EdTechNewsletter - May 2023

📝 Practice Sets

Announced over a year ago, Google Classroom Practice Sets are now available! Teachers can make interactive assignments with either new or existing content, provide personalized support for students, & get insights to help inform instruction. Practice Sets can even be shared with other teachers.

Google's Practice Set developers have launched a new training course to support teacher implementation of Practice Sets. Linked to the right, the course is open to all users.

Practice SetsIn this course, you will learn how to create a practice set, assign it to your students in Classroom, and analyze student performance to inform further instruction. You can use practice sets to create interactive assignments, provide students with built-in hints and resources, and automate grading. Practice sets will engage your students in learning while saving you time. **After completing this course, you will be able to:** Explain what practice sets, the Classroom feature, is and its benefits Use practice sets to create interactive assignments and check students' understanding Preview a practice set as a student and assign it to your students in Classroom Use the practice sets grading experience to see student work and a summary of performance

📢 Coming Soon to Google for Education 📢

Voting Chips

Teachers will soon be able to quickly gather & document votes on ideas within Google Docs. Smart voting chips are coming soon! Vote via emoji will be possible. 😎

Custom Building Blocks

Check out the new custom building blocks feature coming soon to smart canvas in Google Docs. Create content like lesson plans and save them as templates to reuse in the future

Co-Presenters

Coming soon from GoogleForEdu: co-presenters in GoogleMeet! Easily manage presentations with another person without having to say, “next slide!”

Interactive Questions

Currently in beta testing: add your own interactive questions to YouTube videos in Google Classroom. Students can answer questions as they watch & get real-time feedback.