Google Goodness: Updates

Over the past few months Google has made some updates that will allow users in Jeffco to be more productive in the classroom.  Students and teachers both can benefit from the updates.

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The Google Play store is now open for all grades.  The play store allows students to download apps to their Chromebooks.  Currently these google play apps are available.

Google Meet 

Ed Tech recommends scheduling your Meets using Google Calendar. Using the calendar to schedule meets adds the following functionality to the meet:

• Change owner of the meet so a different user can have the host controls prior to the meet.
• Preassign breakout rooms by inviting your guests/students.
• Turn off quick access prior to the meet.
• Generate a static link you can use again.

Meet controls all in one place at the bottom bar of the meeting window.  The leave call button has been relocated to prevent accidental hangups.

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Meeting details, participants, chat and activities are all on the bottom bar.

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See what you're presenting

When you present your screen, you can see other participants—and what you’re presenting—at the same time. 

In the meeting window, point to your presentation feed to:

• Unpin your presentation (view it as a tile) so you can view more participants.
• Mute or unmute any audio playing in your presentation.
• Remove your presentation from the meeting.

Note:  You can't interact with content in the meeting window. To move through the document you’re presenting, go to the window or browser tab you're presenting from. 

Now, when you are in Docs, Slides and Sheets there is an option to Present to a meeting. 

Add a co-host in google meet

Need someone else to take over the controls of your meeting? Once you are in the Meet you can designate someone else as a host. That person or up to 25 others can be a co-host in the meeting. Check out this video to see how to add a co-host.

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