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Google continues to improve Google Docs and the Google Workspace platform! In one of the newer updates, they have added the ability to do Smart Chips that add drop down menus to documents. While this is usually useful in project management, and if you have the students working on complex projects you could introduce these items, but you can also create standardized test like questions where students have to select the proper response.  To set this up, open up your Google Doc and then type a quick reading passage or text set for the students to review. Once you have that, figure out what words you want to remove from the text. Highlight the words and then high the @ sign on your keyboard. Then, create a new drop down list.  Next, add the words that you want to the drop down list. Don't forget to add a blank option first so as to provide the students with a blank. You must add a space or five to create the drop down option. Change the color to allow for easy, quick visual cues as you

 Google Meet has gone through another series of massive updates. Check out this document for all of the latest on Google Meet . 

Google Meet has grown exponentially since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, changing many of the features and user experiences. In this update, Google Meet now has a "Mute All" option for the host of the meeting. Check out the how-to here .

Early in the pandemic and the move to remote teaching and learning, there was a lot of confusion around Google Meet links and how the meetings would end. Google has updated the teacher's view when exiting the meeting and included a "End the Call" option to make the link no longer active. Check out the PDF to learn about the steps . 

 GoGuardian is a filtering system we use for students that travel with their devices. One of the features is the ability to import your Google Classroom classes into your GoGuardian set to scenes for your students. Check out the video below to watch how you can do that. 

Google Classroom has a new feature that we have access to! Originality Reports provide teachers and students with a report about the content that they are submitting or they are grading.  Originality reports run the content of an assignment against the search engine and provides both the student and the teacher with a report as to how much of the work is original. This is not a fool-proof plan to stop plagiarism, but just a new tool in the arsenal to help slow it. Check out the video on how to use this feature .

Google Classroom is extremely powerful and can help our students with distance learning. Here is a quick guide to Distance Learning with Google Classroom !

 In our second installment of virtual PD, the Coloma Tech Department offered a survival guide based on using Google Classroom with our students. Check out the video here . 

 Google Meet is a fantastic tool that is still being developed by Google. While much of the functionality revolves around making video conferencing possible, they continuously are adding more to the platform to compete with the competitors. One thing that Google Meet has going for it is the ability to work within Google Classroom. Check out this article as to how they work closely together!  

    This post is part of a 4 part series about Google Classroom, the Learning Management System (LMS) that is part of Google Workspace. After a while, Google Classroom can become overwhelming. This video is here to help you keep your Google Classroom efficient!

  This post is part of a 4 part series about Google Classroom, the Learning Management System (LMS) that is part of Google Workspace. Creating an assignment is a fundamental step in using Google Classroom. In this video, learn how you can quickly create assignments for your students. 

This post is part of a 4 part series about Google Classroom, the Learning Management System (LMS) that is part of Google Workspace. Understanding the assignment types and what each assignment option in Google Classroom can be used for is an important step in understanding how to utilize Google Classroom. 

 This post is part of a 4 part series about Google Classroom, the Learning Management System (LMS) that is part of Google Workspace. Creating a Class and Adding people is one of the first steps in using Google Classroom. Whether you have been in a class before or creating your very first class, this video is a helpful tool to learn more about Google Classroom.