173 - Moby Awesome

Juan is our Ahab on this week’s Google Educast as we dive deep into the exciting news from Google at ISTE, particularly the Google Classroom API which will allow other educational sites to work well with Classroom. Additionally domains will be able to whitelist other domains so individuals across different schools can collaborate in Google Classroom. We also cover Project Fi, Sheets news, Google Trends, and the big news about the Teacher Training Center.

• Segment 1: What’s New with Google
• Classroom API and multi-school support (KB)
1. rostersync from New Visions Lab
• Project FI (SW)
• Publish Google Sheets spreadsheets in five additional formats (FD)
• A new window into our world with real-time trends (FD)
• Teacher Training Center (SW)
• Create, share, and manage custom maps from Drive (FD)

• Segment 2: Tips and Tricks.
• Google Apps customers can now create large numbers of accounts faster (JDL)
• Everything is Awesome (FD)

• Segment 3: Chrome and Android:

• Undo Send graduates to regular Gmail settings from Labs
• Undo send is NOT available on Android but you can do this … from Stafford Marquardt (KB)

• Segment 4: Classroom Applications:
• Teaching with Maps    +1
• Office Hours in Google Classroom using a recurring Hangout
1. go to https://plus.google.com/hangouts Click on Video Hangouts
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• Click Start a video hangout
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• Copy the permalink
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• Go to your Google Classroom ABOUT page and click Add Materials.
• Click ADD and then click POST
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