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New Updates from Google

Add annotations to your presentations in Google Slides - Aug 10, 2023

Thursday, August 10, 2023

What’s changing

We’re introducing a feature that lets you highlight or emphasize key content while you present in Google Slides. With the new pen tool, you can circle, underline, draw connections or make quick notes directly on your presentation.

Whether in a board meeting or a brainstorming session, annotations can help make your presentations more engaging, interactive and impactful.

Add annotations to your presentations in Google Slides

Getting started

Admins: There is no admin control for this feature.
End users:

To annotate your Slides presentation, open ‘slideshow mode’ by clicking the ‘Slideshow’ button in the appbar > mouse over the bottom-left side of the viewer and open the three dot menu by clicking on the ellipsis icon >select “Turn on the pen”.
To erase annotations, use the eraser tool in the bottom left viewer menu.
Visit the Help Center to learn more about presenting slides.

Simplify lesson planning with shareable class templates and classwork with new Google Classroom beta - Aug 7, 2023

What’s changing

Previously, curriculum leaders and educators had to add permanent co-teachers in order to share or distribute curricula. This could result in access issues, unnecessary notifications and homepage clutter.

To improve this experience, we’re excited to announce a Google Classroom beta that will simplify lesson planning with others and make classroom materials more accessible. Through the beta, curriculum leads and verified teachers can share links to high-quality classes and class templates so other educators in their organization can preview and import classwork to an existing class or to a new class. This will provide educators with ideas for instructional design and enable them stay up-to-date with the best materials.

This beta will be globally available for Google Workspace for Education Plus customers in English, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese. Google Workspace admins can use this sign-up form to apply for the beta from now until September 1, 2023.

shareable class templates and classwork with new Google Classroom beta

Who’s impacted

End users

Why you’d use it

This feature enables curriculum leads and teachers to easily distribute standardized curricula or classroom content to others in their organization. As a result, fellow educators can easily preview, select, and import high-quality classwork into their classes.

Additional details

Student information, such as assignment submissions, comments, and grades, will not be visible when previewing a shared class.
Imported class materials will be saved in draft mode for the selected classes.

Name: Mrs. Alicia Tucker
Position: Instructional Technology Coordinator
Email
Phone: (518) 359-3371 x1008

Other: <a href="mailto:[email protected]">▶ Chromebook Help Request</a>

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