David Chan is a teacher, trainer, and tutor. His first teaching job was at Roycemore School, a small private school in Evanston, IL. For five years, he taught math, science, community service, coached basketball, and even organized an improv troupe. David then taught Chemistry at Evanston Township High School for another five years, and currently he is the Technology Integration Specialist for the district.
David is also an online instructor for Northwestern University’s Gifted Learning Links program, a technology consultant based in Chicago, a Google Certified Teacher and Google Apps Certified Trainer, a tutor of math, science, and test prep, a blogger, father, and often painfully, a Cubs fan.
As someone who takes public transit regularly to and from work and school, I find myself with a fair amount of time using my mobile device. This is often my phone, but it could also be my tablet, the Sony Xperia Z. On the final leg of my journey to work, I am usually surrounded by dozens of students as we all descend upon the public high school. ... More →
There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t get a comment about my Sony SmartWatch 2. For the past few weeks, I’ve donned the piece of wearable tech on my left wrist, and the modestly reviewed, yet not quite game changing device has quickly grown on me. After plunking down some hard earned cash to accompany the gift cards we received... More →
When I needed to study something for school that required any form of memorization or repetition, I would break open a set of 3x5 notecards for some front and back documentation of questions and answers. Chemical reactions, mathematical formulas, vocabulary words or common French phrases, there was never a shortage of information to study and flashcards were a key study aid to support my learning. As technology access has... More →
You’ve used the desktop browser, and you’ve seen the commercials, but how far have you dug into Google Chrome on Android? Allow me to dig for you as we go into all that is awesome about Google's mobile browser app. Not Just Another Browser Your Android device may come with a browser pre-installed, in which case, you will need to download and install Google... More →
Improvements in technology continues to allow for enhanced communication between people, ranging from quick text based chats to face-to-face video calling. Google has chosen to take a leading role in developing this technology. A recent update to the company’s Hangouts application attempts to create a seamless integration between both forms of communication and continue to make multiple user discussions easy, engaging, and uber fun. With an increasing... More →
So, you likely know about Android devices, and you probably have some experience with Google Docs (aka Drive). If not, check out these posts from other Ambassadors. However, have you considered all of the possibilities of using Google Drive on an Android device? If not, read on for all you’ve ever wanted to know about Google Drive for Android. First, the basics. With Drive, when... More →