sites, Forms, Google+, Classroom tabs to access the training menu. Follow this link for more information about G Suite Training.

G Suite Learning Center is another site that offers free self-paced learning on Google Apps. Learn by product, get tips and download cheat sheets.

Newsletter • Issue 1 • Sept. 30, 2016 / Newsletter • Issue 2 • Oct. 13, 2016

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Questions or comments? Contact Melissa Lim, mlim@pps.net.