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Announcements
Google Classroom adding more features Aug & Sept 2015
Google is adding some nice features to Classroom. Some of the features are ones teachers have requested. You will be able to: - move announcements and assignments to the top of a stream to give them more prominence - reuse posts, assignments, and announcements done in previous years - make changes to posts without having to re-type - post questions and allow students to have discussions - attach a Google Form to a post |
Google Classroom Updates
January 14, 2015 - Google released updates to Google Classroom this week. Updates were based on feedback from teachers. There are two new features:
In addition, Google launched a Classroom mobile app for both Android and iOS (available in Google Play). With the mobile app, users can take photos from the assignment page. Users can also attach images, PDF's and webpages from other apps to their assignments. |
Gmail Has New Setup Gadget For New Users
July 18, 2014: Gmail has a new "setup" gadget to help new users learn the interface and get started. The gadget is customized for Google Apps and helps users set up their Gmail accounts. Actions in the gadget include things such as adding a profile picture, creating an email signature, creating auto responders, and using features such as undo. The setup gadget is hidden once the user completes all the actions. The gadget can be relaunched from the Settings Menu. |
Changes To URL's Pointing to Google DRIVE
July 17, 2014: Currently, there are two URLs users can use to reach Google DRIVE. 1) docs.google.com |
GAFE Administrators - New Options For User Profiles
July 11, 2014: When adding users to domains, administrators now have the option to add and manage contact information on user profiles. Examples of this are: secondary email addresses, phone numbers, address information, ID numbers, titles, departments, etc. The data entered will be visible on user profiles in the Admin Console and Gmail Contacts. |
New Mobile Apps For Docs and Sheets
April 30, 2014: As of April 30th, there are stand alone apps for Docs and Sheets. Slides will be next. You can use them off line - view, edit, and create files without being on the WEB. |
Add-On Feature In Docs and Sheets
April 1, 2014: There is a new add-on feature in Docs and Sheets. You can see the add-on feature in the menu of an open document. Click on the link in the drop down menu to browse through choices. |
Google Calendar Events - Hangout Video Call Link
March 26, 2014: New Calendar events now have a Hangouts video call link. The link is added automatically to save time and eliminate the need for event creators to add the Hangouts link manually. This will be beneficial if the event creator forgets to supply the link for users. You will also be able to add names to Hangouts video links to make it easier for people to join the video call. The Hangout creator must have an active Google + profile for this to work. For GAFE and GAFB accounts, admins can disable this features through Calendar Settings in the Admin Console. |
Edit Images In Google Slides and Drawings
March 26, 2014: Users can now edit images in both Slides and Drawings. Editing features include: crop, apply shape masks, and borders. |
New Google SHEETS Has Replaced The Older Version
March 21, 2014: Starting today, the new Google SHEETS is now the default, which is faster and can support larger spreadsheets. Google Apps domains will start to see the release soon. If domains are on "rapid release," they will see the change over the next few weeks. Any spreadsheets created after the upgrade is complete, will be using the new version. Users may opt-out through the settings menu in Sheets. - |
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