Teacher's Tech is just what I needed to learn how to fully use Google Classroom. The instructor is clear, calm, and backs up the instruction with visuals. The pace is perfect for beginners. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
Thanks for detailed steps to follow. It makes the directions easy to apply. Here's another tip: when starting, use plus sign to open a new presentation slide and use dropdown arrow to get to blank cell. Change page set up to 8.5 x 11. NOW SAVE THIS NEW TEMPLATE of blank cell and page size with a new name like NEW PRESENTATION TEMPLATE. Make a few copies of the blank slides. Make a copy of this presentation and RENAME IT WITH A NEW NAME like English 12A or whatever. Continue to create your slide presentation. The most important step in this process is to rename the slide TEMPLATE as soon as you open it. You will always have a new, blank slide ready with page set up for 8.5 x 11. It is a little shortcut.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I just edited 7 pages of pdf's using the snip tool. And the hack on dropping the page into the background makes my sheets look just like the Live Worksheets. Keep posting.
💡TIP: You can also use Ctrl + D to Duplicate. Then you just drag the duplicated text box to the next blank space. Great video. Can't wait to share with the teachers in my district. 😊
I am the WORST tech person on earth - and you are the guy I needed. Thanks for being the best!! You helped a fool become successful - at this one task 🙏🏼
Once you switch to PowerPoint to create your resources, you'll NEVER GO BACK. Of course Google slides is the same. I prefer PowerPoint to create as there is more functionality. I can just upload them to my Google Drive and they instantly convert to slides. So much easier to share with students via Google. (But Microsoft is better for the creation side of things.)
Thank you for producing a quick, clear, concise video that makes perfect sense because you say and show as you go. Your pace is perfect for making notes and moving right on. I like that you do mention other videos available, but do not go on "advertise" them in that long, irritating way that many others do, and you don't even pretend to be funny or cute in delivery. Thanks!!!
You can also add a border to the text boxes, or fill then with a light color, and add to the directions to "put your answer in the green boxes"; that way students don't have to delete the "type here" text. Great video tute!!!
Gosh, thanks so much for this - I love that this is straightforward, no bedazzled distractions etc. So incredibly helpful for a teacher who did not grow up in the tech generation and desperately trying to keep up and help her students. A thousand thanks. I'm going to watch your others as well.
💡TIP: If the "Click here" not pasting exactly where you want drives you a bit nutty as it does me ;) , click on the text box, then select Format (top toolbar), Align & Indent, and then select Middle. This way, whatever has been typed into the text box will show up in the middle of the box (from top to bottom). If you select "Center" the text will be will center-justified (from left to right). Excellent video - I'm subscribing to learn more!
This is most useful. I used to show teachers how to do this for their SMART Boards and never thought of doing this. You just saved me a ton of searching and it is much appreciated as Google doesn't think to include these best practices! Thanks Again!
Thanks for sharing this -- I'm sharing with teachers in my school. A tip for you: You can change the Layout of the slide to Blank instead of deleting text boxes. Paying it forward!
I LOVE your videos! They are so helpful! I'm a college professor that has recently transitioned my team to Google Classroom and all things Google. I've shared a couple videos with my staff to help them along the way. Your explanations were very simple to follow and understand. Two thumbs up!!
Thanks so much for this tutorial. Your instructions are very easy to understand and I was able to be successful on my first try. My students are running out of printer ink, so this is a lifesaver!
Thank you very much for such a nice way of teaching teachers. I am a teacher who were finding it hard to use technology for future teaching. This is the first video I have watched and I believe your videos can help me to transition into blended teaching/learning era. I like your calm style of teaching. Thanks again.
This just made my life so much easier. I had no idea about Google Classroom or Google Slides. During this time of being locked inside this makes teaching so much easier. THANK YOU!
Nice idea. Two suggestions: Instead of writing Click Here and forcing the kids to delete it, when you make the text box, just choose Border Color and instead of Transparent, give it a thin visible border. Also, Google "pdf to jpeg" - there are plenty of excellent, free online services that will easily convert a pdf to a png or jpeg quickly.
This is absolute genius! I had no idea that we could change the setup of a slide page! This saves me a toooon of time and effort in trying these other confusing platforms!
Thank you, I figured out everything but setting it as a background. I knew there was a way to anchor it. You just made my time in virtual a lot easier.
This video is wonderful !!!! Thank you so very much. I teach 2nd grade and most of my students don't have the knowledge to know how to get in and edit their papers. You've made my day.
Thank you so much for this. Your pacing and instructions were clear and precise. WoW! Never thought of making the document a background image. ... Simplicity is Key. Students will love this. Thanks.
Excellent! Everytime a question popped in my mind, you literally answered it in your next sentence. Thank you for being a pro! Very helpful as I prepare for remote learning.
absolutely stupendous! Bravo... it is so awesome, it makes me wanna spend the time doing this so that I don't need to do .DOC quizzes and printing and all that stuff for the 125 ESL students I have. Thanks so much
I just screen snip the original page, hit COPY, then go to my document (I use PowerPoint), hit change background to paste the screen snip straight in. No need to save it or anything. Boom! PowerPoint is so much easier to use for creation of resources. I then upload to my Google Drive (where it becomes a slide of course) to share with students. Then I let the add their own text boxes (I like your idea of the 'click here' box though, especially if teaching younger students.
@@rickpalmer3340 If the original doc wasn't a pdf (eg you might just have a page from a word or ppt doc that you want to freeze so students don't accidentally delete or move anything) then you could do that in the original by filling say, the cell of a table where you want them to write, or if it's ppt then just insert a SHAPE and alter the colors of that. That way, when you screen shot it to copy as a background it'll be grey. I can't see the point in doing that though. Just tell the kids to insert a text box in any gap where they want to write something. Easy peasy.
This is Awesome and very essential for me to use for my diverse learners! This video was very helpful in showing me the different ways and steps in using the worksheets as Google Slides to enable the students to write on the sheets! I love your videos!
Thank you Jamie this tutorial was so easy to follow. You made it so easy to follow. I am excited now to create my lessons in Google Classroom. Will watch more tutorials of yours.
Great video thank you! I did not know about the Snipping tool. I would usually screenshot the page. For my younger children I shade the text box or colour the lines so they can see.
Thank you. Thanks to your video I have been making worksheets the kids can fill in. Thank you also for showing how to send it to them in Google classroom.
You can change the background of an entry box with a non-obtrusive color so the box is visible without the text. If you shade the first entry block before you start copying, you'll be done with no further effort.
I'm going to share this video with my child's teacher. We had such a time last night. I had to go through her 7 pages of math and add text boxes so my child could answer the questions. Otherwise she suggested that they re write it with pencil and paper and take pictures with their phones and submit it that way or create their own slides...I thought what's the point of using Google classroom if we're just going to revert back to the old way of doing work. It was clear that the teacher didn't know what she was doing. My child says that the teacher always copies and pastes probably from other teachers. This quarantine, shut in, lock down or social distancing...whatever you want to call it has us all taking on new roles and learning new things. Thank you for sharing.
Great video - I find it easier if I put in a text box that is lightly shaded/filled in (light grey is good). Then I don't have to type anything for the students in the box. They know an answer is needed in every shaded grey text box.
Finally found the correct solution to most questions as to how to fill-in a PDF file! Wow! Awesome help, Sir! I will; share this to my co teachers as well. Great tip! Salute to you, as we are all migrating to Google G Suite for Education from MS.... :-)
Teacher's Tech is just what I needed to learn how to fully use Google Classroom. The instructor is clear, calm, and backs up the instruction with visuals. The pace is perfect for beginners. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!
Thanks for detailed steps to follow. It makes the directions easy to apply. Here's another tip:
when starting, use plus sign to open a new presentation slide and use dropdown arrow to get to blank cell. Change page set up to 8.5 x 11. NOW SAVE THIS NEW TEMPLATE of blank cell and page size with a new name like NEW PRESENTATION TEMPLATE. Make a few copies of the blank slides. Make a copy of this presentation and RENAME IT WITH A NEW NAME like English 12A or whatever. Continue to create your slide presentation. The most important step in this process is to rename the slide TEMPLATE as soon as you open it. You will always have a new, blank slide ready with page set up for 8.5 x 11. It is a little shortcut.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I just edited 7 pages of pdf's using the snip tool. And the hack on dropping the page into the background makes my sheets look just like the Live Worksheets. Keep posting.
💡TIP: You can also use Ctrl + D to Duplicate. Then you just drag the duplicated text box to the next blank space. Great video. Can't wait to share with the teachers in my district. 😊
I am the WORST tech person on earth - and you are the guy I needed. Thanks for being the best!!
You helped a fool become successful - at this one task 🙏🏼
I had no idea you could change the size of a slide. This was worth watching for that tip alone. Thanks so much.
Once you switch to PowerPoint to create your resources, you'll NEVER GO BACK. Of course Google slides is the same. I prefer PowerPoint to create as there is more functionality. I can just upload them to my Google Drive and they instantly convert to slides. So much easier to share with students via Google. (But Microsoft is better for the creation side of things.)
I'm only 2 and a half minutes in and this information has alREADY opened up so many more possibilities!!
Thank you, Sir.!
Thank you for producing a quick, clear, concise video that makes perfect sense because you say and show as you go. Your pace is perfect for making notes and moving right on. I like that you do mention other videos available, but do not go on "advertise" them in that long, irritating way that many others do, and you don't even pretend to be funny or cute in delivery. Thanks!!!
You can also add a border to the text boxes, or fill then with a light color, and add to the directions to "put your answer in the green boxes"; that way students don't have to delete the "type here" text. Great video tute!!!
This gentleman explains everything soooooooooo clearly
Gosh, thanks so much for this - I love that this is straightforward, no bedazzled distractions etc. So incredibly helpful for a teacher who did not grow up in the tech generation and desperately trying to keep up and help her students. A thousand thanks. I'm going to watch your others as well.
💡TIP: If the "Click here" not pasting exactly where you want drives you a bit nutty as it does me ;) , click on the text box, then select Format (top toolbar), Align & Indent, and then select Middle. This way, whatever has been typed into the text box will show up in the middle of the box (from top to bottom). If you select "Center" the text will be will center-justified (from left to right). Excellent video - I'm subscribing to learn more!
Great tip!
This is most useful. I used to show teachers how to do this for their SMART Boards and never thought of doing this. You just saved me a ton of searching and it is much appreciated as Google doesn't think to include these best practices! Thanks Again!
Glad it was helpful!
Oh my heavens! I have been searching for months on a way to have students label maps! You're my hero!!! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this -- I'm sharing with teachers in my school. A tip for you: You can change the Layout of the slide to Blank instead of deleting text boxes. Paying it forward!
OMG! I've watched about five of your videos one after another. You are so clear and succinct!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
I ran into this exact situation last week with a pdf that my students couldn’t edit. Thank you for providing this solution!
Finally! A video that actually worked for me. Great explanation of each step. You are definitely a teacher. Thank you.
Awesome. I had to watch this one twice, because there is a lot of great information. I picked up more tips by watching it a second time.
I LOVE your videos! They are so helpful! I'm a college professor that has recently transitioned my team to Google Classroom and all things Google. I've shared a couple videos with my staff to help them along the way. Your explanations were very simple to follow and understand. Two thumbs up!!
Easy to listen to, easy to understand, easy to apply. You are a teacher extraordinaire! Thank you very much.
Thanks so much for this tutorial. Your instructions are very easy to understand and I was able to be successful on my first try. My students are running out of printer ink, so this is a lifesaver!
I spent 2 hours yesterday trying to figure this out. Thanks for your direct, easy to follow instructions!!
This was a lifesaver for me to be able to use lessons I already have and make them digital during the school shutdown!! Thank you I learned so much!
You’re welcome!
Thank you very much for such a nice way of teaching teachers. I am a teacher who were finding it hard to use technology for future teaching. This is the first video I have watched and I believe your videos can help me to transition into blended teaching/learning era. I like your calm style of teaching. Thanks again.
Thank you! I just made my first PDF into a fill-in worksheet. WHOA!
This just made my life so much easier. I had no idea about Google Classroom or Google Slides. During this time of being locked inside this makes teaching so much easier. THANK YOU!
Nice idea. Two suggestions: Instead of writing Click Here and forcing the kids to delete it, when you make the text box, just choose Border Color and instead of Transparent, give it a thin visible border. Also, Google "pdf to jpeg" - there are plenty of excellent, free online services that will easily convert a pdf to a png or jpeg quickly.
Student teaching this semester and this helped me so much!!!
this is absolutely brilliant!! It was just trying to find a way for students to do the worksheets on the screen and saw your video.Awesome.
This is absolute genius! I had no idea that we could change the setup of a slide page! This saves me a toooon of time and effort in trying these other confusing platforms!
Thank you so much! This distance learning has been really stressful and this video was very helpful. The instructions were concise and easy to follow.
Thank you, I figured out everything but setting it as a background. I knew there was a way to anchor it. You just made my time in virtual a lot easier.
This video is wonderful !!!! Thank you so very much. I teach 2nd grade and most of my students don't have the knowledge to know how to get in and edit their papers. You've made my day.
Just a quick 'Thank You' for all your videos.
Glad you like them!
Thank you so much for this. Your pacing and instructions were clear and precise. WoW! Never thought of making the document a background image. ... Simplicity is Key. Students will love this. Thanks.
Excellent! EXACTLY what I needed!! Thanks!
This is very clear video. I didn't know you could change the size of the slide - now I do Thank you
I was doing this and having problems. This video cleared up my issues and now I'm doing it better!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Wow! Straight to the point!
Wow, that was so easy, thank you for teaching this old dog a new trick.
Just found you....WOW! You are going to save me huge amounts of time! Thank you so much!!!!
God Bless You! Dinosaur teachers need folks like you to hold our hands!
Thanks so much for this! It's a brilliant hack. I've been creating worksheets in Forms, so this is going to save me so much time.
Mind blown. I'm definitely using this! Thank you.
Excellent! Everytime a question popped in my mind, you literally answered it in your next sentence. Thank you for being a pro! Very helpful as I prepare for remote learning.
absolutely stupendous! Bravo... it is so awesome, it makes me wanna spend the time doing this so that I don't need to do .DOC quizzes and printing and all that stuff for the 125 ESL students I have. Thanks so much
I just screen snip the original page, hit COPY, then go to my document (I use PowerPoint), hit change background to paste the screen snip straight in. No need to save it or anything. Boom! PowerPoint is so much easier to use for creation of resources. I then upload to my Google Drive (where it becomes a slide of course) to share with students. Then I let the add their own text boxes (I like your idea of the 'click here' box though, especially if teaching younger students.
Could you fill the text box with a very pale grey to draw the students attention to where they need to start typing?
@@rickpalmer3340 If the original doc wasn't a pdf (eg you might just have a page from a word or ppt doc that you want to freeze so students don't accidentally delete or move anything) then you could do that in the original by filling say, the cell of a table where you want them to write, or if it's ppt then just insert a SHAPE and alter the colors of that. That way, when you screen shot it to copy as a background it'll be grey. I can't see the point in doing that though. Just tell the kids to insert a text box in any gap where they want to write something. Easy peasy.
This is awesome. Thanks for this workshop. I am going to use this for next week's lesson.
This was AWESOME!!! Thank you sooooooo much!! Brief, simple, and to the point!!
You so easy to follow along with and to understand. You've become my HERO.
Excellent tutorial. was just what I needed. thank you so much!
This is Awesome and very essential for me to use for my diverse learners! This video was very helpful in showing me the different ways and steps in using the worksheets as Google Slides to enable the students to write on the sheets! I love your videos!
You have just saved my life!!! Thank you for a great explanation!
Thank you Jamie this tutorial was so easy to follow. You made it so easy to follow. I am excited now to create my lessons in Google Classroom. Will watch more tutorials of yours.
Finally, a user friendly video presentation. THANK YOU!
Great video thank you! I did not know about the Snipping tool. I would usually screenshot the page. For my younger children I shade the text box or colour the lines so they can see.
Thanks a Million. You spoke slow enough for me to actually follow. I have been trying to find this especially for our virtual learning this year.
Awesome!
Thank you so so much! I am a first-year teacher and was stressing.
This video was extremely helpful. Thank you so much for making it easy to follow and understand.
WOW. Thank you so much! I cannot believe it that simple.
Thank you. Thanks to your video I have been making worksheets the kids can fill in. Thank you also for showing how to send it to them in Google classroom.
genius!! I can't believe it! what a simple solution. I feel like such a .... you just saved me hours of work!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share that with us teachers. Much appreciated!!
Thank you! The background trick...genius.
Thank you so much! this is very helpful and clear! I'm so excited
You are an amazing instructor! Thank you!
Incredibly helpful! Thank you!
Thank you so much for making PDF's editable :)
Excellent. A solution to how students can fill in answers in a PDF file.
Wow, what a helpful video! This is a game-changer!
Thank you! I watched a few others and got nowhere. Yours was perfect!
This is so helpful! Thank you!
You can change the background of an entry box with a non-obtrusive color so the box is visible without the text. If you shade the first entry block before you start copying, you'll be done with no further effort.
Great tip
I'm going to share this video with my child's teacher. We had such a time last night. I had to go through her 7 pages of math and add text boxes so my child could answer the questions. Otherwise she suggested that they re write it with pencil and paper and take pictures with their phones and submit it that way or create their own slides...I thought what's the point of using Google classroom if we're just going to revert back to the old way of doing work. It was clear that the teacher didn't know what she was doing. My child says that the teacher always copies and pastes probably from other teachers. This quarantine, shut in, lock down or social distancing...whatever you want to call it has us all taking on new roles and learning new things. Thank you for sharing.
This was great! Downloaded as PowerPoint for Connect and worked great.
This was super helpful and easy to do! Thank you so much for posting this video 😁😁😁
You just saved my life! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!
Excellent and well timed! I appreciate this so much!
Thank you so much! This is especially helpful for teaching during the pandemic.
This was so helpful for so many things! Thank you!
Thanks for going nice and slow so I can follow along. I read the other comments and 100% agree with everything said. Many thanks.
THANK YOU!! WOW...you have helped me so much! And my students!
Fantastic, never knew this could be done!!!
Thanks for a very clear step by step explanation!
Omg you are my new google classroom spouse and I am not letting you go anytime soon! LOL Seriously you are the Best!
Wonderful! thank you so much
Thanks, This will save a lot of time and frustration. Thanks again
Great video - I find it easier if I put in a text box that is lightly shaded/filled in (light grey is good). Then I don't have to type anything for the students in the box. They know an answer is needed in every shaded grey text box.
This is exactly what I needed and will be so helpful. Thank You!!
Excellent video. I have learned and solved my problems before thanks to your video. Thank you very much for your training.
Awesome. Explosive. Well done. Just what I needed
Omg!! I just started remote learning and this was so helpful!!!
Thank you! Finally, I got it! Great presentation!
Finally found the correct solution to most questions as to how to fill-in a PDF file! Wow! Awesome help, Sir! I will; share this to my co teachers as well. Great tip! Salute to you, as we are all migrating to Google G Suite for Education from MS.... :-)
GREATEST GUY EVER...THANK YOU
You're awesome!! Thank you so much!! Thanks for taking your time and having step by step visual instructions..
You are amazing! I shared this with my colleagues! Thank you to the max.
Excellent information. I am just learning how to use google classroom and google drive thank you for the clear explanations.
Glad it was helpful!