Brainstorm and work through ideas with students. Use Clear Frame in Google Jamboard to remove all notes, textboxes, and pen strokes.
Category: Apps Advanced
EOY Cleanup – Keep Your School Files
Move files from your school account to another Google Drive account so that you can keep school files
Add a Date to Google Slides Add-on
I created a Free Add-on that will allow you to add a date on the Google Slides and updated it automatically.
Resize Google Slides: 8.5 by 11
Use Google Slides instead of Google Docs. You can make your Google Slides portrait by setting it to 8.5 by 11
Add Google Forms Sections
Seeing a lot of questions at once can be overwhelming. Divide up your Google Form into sections (think pages) to help break up the length of the Google Form.
Make Tabs FAST in Google Sheets
Install Add-on TemplateTab TemplateTab is a Google Sheets Add-on that allows you to duplicate a graphic organizer within a spreadsheet for every student on your roster. Hack TemplateTab Hack TemplateTab to simply create a lot of tabs quickly. Add-on Menu After installing TemplateTab you will find it permanently installed in the Add-on menu. Meaning it…
Create a Badge in Google Drawings
Design your own badges in Google Drawings.
Gamification: Badge Game Template
Free Gamification template for students to have choice and level up.
IT’s BACK! Google Jamboard Version History – Feature
Remember a new feature rolls out over 2 weeks so if you do not have a Google Jamboard feature, wait a little bit. Version history finally comes to Google Jamboard!! Feature – 3 Dots Menu To find the version history use the 3 dots menu in the upper right. Use Version History Feature on Google…
QUICKLY! Google Forms: Move Questions
In Google Forms you can grab and drag questions to reorder. However, this can be tricky. It seems whenever I do this I struggle to get this large question box to place in just the spot I want it to appear. Keyboard Shortcuts Learning the keyboard shortcut to move questions will be a game changer!…
Google Slides: Roster to Slides
Free Add-on. Send a roster of your students names from a spreadsheet to assign them a slide in Google Slides.
Google Meet: See Your Presentation AND the Participants
Google Meet makes it hard to see your presentation AND the participants. Try this hack.
Jamboard: Add a Background from Canva
Jamboard is an exciting tool to use with students. Make it even more exciting with a custom background designed in Canva.
Chrome: Modify the QR Code
Google Chrome has a new feature to allow you to create a QR code right from the Omnibox (address bar). Quick and easy! Notice the icon of 4 squares with a broken square around them. Click on this to generate the QR code. Force a Copy I create a lot of Google documents where I…
Google Meet: Customize Your Background
A new feature in Google Meets (and not this can be disabled by your Apps Admin) is to add a custom background to Google Meet. I have been using Alexes Terry’s virtual backgrounds for Black History Month, it was so easy to add to Google Meet. 3 Dots If you are a Google Apps Workspace…