🌤️ Google templates make planning in Google docs WAAAAY more fun. 🌤️

 

Have you checked out the wide array of Google Templates? 

Journals, Event planning, Trip Planner....try one out when planning your summer today!

#ECSDEdtech #GoogleTemplates #SummerPlanning

Drop Down Menus in Google Doc - Cloze readings, fill in the blank, and more!

 

Did you know you can quickly and easily create your own drop-down menus in Google Docs? 

Click Insert --> Drop Down and you are on your way to creating grammar activities, Cloze reading, and more!

Check out the resources provided by

Eric Curtis at Control Alt Achieve by clicking here. 

💬 😌 February break series - Student Feedback, made easy! - Google Docs Comment Bank 💬 😌

 

Next up! Do you find yourself maintaining a separate comment document you copy and paste from? Why not add an extension to your Google Docs called "Comment Bank"? Close a tab and insert comments right from the document where you are providing feedback!

(Note, will not work in Schoology...will need to open in a Google Doc environment).

🎁 🎶 8th day of November break...drop down menus! 🎁 🎶

 

🎶 On the 8th day of November Break, my Edtech Team gave me... drop-down menus customized for free! 🎶

Keep your group project organized (and color-coded!) with customizable drop-down menus. Help teach your students time management skills while encouraging clear communication between all team members.

Do you know how you access this menu? That's right! The good ol' @ symbol once again. Use a premade drop-down set or quickly and easily create your own from the same menu.

🎁 🎶 7th day of November break...running records with any text! 🎁 🎶

 

🎶 On the 7th day of November Break, my Edtech Team gave me...a way to refer to text easily! 🎶

Easily make a running record out of any text by going to the Tools Menu --> Line Numbers. Viola!

🎁 🎶 6th day of November break...streamlined hyperlinks! 🎁 🎶

 

🎶 On the 6th day of November Break, my Edtech Team gave me...a way to streamline my hyperlinks! 🎶

The @ symbol does it again. Type the @ symbol anywhere in your Google Doc to pull up recent documents and easily link them right into your notes/project.

No more searching your drive, finding the share link, navigating between tabs...the @ is truly a whole new world of possibilities!

🎁 🎶 5th day of November break...emojis in your comments! 🎁 🎶

 

🎶 On the 5th day of November Break, my Edtech Team gave me...another way to insert emojis! 🎶

Just highlight a piece of text you want to comment on, select the emoji icon, and the world of emojis is ready to capture your thoughts! Works in Google Slides and Sheets as well.

🎁 🎶 4th day of November break...emojis in your Google Doc! 🎁 🎶

 

🎶 On the 4th day of November Break, my Edtech Team gave me...an easy way to insert emojis! 🎶

Just use the insert menu and the world of emojis is at your fingertips. Use it to spice up the meeting notes from the tip yesterday!

🎁 🎶 3rd day of November break...easily share meeting notes! 🎁 🎶

 🎶 On the 3rd day of November Break, my Edtech Team gave me...a quick way to connect meeting notes. 🎶

Using the @ symbol in a Google Doc, you can quickly connect the document to an existing calendar invite. No more sharing the document with everyone in the room - Let Google do the work for you!

🎁 🎶 2nd day of November break...Pageless Google Docs! 🎁 🎶

 

🎶 On the 2nd day of November Break, my Edtech Team gave me...a new way to scroll embedded tables! 🎶

Making your Google document Pageless allows for easy scrolling especially if your Google doc includes a lot of tables, charts, and images.

Check out the "website" look today by going to the File menu-->Page Set Up--> Pageless.

🎁 🎶 1st day of November break...Watermarks on Google Docs! 🎁 🎶

 

🎶 On the 1st day of Thanksgiving break, my EdTech Team gave me....the first of 12 Google Docs tips. 🎶

Did you know you can make your own watermark on a Google Doc? Use it to remind students of due dates or personalize the document!

Look for the Watermark option under the Insert Menu.

Credit to TCEA and writer Cari Orts

⬇ Drop Down Menus in Google Docs ⬆

 

Did you know you can quickly and easily create your own drop-down menus in Google Docs?

Click Insert --> Drop Down and you are on your way to creating grammar activities, Cloze reading, and more!

Check out the resources provided by Eric Curtis at Control Alt Achieve the link here!

Social Media Posts - October 1st - October 15th, 2022

 

Building your own assessments, aligned to standards and interactive for students, has never been so easy! #ECSDEdTech #WeVideoGIF

Ahhh....breathe in.....breathe out. Feel that crisp, autumn air. 🍂 Know that the ECSD calming room is here for you, and your students, whenever you need a mindful moment. https://sites.google.com/eagleschools.net/ecscalmingroom/home #ECSDEdTech #ECSDWellness

Parent-Teacher Conferences are right around the corner. Have you checked out the new Appointment Schedule feature through your Google Calendar? Build a Parent-Teacher schedule that works for you, then share the link with families so they can sign up at a time that works for them. Click below to access a BILINGUAL email template to send to families AND a link to a how-to video https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xYhV7s_nKgdYp9UljgAm7tuFbCYPZfm6Z21fUii8OPQ/edit EdTech Chat is here to help when you are ready to build your schedule. #GCal #ECSDEdTech

Feel like you are not integrating enough tech in the classroom?

Most successful teachers using technology in the classroom can count on one, maybe two, hands the tech tools they use with their students.  Start slow by adding just one to get comfortable and build from there. Our top recommended tools can be found at the link below!

https://sites.google.com/eagleschools.net/technology/digital-learning/educators-digital-learning?authuser=0

#ECSDEdTech #EdTechTools

Want students to use their imagination and push those engineering skills as well? 👷🏽‍♀️ Check out the Lego Maker cards from TCEA linked below to add some structure to your stations or playtime. https://blog.tcea.org/download-free-lego-maker-cards-for-inspiration-and-creation/?utm_source=TCEA+Emails&utm_campaign=a2895ce392-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f3a5bb651e-a2895ce392-41020171&ct=t(RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN)&mc_cid=a2895ce392&mc_eid=565d0a797e

In a table built in Google docs, hover to the left or top of a row or column and grab the 6 dot icon 𐧻 to drag and drop into the desired order.

August seems a long time ago. Pilot teachers, need a refresher on how to build an assignment and enter scores with the new Standards Based Grade book?

Check out the grading handbook linked below which has a series of handouts and even videos featuring our own @Scott Hopkins!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-EQtpbvTefbMD9-wUOTzGm9RAecKYV0qHnl3JXPK1nU/edit#bookmark=id.j60golgfe72d

#ECSDEdTech #ECSDSBG

What's the right media balance for you, your classroom, and your students? Check out this article about Media Balance from Common Sense Media and how you can use the SAMR model to guide technology integration in your classroom. https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/screen-time-in-school-finding-the-right-balance-for-your-classroom #ECSDEdTech #ECSDWellness

How do you prefer to collaborate? If you answered, "On my own time", then Google Spaces may be the ticket! https://support.google.com/chat/answer/7659784?hl=en If you want to learn more or need support building a Google Space for your team, do not hesitate to reach out to EdTech Chat #ECSDEdTech #ECSDCollaboration