Fake News: A Library Resource Roundup

ProgrammingLibrarian.org put together this handy list of resources for teaching about fake news. It's good to look over the resources, even if you're not using it directly in class with your students. 

Kahoot's Jumble

Kahoot! has recently added a new Jumble feature. Check out TeachWithiPad.org's recent post on creative ways to use this new Jumble feature and Kahoot!'s write-up about it. 

History Gal's 5 YouTube Channels that Rock

The Musings of a History Gal posted a list of YouTube videos that are good for teaching history. It says there are 5 channels but she has added more. See her list here.

Learning Hub: Quiz Group & User Overrides

If you're hesitant about assigning quizzes through the Learning Hub, you can set a different open/close date/time and a different password to each group of students (class, if you enroll them in groups by class) or for individual students who may have been absent or who have an IEP/504 accommodation for additional time. You can even set a different password for a student who may need their own password to access the quiz. See this handout for more on Adding Quiz Overrides. 

Google Drawings Valentine Magnetic Poetry

Control Alt Achieve has put together Google Drawing Valentine's Magnetic Poetry... because, why not. Have fun!

Google Classroom: Updated Notifications

Google Classroom has added to the list of items for which it will send you a notification. Read more. 

From Google's Help:

As a teacher in Classroom, you can set up notifications for certain activities. You can also customize how you receive notifications on your mobile device. You can get a notification whenever: 

• A student submits work a second time, after it’s been returned from a teacher.
• A student sends you a private note.
• A student submits work after the due date.
• A teacher invites you to teach a course as an additional teacher.
• Someone comments on your post.
• Someone mentions you in a post or comment.

AnyoneCanView Chrome Extension

Alice Keeler has created a Chrome Extension called AnyoneCanView which makes it super easy (one click) to share Google files so Anyone Can View and also copies the share URL onto your clipboard. Watch the video below for more.