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Google is updating Classroom! Changes include:

• A streamlined Stream page — now you can see more when you enter your classroom.
• A consolidated People page — add and remove students, guardians, and teachers from one spot.
• A Classwork page — create assignments and organize them into topics, units, or chapters. Also move items up and down!
• A consolidated Settings page — all of your Classroom settings are now in one spot.
• Locked quizzes, but only available in managed Chromebooks.
• Easier grading options! Check out the video here:

Do you do a lot of tasks in Google Sheets that you wish could be automated? Google recently added a “Record Macro” feature that will let you record a task, save it as a macro, and allow you to automate it through your other Google sheets. Want to see how it’s done? Check it out here: https://blog.google/products/g-suite/think-macro-record-actions-google-sheets-skip-repetitive-work/

If you missed the most recent Google Sites and WordPress Training held on August 16, see below for the recorded training and training materials.

Google Site (includes all the examples, Breakout EDU page, resources, and WordPress links): https://goo.gl/vkS8BA

Training Video:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0etQPfJDoe3ZTZCQ3RSVi1idkE/view?usp=sharing

This is an excellent introduction to Google Keep by Matt Miller from “Ditch That Textbook.”

I personally use Google Keep all the time and love it! It is a powerful tool for organization and productivity.

10 ways Google Keep can help streamline life at school

Google just added Keep to its G-Suite Apps! If you use Google Keep to take notes, capture images, or make lists, you can now drag those notes, images, or lists into a Google Doc by accessing the Keep notepad through the Tools menu.

Source: The Keyword: Capture Ideas in Google Keep, Bring Them To Life in Google Docs

Beginning/Intermediate Slides

Intermediate/Advanced Slides

Aloha! Beginning in February we will be offering technology training on various topics to support your work in the classroom. These will be offered in person and via Webex. Below are details about our February trainings.

Google Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced — Wednesday, February 15

OAHU: KP Annex CR 1 & 2, 12:30-1:30 PM
BIG ISLAND: Location KSRC, 12:30-1:30 PM
Can’t be there in person? We got you covered! Join via Webex (we’ll send you the link).
Sign up here!
*Link not working? Please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://goo.gl/forms/dsJSF34SpmtDxcXe2

Website Creation — Wednesday, February 22

OAHU: KP Annex CR 1, 12:30-1:30 PM
BIG ISLAND: Location KSRC,  12:30-1:30 PM
Can’t be there in person? We got you covered! Join via Webex (we’ll send you the link).
Sign up here!
*Link not working? Please copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://goo.gl/forms/NzGbBdh3rSx10oDt1

5 ideas for using Google Classroom’s new differentiation and grouping feature

Public Domain Image from Pixaby.com

Here is an excellent list of creative ways to use Google Forms in your classroom – brought to you by our friends at Ditch That Textbook. There are even templates that you can copy and customize! Enjoy!

Click the image or use the following link: http://ditchthattextbook.com/2016/02/12/the-new-google-forms-9-classroom-uses/