Google Drive is only a part of the Google universe of opportunities.

The most exciting application from this week's learning is Explore. This tool on Google docs, sheets and slides allows you to search using the Google right within the document. The ease of use is tremendous. Instead of navigating to a new or different tab, the students can search or fact-check right within the Google document. I found it somewhat difficult to work at first, but with practice, it was much smoother.

The other time-saving and enriching addition to the digital classroom I found was the variety of free templates available to teachers. The choice board template was especially helpful and will make my student's experiences richer. This is a free Teachers Pay Teachers product, but it was visually interesting and well constructed.