50 Ways to Use Google Workspace

 

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 Google Docs

  1. Student Drop Down Document
  2. Student Choice
  1. Hyperdocs for students
  2. Student Choice Boards
  1. Collect Research and cite evidence- explore tool
  1. Video Link
  1. Save a Version for each step of the writing process.
  2. Google Docs “Did you know?”
  1. Type in docs.new to automatically create a new file.  
  2. Voice Typing and Translation Tool
  3. Open a Jpg in Google Docs to text
  4. Navigate with a table of contents
  5. Google Docs Math Equations
  6. URL Tricks Links (Tony Vincent)

  Google Drive

  1. Change settings to view files easier 
  2. Color Code all Files for topics and subjects.
  3. Add numbers in front of folders based on a schedule (fall in order).
  4. Add emojis to titles to find files easier.
  5. Change setting on a folder, every file you move into it, the settings will change.
  6. Keep consistent naming conventions- put tags in front of a file name.

Google Drive “Did you know?”

  1. Edit file information to make files more searchable
  2. Add a link to have a file in two locations Shift Z 
  3. Add shared with me files to drive- don’t delete 

  Google Forms

  1. Create Classroom Quizzes
  2. Bathroom passes
  1. Sample Response Sheet
  1. Behavior forms
  2. Choose your own adventure stories
  1. Live Form
  2. Template form
  3. How to Video
  1. Student created rubrics- Responses sent to individuals- Template
  1. How to Video
  1. Digital Escape room
  2. Gather Parent Data
  3. Google Forms “Did you know?”
  1. Receive notifications with responses
  2. Create link to Form Response data charts
  3. Import a question from another form
  4. Prefilled link

 Google Sheets

  1.  Create Self Grading Rubrics
  1. Version 1
  2. Version 2
  1. Google Sheets Timeline
  1. Example for Eric Curts
  2. Eric Curts How-to Video
  1. Google Sheets Gradebooks
  1. RTI Filtering
  2. Gradebook
  1. Flippity Name Generator Example
  1. https://www.flippity.net/
  1. Google Sheets “Did you know?”
  1. Google Sheet Explore tool, 
  2. Filter feature to save a filter view
  3. Visualize data with conditional formatting

 Google Slides

  1. Bitmoji Classroom
  2. Digital Data Binders
  1. SlidesMania Templates
  1. Student Presentations +Screen Castify
  2. Google Slides Drag & Drop Activities
  3. Gamification  
  1. Game Slides Bundle
  2. Meehan EdRenaline Rush
  1. Create an interactive activity menu
  2. Student Created APPs
  3. Stop Motion Gifs
  4. Engaging and Interactive Lessons
  1. Pear Deck
  2. Nearpod
  1. Google Slides “Did you know?”
  1. Q&A Presentation Mode
  2. Create a master slide for the project  
  3. Presentation LInk

Google Sites

  1. Teacher portfolio/evaluation site
  2. Student Portfolio Site
  3. Classroom site/parent news
  4. Present research projects/Unit Projects
  5. Google Site digital escape room
  6. Google Sites “Did you know?”
  1. Google site embeds all Google Apps.
  2. Double click to open a Tool Wheel  
  3. Check your published link in an incognito window

 Google Chrome

  1. Change Themes for each account
  2. Utilize Google Extensions to customize the browsing experience (Solve Problems).
  3. Utilize Add-Ons to make Google Tools work for you more productively.
  4. Google Chrome “Did you know?”
  1. Pin a tab
  2. Search special things… https://youtu.be/PeV-enlwAoM 

 Google Classroom

  1. Google Classroom Book Clubs
  2.  “Beginning of the year” classroom
  3. Flip your classroom
  4. Create an Early Finisher Activities Classroom
  5. Create a Template Google Classroom
  6. Google Classroom “Did you know?”
  1. Be specific in how you organize topics
  2. For younger grades create a Demo student
  3. Grade with Comments!

Learn from Google experts

  1. Ditch that textbook-Matt Miller
  2. Jake Miller
  3. Kasey Bell
  4. Alice Keeler
  5. Eric Curts
  6. Tony Vincent
  7. Stephanie Howell
  8. Google in 90 Youtube
  9. Pocketful of Primary  

  About me and our team:

  • Christina (Tina) Nuñez- Educational Technology Integration Specialist, Google Certified Trainer and Coach

See you at my other session at ISTE

        

June 24, 2024

1:00-2:00         50 Google Tips and Tricks for Educators

June 26, 2024

10:30-11:30          Backwards Planning your Google Forms - begin with the end in mind