What's New in Google - September 2017

Catch up on everything new in G Suite for Education from September 2017, and see great ideas and resources!

Below is the recorded video from our September 2017 Google User Meeting, along with the meeting agenda and all the awesome resources and G Suite updates from the last month. This includes 28 new Google updates and 32 Google resources for your class.

The monthly meetings are hosted by the Google Educator Group of Ohio, but are open to anyone from any location. The purpose of these meetings is to:

• Connect Google-using educators
• Share the latest Google Apps news and features
• Provide tutorials, demonstrations, and how-to’s
• Share best practices of how Google Apps is being used within schools
• Ask questions and get answers

The video from the meeting is recorded and available for later viewing for those who cannot attend or connect live. See below to view the recorded video, agenda, and all the resources from the September 2017 meeting:


Note: If you would like to see each of the agenda items with links directly to those spots in the video, open the video using the YouTube link below and then click “Show More” below the video.

 YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ku3r_z3Pek

You can view the full Google Document agenda with links to all the Google Apps updates from the last month, as well as all the resources covered in the meeting in the Google Doc linked below.

 View the agenda - Google Document link

Agenda details

Upcoming Events

• SPARCC Certification Bootcamps for Google Educator Level 1 and 2
  Level 1 - October 25 and 26, 2017
  Level 2 - November 8 and 9, 2017
  Details at: http://google.apps.sparcc.org/bootcamp
   
• SPARCC Webinars
  
  Google Forms for Online Assessments
  October 4, 2017 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm EST
  Webinar link (click to register and watch live webinar)
  
  Google Tour Builder for any Subject
  October 17, 2017 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm EST
  Webinar link (click to register and watch live webinar)
   
• NEOTIE Conference - October 28, 2017 - Beachwood HS - http://neotie.org/
   
• Learn21 Conference - November 2, 2017 - Columbus, OH
  Website - http://www.learn21.org/conference.html
  Registration - Google Form link
  Submit proposal - Google Form link
   
• Ideastream Tech + Learning Conference - November 15, 2017 - Cleveland, OH
  Website - Ideastream conference
   
• EdTechTeam Cincinnati Summit - November 18-19, 2017
  Website - https://events.edtechteam.com/cincinnati2017
   
• Ohio Education Technology Conference (OETC) - February 13-15, 2018
  Website - http://oetc.ohio.gov/

What's New in Google Apps

September 2017

• Chromebook Growth Stats - Time Magazine Article - Kahoot Study
• Google releases Digital Citizenship and Safety Course for educators - Resource Link, Resource Link
• Google launches "Inside Music" Chrome experiment to explore layers of music - Resource Link
• Google's Daydream VR system gets new set of virtual interactions - Resource Link
• Google's Street View cameras get high-res upgrade - Resource Link, Resource Link
• Drive File Stream launching to all G Suite users - Resource Link
• Chromebooks will soon let you record a video with webcam & use as an animated avatar - Resource Link
• Embed websites as iframes in the new Google Sites - Resource Link
• Google Search now lists whether you can borrow ebooks from your local library - Resource Link
• Export data from Google Vault in PST format - Resource Link
• Sneak Peek at Google's upcoming Pixelbook - Resource Link
• Google updates Snapseed photo editing app - Resource Link
• Google Earth getting Photo's layer - Resource Link
• Admin update: See the status of a Gmail message after it’s been delivered - Resource Link
• Google Keep gets 4 new colors for note-taking - Resource Link
• Google Arts & Culture adds "West Side Story" collection - Resource Link
• New Google Sites adds search feature - Resource Link
• Google Tour Builder can now export directly to Google Earth - Resource Link, Resource Link
• Google Classroom can now import grades directly from Google Form quizzes - Resource Link
• Lots of Google Slides updates - Resource Link
• Google Keep integration in Slides
• Linked slides between different presentations for synced updates of content
• Option to skip certain slides in a presentation
• Grid view option to see all slides as thumbnails
• Insert Diagrams tool to add pre-made editable graphic organizers
• Add-ons for Slides
• Self-guided Expeditions now available on iOS - Resource Link
• Create custom headers and footers in Google Sheets - Resource Link
• Securly Web Filtering for Chromebooks now free - Resource Link

Show and Tell

• Recent posts from Eric's Control Alt Achieve blog
• Build a Jack-O-Lantern with Google Slides - Resource Link
• Hipster Google: Library Edition - Resource Link
• Create "Pi Poems" with Google Sheets - Resource Link
• Amazing Mobile Features of Google Classroom - Resource Link
• Launch Tour Builder Tours in Google Earth with One Click - Resource Link
• 23 Google Projects for your Students - Resource Link
• 5 Classroom Tips to Kickoff the New School Year - Resource Link
• Clear your iPhone photos with Google Photos - Resource Link
• Writing Tools for Chrome - Resource Link
• Top 10 Google Expeditions & Cardboard Tips - Resource Link
• 3 Chrome Extensions that Make Google Classroom Even More Awesome - Resource Link
• Webcam Record Extension - Resource Link, Resource Link, Resource Link
• 10 Amazing Google Geo Tools for Your Classroom - Resource Link
• The Gmail survival guide for busy teachers - Resource Link
• Alternating Row Colors in Sheets - Resource Link
• Google Document URL Tricks - Resource Link
• Tech Tuesday Tutorials from Georgia Southern University - Resource Link
• How to Cite Sources in Google Docs - Resource Link
• 8 Ways to Support Digital Citizenship Skills with Google - Resource Link
• Adding Countdown Timers in Google Slides - Resource Link
• How to Infuse Google Classroom with the Power of YouTube - Resource Link
• VoiceIn Voice Typing extension - Resource Link
• Digital Gameboard for Writing - Resource Link - Using a Google Drawing gameboard with links to template Docs, YouTube videos, and more, to guide students through the writing process.
• Math Tools for Chrome - Resource Link - A collection of Chrome web extensions and apps for use in the math classroom
• My journey from g(Math) to EquatIO (and yours) - Resource Link - From John McGowan, the creator of both tools. Also launch of http://equatio.texthelp.com/
• iPads & Google Apps for the Classroom (Part 1) - Resource Link
• Google Teacher Tribe podcasts:
• Visual Thinking with Google Drawings - Resource Link
• What’s New With Youtube? - Resource Link
• Unpacking Google Classroom for 2017-18 - Resource Link
• GSFE Admins Podcast: Episode 16 - Resource Link
• Use Shift+Z in Drive to “add” a document to another folder. 

To see the schedule for upcoming Google User Group meetings visit:

 Google User Group schedule - https://sites.google.com/view/geg-ohio/monthly-meetings

If you have something to share and would like to join the Hangout for an upcoming meeting, send me an email to let me know at: ericcurts@gmail.com

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