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Making Text and Google Docs Accessible

Two-Part series from Google for EDU Part 1: Making Text Accessible 1.  Make the font size of at least 20 point 2. Adding wording to assist screen readers in navigating the text (i.e. Important Link:) Part 2: Accessible Docs and Presentations 1. High Contrast Colors 2. Include Alt text on images for screen readers 3. Include descriptive headers to column and rows in tables 4. Format documents using Styles (Heading, Subheadings) under the format menu> paragraph menu Resources Google for Education accessibility: http://bit.ly/31TrE7C Google Accessibility Support: http://bit.ly/31QxXst G Suite Accessibility Support: http://bit.ly/31W021E G Suite Updates Blog: http://bit.ly/2Hmk77D G Suite Accessibility EDU in 90: http://bit.ly/2SqdRSP Google Accessibility website: http://bit.ly/2HocSfE Using G Suite to make Docs more accessible: http://bit.ly/37iwPPq Help Center to make your documents more accessible: http://bit.ly/2SnDOCk

How Can I View my Outlook 365 Calendar in my Google Calendar?

The solution is to log into Office 365 via  https://portal.office.com ,  Click on Calendar and then click on the settings wheel .  Click   “View all Outlook settings".  Go to “Share calendars” and publish the desired calendar. Copy the ICS url created. Log into Google Calendar and click the arrow on "Other calendars".  Click the button "Add by URL" and paste the .ics link from Office 365.  Google Calendar is now automatically updated with new events from Office 365 calendar.

Technology Learning Opportunities - Week of April 27th & May 4th

PowerTeacher Overview Basic Overview of PowerTeacher highlighting all the features and custom reports in PT and PTP. Facilitator: Stephanie Gabriel Session: Monday, April 27  | 9 -10 am Target Audience: WISD Instructional staff only Kalpa # 1046464 Going deeper with Google Classroom (intermediate/advanced) Now that you have some experience with Google Classroom, it’s time to go a little bit deeper! We’ll look at creative ways to use the question, material, and assignments posts as and explore some Chrome Extensions that will help you get even more value out of Classroom. Facilitator: John Sowash, Consultant Session: Monday, April 27 | 2:30 - 4:00pm Kalpa # 1046443 PowerTeacher Overview Basic Overview of PowerTeacher highlighting all the features and custom reports in PT and PTP. Facilitator: Stephanie Gabriel Session: Wednesday, April 29  | 2pm-3pm Target Audience: WISD Instructional staff only Kalpa # 1046465 Goo...

How to access sqlReport 5 in PowerTeacher

Video:  https://www.loom.com/share/372da612d73b41868662f8c9a607c9d1 How to use sqlReports 5 from PowerTeacher’s home page: Step 1: From your home page, click on sqlReports 5 from the left side of your screen. Step 2: Your current screen should be similar to the image to the right. Should have 4 folders:     Google Information     Permission Forms     PowerTeacher Reports     Student Information Click on Expand All to see all the reports in the folders. Step 3: In the sqlReports Expand All mode, you should see all the reports in the image to the right. Google Information - Student Google Accounts(Teachers) Permission Forms - Permission Forms Signed PT PowerTeacher Reports - Attendance Grid- Any Week PST Student Information - Student Home Address PT Click on: Collapse All to hide the reports in the Report folders. Step 4: Click on the Folder, “Google Infor...

Remote Learning PD Resources & Recordings

    View this post to find Remote Learning Recordings, Slide decks and Resources ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ Google Meet and Chat Training Slide Deck: Google Hangout / Meet Training PD Recording: https://eduvision.tv/l?mmymLO      Organizing and Planning for Remote Learning Slide Deck: Organizing and Planning for Remote Learning PD Recording:   https://eduvision.tv/l?memgAD     Running a Zoom meeting: Protecting yourself and the students Slide Deck: Zoom Meeting Setup and Security PD Recording: https://eduvision.tv/l?mDgeDR Resources Access : Sign Up Free or Sign In Zoom Help Center Zoom-Video-Tutorials Guide to using the Zoom platform  How to use Zoom for Online Learning ZOOM Task Cards       Google Drive Overview: Ensure your sharing settings are compliant Slide Deck: Google Drive Overview and Sharing PD Recording...