tech tools for everyone julie lordon. west sound summer institute. wednesday, august 19, 2015 join...
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Tech Tools for
EVERYONE
Julie Lordon. West Sound Summer Institute. Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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The meat:❏ Centered around Chrome
❏ Start with some of the best tips
❏ Basic apps ⇒move into extensions
❏ Not necessarily focused on teaching
❏ ✻Subject to backchannel change
Extensions
Google Vocab
Apps Add-Ons
Gmail
Canned ResponseCanned responses in Gmail lets you compose replies to common messages you may receive, and saves them for future use.
Undo SendForget the attachment, some information, include someone in the email? Set the time to pull back an email.
BoomerangWith Boomerang, you can write an email now and schedule it to be sent automatically at the perfect time.
Canned Response
Settings❏ Labs
❏ Save
Compose an Email
Click the down arrow
Undo send
Settings❏ General
❏ Set amount of time❏ Save
After email has been sent❏ Click
[While you’re in settings, why not turn on desktop notifications?]
BoomerangClick your ☰❏ More tools❏ Extensions❏ Get More Extensions
(at bottom)
❏ Search for “Boomerang”
(Allow it to change your life. . . when you need it. )
Click Send Later
❏ Schedule when you would like the email to be sent. It can be scheduled for multiple times or days.
❏ Automatically resend if no reply.
Calendar
Boomerangfor Calendar
Find a Time
Removes the long email chains trying to find a meeting time.
Boomerang for CalendarClick your ☰❏ More tools❏ Extensions❏ Get More Extensions
(at bottom)
❏ Search for “Boomerang Calendar”
(Allow it to change your life. . . when you need it. )
Suggest a Meeting time
❏ Allows you to share your schedule with others
❏ Give them multiple meeting times
❏ Intuitive meeting suggestions
Share your schedule
Find a Time
❏ Create and Edit an event❏ Add Guests
[Compare up to 20 schedules!]
❏ Click Find a Time
Drive
Store files in multiple folders
Search
Store Files in Multiple Folders
Right Click File❏ Select Move To❏ Hold down the Ctrl
(PC) or Command (Mac) while clicking on the folders
[Note: only 1 file exists, if you delete the file in one folder, it will delete them from all the folders]
Search
Search Box❏ Use drop down to
filter your results more
❏ Find files within seconds
Docs
Research ToolsNever leave your Doc to search for images, charts, and information.
EasyBIbAutomatically cite books, journal articles, and websites just by entering in the titles or URLs. Format citations in MLA, APA, and Chicago style.
Kaizena MiniHighlight and speak your comments instead of typing. Track skills so students know what to improve.
Research ToolsTools ➔ Research❏ Choose the type of
search❏ Type the topic❏ For images, choose
‘Free to use...’❏ Choose the citation
format❏ Drag the image or
link into the Doc ❏ Citation appears
as footnote❏ If text/ information
is used, click cite!
EasyBib Bibliography Creator
Add-ons❏ EasyBib
Bibliography Creator❏ Manage
Bibliography❏ Select Book, Journal
Article, Website❏ Enter the Title,
ISBN, or keywords❏ Search❏ Select the book,
journal article, or website
EasyBib Bibliography Creator
❏ Choose the style❏ Click Add
Bibliography to Doc
EasyBib Bibliography Creator
MLA
APA
Chicago
Kaizena MiniAdd-ons❏ Kaizena Mini
❏ Open Kaizena Mini
❏ Select ‘I’m a teacher’
❏ Enter your school, subject and grade level
❏ Select “I’m giving feedback’
❏ Select the person who is receiving the feedback
❏ Highlight the area you would like to give feedback
❏ Click +New Feedback
Kaizena Mini❏ Choose whether you
would like to give verbal or written feedback, or give a link (to website, video, or a created lesson)
❏ Continue to highlight areas of the text
❏ Students are notified that comments have been made, notice appears at the top of doc
❏ Students can “check off” as they edit based on feedback
Forms
Form NotificationsSend an automatic email when someone submits a form.
Choice EliminatorLimit the number of people that can sign up for an event/session/rotation.
Forms
Form Notifications
Add-ons❏Form Notifications
❏Configure notifications
Add multiple email address
Frequency of emails
Select the field that contains the email
Personalize the subject and email message
Choice Eliminator
Add-ons❏Choice Eliminator
❏Start
Choose the limits
Sheets
Split Names No more formulas to split first and last names
Yet Another Mail Merge Let’s you select adraft written in Gmail, replace template keys with names & other information from the spreadsheet and automatically send the email.
Split Names
Make a copy of a file❏ Select the column❏ Add-ons❏ Split Names
❏ Start❏ Choose what
columns to add❏ Click Split
Yet Another Mail MergeMake a copy of a file❏ Make sure the draft
email in Gmail merge fields match with the Sheet
❏ Add-ons❏ Yet Another Mail
Merge❏ Start Mail Merge
❏ Choose the Draft ❏ Add a Sender name❏ ALWAYS send
yourself a test email
Drawings
Replaces PublisherBest Newsletters/flyers/signs
Flyers/Newsletters/SignsMake a new file❏ Page Set-up❏ Custom
❏ portrait: 8.5x11❏ landscape: 11x8.5
❏ Add a background/border by Google searching images ❏ use “vector” for
more options!❏ Insert Text Boxes
❏ Change the font!❏ Download or Print as
There’s a
Google App for that
Extension Bonanza
Quick tips
Open search in new tab
Google Search by Image
Pin Tabs
❏ For tabs you want to keep using and save space
❏ Right click (control click for mac) and Pin Tab
Bookmarks
❏Can group bookmarks into folders
❏Right click (control click for mac) and add a folder and then drag it right in
Multiple Google Accounts
❏Switch between accounts
❏Settings⇝Users⇝Add New User
