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Do your kids talk to Alexa? How do you know it's safe for them? Smart speakers of any type are simply audio access to the internet. Is it safe for kids to have unfiltered access to the internet? Most people don't think of Alexa that way. Read the article on smart speakers and kids to see what you think. As you can tell, I'm a little passionate about keeping kids safe online, and I especially think about on days like today when ther4e is no school. Hopefully you are enjoying today's snow day and enjoying a well deserved day of rest and relaxation. A surprise long weekend is always a nice bonus!
- How to Spot a Fraudulent Website
- Are Smart Speakers Safe for Kids?
- 30+ ways to use Google Workspace for Education Paid Editions
- Google Workspace for Education Updates
- Google Calendar: Manage Overdue Tasks
- Google Drive: Suspicious Files Warning Banners
- Google Drive: New Navigation Bar Functions
- Gmail: New Integrated View for Meet, Chat and Spaces in One Place
- How to Print a Google Calendar
- How to Use Custom Bullets for Lists in Google Docs
- How to See Basic Calculations Without Formulas in Google Sheets
How to Spot a Fraudulent Website
How to Spot a Fraudulent Website, from How-To Geek by Marshall Gunnell
Here are some easy to understand ways to tell if a website you are visiting is legit.
Are Smart Speakers Safe for Kids?
Are Smart Speakers Safe for Kids? from How-To Geek by Joe Fedewa
Is Alexa or Echo any smarter or safer for your kids than a web browser with a voice?
30+ ways to use Google Workspace for Education Paid Editions
There are quite a few additional features that are available in the paid versions of Google Workspace for Education. We have Education Plus at ASA. There are step-by-step how-tos for each feature. Some are only available to admins, but I've linked the general user features here: Teaching and Learning Tools begin on slide 42
- Originality Reports, slides 43-47 - Check student work for plagiarism
- Google Meet, slide 48 - List of all enhanced features in Google Meet
- Google Meet: Secure Video Meetings, slides 49-50
- Google Meet: Nicknamed Meetings, slide 51 - Creates a temporary meeting code which expires after the teacher leaves.
- Google Meet Record Lessons/Meetings, slides 52-56 - Record a lesson or meeting so others can watch it later.
- Google Meet: Live Stream Meetings/Events, slides 57-59 - Live stream meetings or school/classroom events so others can watch remotely.
- Google Meet: Q&A, slides 60-61 - Gather real-time input with questions and answers
- Google Meet: Polls, slides 62-63 - Take a quick poll with results shown to all participants
- Google Meet: Breakout Rooms, slides 64-65 - Break up students/attendees into small groups
- Google Meet: Tracking Attendance, slides 66-67 - Keep track of who attended the meeting, lesson, or event
Google Workspace for Education Updates
Google Calendar: Manage Overdue Tasks
How do you manage your to-do list? Do you use Google Tasks, which also integrates with Google Calendar? Google is making it easier to see your pending tasks in Calendar and reschedule them. You should see this within the next couple weeks. If you are unfamiliar with Google Tasks, here is how you can organize your tasks. Here are the details of this update.
Google Drive: Suspicious Files Warning Banners
When you open a Docs, Sheets, Slides or Drawings file that may be suspicious for malware, phishing and ransomware, a warning banner will appear at the top. This feature should appear within the next two weeks.
Google Drive: New Navigation Bar Functions
Within the next week, or so, you will start to see a new navigation bar in Google Drive, which allows you to tab through buttons for Skip to main content, Keyboard shortcuts and Accessibility Feedback. Here are the full details.
Gmail: New Integrated View for Meet, Chat and Spaces in One Place
How many of you are aware that instant messaging is available via Google Chat? Did you know you can access Google Chat via your app switcher (AKA waffle) and in Gmail? This is a much quicker way to communicate than Gmail - especially when it is a time sensitive issue, such as "I'm sending a student to the office right now because...". (Click here to learn how to use Chat, or contact me for a walk-through.) Sometime in the next week or so, you may be prompted to try the new integrated Gmail view, where you can access Gmail, Chat, Rooms/Spaces, and Meet in one place. Notification bubbles will help you keep track of new activity. When working in your inbox, you'll still see your mail labels (folders). If you try the new look and don't like it, you can always turn it back off. Find the full details about this change here.
How to Print a Google Calendar
How to Print a Google Calendar, from How-To Geek by Sandy Writtenhouse
Sometimes you need to have a week or month view for the fridge.
How to Use Custom Bullets for Lists in Google Docs
How to Use Custom Bullets for Lists in Google Docs, from How-To Geek by Sandy Writtenhouse
For those times when a boring dot won't do. Maybe you want to emphasize the point with a game piece, pointing finger or emoji. It's easy to do and built right into Docs.
How to See Basic Calculations Without Formulas in Google Sheet
How to See Basic Calculations Without Formulas in Google Sheets, from How-To Geek by Sandy Writtenhouse
I use this tip all the time to quickly count or add a column of numbers.
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