Google Suite with Chromebooks and Chromeboxes are becoming very popular in education. When a large number of schools are on a platform that means it is time to recommend programs on that platform. With many schools are using Google Suite a number of students that need help with executive function difficulties, this is a great place to start.
A teacher can upload class materials, post assignments, and students can upload assignments to Google Classroom. If you have ever seen a student that is having a printing problem the stress it causes is serious. The fact that you can simply upload or share a document is valuable. To help with organization teachers can even post reminders or tell students what material to bring to class later in the week.
Google Classroom
With Google Classroom you can do a number of very positive things with regards to executive function. Every time you create an assignment the date shows up on a calendar within Google Classroom. This Google Calendar can be a separate calendar on the students Google Calendar. Google Calendar and Google Classroom both have apps for smartphones. This can help a student keep track of important dates.
Google Keep
This is a simple note taking program. You can set reminders for yourself. The program allows you to color code your notes. The best part of Google Keep is that fact that you can import your notes into a Google Document. This allows you to use Google Keep as a graphic organizer. Students can type their notes once and then reshape their ideas in the first draft of what they are writing.
Google Calendar
A student can keep multiple calendars on Google Calendar. Each class, a student, takes has a calendar associated with it. When a teacher creates an assignment, it goes onto the calendar. The Google Calendar app is easy to download onto a phone or tablet. This can make keeping track of dates easy.
Google Drive
The one thing that Google does well is file sharing via Google Drive. If you ever had a printing issue, you know the stress it causes. It is very difficult to lose electronic files. You can organize all of your files into folders. Google Drive gives you the ability to share your documents for collaboration and for grade purposes.
Google Slides Closed Captions
With this feature, an educator can talk, and each word that is stated is displayed on your projector. Having the visual of the presentation is excellent as a visual reinforcement. To have a free way to display every word you say is very valuable for students with any kind of hearing impairment.
If the text is not big enough, I recommend using Google Documents voice typing. If you use an iPad as a microphone and project what you are saying on a whiteboard, it does the same thing as Google Slides Closed Captions. Except the type is much bigger.