Have you ever created a Doc, shared it, and instructed people to make a copy, but they start typing on it, causing all documents to be changed? If so, this will solve that problem! This is not necessary if you are sharing through Google Classroom. This is only if you are sharing or emailing the Doc link out to people. Again, you do not need to do this if you are running it through Classroom. When the user clicks on the bottom link, this is the screen they will get. This is what their title will read. Why would we need to do this? Forms teachers need to fill out (CARE team), reflection forms after PD sessions, Docs you need only a handful of students to fill out and return, etc. This prevents files from being ruined if deletions or edits occur.
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Click here to check out the AWESOME video on their site! PowToon came up during our PD day at school Friday, so I wanted to showcase it for you to see what it is all about. In order to get to it, go to Google Drive. Click on "Create" and it may already be an option in your dropdown. If not, you can click on "Connect More Apps" and type in "PowToon". Select PowToonEdu to view it. To connect it, click on the blue "Connect" button. Students can do this, too, if needed. Once you click on PowToon you can start from scratch or choose from templates that can be modified. There is an area to filter their results to the left. Click on the template you want and click "Go". The first time through will take you through a tutorial. The left side is your dashboard, similar to PowerPoint. The slide workspace is in the center. Then on the right is the area where you can pull in your images. All you do is click and drag them to the workspace. Along the bottom is the timer for your slideshow. It can be manipulated by dragging the dark lines to specify how long you want the image to be on the screen. Let the kids explore! They will figure it out quickly. When finished, I recommend changing the area at the top left where it says "movie" to "slideshow" by clicking on it. Then go to "Export" in the top right. It can then be titled and published. My First PowToon Creation |
Type in what you want to search. There is a drop down arrow to the left. This is where you can choose to search Google, images, scholar, quotes, etc. Click on the information you want to put in or where you researched from to get your information. The picture on the bottom of this screen is the cited quote from the left. It drops the cite into the footnotes of the Doc. Pretty handy! |
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I'll be back in 2015 with all new websites, Google tips, and some teaching tips for technology. THANK YOU for a fabulous 2014! I could not imagine working with a better staff. You have been amazing!
A neat search option for adults and kids!
Happy Googling!
In the search bar, type in definition:word, and press enter. For example, I used my favorite word...
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