189 - Spaces, Slides and Snagit

Join Dan, Sean and Chris as they catch up on the last few weeks. Just because we take a break doesn’t mean Google does! Meet Spaces, Google new tool to solve some problem we didn’t know we had. Slides gets a Q&A feature. Yay! We talk VR, Tiltbrush, Chrome based alternatives to sophisticated software tools, GBoard, and more. We say goodbye to Snagit, and ruminate on what might happen at Google I/O tomorrow.

Segment 1: What’s New with Google

• Google Spaces - What do you think of it?
• Google Slides Q&A                  https://www.mentimeter.com/   
• Gentle Notifications now standard in Calendar
• Google Classroom - Schedule Posts  
• Who has tried the GBoard?   
• Youtube for iOS now has Google Cardboard view for 360° videos   
• Android VR-- what does this mean for cardboard?  
• Google I/O: Google Chirp

Segment 2: Tips and Tricks.

• Changes coming to the Certified Trainer Program  - still NDA for now but can let people know they should get on with it if they are already working on it.  
• Learned from +Darren Maltais in Drawing, shapes ARE text boxes!  Just double click and type!

Segment 3: Chrome and Android:

• The most amazing Chrome Experiment demo of Tiltbrush
• Gravit - A Chrome based alternative to Illustrator?
• Snagit- going away     :-(  
• Be Awake extension for Chromebooks

Segment 4: Classroom Applications:

• Storytelling made better with Google MyMaps  

Shoutouts and Feedback- always a good idea to let the audience know about sessions, workshops, keynotes- and events happening in International Education.

• Twitter search for people who have mentioned listening or watching
• Innovators Academy in Denver coming up.   
• We are running a presentation at ISTE! Come say hi!
• Wednesday, June 29, 10:15–11:15 am MDT (Mountain Daylight Time)
• Link?  http://tinyurl.com/ISTEhangout
• GAFE Summits everywhere!
• http://weekofmaking.org/ White House initiative
• EdCamp Resources: EdCamp Illinois http://www.edcampillinois.com/schedule.html