Communication

As a school leader it is your job to make sure that people are aware of what is happening on campus. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt once said that as a leader you are a router. Your job is to make sure that everyone receives the information that they need to be successful. On this page you will learn how to use Google Slides, Sheets, and Photos to share information with your staff.

Digitize your newsletter

Why You Should Use A Digital Newsletter

1. Slides can include more than just text and pictures. You can include images, videos, links, and audio.

2. Placing your new newsletter as the first slide ensures that your students/staff/parents always have the current issue.

3. Using a Google Slide show allows students/staff/parents to quickly access back issues of your newsletter. No more oops my student/teacher/child lost the paper!

4. Google Slides is mobile friendly. Most of us do not carry our laptops all day long. We do however have our phones.

Examples of Google Slides Newsletters

YPICS Tech Team Weekly Newsletter (Published)

YPICS Tech Weekly

A weekly newsletter I share with my staff full of technology news, shortcuts, and integration ideas.

Copy of Newsletter Examples

Other Examples

These examples were curated by Ryan O'Donnell.

Create a data dashboard

Why you should use a data dashboard

1. Knowing our data can help us with implementing change.

2. Data dashboards put all of our important data in one location so it is easy to share with our stakeholders.

3. Data dashboards can be made public so we are transparent with our data.

4. Dashboards help visualize our data.

Examples of Data Dashboards

Easy and cheap digital signage

Photos are a great way to brag about the awesome things happening in your classrooms. Click here to learn how you can use Google Photos and a Chromecast to quickly display photos on a TV.