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End of the Year Clean up with Google Classroom
End of the Year Clean up with Google Classroom
As the end of the year approaches it's time to consider some end of the year procedures to make your teacher life easier for the summer and next school year. Here are some recommendations:
Make sure all of your assignments are completed or reviewed. The To-Review List
Open Google Classroom Dashboard
Click on To Review Icon
Review and grade any late assignments or Click on the 3 Dimples and choose "Mark as Reviewed"
Copy courses you plan to use for next school year
Go to the Google Classroom Dashboard
Click on the Three Dimples next to the course name and choose, Copy Copy
I would change the name of the course and section etc.
Archive courses you do not plan to use
Click on the 3 Dimples next to the Course Title.
Choose Archive. (You'll still be able to access past assignments to use for the upcoming school year)
Clean up your calendars by hiding or deleting.
Go to Google Calendar
Choose classroom calendar and right click or click dimples at the end of the calendar. You can Hide it here. OR go to calendar settings and Delete.
Resources:
Kasey Bell- Google Classroom CleanUp Tips
Eric Curts: ControlAltAchieve Clean Up Tips
Create an Awesome Starter Page for Google Sites using Google Slides!
Create an Awesome Starter Page for Google Sites using Google Slides!
I can:
Step 1: Set up Google Slides Show
Create a New Google Slide Presentation
Add a Custom Background Image
Add Buttons to the Slide such as: About Me, Daily Schedule, Contact Me Buttons
Step 2: Create Interactivity within the Slide
Create Slides to Match your Interactive Buttons
Link Buttons to your slides
Step 3 : Update your Teacher page
Add your Slideshow to your Teacher Page
Check for interactivity
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Using Zoom
Using Zoom
I can:
I can:
Use Tools within presentation screen
Share my Screen
Adjust audio and video
Chat with participants
Record my session
- Other Resources:
Zoom Tutorials: HERE
Comprehensive Guide to using Zoom (Common Sense Media)
Google Sites! A Clean and Easy Way to Create a Teacher Webpage
Google Sites! A Clean and Easy Way to Create a Teacher Webpage
Recently, Google has updated its website creation tool called Sites. This New Google Sites option allows teachers to create really nice webpages to convey class information to parents and students.
Tutorials:
1. Creating a site, Adding aTitle, and Theme HERE or Step by Step Guide HERE
2. Customizing Title and Publishing HERE
3. Adding Content- Text, images, embeds, uploads. and Google Tools. HERE
4. Adding Pages/ Hiding Pages/ Nesting Pages HERE
Accessibility for people with special needs is really important. Here are some things to keep in mind when creating your teacher pages.
Font Sans Serif- Black and White. Bold is okay, but avoid Italics. Font size 12
Make sure Links have descriptions. Be descriptive!
Alternative Text for Images. Be descriptive.!
When adding videos, best practice would be to include a description below or above (change wording accordingly) to indicate what the video is and where it came from (ex. The video below/above from ________ shows/explains/depicts/illustrates ________).
Google Slides *New* Presenter Options
Google Slides *New* Presenter Options
Want to keep your students engaged while your presenting? Here are two solutions!
You can enable Q and A, so students can ask questions while your presenting, without interrupting you!
Here's how:
Engage your presentation by hitting the PRESENT button
Hover you mouse on the Ribbon of options in the lower left corner
Choose the Q and A Icon
Create New Q and A event
Share with your students the URL that appears on the top of your presentation. They may need to log into their student GSuite Account if you set if for only your organization.
Remind the students that they can UP Vote each other's comments so which will send good questions and comments to the top of the stream of questions.
You can add Closed Captioning
Here's how:
Open Slides Presentation
Engage presentation by selecting the Present button
Hover your mouse to get the presenter options in the bottom left hand corner
Choose CC icon (Closed Captioning)
Talk slowly and naturally when you present. Make sure you have a microphone attached and enabled.
Google Slides Isn't Just for Presentations!
Google Slides Isn't Just for Presentations!
What else can you do with Google Slides? Click on the images to the right to see a tutorial on how its done.
It can be a eBook Creator
It can be a eBook Creator
Go to File ---> Page Setup---> Custom ----> 8.5 x 11---> Create Content
After you have created your book ---> File ---> Download as---> PDF
PDF version will work with Adobe Reader, iBooks, Kindle, Etc.
It can be a stop motion animation creator
It can be a stop motion animation creator
Set up your slides in a sequential order
Engage presentation mode OR
Publish your Slides presentation to the Web and set the controls to automatically advance.
It can create an Animated GIF
It can create an Animated GIF
Set up your slide show. (5 Slides will be good enough)
Save each slide as a JPG or PNG. (File-->Download as --->JPG)
Go to EzGif.com Upload your JPG slides
Create and save
Slides can be used for banner images
Slides can be used for banner images
Open Slides
Add content to a slide using a variety of Built in Tools
Save slide as a JPG or PNG
The ideas in the session were modified from Eric Curts and Jake Miller
Google Keep
Google Keep
What is Google Keep? Google Keep is a notepad, organizer, checklist, and digital sticky note all wrapped into 1. It can be accessed on almost any device (Computer, Chromebook, Smartphone, etc.)
Can a Google Keep Note be shared to my entire Class? Not really. While an individual note can be shared with others, Google Keep is meant to be a personal organizational tool. Show students how to use them and let them be in control of their own organization.
What's a good use for students using Google Keep? Students can use Google Keep to take notes during class, to make diagrams or drawings to help them study, make a checklist for writing, add due dates to important events.
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