AppsEvents welcomes new team member,

setting up Android Apps on Chromebooks, and Guernsey’s mystery hangout story

We are delighted to finally announce that Ben Rouse will be joining the AppsEvents UK Team full time!

Ben is a Maths teacher and currently leading technology for learning across GLF schools. He will be joining AppsEvents from September 2017 to embed G Suite in schools with a little help from Design Thinking.

You can learn more about Ben’s insights on Design Thinking on his blog https://evolvingedtech.org/

Android Apps on Chromebooks and How to Set Up in your Edu Domain

Android coming to Chromebook has been talked about for over a year now.  It is now here and ready for you to use in your Edu Domain!  It is in BETA mode but it is VERY FUNCTIONAL and if you have a compatible Chromebook (running Chrome 53 or later) you can configure your domain to put a 'PLAY' store of APPS available to your teachers and students.

In this blog post, Allison shows us the steps to setup Android in Admin Domain for Chromebooks. There’s also a bonus video showing you how the student experiences the Play Store, accessing and using apps.

Mystery hangout and its impact on student engagement

Elizabeth Hutchinson, Head of Schools’ Library Service Guernsey recently ran a joint session with Angela Etheredge (St Anne’s School, Alderney) and Stony Evans (Library Media Specialist at Lakeside High School, Arkansas) on Mystery hangouts and its impact on student engagement during the British Isles Google Summit that was held at Les Beaucamps High School.

If you are interested in connecting your class with other students from another country, here’s a very detailed blog post on how they pulled off their first international mystery hangout plus insights from both students and teachers.

Thanks, as always, for your support. Don't forget to check out our upcoming events over on our website. We can't wait to see you at an event in 2017!

All the best,

AppsEvents Team

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