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What types of files can be attached:

**Google files from your Google Drive

[Google Drive files don’t need to be moved or saved in any additional format. Simply create your assignment/material post, select the dropdown menu to Add From Google Drive, and save. The document you’ve selected (whether a Google Doc, Sheet, or slide) will save to the student’s Google Classroom folder in his/her Google Drive.]

**Any PDF file (from your Google Drive, or attached as a File)

[Converting a file to PDF allows ANY COMPUTER OR DEVICE the ability to view or print the document. Google extensions like Kami and TextHelp allow students to write directly on the PDF, and save it as a new PDF to submit.]

**Any image file and video files in .mp4 and .mov

Do not attach files from Publisher or from Smart Notebook, as these files only will open if the student has the application on his/her computer, and most do not have those applications. Save these files as PDF. Do not attach files from Mac applications Pages, Numbers or Keynote without converting to Google Files.

You must select the way you want files shared with your students through the dropdown menu!

Google Forms:

When students submit a Google Form in Google Classroom it will automatically mark the assignment as done ONLY if the Google Form is the ONLY link in the assignment. If you add any other resources to the assignment it will not automatically mark as done.

Grading Tip:

If your students have submitted their assignment as a PDF, you can open it again using Kami or TextHelp and write all over it. You can respond to students, draw on it, whatever you want, and then when you’re done, save as a PDF and send back to the student. It’s slick – and doesn’t require you to open up an email or some other document to reply to the student. Plus, the student can see their own errors and your corrections, your comments, the points they earned, the grade, etc. directly on their assignment.

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Need a little refresher? Here is a quick review for using Google Meet

1. How to schedule a Google Meet for your class from Google Classroom:

Watch the video here: http://www.viewpure.com/-7_OrdBhVrs?ref=bkmk

You can also schedule a Google Meet from your email or your Google Calendar:

Schedule a video meeting from Google Calendar:

It’s easy to schedule a Meet video meeting in Google Calendar—just create an event and add your guests to it. A video meeting link and dial-in number (if you are a Google Workspace user) is added to a Calendar event either by inviting one or more guests to the event, or by clicking Add conferencing.

Note: Guests can forward the meeting link to other people. If someone tries to join who was not invited to the Calendar event, a meeting participant from your organization must accept their request. For meetings organized by a personal Google Account, only the meeting creator can admit these participants.

Steps are as follows:

1. In Calendar, create an event.
2. Click Add guests and enter the names or email of the people you want to invite.
3. Click Save.
4. Click Send to notify guests.

• How to share your Google Meet invitation:

This 2 minute video demonstrates how to create your link and post it to your Google Classroom

(The link to your meeting can be shared through email as well)

• How to take attendance in Google Meet:

There are several extensions. Here is one I’ve liked: Google Meet Attendance Extension

Google Meet Attendance Short Video

• I want to see my whole class at once! Use the Google Meet Grid View extension. Here’s how to get it and install it: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vkf5C-bl3Pfm5vIk7SpSHzku0fIG0NDw/view

**Update: Use Google Meet Grid View (fix)

The newest tool that I’m excited about is Wakelet! Earlier this spring, as our school and district’s community education programs went to distance learning, I was asked how a department could easily share a bunch of videos. I have never been completely thrilled with YouTube’s channel feature, feeling that it is hard to use and lacks flexibility. Thus began a search for a tool that would provide a fixed location for this department to post not only their videos, but any other resources they hoped to share.

I had run into Wakelet earlier, but really wasn’t familiar with it until I read a few tweets praising its ability to easily share out links and videos, so I decided to take another look.

Am I ever glad I did!

Wakelet is amazing! It is a free tool that provides a simplified layout of your resources and allows you multiple collections, which is awesome. You can learn more about the simplicity of Wakelet here: https://youtu.be/nasNcJy7RaA

A wonderful collection of all the ways Wakelet can be used in schools can be found here: https://wke.lt/w/s/STKkZ  Thank you Robin Thompson for putting this one together!!

The exciting part of Wakelet is that all of these collections can be shared with others – and then can be collaborators if you so choose! What a wonderful way to provide your learners with everything they need to be successful!

You can explore some of the curated collections here: https://wakelet.com/explore but the power of Wakelet is creating your own. Sign up for your free account and try it today!