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Google Forms - Beyond the Survey

8/30/2019

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In the business and education worlds, data is a driving force. Data collection and analysis  helps chart next steps for industries as well as in schools and classrooms. One of the easier ways  for collecting data is by creating Google Forms. Google Forms is a web based G Suite app most widely used for this purpose but in today’s episode of Somethin’ to Tech About, Angie and Dru are going to tech it up a notch and discuss some other ways of using Google Forms.




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Advance Your Slides

8/23/2019

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Innovator,  podcaster, and author, Kasey Bell of Shake Up Learning, gives big props to Google Slides as the Swiss Army knife of the Google Suite - we think she is spot on! Google slides is so much more than a presentation tool and in today’s episode we are going to focus on creating and publishing with some of the built in - but lesser known features of slides and will get into some templates and add-ons and then finish up with some  interesting ways to Tech it Up it up a notch while using Google Slides.

We hope after today's episode, you will be saying- I didn't know Google Slides did that!

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Digital Dig into Google Docs

8/16/2019

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Google Docs is one of the core apps in G Suite and on the surface, it is similar to most other word processing programs. Dig a little deeper and you will discover that Google Docs contains features that others do not. For example, did you know that students and others  could potentially complete an entire assignment without leaving the doc? Many of these lesser-known features can really amplify the users’ experience.

In today’s episode, we are teching it up a notch by discussing some of the lesser known features of Google Docs and how these features can increase productivity in the classroom to the boardroom. 

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Organizing your Google Classroom

8/9/2019

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Google Classroom is the virtual hub for students and teachers using Google Apps throughout the school day.   Think of it as the go to space for sharing materials, distributing and grading assignments, providing feedback, as well as a place for students and teachers to ask questions and discuss relevant topics.  

In today’s episode we will share ways to clean up previous classrooms as well as set-up the classrooms you plan to use this year. This is not necessarily a HOW TO episode, but whether you are a Google Classroom veteran or a newbie, we have something useful for you!

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Control Your Clutter

8/2/2019

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Google Drive is the hub for all of your digital and electronic files and if you are a regular user of G Suite, it does not take long for your drive to become cluttered.  Spending time searching for what you are looking for takes time away from what you could be working on and by using some best practices you will find your Google Drive better organized and much easier to navigate. 

In today's episode we discuss ways for controlling your clutter by organizing your Google Drive. 


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