17 Best Kept Secrets in Google Workspace for Education

GotTechED the Podcast  Episode #104: 17 Best Kept Secrets in Google Workspace for EducationWelcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode #104 called “17 Best Kept Secrets in Google Workspace for Education” In this episode, Guise and I will discuss 17 hacks, tips, tricks, and extensions that teachers should be using when using Chrome and Google for Education Apps. We’ll also discuss some of our latest published content and share a big announcement that we have been alluding to for the past few episodes. This is another episode you don’t want to miss. Check it out.Segment 1: Recent Blog Posts5 Edtech Tools for the Blended Learning ClassroomStudent Content Creation Choice BoardWhy I Mote… 5 Templates and a Resource for your ReMOTE Classroom!12 Days of Edtech (12 Videos that promote engagement in the classroom)!Announcement: We are now apart of the TeachBetter Podcast Network!!!!Segment 2: 17 Best Kept Secrets of EdTechChrome HacksTab Re-open on Chrome (Control+Shift+T)Scroll through your Chrome Tabs (Control+the number of the tab)Google Slides20:50 Reformat the slide dimensions (File, Page Set-up, Custom, Set the Length and Width)Use a picture as the background of your slide (right click on a blank slide, choose image)Google DocsWord Count shortcuts (control+shift+c OR tools, display word count while typing)Add your signature to a document (insert, drawing, new, hover over the line icon, choose scribble, sign)Linda Hummer - adding a video to docs by going to Insert Google Drawings (within docs) and adding the video to the drawing@LindaHummerVideo on how to add a video to docs Google SheetsAdd a line break… meaning go to the next line but stay in the same cell (Control+enter)Insert checkboxes (Insert, text boxes)Jamboard3 templates (https://jamboard.google.com/d/12-AwVtkDKtYthBfVy7fQjTv2bDMAUtd7VI_LtqN3C8w/copy)Attendance (drag an arrow)Group Check in (drag a green, yellow, or red arrow)Group Station Rotation Progress Tracker (Put the number of the station rotation activity that you have completed in your group’s boxGoogle KeepGrade with Google KeepMake a rubricDrag it into the students google docMake comments underneathmoteDrag in digital stickersMake your own or find some on the webMake gifsgifitUniversal Google Apps for EducationActivity Dashboard (Tools, Activity Dashboard)Explore (Tools, Explore or Control+Alt+Shift+I)Allows you to add photos and text from the omnibox without leaving your doc, slide, or sheetChrome ExtensionsMoteWordtuneGrammarly alternative with sentence structure PrintFriendlyPDFLastpassOneTabSegment 3: Where to Find GotTechEDDo us 3 favorsSubscribe to GotTechED the PodcastApple PodcastsSpotifyGoogle Podcasts  Stitcher  YouTube  Twitter   FacebookWrite us an Apple Podcast Review!Tell your friends about www.gotteched.comTell your friends about the Teach Better Podcast NetworkMusic Credits:The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/@bensounds...