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“Keep”ing It Together

How Google Keep Can Help Organize Your Life

http://bit.ly/KEEP2GETHER

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Instructions for use

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EDIT IN GOOGLE SLIDES

Click on the button under the presentation preview that says "Use as Google Slides Theme".

You will get a copy of this document on your Google Drive and will be able to edit, add or delete slides.

You have to be signed in to your Google account.

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EDIT IN POWERPOINT®

Click on the button under the presentation preview that says "Download as PowerPoint template". You will get a .pptx file that you can edit in PowerPoint.

Remember to download and install the fonts used in this presentation (you’ll find the links to the font files needed in the Presentation design slide)

More info on how to use this template at www.slidescarnival.com/help-use-presentation-template

This template is free to use under Creative Commons Attribution license. You can keep the Credits slide or mention SlidesCarnival and other resources used in a slide footer.

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Hello!

Dianna Knox

  • Technology Instructional Specialist for Clay Community Schools in Brazil, Indiana
  • Background in Spanish, English, Communications, and Theatre.
  • Canvas Administrator
  • Co-leader of Indiana Canvas Users and Educators
  • Member of Alpha Delta Kappa, Indiana Connected Educators, and ISTE
  • MEd. in Technology and Learning

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http://bit.ly/KEEP2GETHER

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The Basics of Keep

The what

The where

The why

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What?

  • Note taking

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  • List making

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  • Across ALL platforms

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Where?

  • Web: keep.google.com

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  • Quick Access: Docs, Slides, Calendar, Gmail

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  • Chrome Extension (Save to Keep)

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Why?

  • To organize

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  • To simplify

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  • To collaborate

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  • Bonus: set reminders

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Let’s create a Keep note!

HINT: Click on “Take a Note”

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Organize yourself!

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Pin

Pin important notes to the top.

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Prioritize

Drag and drops notes to prioritize

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Color

Color code your notes

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Keep also has fun new backgrounds!

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Label

  • Add labels to tag notes
  • Filter notes by labels
  • Can use multiple labels on a note

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Checkboxes

  • Make your note a list (to dos, shopping lists)
  • Check off completed items

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Pictures

  • Add images to organize notes
  • Create and store stickers
  • Take photos and add to a note while at conferences

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CUSTOM STICKERS!

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Drawings

  • Add handwritten notes or drawings
  • Annotate an image

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Your tasks:

  1. Create a label to use.
  2. Change the color of your note.
  3. Create a drawing on your note.
  4. Add an image to your note.
  5. Pin your note to the top.

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Reminders

  • Date & time

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  • Location

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Collaborate

  • Share notes with others to collaborate

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  • Sadly, reminders aren’t sharable

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Your tasks:

  • Create a Note with a reminder.
  • Create a note and share it.

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You are welcome to share your note with me - knoxd@clay.k12.in.us

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The App

  • MORE options!
  • Audio notes with transcription
  • Grab text from an image in Keep
  • Note background options
  • Use the drawing tools and backgrounds to create images for math classes

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Here’s a video from Edu in 90: Innovate with Google Keep for Math

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One last thing...

  • You can share your notes and pictures to a Google Doc or a Google Slide...

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Your tasks:

  • Use your mobile device and try creating an audio note.
  • Use your mobile device to grab text from an image.
  • Use the drawing tools to create a graph (Math Teachers only).

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Congratulations!

You’re ready to “Keep” it all together now!

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Thanks!

Any questions?

You can find me at

@TalkinTechCCS

knoxd@clay.k12.in.us

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Credits

Special thanks to all the people who made and released these awesome resources for free:

  • Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
  • Photographs by Unsplash
  • Sara Wilking, Blended Learning Specialist at Wayne Township for Inspiring my love of Google Keep

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SlidesCarnival icons are editable shapes.

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This means that you can:

  • Resize them without losing quality.
  • Change fill color and opacity.
  • Change line color, width and style.

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Isn’t that nice? :)

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Examples:

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Now you can use any emoji as an icon!

And of course it resizes without losing quality and you can change the color.

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How? Follow Google instructions https://twitter.com/googledocs/status/730087240156643328

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