March 2023

The folks at Google have been busy!

There are many new updates to help you create a dynamic personalized, blended learning environment.

Listed below are

• the updates, followed by
• blog posts explaining the updates, followed by
• video tutorials demonstrating a few of the updates.

Has anyone use the Google Docs feature of Smart Table to design your personalized playlist for your students? I would love to see that!! There is a short video at the end of the newsletter that lays out the steps for creating a Smart Table. If you decide to try the Smart Table feature with your learning activity playlist, let me know- please. I'm curious to see that functionality and how it improves the engagement and motivation with your students.

All the best, WISD!

Julie

Google Classroom Updates!

1. Practice Sets
2. YouTube Interactive Questions
3. Grading Periods

Google Docs Updates!

1. Custom Building Blocks
2. Timer and Stopwatch Chips
3. Voting Chips

Google Meet and Slides Updates

1. See Speaker Notes in Meet
2. Co-Presenting Slides in Meet
3. AI-powered hand raising in Meet
4. Closed Caption in Meet Recordings
5. Custom Background in Meet

Chromebook Updates!

1. Screencast Updates
2. Reading Mode in Chrome
3. Cast Moderator Updates

Blog Posts

Video Tutorials

Do you create playlists of learning tasks for your students?

You may find the Google Docs feature of Building block "Smart Table" your new best friend!

Take a look at how to create a "Smart Table" in the video bleow.

Two 6-hour online courses are available from Kasey Bell, Shake Up Learning

1. Google Classroom Master Class

• Audience: new hires and/or new to Google Classroom teachers
• Stipend upon course certificate

2. Blended Learning with Google

• Audience: Teachers who have shown interest and/or already implementing blended learning
• Stipend upon course completion

Contact Julie Kelly for more information.

Note: The courses and stipends are funded through ESSER III funds to support professional learning strategies targeting learning loss.

We are available to offer assistance.

Reach out to us by using the email addresses shown below!

Director of Instructional Technology

Email: samdahl@wisd.us
Website: https://sites.google.com/wisd.us/edtech/home
Phone: 956.969.6559

Instructional Technology Coordinator

Email: jkelly@wisd.us

Website: https://sites.google.com/wisd.us/edtech/home

Phone: 956.969.7196