Tuesday, November 11, 2014
BYOD Professional Development Training Session 1: October 14, 2014
BYOD Professional Development Training Session 1
On October 14th, a half-day of professional development training was given to the high school social studies teachers that teach American Studies II. The agenda for the training class included an overview of Google Drive, learning about its overall features, navigation, the layout/interface, and understanding collaboration and sharing permissions. Here is the presentation:
Migration of older spreadsheets to the new Google Sheets
Posted: 10 Nov 2014 12:12 PM
PST
As recently
communicated, the
auto-migration of older spreadsheets (those created prior to Dec 2013,
including any subsequent copies) to the new version of Google Sheets will start
today for Google Apps domains on the Rapid release track.
No action is required as a result of the migration. No data should be
affected; however, in rare cases the results of some formulas and some other
features may be slightly different. See "What's different in the new
Sheets?" in the Help Center article for more detailed information.
You can tell what version your spreadsheet is in by checking to see
if there is a green checkmark at the bottom right of your spreadsheet (the
checkmark is found on new Sheets only).
Release track:
Rapid release (gradual rollout); migration for Scheduled release
domains will start in approximately four weeks (preceded by the notification)
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
New Google Calendar app
Posted: 03 Nov 2014 12:22 PM
PST
Today, we’re introducing a brand new Google Calendar app, built to
save you time and help you make the most of every day.
Key features of the app include:
· Assists: suggestions that save you time
- When creating a calendar event, we often have to piece together phone numbers, addresses and attendees from lots of different sources, then add them to our calendars manually. With Assists, Calendar can suggest titles, people and places as you type, as well as adapt to your preferences over time. For example, if you often have lunch with your mentor Kelly, Calendar can quickly suggest this when you type ‘l-u-n.’
· Schedule View: easy to scan and lovely to look at
- Calendar’s new Schedule view includes photos and maps of the places you’re going, cityscapes of travel destinations, and illustrations of everyday events like dinner, drinks and yoga. These images will bring a little extra beauty to your day, and make it easy to see what’s going on at a glance—perfect for when you’re checking in from your phone or tablet.
The new Google Calendar will work on all Android 4.1+ devices. It’s
available today on all devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop, and you’ll be able
to download the update from Google Play in the coming weeks. We’re also working
hard on a version for iPhone.
Note: The web version of Google Calendar will see some minor terminology
changes today ('Reminders' become 'Notifications,' 'Privacy becomes
Visibility,' and Privacy level ‘Default’ becomes ‘Calendar Default’).
In addition, once people get the new mobile app, they will be able to
set separate Notification defaults for all-day events on web as well as mobile.
In the coming weeks, people on web Calendar who haven’t used the app will also
see this change. They will be informed the first time they use Calendar after
this happens.
Release track:
App available now for both Rapid release and Scheduled release tracks
on devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop. Update available for both release
tracks on Google Play (for Android 4.1+) in the coming weeks.
Separate Notification defaults for all-day events on web for those who don’t download the app will launch to Rapid domains in two weeks, and to Scheduled release domains two weeks later.
A more modern Gmail app for Android
Posted: 03 Nov 2014 12:46 PM
PST
Today, the Gmail app for Android is getting updated with a more
modern style, sleeker transitions, and a few other handy improvements.
As part of the new design, there’s now a convenient reply button at
the bottom of every message, making it quick and easy to continue a
conversation when you’re on the go. And if you access the app on your Android
tablet, you’ll notice it’s easier to switch between accounts and the different
inbox categories.
The updated Gmail app also now supports all email providers, which
means you can set up a separate inbox for, say, your Yahoo Mail or Outlook.com
addresses using POP/IMAP.
The new app will support all Android 4.0+ devices. It’s available
today on all devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop and will be rolling out on Google
Play to everyone else over the next few days.
Release track:
Rapid release and Scheduled release
Monday, November 3, 2014
Notification of migration of Google Forms themes
Posted: 03 Nov 2014 11:14 AM
PST
As recently communicated, Google Forms is in the process of upgrading
older forms to the new version of Google Forms, followed by the auto-upgrading
of legacy themes to allow for customization and a better mobile experience
moving forward.
After the theme upgrade, some text and colors from older forms may
not show up properly, in which case Forms editors may want to choose new themes
for their affected forms.
Starting today, people working with affected forms will see a
notification alerting them that their current theme is no longer supported and
encouraging them to choose a new theme.
The legacy theme upgrades will happen on a rolling schedule starting
in about 2-3 weeks (after the completion of the upgrade to the new Google
Forms) and will take several months to complete.
Release track:
Rapid release, with Scheduled release coming in two weeks
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