Check out these awesome (and optional) tips from @ericcurts that may help you clean up your Classroom as you transition from one school year to the next.
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Google Takeout Transfer
As the end of the school year approaches, graduating seniors, retiring staff and others moving out of the district may want to move their apps4pps Google content to a personal account. Follow the directions here for transferring your stuff.
Google’s New Technology Curriculum for Grades 7-12
Google has a new technology curriculum for grades 7-12 classrooms! This course uses instructional videos and creative projects to teach students how to use G Suite applications like Docs, Sheets, and Slides. The curriculum’s project-based format allows students to apply their new skills to real, relevant problems. It also grounds students in digital citizenship and encourages them to use technology tools safely and responsibly. Get started here.
Google Classroom Now Open to All
Big news, Google Classroom is now open to individuals without G Suite for Education accounts! From the Google blog:
Starting today, these new Classroom users will be able to join existing classes and over the coming weeks, they’ll have the ability to create their own classes as well. Schools interested in using Google Classroom should still sign up for G Suite for Education.
This update gives schools more flexibility in how they collaborate with other organizations and students: For example, student teachers or visiting students can now easily integrate into their host school or university’s Classroom set-up.
Google Keep Moves to G Suite
You can now take your ideas and notes from Keep and easily add them to Google Docs for easier brainstorming. Read more about Google Keep moving to G Suite here.
EdcampPDX Coming Up on Saturday, March 4
The next EdcampPDX is scheduled for Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Oregon Episcopal School.
Click here for FREE Registration!
What is EdcampPDX?
An edcamp is an informal unconference-style day of professional development organized and given by the local participants with sessions determined at the time of the event. Connect with other educators to share innovative instructional strategies and technologies that transform education for all students. Arrive with an idea for a session that you would like to lead or a discussion you would like to have and be ready to learn.
Google Apps/G Suite Update: Insert Videos from Google Drive in Google Slides
Great news! You can insert and play your Google Drive videos in Google Slides, in addition to videos from YouTube. This feature has already hit commercial Google accounts and will be rolling out to our apps4pps domain soon. Get more information here.
