MWISD Tech Tip Tuesday
Google Classroom Tips for Messaging to Save Time- #82
December 8, 2020
Google Classroom Quick Tips- #82
Are you trying to send private messages to students and they are not receiving the 'email notifications' within their gmail account? Don't forget, students have the ability to turn that feature off. Here are some quick tips that can help close this gap:
⭐ Did you know that you can copy that assignment link and send it to your students via email? To get the assignment link go the Classwork Tab in Google Classroom ---> find the assignment you're needing to send to the student ---> click on the three dots on the assignment (top right of assignment) ---> copy link ---> send the link from your outlook email to their gmail account. On the student's side, it sends them directly to that assignment where they can view the private messages.
⭐Have students get in a habit of 'viewing their work'. On the student's side of Google Classroom have them go to the Classwork tab ---> click on the 'view your work' (top leftish) ---> student can see what work is missing and what assignment has comments on it. See the Google Slide below this textbox titled 'View Your Work' and feel free to download and/or copy and place into your Google Classroom under a Resource Tab.
⭐Send 'email notifications' to students. On the teacher side, go to people ---> click on the student's name ---> up at the top right is an email icon. Click on it and you can send your students their work summary with a message. This can be sent to students AND parents. (parents need to sign-up for guardian) 👈🏻👈🏻👈🏻 My favorite! Click here for a video.
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All MWISD teachers have the option to use Zoom or Google Meet. Google Meet continues to be innovative while adapting and responding to teacher's feedback and request.
Google Meet
You are now able to create a Google Meet from within your Google Classroom.
New Features from This Year
- You can virtually raise your hand in a Google Meet. Click here if you would like more information.
- View up to 49 students at once with a 7x7 tile view.
- Closed Captions in additional languages.
- Digital Whiteboard with Jamboard. Click here for more information about Jamboard. When it’s time to start a class session, whiteboards are view-only to the class by default but can be made collaborative so all students can edit and build on one another’s ideas. Both teachers and students can present a whiteboard, but the teacher can restrict this using the “who is allowed to present” setting. If presentations are restricted, then students will still be able to view and collaborate on the teacher’s whiteboard.
Controls and Security Features
- After asking to join a meeting once, they won't be able to 'knock' again after being ejected from a meeting.
- Moderators will also be able to end the meeting for all participants, ensuring no students linger after the teacher has left.
- Mute all participants at the same time
- Disable in-meeting chat for participants
- To help students feel more comfortable at home while on video, students can blur out their surroundings or replace their background.
For more information about Google Meet, click here and please remember that we are G Suite for Education, not G Suite Enterprise for Education.
Maintain Academic Integrity
While this continues to be a struggle, here are some ways that teachers are helping to solve this problem.
- You can toggle between “Accepting responses” and “Not accepting responses" on a Google Form. This is essentially an on/off switch for your form.
- Using an add-on like formLimiter is a great tool. The Form Limiter add-on lets you set an expiration date/time. So, everyone would need to start the quiz at the same time. Therefore, schedule it to release on Google Classroom, then you could set the time stamp for the quiz to stop accepting responses. FormLimiter has been approved for MWISD teachers. To learn more on how to use this tool, click here. This helps when you might forget to go back and close the 'response acceptance' on the Google Form.
- Have questions that require a constructed response. Constructed Response are well-written paragraphs that includes restatement, answer, evidence, analysis, conclusion.
- Have answers that include creating products that also require videoconferencing with the teacher so students have to explain thoroughly in detail their product. Use Google Calendar Appointment Slots to setup these back-to-back meetings with your students. See this Google Calendar YouTube video for more information.
MWISD Instructional Technology Specialist
As the Instructional Technology Specialist, I will strive to serve the academic and digital needs of our students and provide equitable opportunities to prepare students for our ever-changing global community.
I will strive to assist teachers in appropriately incorporating and implementing technology in their classroom by being available for one-on-one meetings, PLCs, staff meetings, and providing professional development that meets our teacher's technology needs.
Email: jmartin@mwisd.net
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