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Here are 5 Google Calendar Tips for New Users by Richard Byrne: https://goo.gl/thvVCw
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
May 16, 2017
Here are 5 Google Calendar Tips for New Users by Richard Byrne: https://goo.gl/thvVCw
May 16, 2017
Record Video Directly Into Google
Classroom?
Yep! Now You CAN!
A new update has just been announced to Google Classroom and this could be a game changer!
If you are using a mobile device, you can record video directly into Google Classroom.
Here is a good explanation of how this works
from Alice Keeler: https://goo.gl/3cD46k
But that is not all.....students can submit video from their mobile devices as well!
May 16, 2017
How to transfer Google Drive documents
When you leave Chapman High School, your Google Account will be deleted during the summer. If you want to take your stuff “with you”, then you need to follow these steps:
Open up your Google Drive Account and make sure you are logged in. There are TWO different ways to transfer your data.
Google Takeout
(https://takeout.google.com/settings/takeout)
- unselect all of the boxes
- select only the boxes you need
- click next
- download as a zip file
- send download link as a file to email
- open link - convert zip file and upload into your personal account
Old method - Google Drive transfer
- Open up your school Google Drive account
- Select all of the files by holding down the shift key and highlighting OR
- Create a new folder and move all of your folders and files into this new folder
- Click on the three dots at the top right-hand corner
- Select Download
- All of the files will be downloaded as a zip file. Save it to your desktop
- Double-click on the zip file so it will easily be “unzipped.”
- Log in to your Personal Google Drive account
- Select all of the files in the zip drive and move them over into your personal Google Drive Account. or…..Click the upload button and select all of the files in the recently unzipped folder.
HINTS:
- you can only download 2GB at a time. If you have many large files, such as video’s or pictures, you may want to download them separately if you are using the old method. (with Google Takeout, it will break it up into 2GB for you).
- Be prepared to wait as the larger your files, the longer it takes.
- it is best to unzip the files before you transfer them into your new account. If you don’t, you can use an add-on but it is not as easy to actually open up your files.
- if you do not want to create a new personal google doc, you can always save your zip file onto a thumb-drive.
Tuesday, May 2, 2017
May 2, 2017
Free Technology Curriculum from Google!
Earlier this year, I spent countless hours creating lessons and guides for a high school tech essentials class. At the time I was creating them, I was wondering why Google didn’t have an online curriculum site for students like they do for teachers (i.e., the education training sessions for getting your certifications).
Well....now they do! And the best part? It is
FREE!
Each unit is over one theme but as students work through the lessons, they will learn how to use the different applications such as slides, sheets, docs, and more.
Check it out: https://goo.gl/
wucZH1
May 2, 2017
G Suite Updates
However, there does seems to be a few updates every time that applies directly to teachers and students. Here are a few of them:
- Google has a search feature called Google Cloud Search. This is an app you can download on your phone that will search across all of your G Suite applications to find the exact file you want. Before, this was only available for android phones but it is now available for iPhones and iOS devices. For more info: https://goo.gl/RfbtHU
-
Google Classroom is now available
through personal accounts (i.e. you don’t
have to have a Google Account to create
and use Google Classroom). For more
info: https://goo.gl/KMBsp4
-
Google Accounts login page will have a
new look at the end of this month. For
more info: https://goo.gl/sh7sss
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
April 25, 2017
To help break things up.....and to use my time as wisely as possible, I have started to listen to webinar podcast while I work. When I am scanning in books or driving long distances, listening to podcast helps keep my mind active and I find myself learning while I work or drive. I have my guilty pleasure podcast that are purely enjoyable (looking at you Hardcore History and Working by Slate) ....but I wanted to share one designed specifically for educator’s.....YouMediaNetwork Learning Labs.
YouMedia Learning Labs is “an open community of educators & mentors who share knowledge, questions, and collaborate with colleagues... across the network.”
They have several webinar podcast you can listen to that range from 5 to 30 minutes long. Some of the topics include Makerspaces, student engagement, prose/ poetry, and more.
Click here to listen:
https://goo.gl/QUW0YW
April 25, 2017
The Not So Sexy
Google Apps
by Gail Ramirez
Earlier this year, I attended the wonderful M.A.C.E. conference in Manhattan Kansas. One of the workshops I attended was by Gail Ramirez who is a Google Educator Trainer and works for the Topeka School District. Her presentation covered all of the Google Apps that don’t get as much attention as the big five (Drive, Docs, Slides, Sheets, and Forms).
In her presentation, she talks about the lesser known Google Apps and how they can be used collaboratively within a class curriculum. She shared a presentation that breaks down each one of these apps into a brief summary of what they do and a tutorial video of how to use it.
I would encourage everyone to take a look at her presentation and discover one or two Google Apps you can use in your classroom.
The presentation can be accessed here:
https://goo.gl/lfXTHv
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