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Save time with this new tip from Google tools! You can now open any of the Google Tools by typing the name of the tool and .new into a browser tab. So open Chrome and type: - docs.new for a new document - slides.new for a new slide show - forms.new for a new form or quiz - and sheets.new for a new Google sheet Or watch the video to see the shortcuts in action. Credit to the Google Docs Twitter account for inspiration. 

Using Hapara to View Student Work Are you tired of getting shared document emails from students? Do you want to know an easier way to access student work without having your students share it with you? Well, I have some good news for you! There are a couple ways for teachers to see the work a student has done on their Chromebooks using G Suite tools (Docs, Sheets, Forms, and Slides). In the next two posts I’ll explain how you can view student work to edit or comment on it without getting 30+ daily sharing emails from students. As a classroom teacher you have access to student files through Hapara in grades 2-8, or Google Classroom which is recommended for use in grades K-6, without any extra sharing. Accessing Hapara All student documents are available for teachers to view through Hapara. This means students never have to share a document, slide, form, or spreadsheet with a classroom teacher to give access. To view student work in Hapara follow these steps: Navigate to www...

Using Google Classroom View Student Work In part 1  of this post I explained how to access all student work through Hapara. If you would like a more direct way to see work that you assign to students, using Google Classroom to view student assignments might work well for you. You can see any assignment that your students create to turn in to you. The disadvantage compared to access through Hapara in part 1  is that you can’t necessarily see all of the other documents your students are creating, only the ones shared via Google Classroom. Access to Student Documents Through Google Classroom  Google Classroom allows you to access student work that you have assigned in that class.  To get to Google Classroom, you can use the Edmonds Bookmarks on your bookmarks bar, or go to classroom.google.com . Then select the class you want to view. After you navigate to the class you can choose a previously assigned assignment to view. If you have selected the option ...

If you’ve ever crossed your fingers and hoped that students (or adults!) won’t alter a Google Doc you’re having them make a copy of, try forcing users to make a copy of your document. This way of sharing allows each user to make a copy of your original, and the copy is now fully owned by the user (so it lives in her/his Google Drive). To do this with any G Suite app (docs, sheets, drawings, slides) go to the end of URL and replace the word edit after the forward slash with “copy”. If your shareable link has other characters besides “edit”, don’t worry, just replace edit with copy. When users open the link, it goes to a screen with a Make a Copy button and your original won’t be altered. To allow users to preview your document as a template, without being able to edit it, replace edit with “template/preview”. This is will create a combination of a preview with the option of making a copy. Template links are great for users to see the document before making a copy. This copy will ...

Feeling overwhelmed with all the new instructional technology? Do you wish you had a document providing step by step directions as a reference guide? If you answered YES, then this resource may be just for you.   How To Guides: Visit  How To Guides  to find several documents that provide step by step directions that you can print out or save to your computer.   Current topics:     Chrome Extensions and Apps Chrome, Drive, Docs Basics Flubaroo:  Grading in Forms More topics will be added throughout the year so bookmark the folder and check back.  If you have a request for any specific how to guides, please feel free to leave your request in the comments.   These documents will also be posted on the Edmonds Instructional Technology Site as well.