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Meet

Using Google Meet

Learn how to automatically generate a link within your Google Classroom for easy access by you and your students.

Also learn important information about using Screencastify to record your Meet session.

Google Meet Free Version Features

Chrome

Chrome Incognito Window

Use an incognito window in the Chrome browser when you are on someone else's device to keep from installing your account on their device.

Bookmarks and Extensions

Change the order of your favorites and remove text if you need more space.

Where are the Extensions?

Pin your frequently used extensions to your Chrome bar.

Drive

Transferring Files - Leaving the District

Are you leaving?

If you are leaving the district but are the owner of files that your teacher friends will still need to use after you've moved on, please read this doc that explains options for your files.

H Drive to Google Drive

Upload your files from your H drive (or any other location)
to Google Drive using Drive Filestream.

Set Sharing Settings on Folders

If you have multiple files to share with a person or a group, create a folder and change the sharing settings on that folder. Any files placed in that folder will automatically be shared.

Shift - Z Trick

If you would like a file to show up in multiple folders within your Google Drive, shift-Z will help you do this.

Making Copies

When you share a Google file with someone and you want them to make a copy of it, you can force them to make a copy.

Google Docs

Insert Picture from Camera

Insert an image into a Google slide or a Google Doc directly from the webcam.

Change the Orientation of a Single Page


Works Cited Tool in Docs

Easily add citations and a Works Cited page to any Google Doc



Google Forms

Sharing a Google Form

You can share a Form with a colleague and force them to make a copy of it so their data will be in a separate location.



Google Classroom

Stay Organized! Use Topics!

Using Google Meet in Classroom

Students Turning in Assignments

"Archiving" Lessons

Move all your previous week's lessons down to the bottom of your classwork by creating an Archived Topic.

Inviting Students to Classroom

Make it easy on students by inviting them, then all they need to do is click the "Join" button.

Slides

Inserting Video into Slides

Learn how you can show just a short segment of a youtube or Google Drive video.

Using PDF's in Slides

Edit Master slides to create digital lessons for your students.

Spice up your lessons by using new slides themes!

Recording and Adding Audio to Slides


Master Slide - Lock Images/Text on Slides

Create a Drag and Drop activity using Google slides

Add Text Place Holders

Add text boxes with the "Click to add Text" already in them.

Insert an image using a Webcam


Replace a Deleted Slide in a Student Copy

Did you "make a copy for every student" only to have a student delete one or more slides from the original file? You can replace it for them following these steps.

Push New Slides to a File Already in GC

Do you want to update the slides file you already gave your students using "Make a copy for every student"? Alice Keeler has created a script that allows this. Follow the steps in the video using the spreadsheet she has linked to her blog post.

Sheets

ImportRange Function

Automatically update a Google Sheet with data from another Google Sheet file.



Jamboard

Jamboard is a FREE digital whiteboard app. You can draw with it. Add images. Insert text. Share easily. What makes it different? Knowing that can help you use it effectively. In this video, you'll see what's special about Jamboard and how you can use it in class.

How do you use Jamboard with students? There are LOTS of ways. In this video, I'll share my top 3 ways for using it in a classroom. These work whether you're teaching face to face or remotely, whether you're teaching young students, older students, or adult learners.

It's easy to make your own activities in Jamboard and share them with students. It just takes three steps. In this video, I'll walk you through the three steps to creating Jamboard templates to assign to students. You'll be making your own templates for your students in no time.

Jamboard is an empty canvas. You start with blank frames and can create whatever you and your students need. But what do you create? And how do you do it? Some guidance, creativity, and inspiration can do the trick. In this video, I'll share how you can do more with Jamboard.