Lemon Tech Tidbits

G SUITE UPDATE Image Function You can now insert images more easily in Google Docs, Slides, and Drawing. Before, when you clicked on the Insert - Image search, a box would open with many different options. The problem was the box would open up on top of what you were working on. With this new update (soon to be rolled out to everyone), the choices of where to find the image will be from a drop-down box. Any searches of images will create a menu on the right-hand side of your screen making it easier to use. See below: While we are talking about G Suite updates, did you notice the change in the Revision History ? You can now easily name the different Revisions right from the toolbar. This is great for those doing research. They can name their revisions Draft 1, Draft 2, Final Draft, etc. See more: https://goo.gl/imz1DW

Google Drawing: One of my favorite Google App. When people think of G Suite and the Google Apps, they think of the big three: Google Sheets, Slides and Docs. Today though, I want to talk about one of my favorite apps that often is overlooked..... Google Drawings! Google Drawings reminds me a little bit of using Apple Pages and/or Publisher. It’s a place where students can be creative in designing posters and so much more. Recently, I stumbled upon a blog post by  Matt Bergman ,  technology leader extraordinaire, who provides a  cheat sheet  over Google Drawings as well as ideas on how to incorporate Google Drawings into your own curriculum. Here are a few of his ideas: Create and share graphic organizers Create interactive worksheets Infographics Provide screenshots of computer instructions Explain complex concepts with images and captions Create, collaborate and share visuals and diagrams Create, collaborate and share timelines  •...

Structure of Observed Learning Outcomes (SOLO) Thinking Charts  Karen Ferguson created Thinking Charts in Google Drawings and has graciously offered them to other teachers to use for free.  You can see all of her teaching charts here: https://goo.gl/3w15Zg (SOLO: A taxonomy of learning being utilized in New Zealand and other countries. It is an alternative to the Blooms Taxonomy that is widely used in the United States. For more information :  https://goo.gl/tr4vkH) Thinking Chart = Graphic Organizer A thinking chart is basically a graphic organizer. Eric Curtis new blog post on  Control Alt Achieve   contains many graphic organizers specifically created for  Language Arts . All where created using Google Drawing and can easily be shared with students through Google Classroom as either an attachment to an announcement or as an assignment for them to complete. Take a look at the blog post here: https://goo.gl/oijF1C If you want to lea...