Google+ Officially Splits into Photos and Streams; Awesome List of 70 Google Now Voice Commands; and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from March 16 to 22, 2015. Google+ officially splits into Photos and Streams – www.theverge.com Google is splitting Google+ apart, breaking the social network’s photo element away from what it’s now calling “Streams.” Bradley Horowitz, a longtime Google VP of product, announced […]
Google Apps EDU Tips for Teachers by Teachers, New Doctopus Add-on, and More
Here’s a round up of some great Google Apps EDU Links and other resources from our Google+ community last week. Google Apps for Education: Tips for Teachers by Teachers (Free eBook) Image credit: backupify.com A free eBook containing 100% real world, practical advice from Google certified teachers on how they use the suite of Google Apps to […]
Great Geo Game for Grades, Two Powerful Google Drive Tools for Signing Your Docs and PDFs, and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from March 9 to March 15, 2015. Great Geo game for so many grades: Smarty Pins – smartypins.withgoogle.com Smarty Pins makes geography fun with gamified trivia using Google Maps. The game asks location-based questions. Drop a pin on the map as close […]
Doctopus Collaboration Metrics, Switch Google Chrome User Avatar Menu Back, and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from March 2 to March 8, 2015. Announcing more Doctopus collaboration metrics! – plus.google.com A combination of analytics to help teachers monitor student engagement, ensure consistent teacher feedback, and increase the instructional impact of group projects and peer-review protocols has been added to Doctupos. […]
Trim YouTube Videos Via Mobile App, Create Custom Headers and Footer in Google Docs, and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from February 23 to March 1, 2015. Trim YouTube videos via mobile app – plus.google.com Android users, rejoice! The YouTube team is proud to introduce a new video-trimming feature and inline video previews for the mobile app. Now you can select the […]
Google Introduces Voice Typing, Faster Insights for Forms, and More Updates!
Here are some February 2016 Google Apps updates that might be interest to you. Type, Edit, and Format Documents Using Your Voice in Google Docs Google launched a new feature called “Voice Typing” that helps users construct ideas, jot down notes, or even compose reports – all without touching your keyboard! To begin, select “Voice […]
How to Set Auto-Expiration Date in Google Drive, Search for Publicly Shared Google Docs and more
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from February 16 to February 22, 2015.How to Set Auto-Expiration Date for Shared Folders & Files in Google Drive – labnol.org When you share any folder or file in Google Drive with someone, the shared links will work forever until you manually […]
The Return of Clipped Cells in Google Spreadsheet, 9 Reasons to Elect Google Apps in your Classroom and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from February 9 to February 15, 2015. The return of clipped cells in Google Spreadsheet – plus.google.com Google Sheets just got a subtle upgrade, making it possible to clip cell overflow (rather than wrap it). This was possible in the old Google […]
Unlock your Chromebook with your Android Phone, Turn Student Writing Into Stylish Flipbooks and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from February 2 to February 8, 2015. Unlock your Chromebook with your Android phone – support.google.com Smart Lock for Chrome automatically turns on Bluetooth for your compatible devices during setup. Bluetooth MAC addresses are stored by Google for devices that have Smart […]
Google Apps Vault Added to All GAFE Accounts, Cool Chrome App for Screen Casts, Turn Your Mobile Device Into a Microscope and More
Great resource links, tips, news, and updates shared by our Google+ community members from January 26 to February 1, 2015. Google Apps Vault added to all Google Apps for Education accounts – googleappsupdates.blogspot.com As of January 28, 2015, all new Google Apps for Education customers will receive Vault as part of their Google Apps for […]
