Hey, Everyone!
Thanks for joining me in for this online PL series! I'm so excited to dig into some information with you about Google Apps and Add-Ons. :)
The video below covers Google Docs and Add-Ons that can extend its functionality even more.
Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:
The Magic of Paint Roller: 1-Click Formatting
Explore Tool: 1-Click Citations for Websites and Images
Inserting Special Characters: Arrows, emojis, math equations, etc.
Inserting Drawings for Labeling: Ex. Insert a blank map for students to label
Extensis Fonts: Adding Fonts to Docs
Avery Mail Merge (Click here for a link to directions on this process - more to come when we cover Google Sheets)
EZ Notifications for Docs: Email Notifications for Edits
Flat: Music Notation
OrangeSlice Rubrics: Easily Create Rubrics
HelloSign: Digitally Sign Documents with Ease
LucidChart Diagrams: Quickly Built Mind Maps, Flow Charts, and More!
Doc Tools: Easy Formatting and Sorting Listed Items Alphabetically
Hey, Everyone, and welcome to Week 2 of our series!
The video below covers Google Slides and Add-Ons that can extend its functionality even more. If you missed our discussion about Add-Ons, their safety, and how to install them, please click here to review that information from Week 1. Here is some additional info on Add-Ons as well.
If you haven't gotten to watch last week's video yet, scroll to the section below.
Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:
Resize Your Page: Perfect for creating Docs, flyers, and other graphics
Download as...: Including PDF, JPEG, and PNG file types
Free Slides Templates: SlidesGo, Slides Mania, Slides Carnival
Hey, Everyone, and welcome back for Week 3!
The video below covers Google Forms and Add-Ons that can extend its functionality even more.
If you haven't gotten to watch any previous week's video yet, scroll to the sections below.
Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:
Inserting Images into Forms -- Great for young learners or struggling readers!
Import Questions -- Reusing Questions from Other Forms
Go to Section Based on Answer -- Also great for "Choose Your Own Adventure" Stories
Response Validation -- Require a specific formatting or response length. Also great for Digital Breakout Rooms!
Viewing Form Responses -- AMAZING Data!!
Printing Responses -- Good for school-home communication!
Split Data into Separate Cells -- Great for checkbox responses that come through in one single cell
Reusing Forms -- Importing Questions, Making a Copy, Deleting Responses
Timify.me -- Great for practicing timed digital assessments!!
Save as Doc -- Add-on for Sheets, but Great with Forms Data!
Hey, Everyone, and welcome to Week 4 of our series! Hard to believe there's only one week left!
The video below covers Google Sheets (another of my absolute favorites) and some Add-Ons that can extend its functionality even more.
If you haven't gotten to watch any previous week's video yet, please scroll to the sections below.
Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:
Uses of Sheets (Including checklists!)
Easy Formatting (Currency, percentages, decimals, etc.)
Conditional Formatting (Color Coding)
Basic Formulas (Count, Average, Max, Min, etc.)
Hey, Everyone, and welcome to the final video of our series!
The video below covers Google Classroom and some Extensions that can extend its functionality even more.
If you haven't gotten to watch any previous week's video yet, please scroll to the sections below.
Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:
Sharing Specific Student Progress w/Guardians -- Link to Directions
Classroom Extensions -- similar to add-ons for our other tools
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