What's New in Google - August 2021

Catch up on everything new in Google Workspace for Education from August 2021, and see great ideas and resources!

Below is the recorded video from our August 2021 Google User Meeting, along with the meeting agenda with all the awesome resources and Google updates from the last few months. This includes lots of new Google updates and 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 Workspace news and features
• Provide tutorials, demonstrations, and how-to’s
• Share best practices of how Google Workspace 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 August 2021 meeting:

Free Webinar: Automated Certificates with Google Tools

Do you need to take attendance and generate certificates for meetings, trainings, and other events? 

There are lots of options out there to address this need, but to help out I have created a free system using Google tools to automate the entire process of creating sessions, taking attendance, generating and emailing certificates, and viewing multiple reports.

I hosted a webinar to show a demonstration of the system in use, and explain how to get your own copies of the files and set up everything for your own use.

See below for the recorded video, as well as detailed resources for the session.

Free Webinar - Stop Motion Animation with Google Slides

I had the opportunity to present the following session recently at the 2021 SPARCC Educational Technology Conference:

Stop Motion Animation with Google Slides

Many times we think of Slides as just a program for creating multimedia presentations. However, with just a few tricks you and your students can actually use Google Slides to make stop motion movies. This can be a fun and creative way for students to share their ideas and express their understanding in any subject. Learn how to use Slides to create and share stop motion movies with photos, shapes, text, audio, and more.

The session was recorded and is embedded below for you to view, along with links to resources for the session.

In addition, you can check out other recorded sessions on the conference website, and get certificates of attendance for sessions you watch. The conference website is at: http://conference.apps.sparcc.org/

Free Webinar - Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of

I had the opportunity to present the following session recently at the 2021 SPARCC Educational Technology Conference:

Hipster Google - Tools You Probably Never Heard Of

Everyone knows about Google Docs, Gmail, Search, and other common Google tools. But there are also loads of smaller, lesser-known, but powerful tools. Learn about hidden gems such as nGram, Trends, AutoDraw, Chrome Music Lab, Toontastic, Landlines, Meme Buddy, Reverse Image Search, Instant Search Cards, Mystery Animal, Semantris, Grasshopper, Art Palette, and more (List subject to change based on how cool and unknown the tools remain.)

The session was recorded and is embedded below for you to view, along with links to resources for the session.

In addition, you can check out other recorded sessions on the conference website, and get certificates of attendance for sessions you watch. The conference website is at: http://conference.apps.sparcc.org/