Support Students with Google Sites - GTP121

Google News and Updates

• Introducing Google Workspace https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2020/10/introducing-google-workspace.html 
• This year, teachers have gone the distance
• Create and view tasks in the Google Calendar mobile apps
• Increase engagement with Q&A and polls in Google Meet

Featured Content

Google Form to serve as a contact form

FAQ document: If a student/parent asks a question, add it to the FAQ doc

Take pictures of a whiteboard and add to the student site

Include important documents (permission slips, syllabus, etc.)

Embed videos to support what you’re teaching in class

Use it as a “satellite location” for Google Classroom (for what it won’t do)

Host digital escape rooms

• 30+ free digital escape rooms (plus a step by step guide for creating your own)
• 20 Google Sites tips and tricks

Create a page for resources and tutorials for STUDENTS, and one for PARENTS

Google Classroom Cheat Sheets - a great resource for students and parents

Google’s Teach from Anywhere page has lots of great resources you may want to make available.

Google’s Guide for Guardians

Google’s Accessibility Guide for Guardians

Post your virtual office hours on the home page, or add the time to your image header

HYBRID? Create separate pages for these two groups

Google Teacher Podcast Mailbag

• Sheryl Brennan (California)
• Mary Lynn (Nevada)

On The Blogs

• Matt
• How to create Google Meet breakout rooms for differentiated learning
• 12 social media-inspired Google Slides templates
• Kasey
• Synchronous v. Asynchronous Online Learning
• Collaborative Notes with Google Docs

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