Catch up on everything new in G Suite for Education from November 2017, and see great ideas and resources!Below is the recorded video from our November 2017 Google User Meeting, along with the meeting agenda and all the awesome resources and G Suite updates from the last month. This includes 21 new Google updates and 42 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
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=7FqCeZFpgN8
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 Webinars
Supercharge Google Docs with Drawings
December 5, 2017 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm EST
Register - http://ti.apps.sparcc.org/videopd/20171205-docs-drawings
Supercharge Google Slides with Add-ons
January 18, 2018 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm EST
Register - http://ti.apps.sparcc.org/videopd/20180118-slides-addons
- Ditch That Textbook Digital Summit - December 15-23 - http://ditchsummit.com/
- Ohio Education Technology Conference (OETC) - February 13-15, 2018 - Website - http://oetc.ohio.gov/
- ITIP Ohio Google Summit - May 14-15 in Columbus, OH - Website link - Call for proposals due 2/20 - Website link
What's New in Google Apps
November 2017
- Google launches Hangouts Meet hardware for video conferencing - Resource Link
- Google launches Poly website for sharing and downloading 3D objects and scenes - Resource Link
- YouTube Kids app gets updates including individual profiles, adaptable UI, and more - Resource Link
- Google updating Insert Image options for Docs, Slides, and Drawings - Resource Link - Alternative for "Take a Snapshot" feature - Resource Link
- Google launches new Chromebook channel on YouTube - Resource Link
- Copy comments and suggestions in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides - Resource Link
- Docs and Slides getting support for new fonts in 62 languages - Resource Link
- Google launches Mystery Animal game - Resource Link
- Google launches the Story Speaker tool - Resource Link
- Google launches the MixLab experiment - Resource Link
- Google launches the Meme Buddy tool - Resource Link
- New formatting options for images in Slides including drop shadows and reflection - Resource Link
- Google Home gets voice broadcast feature - Resource Link (also Google Home Mini is only $29 through the end of December)
- Built-in dictation support coming to Chromebooks - Resource Link
- Google Trends add data for News, Shopping, Images, and YouTube - Resource Link
- Google Sites gets site-wide footer option - Resource Link
- Equatio extension now free for teachers - Resource Link, Resource Link
- Google Arts & Culture launches collection of ancient Mayan artifacts and resources - Resource Link, Resource Link
- Chromebooks getting screenshot option when in tablet mode - Resource Link
- New Admin Console settings to control who can move your domain’s content out of Team Drives - Resource Link
- Google open's Santa Tracker website again with loads of activities for coding and more - Resource Link
Show and Tell
- How to Force a Docs Copy WITH Pre-Loaded Comments to Help your Students - Resource Link
- Awesome Android Apps for Chromebooks - Resource Link
- Play "Mystery Animal" with Google - Resource Link
- Making Google Forms Quizzes with Math (Free, Easy, and Quick) - Resource Link
- Turkey Templates for Thanksgiving Creativity and Writing - Resource Link
- Take a Snapshot Alternative for Docs, Slides, and Drawings - Resource Link
- 800+ Fantastic Fonts for Google Projects - Resource Link
- 4 Ways to Play Videos in Google Docs - Resource Link
- Holiday Stop Motion Light Show in Slides! - Resource Link, Resource Link
- AssistLearning Podcast - Resource Link
- How to adjust the keyboard backlighting on Chromebooks - Resource Link
- Top 10 G Suite Calendar Updates - Resource Link
- Google Sheets Flippity add-on now has Memory Game and Word Search - Resource Link
- Using Google Keep to have students explore math problems with pictures, annotations, voice, and more - Resource Link
- Right Inbox extension to for email scheduling, repeating, private notes, and more - Resource Link
- Change your Default Font in Google Docs - Resource Link
- Five More Educational Android Apps for Chromebooks - Resource Link
- Google Jedi Training Academy - K-2 and 3-5 students can earn badges for Docs, Slides, Drawings, and Sheets - Resource Link
- How to embed your Twitter feed directly into New Google Sites - Resource Link, Resource Link
- Crafty Text extension lets you display text in a large font overlay - Resource Link, Resource Link
- Fast and Powerful Tips for Searching your Drive - Resource Link
- Create Animated GIFs with Google Photos - Resource Link
- GSFE Admins podcast - Episode 17 - Resource Link
- Giant collection of activity templates for Google Slides and Drawings - Resource Link
- Google Drawings template collection - Resource Link
- Google Slides templates for Twitter, Instagram, Time Magazine, Harry Potter, and more - Resource Link
- Eric's Google Drawing templates - Resource Link
- Make Docs visible when embedding in New Google Sites - Resource Link
- Fun with Google Slides - Resource Link
- "Focus" Chrome extension can help you stay on task and get things done - Resources Link
- Chunking Content With Google Slides Video Options - Resource Link
- Webcam Snapshot Chrome extension - Resource Link
- Teaching computers to hear with Google's machine learning - Resource Link
- HyperDocs Google+ Community - Resource Link
- Using Google Drawing Preview mode for choice activities - Resource Link
- How to run a Mystery Hangout - Resource Link
- Create a secure testing environment for Google Forms or other online assessments - Presentation Link - Resource Link
- Sort students into groups based on Google Classroom Question responses - Resource Link
- Google Teacher Tribe Podcast
- Nov 6 - Deep Thinking with GSuite - Resource Link
- Nov 13 - Gearing Up for Hour of Code - Resource Link
- Nov 21 - A Google Assistant in the Classroom - Resource Link
- Nov 27 - Mobile Learning with Google - Resource Link
To see the schedule for upcoming Google User Group meetings visit:
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
Post by Eric Curts. Bring me to your school, organization, or conference with over 50 PD sessions to choose from. Connect with me on Twitter at twitter.com/ericcurts and on Google+ at plus.google.com/+EricCurts1
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
Post by Eric Curts. Bring me to your school, organization, or conference with over 50 PD sessions to choose from. Connect with me on Twitter at twitter.com/ericcurts and on Google+ at plus.google.com/+EricCurts1
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