tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73655657790745470422024-03-12T20:43:10.065-04:00Switch On LEARNING!We are Switching on Learning at the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board. We use technology to help facilitate learning. This blog is designed to share ideas, tools, and methodology to use technology to enhance the learning experience.Douglas Sadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00940776889212574760noreply@blogger.comBlogger277125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-76593430166123505862024-03-06T12:48:00.017-05:002024-03-06T13:47:10.433-05:00<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="89" data-original-width="726" height="51" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtGSRQehuANe5fqEMOGbsgaYpz7LpP35bK1VpUWimL5Lw2xzA-_7pZM8qydcBO5UEebJv65Yix3rIPUx3fedX4gG3rk6lzEpWavA8WfvfU9Fw_QKWvQ3kM-Iq0zsVRlfUOwZ4LQldyMdP67KlpSzwhOOTDHO1dqn810lWQymDRX-_r_BhBlsUJSlk5cTk=w418-h51" width="418" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"> Stay up to date with Google Workspace Updates! Click on the icon to visit the subject-specific blog. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/2023/11/create-shareable-video-presentations-in-google-slides.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Slides" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMQX_IEytc3K1Sq-4S9TUO-86sEjA3B2Py_B3mqB7SsaAK0C7xIEbpauXOQELf7fWpX0hgf2lU6IT-0ZDynthMyZeRlO7urw6kAOmOXYCIQnP6teuqTISBXaCC_Qb5g01JdnP_0Ty8sC_mzs8B3kdGh9keLpHMH8BT4ypqrdue_StSvgraxAKcDZqkr84=w200-h111" width="200" /></a><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Slides" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;" target="_blank"><img data-original-height="196" data-original-width="204" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7ViLo3UQCdIej94V67KVaEMc95cJb1RGgdkPxMk26MbCAVya9BpjSr_zkWJnTvy0b6AE60_w1cwjhNFtZKNX89iyvWLfKfALIyZGCfFSTcni6HIhBrUPFY9q5IiVSvXVODGGBrBlW2oXGNNmWzWXaG0aVG9eXD-T5Dyijw-Abi26x4ofQJtA9FaXTBWI=w157-h133" width="157" /></a><a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Google%20Classroom" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2573" data-original-width="3321" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiArb64H0bFl6jAGTMFgs-dk6oxM9gQIiZeBpJmo1qEhmjMA98lvPygancCxESd4t-HJzz0r13ESzsWlmB9XQ3_A9PkxJEMJ-aRbkASqPNRRT-OmCvn4LUmU4HQl9WIJUnDhXWGeVZAbyeR7VtnErc_O0ocbzrTvm9sa8LmAZXJt9hE_7Q1G6i-v0b9uuo=w166-h129" width="166" /></a> <a href="https://workspaceupdates.googleblog.com/search/label/Gmail" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="2364" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMguZ43NlVkTVQpVRAsq2AyGPvxbXUZrndIp1d8tCVirrA2V5QQsbnT5dyQgKGuSi2KoTV31_nPvk9CRnP3XeTgQq97TZEfPHQGGXrDpLyHdPkJdgy2RLMN0JpBo60Yr4hYxdR8C4LdEkTD7ZWxcHkE1lNcFdOQY6rjyXWbwV0mOBGsvGp38qO8AZll8A=w179-h101" width="179" /></a></div></span></div><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-37715366563966469202023-05-02T09:29:00.001-04:002023-05-02T12:17:30.919-04:00New to Google Classroom - Practice Sets!<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6I5i3xx5MeOE-h2hedmtqWD2XrRu6_XOTy1M_qGmostuc-pPN-D73eKyaQy7M7HWnB6mGSV8Y3oqNuoInh-62hfnO8kh8iI8mXbBYGMHD_qoDZcB8zdQLgkSyOgDo-IEM3uzoiDRFMyipGrgYU4QtJt4Bqa9i_QM1hrlOYxPMqwRH5RtZMInVVCmsCA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="234" data-original-width="342" height="75" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6I5i3xx5MeOE-h2hedmtqWD2XrRu6_XOTy1M_qGmostuc-pPN-D73eKyaQy7M7HWnB6mGSV8Y3oqNuoInh-62hfnO8kh8iI8mXbBYGMHD_qoDZcB8zdQLgkSyOgDo-IEM3uzoiDRFMyipGrgYU4QtJt4Bqa9i_QM1hrlOYxPMqwRH5RtZMInVVCmsCA=w109-h75" width="109" /></a>New to Google Classroom - Practice Sets!</p><p><br /></p><p><span>Google has recently announced a new and powerful tool that will be coming to Google Classroom, called 'Practice Sets'. Practice sets can be given to students in the same fashion that homework is assigned. Practice sets can be created using new or existing material.</span></p><p><span>The power behind practice sets is twofold, for the student's and the teacher's experiences. Once the practice set has been created, Google's powerful artificial intelligence tools will review the practice set and find useful videos and concept cards that can help the student better understand the concepts being presented. Upon the teacher's approval, these videos and concept cards can be embedded into the practice setting. The 'auto grading' feature within practice sets will let the students know when they are correct and will provide the teacher-approved videos and concept cards where appropriate. This will provide immediate feedback for the students as they are working through the practice set.</span></p><p><span><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJAeygidNTWEAIKiiifekeKAPBRVjxjvpgDMBz4Sq305uEUm6oVd41oGBGCulU_5BAzjaAjlq3ZEvyUB3Uebw4tMOSQ1xbxMHevS8CvH5kBoNnsv8mCDZjUCtgkw-yPnwwEG3VT9F9mnCf5uJu7PKpCNbUFVd0WAABumunkpSO8bRs9eFofBFh04uY6A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="653" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJAeygidNTWEAIKiiifekeKAPBRVjxjvpgDMBz4Sq305uEUm6oVd41oGBGCulU_5BAzjaAjlq3ZEvyUB3Uebw4tMOSQ1xbxMHevS8CvH5kBoNnsv8mCDZjUCtgkw-yPnwwEG3VT9F9mnCf5uJu7PKpCNbUFVd0WAABumunkpSO8bRs9eFofBFh04uY6A" width="320" /></a></div><br />From the teacher's experience, practice sets provide an enhanced grading view which will show the class's performance and results of every attempt made by the students. Furthermore, the AI tools will provide insights using classwide trends to inform teachers on what concepts the class or individual students may be struggling with.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZVg2TswBiqy--qrJa06dK2jNpp57R012EW7A9h4C3SPi0LekBsOJRlrpMK9xrqrnR9oWkbvEiBANLswMujUfghVYIrO9MlQwwAwGJWIeFNpVRGoTrO8RR1uQIj7aY0K4d-8OwhXz6orBHY-N3NOi-ASH79oALDigeKiIhTwIq3rIOa2ZZKqJlR5G9sg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="654" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjZVg2TswBiqy--qrJa06dK2jNpp57R012EW7A9h4C3SPi0LekBsOJRlrpMK9xrqrnR9oWkbvEiBANLswMujUfghVYIrO9MlQwwAwGJWIeFNpVRGoTrO8RR1uQIj7aY0K4d-8OwhXz6orBHY-N3NOi-ASH79oALDigeKiIhTwIq3rIOa2ZZKqJlR5G9sg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/LOmHnDcTcTc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="714" data-original-width="1271" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqIU8UKSK_8AzazFEPOCbthEPbkppdhcTvaqFsJlC6lrMXx0gUzPmA1X86qE5xPNEIelPFb_TufU9ueB0I-tK--Q1qHZuFc52w31IsBqg7t8LWbS867auwUsyxk3NtxQqwaRYvIuLUIklNiUo35ghE5hk0zd6l6HKj0RnUWoIzCndel0TgHWy2z5KC/s320/Screenshot%202023-05-02%20at%2012.10.16%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/LOmHnDcTcTc"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/LOmHnDcTcTc">Check out a detailed video on Google Practice Sets</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/LOmHnDcTcTc" target="_blank">here</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-52817465856914037572023-04-18T09:07:00.001-04:002023-04-18T09:07:36.244-04:005 minute assessment reviews: Triangulation<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwrJ5OEImIaxXTerFsEZXn94KWg4mzyEeUqN9VmagimobnIL-_R5sy2qozGwhOrJ7IAMczkcQpGr5PFXb_3jTtQW_0RRQ3eMHWVIdpFA0BLKFYFVz2GM4vSibbIacWTDurOU_SAKGZ8H6BPj3SjHwSPnDtZQXVJxjAHUjN7sKy_6s9yIhRDJyPL7MO" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1728" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwrJ5OEImIaxXTerFsEZXn94KWg4mzyEeUqN9VmagimobnIL-_R5sy2qozGwhOrJ7IAMczkcQpGr5PFXb_3jTtQW_0RRQ3eMHWVIdpFA0BLKFYFVz2GM4vSibbIacWTDurOU_SAKGZ8H6BPj3SjHwSPnDtZQXVJxjAHUjN7sKy_6s9yIhRDJyPL7MO" width="180" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Hello again,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Today we are going to begin looking at how to triangulate your assessment, both by including observation, conversation and product in judging your students' mastery and by using three points of data guide your assessment.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The first video discusses using observation, conversation and product to assess our students.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/px3ZW0-wrCE" width="320" youtube-src-id="px3ZW0-wrCE"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The second video begins to look at using three points of data collection (that is three assessments) to both guide your teaching and also make your assessment more valid. This video is assuming that the 3 points of data are all equally weighted an that the course, or the unit is scaffolded and one concept is built on another. In a subject like English (my area), the assumption is that the entire course builds upon earlier concepts and understandings. In a subject like science or math, each unit of study might build upon earlier concepts in the course or just the unit and be scaffolded in that way.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/P2fK4QRIhJ4" width="320" youtube-src-id="P2fK4QRIhJ4"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I hope that these ideas can open a conversation about how teachers use triangulation to make their assessments fair and reliable.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The next video will dig deeper into looking at most recent and most consistent marks and I will do an English teacher explanation of measure of central tendency.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Let's keep the conversation going.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6; font-family: verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-30656591843664959042023-04-11T06:00:00.029-04:002023-04-11T06:00:00.222-04:005 Minute Assessment Reviews: Damian Cooper on Triangulation & Curriculum Expectations<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLldIPoGsn6exhmdfJ4b21o71AV-CdgzZOL4KGlLahDw4K0eG81awPdPF_Mmp9YBgf4nR6pXhsWoSpumU6IDWydxtiOw2raiUAga0BAUekw5LABiLODtJMLLMrRwO1j-FSvl5Y2H7NZ_0rGLaqpAIglfjP41Sfb_gMNCON6kvZ-tBTg4Zq9ijw9gJg/s2682/Screenshot%202023-04-05%20at%2012.08.45%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="902" data-original-width="2682" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLldIPoGsn6exhmdfJ4b21o71AV-CdgzZOL4KGlLahDw4K0eG81awPdPF_Mmp9YBgf4nR6pXhsWoSpumU6IDWydxtiOw2raiUAga0BAUekw5LABiLODtJMLLMrRwO1j-FSvl5Y2H7NZ_0rGLaqpAIglfjP41Sfb_gMNCON6kvZ-tBTg4Zq9ijw9gJg/s320/Screenshot%202023-04-05%20at%2012.08.45%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>This begins a short series of 5 minute (or less) assessment reviews. Like many of you, I hear terms in education and know what they generally mean but find myself needing to do a quick google search to get the specifics if I want to think more deeply about the topic.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now that I am focusing on assessment as your faithful Secondary Assessment Teacher, I thought I would share a few deeper dives into some of the terms and concepts we teachers talk about and are guided by every day .</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The first in this series is an overview that is presented by <a href="http://www.planteachassess.com/damian-cooper">Damian Cooper</a>. It will give you a quick, 5 minute overview of what triangulation is and how that fits in with our own overall and specific curriculum expectations. Cooper suggests that using technology is the way to collect triangulated evidence and we will explore this more later in the series.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the next post, I will look more specifically at triangulation and what that means in a short video.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">If you would like to learn more about a specific aspect of assessment, evaluation or reporting and all the terms, ideas and examples therein, please email me and suggest a post. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Now, on to Damian Cooper:</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eNe0peYivSg" width="320" youtube-src-id="eNe0peYivSg"></iframe></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-45787859908896578402023-03-03T07:00:00.011-05:002023-03-03T07:00:00.221-05:00Assessment v. AI<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Will the struggle between valid assessment of students and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot generated work become the new Battle Royale in teaching? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The P.D. session on February 17, 2023 on ChatGPT and other AI applications gave us a glimpse of what is to come. Some teachers expressed concern that applications like ChatGPT might make plagiarism and cheating harder to detect. So, let's take a look at some ways that we can make our assessments and evaluations of students reliable, valid and rich (and more plagiarism resistant).</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguu2riz2MGB05Dz5a6AoA7Ig0juwbLiAiOKXEp6EeFFrNMWTiKfjD42gutr17q3CjiRbbfdlj3SGFX-Wz5x9RcMBw2hVs8d93T_OqIhXRk-Fx2J_iPVSX8Trs7_1Qz5QCgNpDQ4mh2bSsP7XMH-tjE_7t_ihnbkiYCoJlv78wMchLPbnhXx7Ux_EEf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="800" height="854" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEguu2riz2MGB05Dz5a6AoA7Ig0juwbLiAiOKXEp6EeFFrNMWTiKfjD42gutr17q3CjiRbbfdlj3SGFX-Wz5x9RcMBw2hVs8d93T_OqIhXRk-Fx2J_iPVSX8Trs7_1Qz5QCgNpDQ4mh2bSsP7XMH-tjE_7t_ihnbkiYCoJlv78wMchLPbnhXx7Ux_EEf=w341-h854" width="341" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">You can download a copy of the infographic <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1J70tYkfLIk2PpsU7dEZMZjKBA1UI1iaI/view?usp=sharing">here</a>. Feel free to print it or share it.</span><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Don't forget that <a href="https://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/policyfunding/growsuccess.pdf">Growing Success</a> and <a href="https://files.ontario.ca/edu-learning-for-all-2013-en-2022-01-28.pdf">Learning for All</a> still apply and can help guide you.<br /></span><br /><p></p></div>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-74034879369515096442023-01-26T08:00:00.008-05:002023-01-26T08:00:00.217-05:00Combatting "Fake News": Helping Students Distinguish Between Fact and Fiction<p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is so much information in the world that we must teach students to distinguish what is true information and what is false information. EBSCO has a useful infographic to help you teach students to use critical thinking when choosing what to believe.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is a link below the image to a .pdf that can be shared with students.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUH-UQ957N7io9kUpdxP-7-jZgCEl1kEq-IGNX7gyOVhZVsLDEJjxSkrMDGZexyY4OTRKZtWgQ5l-3davUBcV1yOzR8x8tJxshYUyvs7kJ1__5vkQGYRglwWe4cXEbfqP60n0yq3TGDy0S-u9hVRnLONPssftXFRN6aIx5qW9hlmM6ihPxQveVturj/s792/Ferret-Out-Fake-News-Handout.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUH-UQ957N7io9kUpdxP-7-jZgCEl1kEq-IGNX7gyOVhZVsLDEJjxSkrMDGZexyY4OTRKZtWgQ5l-3davUBcV1yOzR8x8tJxshYUyvs7kJ1__5vkQGYRglwWe4cXEbfqP60n0yq3TGDy0S-u9hVRnLONPssftXFRN6aIx5qW9hlmM6ihPxQveVturj/s320/Ferret-Out-Fake-News-Handout.png" width="247" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNd7SOizMRlvQe0iGPjIEEWwwMfInrvzkEE7EHU577D9sdx4bJnSAREV00KoPFSTmD7O1-PlyY1mEqwLoqEflw45io7fMizK85MvjDbsuXlmphz7V7k3iFhmqnyxqGj_P5BOUricVJv8J8jkUtIykD2Vin100tX7Mq_bvyC7Ysm2dWLrsGa8O-caxs" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="612" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNd7SOizMRlvQe0iGPjIEEWwwMfInrvzkEE7EHU577D9sdx4bJnSAREV00KoPFSTmD7O1-PlyY1mEqwLoqEflw45io7fMizK85MvjDbsuXlmphz7V7k3iFhmqnyxqGj_P5BOUricVJv8J8jkUtIykD2Vin100tX7Mq_bvyC7Ysm2dWLrsGa8O-caxs=w228-h295" width="228" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PI7gGzFbCWTD3i4wGOAF1mxziUV9-lR1/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank">FACT or FICTION? Ferret Out Fake News</a><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-29906262687483141202023-01-24T08:30:00.001-05:002023-01-24T08:30:00.216-05:00EBSCOhost for English Teachers, Language Arts Teachers, Literacy Teachers and Readers<h4 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h4><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Do you teach Literacy, English, Reading or Language Arts? You you have children who are in school? EBSCOhost has a number of databases that are perfect for Subject English or ELA students and teachers. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The infographic below provides easy reference to the EBSCOhost databases available through the Student and Teacher portals at <a href="http://www.wecdsb.on.ca">www.wecdsb.on.ca</a>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">As always, there is a link below the infographic to a .pdf you can share or post in your classrooms.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmUoNqV470zrXzOjRwFkgYlGUcMYCkD1AtzezuC8AvX-wDBs8zG8NiYwWFyJkY8cvuBixngdsRqS2pG45qNRuQShWL5Z_zdyHFCUdY-cM5TNi53Wb-jXClgbF2EbAVXPjumSDDyL9rGp47kUxX3a7bvNddwbbz-ChLgqyMueSqQ-TbwLZi_fmUWoy/s2000/EBSCO%20for%20English.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="800" height="577" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizmUoNqV470zrXzOjRwFkgYlGUcMYCkD1AtzezuC8AvX-wDBs8zG8NiYwWFyJkY8cvuBixngdsRqS2pG45qNRuQShWL5Z_zdyHFCUdY-cM5TNi53Wb-jXClgbF2EbAVXPjumSDDyL9rGp47kUxX3a7bvNddwbbz-ChLgqyMueSqQ-TbwLZi_fmUWoy/w231-h577/EBSCO%20for%20English.png" width="231" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GvZSzMAktwjs1CGdoTOyOZ1CWslnhNAl/view?usp=share_link">EBSCO for English .pdf</a><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-55611838173999050312023-01-20T08:00:00.000-05:002023-01-20T08:00:00.240-05:00Exploring Canadian Points of View (EBSCOhost database)<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Looking for a way to develop critical thinking? Looking to explore issues in Canadian news? Looking to debate? Canadian Points of View, a database available for free through EBSCO host, examines both sides of a variety of issues through a Canadian lens. The video below will take you through the database in under 4 minutes and hopefully offer some inspiration for your teaching.</p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NWe7g_hHUMw" width="320" youtube-src-id="NWe7g_hHUMw"></iframe></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-32127891618204921662023-01-18T12:26:00.004-05:002023-01-18T12:26:28.226-05:00Google Meet Reactions<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: large;"> Google Meet Reactions</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y_XrzDa1j5OBXSXuHz3h6ihZZBkrHGxa86hEphGzUQWh7GBgvn_B3fdkbkwJF2efy6gHnwtR0Wk0G3NiCFX9WuhS_SZwDXUqJF3CMLwRNaVTtZ59OnCbAdgc_MLXC2v-s259KM2Ig9myKKLTCMmj5PfzahP9dc-rOmgznPoFz7XYC8DMXXjTFWRJ/s571/Screenshot%202023-01-18%20at%2012.21.01%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="571" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Y_XrzDa1j5OBXSXuHz3h6ihZZBkrHGxa86hEphGzUQWh7GBgvn_B3fdkbkwJF2efy6gHnwtR0Wk0G3NiCFX9WuhS_SZwDXUqJF3CMLwRNaVTtZ59OnCbAdgc_MLXC2v-s259KM2Ig9myKKLTCMmj5PfzahP9dc-rOmgznPoFz7XYC8DMXXjTFWRJ/s320/Screenshot%202023-01-18%20at%2012.21.01%20PM.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Staff at the WECDSB will now have the option to use Google Reactions during a Google Meet. This is a quick and easy way to convey reactions from a large number of participants. For more information, visit:</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/wecdsb.on.ca/teaching-online/home/google-workspace-tools/google-meet/reactions-in-google-meet?authuser=0" target="_blank">Our Continuity of Education Site</a></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Douglas Sadlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11982707312171831245noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-30179257793198079372023-01-17T08:30:00.000-05:002023-01-17T08:30:00.194-05:00Using Boolean Operations and Search Modifiers for better research with EBSCOhost<p> <span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">Boolean operators and search modifiers allow students to narrow their searches quickly. Not only do these skills return better search results, they also save time so students are not sorting through thousands of results. The cheat sheet below is also attached and you are free to post it in your google classrooms, print them for students or post in your classrooms.</span></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-3112880a-7fff-79e4-e3bf-5a7177e2b641"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 565px; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; overflow: hidden; width: 226px;"><img height="565" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/bRflshYI4v_RR-jA9cfki9JIJQKo5ufDgrqLEHXmrJ7rfo6fQJanRcJs5G985mZ4H1s44FV8PKkegPYfmevP6ARmGepqT-NSTiwg80WThOxIw16TeIgqoHdegDf0vkINvY4iJlOo6WZ3T73TXvqwnAOjqArE0nInoywFYWyAn2LBuHXU2D3NRk9wIwU8eQ" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="226" /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 565px; overflow: hidden; width: 226px;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rOSDXuZpSM4uH3esWcRQFmZX7ocn_PNo/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">Boolean Operations.pdf</a><br /></span></span></div></span>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-49887559623503610892023-01-13T08:30:00.011-05:002023-01-13T08:30:00.229-05:00Homework and Project Support for Elementary Students using EBSCOhost<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">EBSCOhost offers databases to help with homework and projects for Elementary students</span></h4><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">EBSCO offers many resources for geared to Elementary school learners. The infographic below describes the databases that might be useful for your Elementary students and parents. A copy of the infographic is also linked below so you can share it with students and their parents or post it in your classrooms.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Students can access EBSCO through the <a href="https://www.wecdsb.on.ca/gateway/Login.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fstudents%2fportal">student portal </a>at <a href="http://www.wecdsb.on.ca">www.wecdsb.on.ca</a>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTVxOT1YnOwdoYry6eGef4hv31rvdJC59s-jirDlyhjyR2GJd1aMJNfFUyNCaRb6mw8uclLzwaXGIXjs_hrRG6pBnCwXDp-7HXab5yWp3oh-JXiGEs6A8Je768U0IgExU5na8Bk7c73aWxKyYcypdAc3_3YH3Aqjxt0qKg7iknZ9OurOPt84B426m/s2000/EBSCO%20for%20Elementary.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="800" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTVxOT1YnOwdoYry6eGef4hv31rvdJC59s-jirDlyhjyR2GJd1aMJNfFUyNCaRb6mw8uclLzwaXGIXjs_hrRG6pBnCwXDp-7HXab5yWp3oh-JXiGEs6A8Je768U0IgExU5na8Bk7c73aWxKyYcypdAc3_3YH3Aqjxt0qKg7iknZ9OurOPt84B426m/w197-h492/EBSCO%20for%20Elementary.png" width="197" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZwwouHrTP8Z0Q7cWOlzLwB0DbWXJvDeD/view?usp=sharing"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Homework and Project Support for Elementary Students using EBSCOhost.pdf</span></a><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w9g4NhC2vpw" width="320" youtube-src-id="w9g4NhC2vpw"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><p></p>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-49468214108400006982023-01-10T08:30:00.009-05:002023-01-10T08:53:59.245-05:00Exploring EBSCOhost databases<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><h4 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">EBSCOhost databases</span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">EBSCOhost offers free access to a number of databases. Some are targeted at all users, some secondary and some elementary students. You can assign a specific database to your students to use based on their age and grade level and/or based on the purpose for the database. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Take a look at the infographic below for a description of some available databases and their uses. There is also a link below so you can share the infographic with your students or post it in your classrooms.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbFbH_hY3r2XpVQsGCCKkZGGshfG4Od506qE4_6dGlS3z09AGuQLxpvuiXhlVu6XCkMT4QZRwnx3XASz17D5FVWnI7vg8LftFs34JNC0XlwMg8whEkyXnrMAt4cID-mvFaujbNaJCuM7iNu4F5ElwuYG6hjXQNsBlI2zYIK-vaOrAmYFWam-t0kc3/s2000/explore%20ebsco.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQbFbH_hY3r2XpVQsGCCKkZGGshfG4Od506qE4_6dGlS3z09AGuQLxpvuiXhlVu6XCkMT4QZRwnx3XASz17D5FVWnI7vg8LftFs34JNC0XlwMg8whEkyXnrMAt4cID-mvFaujbNaJCuM7iNu4F5ElwuYG6hjXQNsBlI2zYIK-vaOrAmYFWam-t0kc3/s320/explore%20ebsco.png" width="128" /></a></div><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ma11oMd0A0IHVDnmzNzlsKi8vsTNJ_PN/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Exploring EBSCOhost databases infographic .pdf</span></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are a few quick videos about how to access EBSCOhost.</span></h3><h4><span style="font-family: arial;">Accessing EBSCO as a student</span></h4><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w9g4NhC2vpw" width="320" youtube-src-id="w9g4NhC2vpw"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><h4><span style="font-family: arial;">Accessing EBSCO as a teacher</span></h4></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WuADKaUHux4" width="320" youtube-src-id="WuADKaUHux4"></iframe></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-12657708186057464182022-12-21T08:30:00.000-05:002023-01-09T08:42:42.383-05:00Looking for a holiday read? Check out NoveList & NoveList K-8 in EBSCOhost<p> <img height="750" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/UJ90f_4Xe_UZWv-YDEwPqXFW5ZeQ_McWbxRUTiEgJ7rRrvHq_W7OmVupXq2b-4TFDMnztR1RWED1qhFvR-X5V-dKpsCCzTfUtZK877gNInfvE_DBKGqWLLbrex8gC2F5yTCB8KpO1114prt-2TSyVc6d0fkTyZX0l6c767D8Qc6p2wgf7s4-6rGe4SdoLw=w579-h750" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="579" /></p>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-4032909987501181502022-12-20T09:53:00.007-05:002022-12-20T09:54:51.641-05:00(Re) Introducing EBSCOhost <p> <img height="378" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/a-GTJCmGg9KJfkoaAp2VXDWVLvKR9uiyzegRLOSLvEM5j3ZT848pWYAXNNmzp1kZdmjGLrb7_eeVeT071MfeyMI21BkRUVpBaPMQEjEmR8RPt9rf-eyO5PxRxLpgpqLIogw8s8xL0uc5g7KRf8rW3voGUGMRCTVykCp0O_R94CC98jqGBaoO_h615cUNig" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="378" /></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Are your students doing research for their culminating activities?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Are you doing some research for your lessons?</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">EBSCOhost is a search tool that offers safe, verified and curated databases for student</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">and teacher use. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Students can access EBSCOhost from the student portal at </span><a href="http://www.wecdsb.on.ca" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">www.wecdsb.on.ca</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Teachers can access EBSCOhost from the staff portal>For Teachers at </span><a href="http://www.wecdsb.on.ca" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="-webkit-text-decoration-skip: none; background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">www.wecdsb.on.ca</span></a><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"> </span></p><p><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><img height="649" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/7t0iKM_4-YgiulTkXAtc2yBDdhMRosWwXJjH3SQfXnq3JQ-xjYEFOqWn2YDiD8HdjWdOMQu5BGlAOYSJEWhMahAbMt6wuczaCQSZh8XRWxf9MNdlYmr1p1R1j3yPYoltDmj8LzO6QXLuFHGxvWgWRczSb0cCWcfwwLWPDx8piSDKMZy00Fjll2z2uYVKVw" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap;" width="259" /></div><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;">Look for more about the uses and benefits of EBSCOhost over the next few weeks.</span></p>Liana Cotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15318462581912890470noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-10430741149716039862022-05-31T08:52:00.000-04:002022-05-31T08:52:23.337-04:00New Google Drive Feature - Cut, Copy and Paste thorugh keyboard shortcuts<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7n7gQrsaRWEpHmo8llcAv3hO7h7G_t1ZI_RzvE8HqLmRhf0DNmcJrqzJvJomcbs959xodpo-KC6w-sgCXylV-Cz9kXq2LDvqnq1vmGHV2TYlTaYZcehOqWEUvzkH7ztqt-5HDsi_wD2lhpZgqVHKHAqYI_UMHKTMPCV6G402ijkr0oDrUklPklHk1lA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="2295" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7n7gQrsaRWEpHmo8llcAv3hO7h7G_t1ZI_RzvE8HqLmRhf0DNmcJrqzJvJomcbs959xodpo-KC6w-sgCXylV-Cz9kXq2LDvqnq1vmGHV2TYlTaYZcehOqWEUvzkH7ztqt-5HDsi_wD2lhpZgqVHKHAqYI_UMHKTMPCV6G402ijkr0oDrUklPklHk1lA=w74-h66" width="74" /></a>New Google Drive Feature - Cut, Copy and Paste through keyboard shortcuts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Google Drive has implemented a new feature that allows you to cut, copy and paste using keyboard shortcuts. This makes it much easier to organize your drive withouth having to use the menus available thorugh right clicking on the file. To use these new features, simply navigate to the file in your google drive and click on it. Use the shortcut key cobination to cut, copy or paste the file.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">NOTE: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When you use the copy function, the new file will be called "Copy of " plus the orginal file name</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When you use the cut function, the file will be removed from the original location.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>CUT: Press CTRL + X (PC) or CMD + X (MAC)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>COPY: Press CTRL + C (PC) or CMD + C (MAC)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>PASTE: Press CTRL + V (PC) or CMD + V (MAC)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 72px; overflow: hidden; width: 89px;"><img height="72" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/t5-IjtNa9CPaIcNjbo6f978wZZJ7KZbZHPuvwgsr_G_q_YqDViiyUtmFL5SubGgTIlJXWxzCm8DERECnUGxr2dhXCniPc7QeeBadiMqf_VX7o8sEN-fZ9qJ6jrqCk9ObMuUjrCNqqifzhuzb8A" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="89" /></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: pre;">New Google Meet Feature - Meets Ends After Five Minutes if Only One Participant</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A new feature of Google Meet has been rolled out. With this new feature, if you are the only participant in the Meet for a period of five minutes, you will get a warning. In this warning you will be able to choose to leave the Meet or stay in the call. If you do not make a selection within 2 minutes, the Meet will automatically end. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 142px; overflow: hidden; width: 170px;"><img height="142" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/WywDWfM5aopX8v-YWxMIlV9V9daPzI-3OG3aZbgGRz_z9kWrbYHhu2G9rPCUUGWQx-45HvcSVNXsGrSW9Gs1Tjhan2o3mpcyv6HOt-Xq283paImEt4bvV9PYrRJVEsANnaKU0TvY" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="170" /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you do not want this feature enabled you can disable it in your Google Meet settings. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To do this:</span></p><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Click on the “More Options” button on the bottom of your screen. This is the button with three vertical dots that is next to the “Hang Up” button.</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><br /><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Select “Settings”</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 56px; overflow: hidden; width: 275px;"><img height="56" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/8-s1jz_bsJ5GTBhjHUE2ag16E2ecyiQ7LW8zmpzCE4BhosRIrN5kOJ-hQNBJrV93E3Hl9NOeV1UgEs41tOi4ymSY_JSuPhZjmQA3pa8h8fzK66vHQZkgGlZXPCFhJCkzHisuKCRT" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="275" /></span></span></p><br /><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Click on “General” and then turn the toggle off for “Leave empty calls”</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 189px; overflow: hidden; width: 502px;"><img height="189" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/8rnGSyXOthL8yqdcc8dERbEhfKvTifMsrJ0F5L_ezPr3d6jeAR3lHjhj-IPe95lRECCyD-FJf-9CGGjzaxcQBm_B_6Ec_7LtGRZGBmGfXBw4vZv21d3L8-YQ_3Xu3xq6EKLhy4FB" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="502" /></span></span></p></li></ol></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-84996991501433611672022-03-23T11:15:00.001-04:002022-04-27T09:06:41.847-04:00Google Classroom Update - Post to multiple Classrooms<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwzKk5T_8CdyXlTtUnrwjcL51OiQoWHIHkLyM5rLBD1UVX9guttd02WzHjxFolQW4bXgLML_DFFWPZTLju9s3DcYx-qmhC0bgapq5_HOCWxTuGj3i-jLVk9AVgrNqVPbwj5vMKwoEaBbMDRVHJ3SdBWkhKbgWvv6kIHKS0q8cOpg7Zp7nkplRaZ_QpZA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="1186" height="67" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwzKk5T_8CdyXlTtUnrwjcL51OiQoWHIHkLyM5rLBD1UVX9guttd02WzHjxFolQW4bXgLML_DFFWPZTLju9s3DcYx-qmhC0bgapq5_HOCWxTuGj3i-jLVk9AVgrNqVPbwj5vMKwoEaBbMDRVHJ3SdBWkhKbgWvv6kIHKS0q8cOpg7Zp7nkplRaZ_QpZA=w78-h67" width="78" /></a>Google Classroom Update - Post to multiple Classrooms</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An exciting and long awaited updated to Google Classroom is now available. You now have the ability to post stream announcments, assignments, quizzes, questions and material to multiple classrooms. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When you are cretaing an item you will notice there are now checkboxes availble for you to select the classrooms you wish to post to.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2wYhU2G8Wr-k3juEoQA10LgrhZ9k60c2SkkoSVIwIeyOkJLwJY1_8PPpwwmklFqOECfkM3EXRqwMNsxcemiaDVuFWH4HueiuVFT4uVv9Yotz5fpDcLwKer1jCUkCnIz1SzVMLg21WtzKzNwxIzNbIqwXLiVdSJn-tcVyFls0OlxmTeRF5qo0WwyRKGQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="436" data-original-width="304" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2wYhU2G8Wr-k3juEoQA10LgrhZ9k60c2SkkoSVIwIeyOkJLwJY1_8PPpwwmklFqOECfkM3EXRqwMNsxcemiaDVuFWH4HueiuVFT4uVv9Yotz5fpDcLwKer1jCUkCnIz1SzVMLg21WtzKzNwxIzNbIqwXLiVdSJn-tcVyFls0OlxmTeRF5qo0WwyRKGQ" width="167" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It is important to keep in mind that when you post to muliple classrooms:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>You can no longer select to post to individual students. The item will be visible to all students in each classroom that you select</li><li>If you are using topics, the item will post to the same topic in every classroom that is selected.</li></ul></div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-54956648439091573982022-02-22T10:57:00.003-05:002022-02-22T10:57:56.561-05:00New Google Docs Pageless Format<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlAJWyr1Nlo6vnzBFep-PFgQpwiScp1te_Zp4q8UrGiLeJJyXmKONm2iNHx1W57HiOeOSnMPSw5kY5AbUeHEGFk-0ZZ3jLQbNhnEpSMCJw7CWtyzT4InUYMp-sqAeZMgTbs7mLl0iz00sqZTRRn58r_dAzdNR4QmxQIQfr5UETrQ46KjkxG3jDxulWfQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="225" height="71" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlAJWyr1Nlo6vnzBFep-PFgQpwiScp1te_Zp4q8UrGiLeJJyXmKONm2iNHx1W57HiOeOSnMPSw5kY5AbUeHEGFk-0ZZ3jLQbNhnEpSMCJw7CWtyzT4InUYMp-sqAeZMgTbs7mLl0iz00sqZTRRn58r_dAzdNR4QmxQIQfr5UETrQ46KjkxG3jDxulWfQ=w71-h71" width="71" /></a>NEW! Google Docs Pageless Format</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> <span> </span><span> In the latest Google Workspace update, Google has introduced the 'pageless' format in Google Docs. A pageless format means that your document will not have any pagebreaks, which allows for more flexibility in the creation of your document. This is a great option to use if you know that your doucment will be used for digital purposes only.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span>When your document is in the "pageless" format, any images or charts that you insert will now have scroll bars to ensure that it fits onto the document</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span>.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr7a9adTQrswd7GOO9kkGJ7Bv7O3p4pevNo99DLLlqqYwc9b5kh6Kje01xykbkp9J59IzAyTdRK3YWPNujNlCphoDCT3JIgVJG_osoBCFbMs46Z9LjU5AeDRNCINCLK5kBmRClH5QawydKlAXZXHV6X4mR55V4iv9O7fxShL4bIE-gT6dcKWkWuh6akw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="94" data-original-width="1330" height="42" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjr7a9adTQrswd7GOO9kkGJ7Bv7O3p4pevNo99DLLlqqYwc9b5kh6Kje01xykbkp9J59IzAyTdRK3YWPNujNlCphoDCT3JIgVJG_osoBCFbMs46Z9LjU5AeDRNCINCLK5kBmRClH5QawydKlAXZXHV6X4mR55V4iv9O7fxShL4bIE-gT6dcKWkWuh6akw=w589-h42" width="589" /></a></div><br /><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is how you change your document settings to make it pageless.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. From the top menu, click on File and then Page Setup</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvF6xxoU3X-gSriSuH8Of6exHwnWjImwDpKAGg_LCP8w58QDj52Qs5M5Zo1G8OKm2tI3Ar1vls_1ilGklutTgJXnh60wvOHXnM7AWMqzxHPBALHFVJFt0gIL5oVkHXfI5JYIoHnSw6ILJTDesrZCSSpJQ9Wpa38ap9-yF4ZEl3AdCa9O6NhZ7vDefowg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="35" data-original-width="204" height="39" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhvF6xxoU3X-gSriSuH8Of6exHwnWjImwDpKAGg_LCP8w58QDj52Qs5M5Zo1G8OKm2tI3Ar1vls_1ilGklutTgJXnh60wvOHXnM7AWMqzxHPBALHFVJFt0gIL5oVkHXfI5JYIoHnSw6ILJTDesrZCSSpJQ9Wpa38ap9-yF4ZEl3AdCa9O6NhZ7vDefowg=w229-h39" width="229" /></a></div><br />2. You will now see an option to select a Pageless format</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9pf291jYzGRjZ2lKMkp68NP7xbi8JvZfoaAb7M2GozC6Zn4M3w54PHqa1PYJzGJNd7CXLDZyZ9f-QhC-oZmstYuFwK_bx8EZ6-dhPV938ERiE2qqkFIaq5ZG-wVQMpNIYqDFjX3x6xYUeZwF0fvN6CEBK49bPctaIszC4kFTCqju5s7dXn2c45zzAcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="61" data-original-width="394" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9pf291jYzGRjZ2lKMkp68NP7xbi8JvZfoaAb7M2GozC6Zn4M3w54PHqa1PYJzGJNd7CXLDZyZ9f-QhC-oZmstYuFwK_bx8EZ6-dhPV938ERiE2qqkFIaq5ZG-wVQMpNIYqDFjX3x6xYUeZwF0fvN6CEBK49bPctaIszC4kFTCqju5s7dXn2c45zzAcQ" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>3. You may also change the background color and select if you want the "pageless" mode to be your default, which means that any new documents created will be in the "pageless" format.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsIbyBJo1-6lVJWYZEuLPC3THmnCBCzxoquStl_8HvwvCDem_iIvpCaOudvj7sHORFg2NGKMJNJOTUG9rAxZO6wKO5zP49DgW2LwUxRhD8714KVTGbVvVKy3lS5WIbIVbEjvYrWXcaQE3cempWWbFkOAaujl41stQDAQc7Qy6y1feLrJVrQ9wpnPWVvA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="400" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjsIbyBJo1-6lVJWYZEuLPC3THmnCBCzxoquStl_8HvwvCDem_iIvpCaOudvj7sHORFg2NGKMJNJOTUG9rAxZO6wKO5zP49DgW2LwUxRhD8714KVTGbVvVKy3lS5WIbIVbEjvYrWXcaQE3cempWWbFkOAaujl41stQDAQc7Qy6y1feLrJVrQ9wpnPWVvA" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once you are ready, press "Ok".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More information on the new "pageless" Google Docs format can be found <a href="https://support.google.com/docs/answer/11528737">here</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-70638367711153155282022-01-26T11:15:00.003-05:002022-03-31T11:14:41.191-04:00Google Workspace Updates - Originality Reports and Google Docs Watermarks<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><img height="43" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/H6bIfpCYbSELeRBebXPBcZJMkSLCQXKQ6DH-Iq7wA7kvewzx2y_uWOGo-LXfK2T39k3Q9QF12J7tUdLXdpsnLefj2u-mqizUsdam0e_1G-gdqOrIj0NSz9lRqoaFx0m7YDr7Fuwz" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="200" />NEW!! Google Orginality Reports Update</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span> Google Originality Reports is a tool available through the Google Classroom. This tool allows teachers and students to check for plagiarism on student work. Previously, this tool only worked with Google Docs, however, in the latest Google Workspace update, this tool will now also work with Google Slides. </span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Please see <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xjZ1hgTt5bUQLwQeN5l--jFSlvA_8YqC_9Xcxxig5F4/edit#bookmark=id.7ixk98u1ko97" target="_blank">this document</a> for more information on Google Originaliity Reports.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxh7rSCePWyuRLuNoqj4uVIVzlW_QP7xNTrC7O7xGYdCfHtNwMv1twx5RZsI5b6PuZjxgfz1og4Czt6DSMHA_maxA0X4ONT33Kavf16hwylVundjz7_ec9F7Qxr3OASiMF4Wf4K4DnYeu/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="800" height="82" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxh7rSCePWyuRLuNoqj4uVIVzlW_QP7xNTrC7O7xGYdCfHtNwMv1twx5RZsI5b6PuZjxgfz1og4Czt6DSMHA_maxA0X4ONT33Kavf16hwylVundjz7_ec9F7Qxr3OASiMF4Wf4K4DnYeu/w156-h82/image.png" width="156" /></a>Watermarks in Google Docs</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span> A watermark is an image that is superimposed behind the text of your document. A watermark can be used to identify the type of document . For example, you can use a watermark to identify a document as a "draft" or "final" version. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the latest Google update, you can now insert text watermarks as well as images.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To add a watermark, click on Insert--> Watermark from the top menu. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">You can choose to insert an image or text watermark by clicking on the tabs.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlVP_hHp9cHQboJSLqVGYhRi9LWf_MGuY70IHa-_SDI6jI7yDFobTLvAG4LVSa9bKZnnk6Xcx-fYOVZ6IiNk58_FA9r_stnZvq_V5QJHpmBD8IsxSkrOF9uCw5kIDCDZ6X-VRnlEmf7WJIcDkAtn1P4T-hunUeHRdp0b_XjpJ98-t6Fy_LmbGfc2r3CQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="49" data-original-width="233" height="67" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlVP_hHp9cHQboJSLqVGYhRi9LWf_MGuY70IHa-_SDI6jI7yDFobTLvAG4LVSa9bKZnnk6Xcx-fYOVZ6IiNk58_FA9r_stnZvq_V5QJHpmBD8IsxSkrOF9uCw5kIDCDZ6X-VRnlEmf7WJIcDkAtn1P4T-hunUeHRdp0b_XjpJ98-t6Fy_LmbGfc2r3CQ" width="320" /></a></div><br />To insert an image watermark, simply click on the "select image" button to insert an image from your Google Drive or the web. You can also adjust the scale here. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For text watermarks, enter the text and then select your desired settings including font, size, transparency and direction (horizontal or diagonal) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The watermark can be changed later by clicking once again on Insert--> Watermark and selecting a new image. If you want to remove the watermark, you can click on the "Remove Watermark" text at the bottom of the Watermark window. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMy1H6-oneURhWLMuOJP0-SuRMqcAVgVMrNeSBqlrEMhju5k_Kbh9Yqq2FjHFVssBdnS-14eTxk1zbDXYvZ-c8nwoG9daUY-U0jpJbcuqGCUakyDFQVxkuhl1Ra02U_U26CnNl8z-hhBW/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="614" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPMy1H6-oneURhWLMuOJP0-SuRMqcAVgVMrNeSBqlrEMhju5k_Kbh9Yqq2FjHFVssBdnS-14eTxk1zbDXYvZ-c8nwoG9daUY-U0jpJbcuqGCUakyDFQVxkuhl1Ra02U_U26CnNl8z-hhBW/w232-h640/image.png" width="232" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-54615426226136072282022-01-21T10:33:00.002-05:002022-01-24T10:48:35.107-05:00Google Slides - Students cannot insert youtube videos<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui28PKomy7KIbcnJHTa4nUzNsChIYAhCKnEiuaoXV3mdkpTfRpQFQMnQEH4BkHia3tHTiZSHKFLArQDOr9OE__-cR4v24dAhrjB1bmUypogGWzVvuHqha5VuNfUEqx5s-Nad8VLRvvV3M/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="860" height="68" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgui28PKomy7KIbcnJHTa4nUzNsChIYAhCKnEiuaoXV3mdkpTfRpQFQMnQEH4BkHia3tHTiZSHKFLArQDOr9OE__-cR4v24dAhrjB1bmUypogGWzVvuHqha5VuNfUEqx5s-Nad8VLRvvV3M/w61-h68/image.png" width="61" /></a>Due to recent changes to Google user accounts who are under 18 years of age, students can no longer embed youtube videos into Google Slides presentations. Google is aware of this issue, however, has not comitted to a date when this will be fixed. In the interim, here is a workaround for students to insert videos into a Google Slides presentation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Get an image of the youtube video using screen capturing tool.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Insert that image into the Slide show. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. While the image is selected, click in "Insert --> Link". Use the URL from the Youtube video.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Althtough the video will not play within the Google Slides presentation, it will have a look that is close. The video can then be opened in a new tab.</div><br /><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-52322061691432415062021-11-15T11:05:00.003-05:002021-11-15T11:09:29.456-05:00New Google Meet Host Controls<blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><p></p><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQuKAwN6iJtS9OP6DAW1eTk_Ejo93YuOaoeWUEBCBZryPVpyYUUrOcozrpwmVml1C7saG0FYJ-XJYsGfJd8eUGLWMGIWkYSg55Il-u6RlqxfwKeG6wXSSw-SA4OywNsz8QA-oIVkeMyX8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="512" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQuKAwN6iJtS9OP6DAW1eTk_Ejo93YuOaoeWUEBCBZryPVpyYUUrOcozrpwmVml1C7saG0FYJ-XJYsGfJd8eUGLWMGIWkYSg55Il-u6RlqxfwKeG6wXSSw-SA4OywNsz8QA-oIVkeMyX8/w63-h63/image.png" width="63" /></a>New Google Meet Host Controls</h2><div><br /></div><div>Google Meet has launched some new host controls. You can now change the settings on your meet so that participants cannot turn on their microphone or their video. Once these settings are turned off, your participants will not be able to un-mute themselves or turn on their camera. </div><div><br /></div><div>NOTE: This setting applies to <b>ALL</b> Meet participants. At this time, you cannot turn off this setting for individual participants.</div><div><br /></div><div>To access this setting, click on the host control icon. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_aF3S4xaLDPfWB1ISWvSnNGCDSIsoInzVhIErW9YbzjduwqjwlsFTweyKGNUwqEaiL8RjiAlQOOU5qumfpSjQxbu_OdKXWQP-NcXQDScLsvMSIdDybn94XdRwO_Drt2oQHFV6saLhVw-/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="44" data-original-width="46" height="30" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_aF3S4xaLDPfWB1ISWvSnNGCDSIsoInzVhIErW9YbzjduwqjwlsFTweyKGNUwqEaiL8RjiAlQOOU5qumfpSjQxbu_OdKXWQP-NcXQDScLsvMSIdDybn94XdRwO_Drt2oQHFV6saLhVw-/w31-h30/image.png" width="31" /></a><br /><br /></div><div>You will see the new settings under "Let Everyone"</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduygvmq7TUMa-aDuGVPJVp_BbKruvEJLP2zCzBZU8mllbO0pmtKusbO9PfyaIqn9cjIOVYBYzRGq59A8EElfYtdXL3PIK4Vr7ZrESahf_qDG4asdXgG9BfvRF5IGJyECbzezRyDHI9brh/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="508" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduygvmq7TUMa-aDuGVPJVp_BbKruvEJLP2zCzBZU8mllbO0pmtKusbO9PfyaIqn9cjIOVYBYzRGq59A8EElfYtdXL3PIK4Vr7ZrESahf_qDG4asdXgG9BfvRF5IGJyECbzezRyDHI9brh/w391-h353/image.png" width="391" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-8797897033700654922021-10-13T09:05:00.002-04:002021-10-13T09:05:16.423-04:00New and Upcoming Updates to Google Classroom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfQWHZtX7CIkBAurBjOKRCNnCJAGHG-T6aMxcW4hNBKeI7JlavfPov-no_gX5kV7hu3bbg24Br7RZ-J06UNCp40yK49WNCYJaplh9ijGzE7XNDjwRtSUCJl7bzoNTGBmH3W0iavK685KX/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1200" height="47" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfQWHZtX7CIkBAurBjOKRCNnCJAGHG-T6aMxcW4hNBKeI7JlavfPov-no_gX5kV7hu3bbg24Br7RZ-J06UNCp40yK49WNCYJaplh9ijGzE7XNDjwRtSUCJl7bzoNTGBmH3W0iavK685KX/w54-h47/image.png" width="54" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The following updates are already live in Google Classroom. In the second section of this document you will find upcoming updates.</span></div><p></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-f82c0e0c-7fff-83d0-8826-07671f3d6f8b"><br /><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; text-align: left;"><li aria-level="1" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h3 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Google Meet Link</span></h3></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Google Meet link is no longer posted in the banner of your Classroom. You will now see a separate box on the top left of your screen with the Meet data.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 108px; overflow: hidden; width: 160px;"><img height="108" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/Mc2aiCh0dvTiRWnMrpgENRyRh164CXnUfOT9aCpfdFVJxfCqUAt2e9CRn063CjkyyzEhTyAAcfb-1MmfcRN750LSyYNxNZ2LcsfHJi5U9Ixw6j0QXlBVvjxvc2NRmjGYy674D_pd=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="160" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you click on the three dots, and then click “Manage”</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 111px; overflow: hidden; width: 162px;"><img height="111" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IEUsK1xr6rwfJuHayZCOr1Jt2vsrFM8jkuROa0d3olraq1_FEQUUcmtWWLdfwLMCX_AHloWdWvMC56jJhxtH2TYcC6Vs7gotT9TARfe3IjF5igGQ1atrOWeXnO8VRrFg5JWogYB0=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="162" /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can now edit your settings here, (rather than using the settings wheel)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 194px; overflow: hidden; width: 306px;"><img height="194" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/C9NJHq6A2aSEfPw8cNJseSKOAM2I8AKMt1_4HH3vmeBUU5AS38O8DEL18byRPMYDyEH0qa0mKH0lA_0tacQwcv5LsgNg8ED9vHzeDvlf-zpZF0oCC-5rkGJS9B-0KcJOI98opIMY=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="306" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To reset the Meet link, click on the drop down arrow beside the Meet link. You can also make the link visible/invisible to students with the toggle switch.</span></p><br /><br /><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-inline-start: 48px; text-align: left;"><li aria-level="1" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><h3 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Co-Teachers are now automatically co-hosts in Google Meet</span></h3></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Meet now has the ability to add co-hosts to your Meet. When you are in the meet, you can do this by clicking on the three dots next to a participants name and selecting “Add as co-host”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you have a co-teachers in your Classroom, they will automatically be a host of the Meet when they join.</span></p><div><span><br /></span></div></span><h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span><b><br /></b></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Upcoming Changes to Google Classroom (coming later this year)</span></span></h2><span><br /><ol style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Embedded Apps</span></p></li></ol><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; height: 48px; overflow: hidden; white-space: pre; width: 143px;"><img height="48" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/24J3jWBbJjZCW7TW7SLIO1OntjlXq13r6PswSET4lkzSKTrL7TxPtKhx5lgXpn07xjwkwFlZygaCX0kd-Aj0i124xzK9IVAbaj8CT9Ux8btAm1YJZIJLvtzvLHlVM3f7y1wkMMYG=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="143" /></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; height: 43px; overflow: hidden; white-space: pre; width: 138px;"><img height="43" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/SykHvgGVkXbF0EubmouJUN4tmkthDXyLvBO1W57INBPAzU36SNJzFS-0xRQG75oye3SrDvNSgBQrvds_vovKXNXxvNgTG04SsC3mTtSwmwQgUYAaFROtz8aaeks-JiOmY6xZZjgC=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="138" /></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; height: 44px; overflow: hidden; white-space: pre; width: 131px;"><img height="44" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/uVVLEVpTzb2IV9X3yzFJTswcIRnKasc-M6mr-2y-hz_2IRmP-u2EzI34yZ7XFN6iAkFtFaGK7ZRbmRPlWtVc35PsKHeDYl5nFzlUetokZstaKDo07QZGsPpaIW0wcGmgcj6e3egl=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="131" /></span><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A number of apps including Kahoot, EdPuzzle and Newsela will be embedded right into the Google Classroom. This means that when you post a link to one of these applications, the app will open right in the Classroom and not on a new page. As well, students will no longer need to login to the application, thus simplifying the process. </span></p><br /><br /><ol start="2" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Student Engagement</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 9pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 27pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A very exciting change that I am sure all educators will appreciate is the student engagement update. With this update, teachers in the Google Classroom will be able to see data such as which students submitted assignments or commented on a post on a particular day. This will be a fantastic way to see how students are interacting with the Google Classroom!</span></p><br /><ol start="3" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Scheduling Assignments to Multiple Classrooms</span></p></li></ol><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Coming later this year, teachers will be able to post the same assignment to multiple Classrooms. You will also be able to assign separate due dates for each Classroom. This will be a great time saver for teachers who use multiple Classrooms!</span></p><br /><ol start="4" style="margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 0; padding-inline-start: 48px;"><li aria-level="1" dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; list-style-type: decimal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" role="presentation" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Students submitting better pictures of work</span></p></li></ol><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></p></span><span id="docs-internal-guid-3338d409-7fff-80e7-f841-ef34984ad9c7"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A big frustration for teachers is receiving multiple files for one assignment or when students submit work that is horizontal or upside down! With this update coming up students will be able to rotate and crop their work after a picture is taken and merge multiple photos into one document. </span></p></span><span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></p><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-75098521637282740052021-09-14T12:48:00.003-04:002021-09-14T12:48:59.419-04:00What's New in Tech<p><br /></p><span id="docs-internal-guid-8a2caa3c-7fff-ebe2-827e-cb5fead3f0f1"><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 49px; overflow: hidden; width: 251px;"><img height="49" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-oreuTzSHwvKLCGWVUJUj0pnk-m2eJUQB7UZIh9utPPLMybBIB3tJjOajbmjlmdb9LUvsA-v8-FAyQ5NGmZN5KTo_kDGFC4nrb7Tt_tnsBNX3zs5e0tq1_Ccmejf2F0Z2jURU2n_=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="251" /></span></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Co-Hosts</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The host of the Google Meet can now add up to 25 co-hosts to a Google Meet. The co-host will have all the functionality of the host including muting and removing participants as well as creating breakout rooms and controlling the additional activities including polls and Q and A. Any recordings or attendance files will be sent to the main host.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To designate a co-host, click on the three dots beside their name in the people tab of your Google Meet. Select “Grant Host Controls”</span></p><br /><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 142px; overflow: hidden; width: 237px;"><img height="142" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/zLG7E56xDbD8ngdq_RbcF4j2S-vSPLVengjBcb7mQ46tAPYu_ot_Q4HRV3zZXcNto91DHRMPaYmXpP6YtN1vB5OO0gi1j9KOjrRwcaswd3EcFZhrv9tTJWpbkpfpx3SHU6dOro_w=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="237" /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unpin your presentation while presenting</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you are presenting in Google Meet, your presentation takes up most of the screen. This means that you cannot see your whole class. Now, you can ‘unpin’ your presentation. Your presentation box will then be the same size as the rest of your participants in the Meet, and you will be able to see your whole class while you are presenting.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">To unpin, hover your mouse over your presentation in Google Meet. Then click the unpin button.</span></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moving between tabs</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you are presenting a tab in Google Meet, you can now easily present a different tab. You can do this by clicking on the “Share this tab instead” which will be at the top of your screen. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 43px; overflow: hidden; width: 294px;"><img height="43" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/9TFtgxivKOsIm19Gdq4bXl8UGWIpoJ9_5hv1Cx8UZFUxCtcX5pcTcbCSEvwG__wQ02AeX6Tv-khMFCYZ3tI9n0H3aO_tCjROhIrWl4Qka1QAGwge1hf_XHawt5dCeYU8XzUFrt-4=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="294" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As well, if you are presenting a tab and wish to quickly return to the Google Meet tab, you can select the “View tab: meet.google.com” button. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 42px; overflow: hidden; width: 304px;"><img height="42" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/J_IY8r53Fami8CBwCZtqt-8SHyOYL2CK-FXFw9YbuBLX4NotGiA4vmmqlsxHhlseJKfkFEpDyBqL5NyhVYKvJbp60y1B8_b_BVi1wtNlfhyvBIeOVkbPnCeSlqf_UwKivOipvRvk=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="304" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 88px; overflow: hidden; width: 65px;"><img height="88" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/wehFSCSo8KHpUnSisvY6sO9gXdehNHYO0JzlgAKjS3P7hKvtpMZrpt-XHmVfBUyOP3ODGlf87BkLGxIYKhlkvhuqMTZUIJv0xLLht0gnOtsi_XScCv0-dQz4gvITYOL6a2lKbnn5=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="65" /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Forms</span></p><br /><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google forms now have an auto-save feature. This means that when logged in to a board account, the user can return back to the form and anything that was previously filled out will be saved. This will give you and your students peace of mind when using Google Forms for assessment. Prior to this feature, all work would be lost if there was a disruption in the internet connection or the student navigated away from the page. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Any information that is filled on the form will be saved for 30 days, or until the form is submitted. An overview of this feature can be viewed in this </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVPIWOM0Uk0TBE5BfjXfdgOBHbpzp8cS_3Grcfgtna8f5Qg0spkPSBRv6rU63knlqYr9i76YMiJPQY01HkNe4DRdPxzUFnjzIgkUU0YZvYCYm1umXMB0hFIz2E-G00bo4JE0JG288ZdKU/s1920/Forms+Draft+Responses+Final.gif" style="text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; text-decoration-line: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">video</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">.</span></p><br /><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 59px; overflow: hidden; width: 57px;"><img height="59" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/3h5Lsmon_-vHDdd_ZQF3Do9a0EKq7jHioPZL1k0gjxvU4fSbGDiov7ja0eiaKoyjbuI4YOWWpa1nmFRJXLnZGYJuZCLABsVHKBFrmbnhshXFPOxKkKa5V9kAADkDR82ol8DQD0m2=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="57" /></span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Google “Rooms” will be Google “Spaces”</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google “Rooms” which is available through Google mail or through Google chat, will soon be called Google “Spaces”. Spaces are a great way to communicate with your colleagues. Spaces is a great way to collaborate with teams as it allows you to send messages, assign tasks, share files, and have Google Meets. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You can easily create a Google Space in your Gmail window. On the bottom left side of your screen, simply click the + sign beside “Spaces”. Then you can add the individuals who will be a part of your space. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Simply click the “Files” or “Tasks” tab to add files or assign tasks.</span></p><br /><br /><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 39px; overflow: hidden; width: 236px;"><img height="39" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/lXTnIxRikPyq4fiHkHFy4aJNgJ7e7E0O50buZ6bAGw89qR1bMMS2G42aGmVUxCFqqVXYp_bLFdcaWN_o5ueP9wPeaK1OyyLfw9yCGW55m8qg98vV9kz-oqZnpqXGDiFWYrrGEqRN=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="236" /></span><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Tasks can be assigned to the entire “Space” or it can be assigned individually. Due dates can also be assigned to tasks. </span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">By clicking on the “Files” tab, you can choose to add files to share with your group. As well, any files that are shared in the chat tab will be listed on this tab. A great way to organize files for the space!</span></p><br /><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 49px; overflow: hidden; width: 49px;"><img height="49" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/4LNsMzz2WSOMaRqIT_2IgVG0o3XwYePKlQjKpa5HAjpCWu82xeFwyuRvRBbpJzbgqK8E9AXDjsBGbriOajbYAn472167J9aqU_ND-Ilz89ZPsixjh0xs-JmaRua_EzeIZG6_lUZD=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="49" /></span><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Contacts</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google contacts can be accessed through the side panel in your Google Mail. Now, when you search for a contact, you will get some very useful information regarding this contact. You can see a list of past email correspondence with that contact. As well, you can quickly create a calendar event, a Google Meet, a chat message or an email to that contact using the icons shown.</span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 48px; overflow: hidden; width: 187px;"><img height="48" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/d6oZAlgOi1DhzlITdjlxduFcQsEjRM0gYhtQziC_X7O6a2w2kD0CIm1jXGGXSgVUX4A5MBz6RCEUmvMdVrhTidYvu1k7ocyf3YgVed-6As5E6WE65dXYNe4ug5Xml3R2HFixYgpH=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="187" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 67px; overflow: hidden; width: 77px;"><img height="67" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/tvSxrD_pERv0CYceaKtQAwOAklf_OmWh6UkLYExfm3oXJRL33bZf8UwDOF9r1Uy7c2qexAVH6nYnhW5Jk9wXSGZXZDA6F7GyFPt_-Dk0z1JUMiswb9tbZMI7zOMrz-c0B844vuiZ=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="77" /></span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Classroom</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Google Classroom has the ability to schedule announcements, material and assignment posts as well as other items. Since you should not be posting any material in your ‘off weeks’, the ability to schedule these items can help you with your planning and organization.</span></p><br /><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you are creating the item, simply click on the drop down arrow beside the ‘Assign’ , ‘Post’’ or “Ask” button.</span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 46px; overflow: hidden; width: 116px;"><img height="46" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/G375PvbC8XFKAx5VgRmNFGaRt4hZfpEejSzi6iAekDrULMYzoxd7hk5nqmt6xW-YxYkE0-PWOMyYDMWU1jWPBIavFEFgRkZOwQDIl_ccmMTKR9BFaTrSKg9PudnNYNwYp0Awjrat=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="116" /></span><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 57px; overflow: hidden; width: 125px;"><img height="57" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/2SfRsqZvzzxUj3pSP5CqJpKbhQjIOOaLutelDKIwK7lp_2apbFJ1EFrYDvlk7QkyTkKQYShlaQCpJnQxojgFmoaDYPfLWTNl2mwqjmZgRoELBqSidVE9Kxg_iREniQVJaHY24jwl=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="125" /></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="border: none; display: inline-block; height: 43px; overflow: hidden; width: 138px;"><img height="43" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sd9SRgs3JjIC345rnmAl09rLK9YbQ_dmiN1uaMUvyg_tBAx_OvhrMa2GEnhBMwsMV22g7eaVwMvRjxzxSKpmjr9r5r0fAQdznjolPO0MFW4QTpR3or4YRSMFDCSVTJsaC5OHVTVe=s0" style="margin-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px;" width="138" /></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then select “Schedule” and select the appropriate date/time. The item that you just created will not be visible for the students until that date/time. </span></p><div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-39485390805258680422021-06-09T08:45:00.003-04:002021-06-09T11:03:03.594-04:00New Formatting Options in Google Docs with Images and Drawings<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN19F-FiNXWDcB_qzzweI42Jn02yhfafCu5vPwsKmeGJtp-3OyCa_3m4eHiezVaE7oK7TBXhzTyjEBdHhHAJemX9Kh004gPmhB70hhmaT7e26fwPW3yazfv3p1jvZ19Fp6jJnINba6jV5/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="1200" height="83" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPN19F-FiNXWDcB_qzzweI42Jn02yhfafCu5vPwsKmeGJtp-3OyCa_3m4eHiezVaE7oK7TBXhzTyjEBdHhHAJemX9Kh004gPmhB70hhmaT7e26fwPW3yazfv3p1jvZ19Fp6jJnINba6jV5/w60-h83/image.png" width="60" /></a> <span> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span> <span> </span><span> Some very exciting news in Google Docs!! This is the update that many of us have been waiting for. There are now additional formatting options available when working with images and drawings in Google Docs.</span></span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><span> </span>You now have the option of formatting images and drawings to go behind or in front of text. Previously the only options were "In Line", "Wrap Text" or "Break Text". You will see these new options on the formatting menu when you click on an image or drawing.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><span><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_EGI2L0lRnE7DE7gXLRcVURGoUaHgN3pCy9XQq6ZORCGcUlL46ZHYQbKcOZM9slkipssiAFTIP5YyOoOzoywOGVz5W_ZNSHxIIWaZoNJHDIR1C0GnglkOHtaLRagAz9C2Mg0uLKkWwxR/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="214" data-original-width="954" height="72" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic_EGI2L0lRnE7DE7gXLRcVURGoUaHgN3pCy9XQq6ZORCGcUlL46ZHYQbKcOZM9slkipssiAFTIP5YyOoOzoywOGVz5W_ZNSHxIIWaZoNJHDIR1C0GnglkOHtaLRagAz9C2Mg0uLKkWwxR/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> </span>If the 'In front of" or "Behind" formatting option is selected, you will also get more formatting options as to how you want the image to move. The "Move with text" option will move the image with the text that it is behind of in front of, while the "Fix position on page" option will anchor the image to that location on the page and it will not move. The position options text will simply open up the formatting options menu in a pane on the right hand of your window.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1xXNxCkJfBnywkOceFZjMGEd4Wy-Rb_9_AzQZemdkSQCJmN3VyZEFns2F9k9BSqjoXFmCFpUdK5ytTJ8IV7LfT_AZpYxzc9YA2J0HgRk9ni72V-f7L7RLlXf3nVyGHGMK7wd9n-wCEr8/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="316" data-original-width="554" height="183" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp1xXNxCkJfBnywkOceFZjMGEd4Wy-Rb_9_AzQZemdkSQCJmN3VyZEFns2F9k9BSqjoXFmCFpUdK5ytTJ8IV7LfT_AZpYxzc9YA2J0HgRk9ni72V-f7L7RLlXf3nVyGHGMK7wd9n-wCEr8/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></span></span></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7365565779074547042.post-74311393570971898172021-04-20T11:50:00.001-04:002021-04-20T11:50:42.543-04:00Text Formatting Now Available in Google Classroom<p> </p><h2 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialY-t-LXfEsIhDVpxhrWxsqCQZ2blfE9pOR66p7WvmhmrDd6h7L4buCM5HrqqXbKSAE_AhjWzlxJrkzYTmuJb0EkDvTZ3g5_mB48-Dhai4eAedn8Os5Ykhf7-3debstJxqHfuoi1CyLg9/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1200" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEialY-t-LXfEsIhDVpxhrWxsqCQZ2blfE9pOR66p7WvmhmrDd6h7L4buCM5HrqqXbKSAE_AhjWzlxJrkzYTmuJb0EkDvTZ3g5_mB48-Dhai4eAedn8Os5Ykhf7-3debstJxqHfuoi1CyLg9/w68-h59/image.png" width="68" /></a> Text Formatting Now Available in Google Classroom</h2><br /><p></p><p><span> An exciting new feature has been rolled out in Google Classroom..... Text formatting. You can now customize your posts in Google Classroom with this new feature.</span><br /></p><p>When creating a new stream post or assignment, you now have access to the text formatting. At the bottom of the text input box, you can find the text formatting options.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5fIMl4U_XfNUdAkqWkLLiFWdDYS-BPWHkKACMUVxtJiuVA1ifz3Z1F4MG-cJLwyO5X4g2U7yfGbTnPELEWiO1NjpgCBkDjhzANpTQeKJ_p8nvSFNGbIwR6vrXaJc2s83iWMkeERZyjez/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="78" data-original-width="360" height="69" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu5fIMl4U_XfNUdAkqWkLLiFWdDYS-BPWHkKACMUVxtJiuVA1ifz3Z1F4MG-cJLwyO5X4g2U7yfGbTnPELEWiO1NjpgCBkDjhzANpTQeKJ_p8nvSFNGbIwR6vrXaJc2s83iWMkeERZyjez/" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Text formatting features that are available are <b>bold, </b><i><b> </b>italic, </i><u>underline</u> and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>bullets</li></ul><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF69LEm4hvHijPiMDb1qvkB9amZxxYUS3CH0LvJ1d8DxZy5rpbhZupUXOYSr9TjRRp63Stp1H4UoyTHrcai74Sjm9igDbVaOI2FlXEE9T5HykU9IawvuGCP20J_5DCcHF5mnkg3eKZ3yol/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="52" height="50" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF69LEm4hvHijPiMDb1qvkB9amZxxYUS3CH0LvJ1d8DxZy5rpbhZupUXOYSr9TjRRp63Stp1H4UoyTHrcai74Sjm9igDbVaOI2FlXEE9T5HykU9IawvuGCP20J_5DCcHF5mnkg3eKZ3yol/w44-h50/image.png" width="44" /></a> Pressing this button will remove the formatting of the text that you highlight.</div><br /><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0