#C6edtech Resources
Week of 11.9.15
Welcome to another edition of the #C6edtech Resources blog. This week's post discusses file storage on district computers, an awesome new tool for Google Classroom users, and a new way for elementary students to quickly access the websites they need without having to sign in to a Chromebook!
Gmail is Coming to Fox C6!
The Fox School District will be transitioning our email and calendar services from Microsoft Outlook to Gmail and Google Calendar. The transition will be finished on March 30, 2016. For more information about Gmail, Google Calendar, and the district's decision to make this switch, visit the Fox Google Training Center.
New Student Google Accounts
If a new student transfers into your class from outside the district this school year, or you have a student in your class new to the Fox district, you will need to help the student activate his or her @foxc6.org Google account. Click here for information on this short process of activating a student's Google account.
Tech Talk: Google Drawings
Google Drawings is a collaborative drawing tool in Google Drive that is best described as a collaborative hybrid of Microsoft Paint and Publisher. Students are given a blank slate on which they can independently or collaboratively create a wide variety of visual projects. Click here to read the latest edition of Tech Talk: Google Drawings.
File Storage Best Practices
Staff members are often unsure what file storage options they have and when to use the T:, S:, Z:, and Google Drives for file storage. This infographic explains all of the district's file storage options and shares some best practices for saving important files.
Click here for a full-size version of the infographic above.
Google of the Week
Share to Classroom Chrome Extension
Google has now made it easier than ever to create assignments in Google Classroom and push websites directly to students' Chromebooks and computers. The Share to Classroom Chrome extension was recently released for both teachers and students and has been added to all Fox teacher and student Google accounts. Teachers can use the extension to create an assignment in Google Classroom or to open up a web page on all student devices. Watch the video below to see how Share to Classroom works.
Share to Classroom Extension
Quick Chromebook Access for Early Elementary Students
Many 1st - 3rd Grade teachers have been asking for a quick way for their students to access the websites they use most often on a Chromebook without having to use instructional time to sign in to the Chromebook. To help with this, we have created a Fox C-6 Kiosk on all Chromebooks that, when used, will take students directly to a start page with links to the most commonly accessed websites for that grade level.
To access the Fox C-6 Kiosk, click APPS at the bottom of the Chromebook's login screen, and then click FOX C-6 KIOSK. When students are finished with Kiosk mode, simply hold down the Chromebook's power button for 3 seconds to power down the device.
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