Tech 101
Fast and Easy Tips to Make You Look Like A Tech Genius!
January 2017
Boise School District librarians offer this monthly newsletter to provide tips and information about some of the digital resources available to both teachers and students.
All of these programs and tools are available at the Boise Schools Library Portal Page or on individual school library websites.
All of these programs and tools are available at the Boise Schools Library Portal Page or on individual school library websites.
Google Updates
Google Forms - What's New?
Google Forms switched over to a new and sleeker design last year, but did you notice all of the new changes and options?
Add-ons
If you're a big GAFE user you would have noticed add-ons are available for Google Docs and Sheets and now they are available for Forms. These add-ons will provide more control to your forms. Some favorites are:
Add-ons
If you're a big GAFE user you would have noticed add-ons are available for Google Docs and Sheets and now they are available for Forms. These add-ons will provide more control to your forms. Some favorites are:
- g(Math) for Forms: create quick and easy equations, graphs, and math quizzes to insert into Google Docs, Sheets or Forms.
- formLimiter: shuts off a Google Form after a max number of responses, at a date and time, or when a spreadsheet cell equals a value.
- AppSheet:
Build a custom mobile app based on your Google form. It is quick, easy, and no coding is involved.
Quizzes
Turn your Google Form into a gradeable quiz with the option to personalize responses based on incorrect answers, or grade them individually and provide feedback. Use this together with the g(Math) add-on, and you could send out quizzes with mathematical questions.
Track Responses
If you send your form to specific email addresses, Google Forms will track who has responded to the form and even allow you to send them a reminder email.
File Upload
If you have restricted your form to BSD users, Google Forms now allows you to insert a File Upload option. The files will be uploaded to your Drive and a link to the file will be available in the responses.
Turn your form into a quiz!
Find add-ons to improve your forms
Directly upload files in the form
Google Sites
Google has finally updated their Sites, making them much cleaner and easier to use. If you are a user of Google Sites, there will be an option at a later date to import your Classic Sites into the new version.
Until then, check out this video below that provides a quick tutorial on using the new Sites.
Until then, check out this video below that provides a quick tutorial on using the new Sites.
How to use the New Google Sites - Tutorial 2016