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School Loop and Accessibility Recommendations
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the 1998 amendment requires all government websites to be accessible. In addition, there are several other laws requiring online content to be accessible. Check out this summary of School Loop Accessibility Rules (PDF). |
Gmail Tip -- Canned Responses for Email Templates to Reuse Frequent Message Content
The "canned responses" lab in Gmail changed my life! Okay, perhaps an exaggeration, but anything that can save me minutes with email every single day, is pretty life-changing!Canned response lab allows you to "reuse" and edit the same emails as templates without having to copy and paste anything. Just enable "canned responses" in gmail settings/labs. Directions are below. (Thanks to https://blog.hubspot.com/sales/gmail-templates-canned-responses for great directions! and also to @kcutler1 for the tip) Part 1: Activate Gmail Templates (aka Canned Responses)Here’s how to quickly activate canned responses: Step 1: In Gmail, click the Gear Icon
Step 2: Click the tab that says "Labs."
Step 3: Search the term "canned responses," click "Enable," then save changes.
Part 2: Save Canned ResponsesOnce you've activated Gmail canned responses, create your templates. Step 1: Start a new email by hitting "Compose."
Step 2: Type the email you want to save as a template.
Step 3: Click the down arrow on the bottom-right-hand corner of the compose window, hover over "Canned responses," then click "New canned response…".
Step 4: A new window will pop up where we can name the canned response.
| Part 3: Insert Canned Responses Into EmailNice, we saved our first canned response. Now, here's how to insert the saved response into a new email: Step 1: Start a new email by hitting "Compose."
Step 2: Click the down arrow on the bottom-right-hand corner of the compose window, hover over "Canned responses," then click on the canned response name (in this case, "Example template") under the Insert section.
Step 3: After the response is pasted, add your recipient and click send.
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5 Things You Need to Know about Google Slides
1. Insert videos from Google Drive, not just YouTube!When inserting video you are no longer restricted to YouTube videos. This is great news since YouTube is blocked on our Chromebooks. Go to Insert > Video and select the Google Drive option. Autoplay VideoIt used to be you had to click on the video to play it and then click off of the video to continue the Slides presentation. A pain in the neck when presenting with a clicker. When inserting a video into Google Slides you can now choose “Video options.” You can find this under the Format menu, in the toolbar or by right-clicking on the video. This opens a side panel with the option to “Autoplay when presenting.” You can also choose a start and end time for the video if you only want to show a portion of the video.Go to Format > Video Options. 2. Q&A and HistoryUsing the Q&A feature in Google Slides, audience members can actively participate by asking questions via a link. In the upper right-hand corner of your slides, where it says present, you can select Presenter View from the drop-down. Go to Tools > Q&A history to revisit all of the questions later. 3. Slide Sorter in Google Slides (Grid View)PowerPoint has Slide Sorter view. Now Google Slides has Grid view! It’s handy to see your slides sequenced horizontally in a grid. The grid also makes it easy to change the order by simply dragging and dropping. Go to View > Grid View. To return to the standard Flipstrip view, click the icon in the bottom left of the window. | 4. Publish to the WebWhen you publish google slides or docs to the web, you create a copy of your file as a unique webpage with its own URL.
Copy the link and send it to anyone you’d like to share the file with or embed it in your website. This is how I do my Tech Newsletter. 5. Insert a Chart Linked to a Spreadsheet that Auto Updates!Try it: https://goo.gl/pMkXPM Go to Insert > Chart > From Sheets This will bring any chart you have in a spreadsheet into your Slides or Doc, but it’s dynamic, not static. Anytime that spreadsheet changes, the linked chart will show the option to update. This means that if your spreadsheet is being generated from a form, anytime someone submits to the form, it will update in your presentation!  Image from the amazing Alice Keeler and her article on this topic. |
Blended Learning, Student-Driven Learning & Staff Development
Guiding Principles
Blended learning empowers student-driven learning. Choice is a critical ingredient for student-driven learning. In blended learning, students learn, at least in part, online, with some control over at least one of these four key elements: 1. Time 2. Place 3. Path 4. Pace
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Share to Google Classroom Extension
This tip will rock your world if you are using Google Classroom! We've installed the Share to Classroom Extension to student chrome accounts. If you add the Share to Classroom Extension to your Chrome account (directions found here), you can instantly share a website to your students when they are in your Google Classroom. Say what?! You must see it to believe it, so watch the brief video below from Christina Whitmire. |
Adding a Table of Contents to a G Doc
Adding a table of contents with links to places in a document or page numbers, is often really helpful. Here is an example. In Google Docs, it's also a SNAP! First, you will have to format your doc using Heading 1 and/or Heading 2 for titles or keywords. If you need help to Make a title or heading, use the link. Let's use this document for practice and as an example. Make a copy of the document. Follow these 4 simple steps or watch the screencast at the right to learn how to make a Table of Contents.
To delete it, right-click and click Delete table of contents. | The table of contents reflects the titles and headings in your document.
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Google Keep
I'm pretty excited about Google Keep. It was just added to the G Suite for Education so students have access too! It also integrates seamlessly with Google Docs! Google Keep is like post-it notes, Evernote, voice memos and a list app, all-in-one. Why am I excited?? Let me count the ways...
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