Google Updates
August 2021-June 2022
Google Classroom
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New google meet button in google classroom
The Class Meet link is now accessible on the side of the class stream, so students can easily join and teachers can manage the link from the stream.
Students will be directed to a waiting room until a teacher has officially joined the class Meet link.
Guests not on the class roster will have to “ask to join” and be admitted by the teacher before they can participate, so no unintended participants join the meetings.
All designated co-teachers for a class will automatically be co-hosts in the meeting. This moderation tool will enable co-hosts to start the meeting with the same Meet link without the class teacher needing to be present.
Google chrome
Quick access to all types of files in chrome browser
When in a "New Tab", you can now type the title of a Drive document into the browser, and you can find a document you need quickly, and on the fly. See the video for an demonstration.
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Google Docs
New! (10/25) Add items with @ menu
Google has added a universal insertion menu to easily add things like tables and images, in addition to smart chips, directly in Google Docs. Simply type “@”, and you’ll see a list of recommended files, people, meetings, as well as different content elements and formats to insert into your work. You can also search all available components.
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New! (10/25) Checklist in docs
You can now create checklists in docs. If you had a project you wanted students to work on and wanted to be sure that completed specific tasks, create a doc, add a checklist, add items to that checklist and then share a copy with each kid via classroom. It is also super satisfying to check the boxes and feel that you have accomplished something!
add image Watermarks in Docs
You can now add your own image to a document that becomes a watermark. You can do this for your business class, your club, or for messages sent out through shufsd. Click here for more info.
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Google Forms
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Auto Save feature
This feature is on by default in all forms, so if you do not want students' work to be autosaved, you need to go into settings, then presentation and turn it off.
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recommended settings for quizzes
Some suggestions when you use forms for digital assessments:
When putting it in google classroom, be sure it is the only attachment in the post, because the moment you add a link, a doc, or a video, you lose the "grade importing" feature from forms into google classroom
Collect email addresses, this way you never have to worry about who has responded
In settings, under "Make this a quiz", change the release grade feature to "Later after manual review"
You can also scroll to the end of the settings and choose certain features to be your default moving forward
Google Meet
google sites
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design custom themes in sites
You can now create with more freedom in google sites by creating your own theme - for a club, class, team, and more! If you would like more info, click here.