NetOp Vision for Chromebooks classroom management software provides visibility into all student activities, allowing teachers to see what their students see. Teachers can also share their screen, lock student screens and keyboards, and block websites - all with the click of a button. Easily redirect attention when needed, reclaiming instruction time and keeping students safe.

A handy how-to guide to get students up and running with the most popular features in Read&Write for Google.

Google Takeout Service

Google Takeout Transfer allows users to transfer Drive and Gmail content from a school account to another Google account. This is great for graduating Seniors who want to take their content with them when they leave or teachers who may want to back up their files. Because files are copied, they will NOT be deleted from your school Google account, so it’s safe to do this process anytime.

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Steps for Using Google Takeout to Copy & Transfer your Files

• Sign in to your school Google account and go to takeout.google.com/transfer
• Enter the email address of the destination Google account – this is where your files will by copied and saved to.
• Click “Get Code” and a code will be sent to your personal account. NOTE: This code is only active for 24 hours.
• Go to your personal email & copy the verification code to paste into the Takeout Menu
• From your school account, return to takeout.google.com/transfer and paste in the verification code, then choose “Verify”.
• Choose the content you want to copy. You will have the option to copy Google Drive contents as well as email messages. Gmail contacts and to-do lists will not be transferred. Click “Start Transfer” to initiate. This process can take up to a week, but you will receive an email notification in your personal Gmail account once it’s complete.

Here is a new timesaving trick you can use to start new G-Suite applications. You now can type doc.new, docs.new, or document.new in your web browser to make a new Google Doc, just like you would type a website address. Use sheet.new, sheets.new, or spreadsheet.new for new Google Sheets. Forms.new or form.new will open a new Google Form. Make new Slides with slide.new, slides.new, or presentation.new. Site.new, sites.new, or website.new are for making new Google Sites!

A free multilingual machine translation service developed by Google, to translate text. It offers a website interface, a mobile app for Android and iOS, and an application programming interface that helps developers build browser extensions and software applications.

Two-step verification is a process that involves two authentication methods performed one after the other to verify that someone or something requesting access is who or what they are declared to be.

A brief Instructional "How to" for Google Drive.

A thorough introduction to Google Drive and Team Drives in the education environment.

Video timestamps:

• 0:22 - Logging in
• 1:30 - Organization
• 11:00 - Creating, Uploading, and Moving Files and Folders
• 25:00 - Downloading and Converting Files
• 27:20 - File Sharing
• 33:56 - Searching for Files
• 36:20 - View Details
• 37:36 - Settings
• 40:31 - Team Drives Overview

Some ideas on how to best view, manage, and organize your Google Drive.

Learn all the best tips and tricks in Google Drive so you can be more efficient with your documents. From the best extensions to powerful shortcuts, this tutorial will help you become the master of your files and folders.

A brief Instructional "How to" for Google Sites.

Duplicate section on same page

1. Use the Duplicate section button on the left of the section
2. Duplicated section appears at the bottom of the page so move to where you want

Copy and paste section on different page

1. Highlight the section you want to copy (gets a blue outline)
2. Use the Ctrl+X (cut) or Ctrl+C (copy) keyboard shortcuts to cut or copy the section you want to move or copy
3. Use the Ctrl+V (paste) keyboard shortcut to paste on another page

Note

• On a Mac use the ⌘ (Cmd/Command) key instead of Ctrl (Control) for the keyboard shortcuts

A brief Instructional "How to" for Google Docs.

A brief Instructional "How to" for Google Slides.

Google announced on 11.12.19 that they are re-releasing "Insert Audio" for Google Slides. Unfortunately, his doesn't include a "Voice Record" option. So here is a video showing you have to add narration into your Google Slides presentation.

If you use Google Slides as a way to publish an online book or presentation, consider including an index or table of contents slide. After you've created all your slides, create a new slide, perhaps after your title slide. Add a table and enter one student name or page name into each cell. Then highlight each name, click the Link tool, and click Slides in this presentation. Scroll down to choose the corresponding slide. Slides are identified by their numbers and by their titles. Now when clicked, the item will jump to that particular slide. I suggest adding a Back link to each slide that goes back to the index page.

Google Sheets can transform your data in so many ways. But do you know these 5 spreadsheet tips? In this video, you see ways of managing and editing data within Google Sheets.

A brief Instructional "How to" for Google Classroom.