October U5 Instructional Tech Updates

Here is the October 2021 Instructional Tech Updates.   

We made it through the first quarter of probably the most challenging year of our careers.  As October ends, with the excitement of Halloween, and the holiday's quickly approaching we tend to think about everything we have to cover.  Well instead of thinking about what you have not covered, think about what you have and how the students are learning.  While the content of what you are teaching is important, what is more important are the lessons you want your students to leave with.  What impact have you made in the lives of your students?  Are they better people because they had you as a teacher.  My guess is yes they probably are.   As the weather slowly begins to change, enjoy all the days you can get outside before  winter comes. 

GMAIL Updates

 

 Gmail has been busy updating over the summer.   Here area a few of the items that you will come across. 

Google Photos in Gmail: When you receive a photo in your Gmail, there will be a button which you can select to save the photo directly to Google Photos.  This is great for personal accounts, but I would be careful saving photos to a Google Photos account of students.  I would keep them in a folder in your Google Drive and dispose of them at the end of each year. 

Gmail Advanced Search Icon:  Google changed the icon for searching for email.  What once was an arrow pointing down is now a new Icon..  See below

CHAT:  Many of you may or may not use Google Chat in your GMAIL.  It is a great way to send information quickly to teachers within your organization.  Turning on Chat is in the settings and setting it up so it is on the right side makes looking at messages that much nicer within your Gmail dashboard.