The Home Stretch Google Gal One of the most powerful, yet often under utilized, features of Google is the ability for students to collaborate with each other on projects.  This is also one of the Communication & Collaboration Technology Standards for the State of California.   However, before we release our students to collaborate with others, we need to lay down the ground work for success.  Here are a couple of resources for you to use with your students before the start of a collaborative project.  You will be forced to make your own copy and then you can edit and adjust to suit your needs. Elementary Level Collaboration Slide Deck Secondary Level Collaboration Slide Deck And here is a great collection of Collaborative Projects to get you started! Amazing Aaron GoGuardian has beefed up its connection to Google Classroom. Basically, you can now directly open any and all of the students in a GoGuardian session to any specific assignment posted in one of your Google Classrooms. I