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The Canopy Blog
Check out the Canopy Blog for EdTech advice, insights and updates!
Canopy's blog is a great resource for educators to learn about the latest updates and success stories related to Google for Education, Workspace Skills, Canva for Education and AI. Our posts cover a variety of topics, including professional development, time-saving tips, and new features.
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Google Chat Spaces - Space Descriptions, Guidelines and Manager Role
Google Chat, Manager Role, Space Descriptions, Space Guidelines.
Andrew Caffrey
Mar 1, 2022
Increasing efficiency and competency with Workspace Skills
Using Workspace Skills at Blackburn Central High School in the UK to upskill teachers and students and enhance teaching and learning.
Kristina Hertzig
Feb 24, 2022
Smart Canvas in Google Docs
Smart Canvas adds interactive features to Google Docs, making documents more collaborative and connected.
Andrew Caffrey
Feb 15, 2022
Workspace Skills Trainer Offer in the International School World
Using Workspace Skills to support teachers in an international school.
Kristina Hertzig
Feb 14, 2022
New Gmail Interface
A new, integrated view for Gmail is coming, making it easy to move between Gmail, Chat and Meet.
Andrew Caffrey
Feb 1, 2022
Subject Labels for Work in Google Drive
Students (and sometimes teachers) often struggle to organise their work in Google Drive, Labels might now provide a solution.
Andrew Caffrey
Jan 31, 2022
Originality Reports for Google Slides
Originality Reports, a plagiarism checker that lets you check work against the internet, is now available in Google Slides.
Andrew Caffrey
Jan 24, 2022
Companion Mode in Google Meet
Companion mode lets you join a meet call without adding video and sound (from your device).
Andrew Caffrey
Jan 14, 2022
Translated Captions in Google Meet
Captions in Google Meet can be translated from English to French, German, Portuguese or
Spanish
Andrew Caffrey
Jan 13, 2022
Transformation Reports
The Transformation Report is a free tool designed to help quantify an organisation's Google for Education implementation.
Andrew Caffrey
Nov 22, 2021
Workspace Skills: Admin Dashboard & Stats Access
Find out more about the Workspace Skills Admin Dashboard and how teachers can access stats.
Kristina Hertzig
Nov 19, 2021
EdTech Top Tips for Teachers
5 EdTech tips that will help you begin providing your students with the skills necessary to become digital citizens.
Rhodri T Smith
Sep 23, 2021
Workspace Skills Updates
We’re excited to share that the Chrome extension updates for Workspace Skills have now rolled out.
Jess Marsh
Sep 10, 2021
Developing Epistemic Character
As we address the idea of 'lost learning,' let's make sure we ask ourselves why we teach and help students achieve more than grades.
Ben Whitaker
Aug 27, 2021
Impact of Workspace Skills on the Younger Generation
Year 3 at Cubitt Town Junior School has been given the task of learning new digital skills using Canopy’s Workspace Skills package.
Jess Marsh
Aug 13, 2021
An Edtech Story
Here's the story of an ESOL class who benefitted from edtech fundamental principles, perhaps for the first time.
Aleks House
Aug 11, 2021
How to develop new teachers’ and trainees’ digital skills?
The demand for teachers to have a competent (or even advanced) level of digital skills has accelerated over the past year.
Darren Simons
Jul 5, 2021
ChromeOS Schoolwide, is it possible?
Are you a school leader interested in enhancing efficiency and reducing your annual costs? Take ChromeOS everywhere.
Daniel Manley
Jun 24, 2021
Why is computing still essential in primary schools?
We need to prepare our students to become adults in a world where technology is becoming increasingly important.
Cat Lamin
Jun 18, 2021
5 Ways to Engage Learners Online
Engaging learners increases the students’ focus, and it helps teachers achieve their outcome of learners learning!
Ben Whitaker
Jun 1, 2021
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