Form Approval Add-on from Google

Did you ever want to use a form as a request that you can approve or deny?  Google has the answer for you, using the Form Approvals Add-on.  I "approve", Google!  Thanks!

Consider ClassroomScreen

Take a look at ClassroomScreen, a free and easy to use "digi-screen" for use in your classroom.  Simply project ClassroomScreen for a great variety of tools!

Choose/upload a background, Random name picker, Sound level monitor, QR Code generator, On screen drawing, On screen text and zoom, Work symbols, Timer/stopwatch, Clock & calendar, Traffic light, Calculator, Drag and drop icons, Dual widgets display, Language selection...

https://classroomscreen.com/

(Thanks, Shanna!)

Google Tidbits: Add a file to multiple folders

Whoa!  I just discovered how Google Drive is like Google Mail.  It's probably been around for a while, but it is new to me!  Know how Google Mail has labels instead of folders?  And you can put one piece of email in multiple labels (to live simultaneously and connectedly)?  You can do that with a file in Google Drive!

Happy filing!

Google Team Drive for Educators

Collaborating with a group?  Google's Team Drive is worth a look!  Even if members leave, the files stay exactly where they are so your team can continue to share information and get work done.

Follow the steps on the G Suite Learning Center's Team Drive page at: https://gsuite.google.com/learning-center/products/drive/get-started-team-drive/

What's New in Google Classroom?

As usual (Thanks, Google!), Google staff have been busy over the summer making improvements to Google Classroom.  Now you can:

• Reorder your classes on the home page
• View all of a student's work on a single page
• Use decimal grades to award partial points
• Display the class code in full-screen
• Transfer class ownership to another teacher
• Switch between Classroom and other G Suite apps with the App launcher

More information is available here: 

https://www.blog.google/topics/education/10-ways-were-making-classroom-and-forms-easier-teachers-school-year/

Legal Image Use Made Easy!

Take just a few brief minutes and be legal when inserting images for public use...

1. To search for Google images, go to: images.google.com or just Google search then choose Images.
2. Once you've searched for an image, refine that search.  Click the Tools button, then "Usage Rights".  
3. Choose "Labeled for reuse with modifications" and you're all ready to only return image results you can use legally.

It's worth that small time and effort!  Happy Googling!

Google's Beta AutoDraw

Google has picked up on the fact that I can't draw and has come to my rescue!  AutoDraw works anywhere, on your smart phone, table, laptop or desktop computer.  Simply draw your image (left side of image right) and the suggestion tool provides a variety of possible (more professional) drawings to choose from (the parrot at the right side of the image right).  It isn't perfect, but it's definitely fun to try out.  My stick figure of a person seemed to look like an owl to the suggestion tool, but if I put a little meat on it's bones, the suggestions got better!  =]

Introducing AutoDraw: https://aiexperiments.withgoogle.com/autodraw
Take AutoDraw for a test drive: https://www.autodraw.com/

Made me smile!