Dec 21, 2020
Tips from Teachers - GTP125
Google News and Updates
* Additional language support for live captions in Google Meet
* Create and work with documents that contain multiple page orientations in Google Docs
* Open Office attachments from Gmail in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides with one click
* Some Google Meet settings now “sticky” for Education users
* Take a snowy stroll with Street View
* Create a festive song with Blob Opera
* 20 years of Year in Search Featured Content
* Pam Hubler had a possible idea to answer a question in e124 using Wakelet to curate Google materials
* Another possible answer to the same question from Stephanie Litz
* Hello Matt and Kasey,
* So thankful for your podcast, keep up the good work because your listeners appreciate it.
* Regarding the question from Marcel (below), I found this resource that might be a good fit:
* Cube For Teachers Website - Cube For Teachers is a place where educators search, share, and store links to free open educational K-12 resources, including lessons, activities, interactive games, teaching strategies, tech tips, videos, special education, subject-specific resources, and more.
* Cube For Teachers - Chrome Web Store
* @cubeforteachers
Dr. Rebecca Kreider from Mt. Olivetownship school district, verbal feedback is 3x as effective. She recommends Mote.
Ditch Summit tips:
* Matt Miller: Mote Chrome extension for voice feedback. Use your dictation/voice typing command on a mobile device.
* Esther Park: use unscreen.com to create a GIF from a short video clip
* Paula Martinez from Slides Mania: The master is for teachers. Duplicate layouts in the master for different versions of pages. Click on the “Colors” button in the master for master colors.
* Desiree Alexander: Make files available offline or downloadable so students won’t need internet access to complete at home.
* How to Access Google Files Offline
* Kasey: Google certifications, magnetic poetry, Google Drawings, making ebooks with Google Slides, the resources she shared in her session
* How to Create Drag and Drop activities
* Register for Ditch Summit, a FREE online conference for teachers available until January 8: DitchSummit.com On The Blogs
* Matt
* New book, Do More with Google Classroom, is available!
* Check out the book companion website for resources
* Ditch Summit: Free online conference for teachers, December 14 to January 8
* Kasey
* 8 Reasons to Love Blended Learning with Google
* EARLY BIRD Special! Buy Blended Learning with Google, get FREE Google Tips Training
* Blended Learning with Google (on Amazon)
* Google from A to Z (on Amazon)