Present like a pro: new updates in Slides designed to make you look good

From the Google blog:
As a go-to presentation tool, Google Slides already comes equipped with real-time collaboration features. Starting today, we’re introducing new robust features to help you and your team win that pitch, nail that client presentation and get buy-in for new ideas—all while saving valuable time.

The latest updates in Slides, include new G Suite integrations, partner applications and customization options:

• Capture ideas in Keep, bring them to life in Slides
• Skip manual updates, use linked Slides
• Insert Diagrams, or ready-to-use visualizations. This is great for when you need to effectively share timelines, processes or hierarchies.
• Select Grid view to view all your slides at once as thumbnails. This helps you easily reorder or change formats of multiple slides.
• Tailor presentations to different audiences with the Skip slide feature. You can now choose to skip select slides without fully deleting them when you present from your phone or laptop.
• Try new add-ons, shape up your Slides
• Customize Slides, automate workflows with Apps Script

See the full post and all details here.

Finally! Embed Websites as Iframes in the New Google Sites

You can now embed an entire webpage as an iframe in a new Google site. This will allow you to pull in content from other websites and Google tools like Apps Script, Data Studio, and App Maker, saving you the trouble of duplicating and updating that information on your page. Simply select “Embed URL” from the Insert menu. Note that this will only work if the webpage you’re trying to add allows embedding.

Check out the Help Center for details, and stay tuned for more features coming soon.

New PPS Recommended Digital Citizenship Curriculum

The PPS IT Department and Library Services have collaborated to recommend curriculum for teaching digital citizenship concepts. This instruction is aligned with the Oregon Library Standards, Common Core Standards, and ISTE Student Standards. Recommended digital citizenship lessons for each grade level are outlined at the links at the top of the page.

Each building may develop a comprehensive plan for lesson delivery. For example, a school’s teacher-librarian and/or individual classroom teacher could cover these lessons in the course of a year or during October, which is Digital Citizenship Month.

You can see the curriculum at bit.do/ppsdigcit.

Bringing Digital Citizenship into the School Curriculum

Google's free online training course for educators helps them equip their students with the foundational skills they need to create a safe and positive experience online. By reading, watching videos, and doing different activities in the Digital Citizenship and Safety Course, they can learn how to integrate digital citizenship and safety activities into their school curriculum. There are five interactive units. Read more about the program here.

Great List of Google Tools You May Never Have Heard of Before

Go to Eric Curts' site to check out the webinar covering each of the tools, as well as the session slideshow and a write-up for each tool with a description and related links. Lots of really helpful resources!