FISD Webinar: Checkmark

Do you find leaving comments for students in Google Docs/Slides cumbersome? 

Would you like to speed up the process of providing student feedback or having students leave feedback for each other?

We invite you to a 15 minute Webinar on Wednesday, December 5^th at 4:30pm to learn the power of the Google Add-On called Checkmark which helps you leave customized comments in Google Docs and Slides efficiently.

Visit bit.ly/FISDcheckmark on Dec. 5^th by 4:30 to grab the link to join the webinar.  This webinar will be recorded for later viewing.

Google Add-ons for the Classroom

Richard Byrne at FreeTech4Teachers has created a great list of Google Add-ons that are helpful in the classroom. Take a look at his list to see what fits your needs and let me know if you have any questions!

12 Excellent Add-Ons for Google Docs

This list of 12 excellent add-ons for Google Docs is worth your time! It includes details on:

1. Revision History Analytics
2. SAS Writing Reviser
3. Easy Accents
4. g(Math)
5. Translate
6. Highlight Tool
7. Rhyme Finder
8. Word Cloud Generator
9. Pupil Pref
10. Doc Tools
11. Orange Slice Teacher Rubric
12. EasyBib

20 Chrome Extensions, Web Apps, & Add-ons for Math

I recently came across this list of 20 Chrome Extensions, Web Apps, & Add-ons for Math. A few are geared toward elementary but there are several that could be helpful at the high school level. Take a look!

Google Docs Add-on: Writing Reviser

It is always helpful to get a second set of eyes to look over your writing. This might include peer review, teacher feedback, or even a text to speech tool to hear your words read back aloud to you. One other helpful tool is the SAS Writing Reviser Add-on. When you run this tool you can choose from 25 different tests that will check over your document. These include tests in sentence economy, sentence variety, sentence power, sentence clarity, and more. This can be helpful to give students additional insight into their writing and some possible corrections or improvement they may make when revising.

To add an Add-on:

Open a Google Drive Doc and select Add-ons.  Then search for SAS and add. J

10 Terrific Tools for Teachers

As part of Teacher Appreciation last week, Control Alt Archive posted their list of 10 Terrific Tools for Teachers. They picked some good ones! Read more... 

g(Math) [add-in for Google Forms] now has standalone Handwriting entries

g(Math) [an add-in for Google Forms] now has standalone Handwriting entries!

Google Forms (with the g(Math) add-in and the Flubaroo add-in to grade multiple choice or short answer for you) can be used with BYOD to assess students.

Let Penney Matos (or your DLC) know if you want to investigate more!