
Google-y Tips and Tricks
Tech Tip Tuesday (March 7, 2023)

Keepin' it simple this week!
Here are some must know Google tips!
Slides 🟡
Duplicating makes your life easier!
Add Captions to your Slides Presentations
Add Special Characters or Emojis for Bullet Points
Docs 🟦
Get notifications when someone edits a Doc!
Presenting a rubric in class? Go full screen!
I talk faster than I type. Therefore, I voice type.
Drive🚗
Put in more than one place. You'll probably still lose it. 🤷
You just worked on it today. Use the Recent folder.
Some non-Google human sent a Word file? Convert it automatically!
Potpurri 🎲
It's Sunday night. Schedule that email for Monday.
Any webpage can be a QR code in two clicks!
Add some ✨pizazz✨ (or help them find the directions) with emojis!
Check here for some resources about holidays coming up!
Women's History Month-March 1-31 [International Women's Day-March 8]
- All of Nearpod's activities for Women's History Month
- Huge Google Drive Folder of Resources for K-12!
- Digital Classroom Resources from the National Women's History Museum
- Women in STEAM Resources
- Women's History Month Discovery Board
- Alice Ball and 7 Female Scientists Whose Discoveries Were Credited to Men
- Women's History Month from PBS Learning Media
- Women Changing Science Flip
- Women in the 19th Century Crash Course
National Foreign Language Week-March 6-12
Mario Day-March 10
Pi Day-March 14
- Digital Google Activities on π
- Pi Day Poems for any classroom!
- Pi Day Jamboard Activities (including the awesome Pi-Doku!)
- Single Letter Pi Day Poems on Google Sheets
- Pi-themed Puzzles with Google Arts & Culture
- Real-life Pi with YummyMath
- Pi Day Music Composition
- 11 Pi Day Activities for High School Students
St. Patrick's Day-March 17
- St. Patrick's Day Exploration Room
- Multiple St. Patrick's Day Activities
- St. Patrick's Day on BrainPOP
- Join PK-3 Classes around the country in the Lucky Charms Challenge!
Spring Begins-March 20
World Theatre Day-March 27
Want a peek at what's ahead? Check these updated calendars!
What did the seed say to the flower?
Ok, Bloomer!
Brian Krause, Instructional Technology Coach
Contact me to collaborate on your next project, troubleshoot what you do currently, or to just answer a question you have!
Email: bkrause@ltcillinois.org
Website: https://calendly.com/bkrauseltc
Phone: (815) 362-4791
Twitter: @bmkeducation
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Brian Krause
ltcillinois.org