Outlook Email Efficiency Tips

Microsoft Outlook

Tip #1:  Create  some favorite folders  

Too many folders?  

Simply right click some from your list and then "Show in Favorites" and you will see those folders at the top.

Sharing Settings in Google Drive Explained

The Beta of Locked Google Forms is Now

A few months ago Google announced that it will allow us to TRY a feature that will
allow us to assign a google forms quiz in LOCKED mode so students can not surf
the internet during the test.  

At that time I shared how to sign up for the Beta test.  Those directions are here.

For those who have already signed up for the test you should have received an email
notifying you.  If you haven’t then make sure you have put in a work order to
have your outlook email connected to your schoogle fake email so you get notifications.  Directions here

For those ready to move forward here are some are some tips and resources.

1.

Locked Mode Quizzes in Google Forms email from Google

• Getting started: We’ve created a step-by-step guide, brief animated tutorial, and
• new Help Center article to help you get started using locked mode.

• Platform: Locked mode is available only on managed Chromebooks. You’ll

need to make sure your Chromebooks are running the latest operating system, M68, in order

to access this feature. If you have questions about your device management or setup,

please contact your administrator.

Commitment

We ask that you submit feedback through the “Send feedback” button in Forms. In
the case where respondents are able to escape locked mode and open browsers
during quizzes, please send us feedback using this form. We’d like to help resolve
any issues as quickly as possible, so we appreciate the feedback. Additionally,
throughout the pilot we may ask instructors to fill out surveys on their overall
experience with locked mode. We look forward to your participation and the
opportunity to gather your feedback to improve this feature.

2.  You can assign the quiz in google classroom or share a link on wits or wits mail

3. Students cannot right click copy...but they can ctrl+c copy and then past some copied
questions when the quiz is over.  It doesn’t help them but they could share with friends
taking the quiz later.

Notify Google of this and other glitches by using the feedback ? in the lower right or left of the google forms page.

Solution:  If you are worried about this one way to combat it is to break up your quiz
into sections so after every few questions students proceed to another page and can
only copy on page of questions.  

4. An email notification is sent to the teacher if a student opens and closes and
reopens a quiz...like they are checking the questions and then looking up answers.

5. Check out this Locked Quiz.  If you have a district assigned chromebook it will
open in locked mode.  This will NOT work on a desktop. Copy and past the quiz
link and have a student try it with you on their device if you don’t have one.  

If you have any questions as you test out this feature don't hesitate to email me.

Enjoy your Life!

Larry

A Fresh New Look and features for Google Classroom

Stay organized in 2019 with new features in Classroom

    Google is constantly improving their education products to make them easier for us to connect with students in the ways we want.  While they have announced a delay in releasing secure testing in google forms they have nonetheless released a few updates to google classroom

    If you have not used google classroom much or have not mastered the big changes that happened at the beginning of the year (Classwork page, materials handout, topics) then I recommend you visit the First day of Classroom training page here.

If you are ready for the newest updates and my comments...read on.

Google Updates:

• A New Look and themes
• Drag and Drop Topics and assignments
•   To Do Tab

A fresh new look for Classroom

Just head to the homepage of classwork.google.com and you will notice a big...almost shocking difference.

Here what it looks like:

If the stark white background and edging bothers your or your student's eyes try one of the following:

• Screen Shader - a Chrome extension that allows you to pick the color and intensity of the background on a webpage
• Chromebook Accessibility settings include a high contrast mode.  Click the clock and look for the accessibility icon.
  
  As part of this new look Google Classroom also added some fresh new color and picture themes to dress up your Chem Period 1, 2 and 4 differently.   
  
  
  

Lastly, every classroom has an easy to access code button on the home Stream so you can project from there instead of going to setting and a drop down description of the class.

Drag and Drop Assignment

If you have used the new classwork page you probably have wanted and maybe even requested from Google the ability to drag and drop your topics and assignments to reorder them.  

Wait no longer.

To Do Button

   Ok, you caught me.  This isn't new but if you aren't using it and teaching your students about it you are missing out.  Both Students and Teachers have a To-Do button.

You have 2 views of work on the To-do page:

• To Review—Work not turned in or not graded—listed without a due date or as work in progress (work you assigned with a due date)
• Reviewed—Work that you graded and returned

You can also see these details:

• Turned in—The number of students who submitted work
• Assigned—The number of students who didn't submit work
• Graded—The number of the students whose work you graded and returned

Note: You can filter both tabs by class to view only the work for a class.

✋That was a bunch today...so take the weekend off and get at it on Monday.

Enjoy your Life!