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Author: Amy Jankins

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Create and Work with Multiple Page Orientations in Google Docs

Create and Work with Multiple Page Orientations in Google Docs

Google has made it easier to create and work with documents that require multiple page orientations in Google Docs. Starting as soon as December 10, 2020, you will be able to change the page orientation on a per-section basis in… Continue reading Create and Work with Multiple Page Orientations in Google Docs

Amy Jankins December 17, 2020 Elementary School, Google Updates Read more

Customize text style and appearance in Google Sites

Customize text style and appearance in Google Sites

Coming this month: you will be able to adjust text size, color, font, spacing, and more while typing in a text box in Google Sites. This will provide customization of individual words, paragraphs, pages, and sections within your sites. In… Continue reading Customize text style and appearance in Google Sites

Amy Jankins December 11, 2020December 11, 2020 Elementary School, Google Updates Read more

Computer Science Education Week- December 7-13, 2020!

Computer Science Education Week- December 7-13, 2020!

December 7-13, 2020 is Computer Science Education Week!! During this week students across the globe will be participating in The Hour of Code organized by Code.org., a non-profit dedicated to expanding participation in computer science by making it available in… Continue reading Computer Science Education Week- December 7-13, 2020!

Amy Jankins December 3, 2020 Elementary School Read more

Grant access to Drive files directly from Gmail

Grant access to Drive files directly from Gmail

Ever forget to set the correct sharing permissions for Drive files? Google Workspace has made it easier to manage the access requests you may receive by allowing you to respond to requests within Gmail. Now you can review the request,… Continue reading Grant access to Drive files directly from Gmail

Amy Jankins November 11, 2020November 11, 2020 Elementary School, Google Updates Read more

3 Ways to Share YouTube Links With Less Distraction

3 Ways to Share YouTube Links With Less Distraction

Looking for ways to share YouTube videos with less distractions for students? Please watch this 7 minute video for 3 ways to accomplish this or watch short demos of each option: share>copy embed link type_popup after “watch” replace /watch?v= with… Continue reading 3 Ways to Share YouTube Links With Less Distraction

Amy Jankins November 9, 2020November 10, 2020 Elementary School, News Read more

Book Creator

Book Creator

You can use Book Creator to share student writing & record student voice, then share class books with students and parents. Step by step directions with video clips are included in the slides below. 

Amy Jankins November 5, 2020July 18, 2022 Elementary School Read more

FlipGrid

Flipgrid is a video discussion platform that allows you to see and hear from every student in your class.  This online tool enhances discussions on any topic by allowing you to ask a question, and then having students respond in… Continue reading FlipGrid

Amy Jankins October 29, 2019October 17, 2019 News Read more

GMail Tip

Write now, send later when you schedule emails to send with GMail at whatever future time & date you choose.

Amy Jankins October 22, 2019October 17, 2019 Google Updates Read more

Custom line spacing in Google Docs and Google Slides

You can now set custom line spacing to be less than one in Google Docs and Google Slides. This allows for more detailed control of line spacing so you can better control the appearance of your fonts.  To customize your… Continue reading Custom line spacing in Google Docs and Google Slides

Amy Jankins September 23, 2019October 17, 2019 Google Updates, News Read more

Scheduling is here for Google Classroom!

Google Classroom logo

For those of you using Google Classroom and wishing to plan announcements and assignments in advance, you probably noticed that you were able to save these posts as drafts to share at a later date.  The problem was that you… Continue reading Scheduling is here for Google Classroom!

Amy Jankins May 6, 2016October 4, 2017 News Read more
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