Desktop Publishing with Google Slides #YouTube
Change the document size so you can create full page signs, newsletters, and flyers in Google Slides!
Is there anything Google Slides can’t do?
Canvas is a free drawing tool from Google that is pretty cool. Students can use it to draw and sketch, while teachers can use it as a chalkboard or sketch noting with a projector. The tools are limited to sketch, there isn’t a text tool or any shape tools. That being said, if you have…
The Google Fonts team has teamed up with Thomas Jockin to create a series of fonts that are aimed at improving reading speed. To learn more about the research behind this initiative, see here for more details. Source: G Suite Updates Blog: New fonts intended to help improve reading speed now available in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides…
Source: Gmail is integrating Google Chat, Rooms, and Meet to take on Microsoft and Slack – The Verge This will really cut down on “where is that file” and help integrate all of the services. Google Chat rooms can now be used as projects, and you will invite people to work on the project in…
Formulas can get pretty complex in Google Sheets (or any spreadsheet for that matter), and the one line formula bar raises the annoyance bar. Being able to extend the formula bar is a godsend! Excel already has the ability, and apparently Google added the ability back in 2016. I just found out about it last…
We live in a world where the Chromebook, and Chrome OS, should be thriving. But increasingly, it looks like Google’s cloud-first laptop platform has hit a dead end, and I’m not sure there are many available detours that can get it back on track. Source: Chrome OS has stalled out
Movenote is a website, Chrome web app, Android, and iOS app that allows you to create narrated presentations. The app supports Google authentication, so students don’t have to create accounts, and there is also an education version that removes the ads. It’s the easiest app I’ve found for allowing students (or teachers!) to record narrated slide…