Tech Talk
December 2-6, 2019
Great Google Updates
Add Audio to Google Slides
After years of waiting Google Slides finally has native support for adding audio to your presentations. You no longer need to use any third-party add-ons of suspect quality or other wacky work-arounds to add audio to your slides. Check out the video below to see how it works.
Smart Compose in Google Docs
Smart Compose for Google Docs works just like Smart Compose for GMail. It will predict your sentence. If it's correct, just click tab and it will complete the sentence for you. You will have to sign up for the beta version if you are interested in this feature.
Different Page Numbers for Different Sections of Google Docs
This is a small, but welcome update for Google Docs users. You can now specify the page numbers that apply to a section of a Google Doc instead of being stuck with the default sequence of page numbers. Click here for details.
Add Collapsable Text Boxes in Google Sites
This has proven to be a great option for students to use on the pages on which they're writing long blocks of text about their subjects.
Reuse Rubrics in Google Classroom
Earlier this fall Google introduced a beta test of a rubrics feature in Google Classroom. Much of the feedback from teachers was that an option to reuse rubrics was needed. Google listened, so here it is! Check out the video below to see how this feature works.
Brandi Williams and Jeannie Eutsler
Email: blwilliam@deweyk12.org
Website: www.deweyk12.org
Phone: (918) 534-2214