Welcome to the 6th year of YOUR Tuesday Tech Tips! In today's edition, read all about our Summer Tech Camp results, making your emails more effective by adding a signature, handwriting fonts in Google Workspace, creating GIFs in WeVideo, and more. ➡️ ➡️➡️ | 💡 Quick Tip 💡 Want to check on any changes made to your files in Drive, and keep track of who made those changes? It's not just edits to text- you might notice changes when someone:
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Do you have a tip or idea for the Tuesday Tech Tips? Or a request for a topic or question you'd like to know more about? Please let us know! You can email us at joseph.lombardo@greececsd.org with your submission.
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Thank you to all who participated in Summer Tech Camp 2024! We hosted twenty-one sessions with 16 hours of possible PL.
Over 300 staff members joined us to learn about topics such as Google Workspace, Interactive Panels, Digital Wellness, and other great ways to integrate technology meaningfully for staff and students. Please reach out to your ITT if you’d like Professional Learning customized to your needs and available for PL credit!
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Sign Here, Please
This is a suggestion for everyone, and especially all news GCSD employees. But really, everyone. It's crucial that you have a signature in your emails. When sending an email to anyone, especially someone in the district, it's helpful for the recipient to know who you are, what your role is, your location, and possibly an extension to reach you by phone.
Directions on how to create a signature in Gmail can be found HERE.
While not included in those linked directions, we also recommend checking this box when setting up your email signature:
You may even want two signatures- maybe one with your phone extension for internal recipients, and one without it for external recipients. The directions linked above show how to do that!
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Speaking of signatures, there are new Handwriting Fonts in Google Workspace!
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| This GIF was made in a flash with WeVideo. Want to learn how you and your students can create GIFS? Click HERE, or reach out to your ITT! |
Are you working with your students on handwriting in the new school year? Check out the 51 new handwriting font families just added to Google Workspace Edu tools.
Based on research, they aim to help teach students how to write by hand, and even include regional nuances. This font is called "Rochester." Seriously.
Read more about it HERE.
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For assistance with these topics, or anything else related to instructional technology, please click HERE to book an appointment with your building's ITT.
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