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Recently I was asked if there was a way to create a multiple choice quiz from a spreadsheet which had the questions and answers already in it.  A colleague (thank you Andy Mann!) found a script created by Jason Jurotich which we were able to simplify and adapt for our own purposes with the REMC project 21Things4Students. Our modified script creates a Google Form multiple choice quiz from the

I was asked to create a script that would send an approval email once a request was approved - for 2 separate groups, and to be used for 2 different reasons!  The example below is being used for building access approval (RE: the work-at-home requirements due to COVID-19).  The other way this was used was for approval of spending requests. These utilize an additional column that is marked (in

You can now add a Jam (Jamboard) from right within Google Meet!  (This features has been going live since the first of October.  If you do not see it yet, it will appear shortly...)  For those that have not checked out Jamboard, it is an interactive digital whiteboard you can use with others.  It can be especially useful with touchscreen Chromebooks. When in you Meet, click on the More Menu (

 If you have Google Classroom on your mobile phone,  there is a new feature that will randomly select students for you and allow you to track who you have selected (and not selected).To use this feature, start by clicking on "People" at the bottom of your classroom - Click on the icon in the upper right corner - You will get a welcome screen, click on START to start using it - It will randomly

 There are new Host Controls available within Google Meet.  These features are still rolling out, so it may take up to two weeks to see some of them.You will know that you have access to Host Controls by seeing a blue shield in the lower left corner of a Meet - When you click on it, you see a pop-up that has some options available to you - 1. Quick access - if it is on (the default) people within

When adding material in Google Classroom, many people do not know that you are able to add that item to multiple Classrooms when you are creating it!  IN CLASSWORK: To add an item, such as an assignment or material, to multiple classes, when you are creating it look to the menu options on the right side under where it says "For" - Click on that dropdown.  You will see a list of all your

 After seeing a couple teachers laboriously type in the email of each student from a Google Classroom, it occurred to me I should show how you can easily email all - or even just some - of students in a Classroom.  First, click on the People tab at the top.If selecting all students, click on the top checkbox -  If selecting a subset of students, check the boxes next to the students you want to

While helping students be able to find assignments is important, helping them know your expectations for assignments is just as important. Using a naming convention for assignment titles can help with both.Where it says "Question" or "Title" it is a temptation to post your question or title of the activity.  Don't.  Instead, use that space instead to put a short name that helps IDENTIFY the item

Organization is huge for Google Classroom - both for you and your students.  The use of Topics not only helps you organize course material, but gives you the power to share any section directly with students.  Teachers will need to decide HOW they want to use Topics as there are multiple ways they can be used.  A couple examples: 1. Using topics to organize by week - 2. Using topics to organize

Organization is huge for Google Classroom - both for you and your students.  One key can be ONLY using the Stream for announcements.  (Here is the short video for this topic: Using Your Stream for Announcements.)Designating and setting up your stream as only being used for announcements keeps it "clean" and allows students to easily find past announcements - they are not buried among other

From the Michigan eLibrary: MeL’s EBSCO host e-books are downloadable in ePub or PDF format. The PDF version is a fixed layout of the print version of the book, and ePub allows the text to be adjusted easily for any device or screen size. With Adobe Digital Editions (freely downloadable from Adobe.com), e-books are mobile friendly. The ePub format also makes e-books compatible with

I've always enjoyed the movie "Apollo 13." There are so many good messages in it - about hope in a seemingly hopeless situation, about courage in the face of danger (and possibly even death), about creative problem solving for problems that are not "contingencies we remotely looked at." This scene is where we are right now with education - We have been asked to "invent a way to put a square

My very first blog post ever was about 10 years ago (May 20, 2010).  It was titled Textbooks: the Curriculum Security Blanket. I've been thinking about this post the last 24 hours as I prepare to help educators in local districts across 3 counties in my state rethink how they teach. This is such a high-anxiety time - our routines have been disrupted, our health (or our loved one's health) is at

(Part of our Stay-At-Home series focused on practical ways you can use a resource to foster creativity, connections, and collaboration.) ...or another new skill! There are many artists sharing weekly or daily lessons that anyone can access. Here are a few that you might want to check out: Draw Everyday with JJK - author & illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka has created a YouTube channel where he

(Part of our Stay-At-Home series focused on practical ways you can use a resource to foster creativity, connections, and collaboration.) There are many organizations that are offering video resource (or TV programming) each day which may be useful to parents and teachers.  Here is a short list of a few that are freely available you may want to check out: Public television (and their companion

(Part of our Stay-At-Home series focused on practical ways you can use a resource to foster creativity, connections, and collaboration.) Parents - There is a growing body of research that shows being outside in nature can have positive benefits for our mental well-being.  With what we are dealing with currently, I think we all can use activities that are good for our mental health. Go for a

(Part of our Stay-At-Home series focused on practical ways you can use a resource to foster creativity, connections, and collaboration.) Maybe during our stay-to-home time is the best time to travel to other states or even other countries, just to visit Museums that we may never get the chance to see in person!  Museums both have had, and have been adding, lots of resources for parents, students

(Part of our Stay-At-Home series focused on practical ways you can use a resource to foster creativity, connections, and collaboration.) Continuing to write can be very important for students (and adults) right now, not just for learning but also for our social/emotional health.  Writing can help all of us work through emotions, and deal with the uncertainty of the situation many of us find

(This is the start of our new Stay-At-Home series focused on practical ways you can use a resource to foster creativity, connections, and collaboration.) There are a variety of companies providing eBooks and/or Audiobooks for parents and educators while students are not able to attend their schools.  But, what can you do with them - or any book for that matter? Teachers: Here are some ideas for

Once you have an understanding of labels, using them makes more sense.  Here is how to assign & delete them as you want. To add a label to an email, either when looking at your email list OR inside the email itself, you can click on the label icon at the top of the window - When you click on it, you will see (1) a list of your existing emails.  You will also see (2) where you can create a