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How to Create Google Keep Headers with Canva

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I love to create Google Keep headers with Canva!

This is super easy and fun! I’ve got the easiest trick for getting the correct size!

Create visual headers to help you spice up Google Keep and make visual connections to your notes and to-do lists.

Want to use my templates? They are available below the video.

Watch the video below to learn how.

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Don’t forget about grabbing your FREE Canva Header templates below and this fantastic Google Keep Cheat Sheet! 

Google Keep Header Templates

My headers are not anything super fancy or creative, but they are clean and easy!

Like to get creative? Use the Google Classroom banner templates in Canva to create your own. The dimensions work just great in Keep without taking up a lot of real estate.

My Google Keep Header Templates are available in two forms:

Download the image files from Google Drive (not editable)Or open this template in Canva and edit it to make them your own! You must have a Canva account (free for educators) and login to access these templates.*Related: How to Create a Google Classroom Banner in Canva*Related: Google Keep Tips for a Productive School YearDon’t miss our two-part series on Canva in the Classroom!Part 1Part 2 Access ALL the Google Quick Tips Here!

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Google Keep Tips for a Productive School Year – SULS0171

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In this episode, Kasey is sharing her latest Google Keep tips and time-savers to help educators have a productive school year.

Let’s talk keyboard shortcuts, google calendar connections, labels and organization, checklists, using Canva to create headers, scanning paper documents, annotation, grading and feedback, and more!

BONUS: Get access to Kasey’s FREE Canva headers to use in Google Keep. If you don’t love Google Keep already, you will after this episode!

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One of the greatest advantages of using the Google platform is that the apps all work together. Google Keep is no exception! 

I like to call Google Keep the Instant Pot of Google (not to be confused with the Swiss Army Knife–Google Slides!)

If you haven’t used Google Keep, go to keep.google.com to get started!

Did you miss e170? Don’t miss Google Productivity Tips to Rock the School Year!

Google Calendar + Keep

It’s possible to use Keep to add a note by clicking the sidebar app while in a Google Calendar event. Adding a note this way links the two items, the event, and the note. This is different from the tip mentioned in last week’s episode about creating full meeting notes. Perhaps it’s necessary to bring or prepare certain items for an event, take note of this using Keep after creating the event in Calendar. 

Try it:

Go to a Google Calendar event and click on the pencil (edit event).
While on the event editing page, open the Google Keep sidebar.Create a new Google Keep note while on the event page and it will be tagged with a link back to Google Calendar (chip).

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Learning Keyboard shorts will always save time in any workflow. To find a comprehensive listing of all the shortcuts available start inside the Keep platform. Navigate to the settings by clicking the cog wheel in the top right corner. At the bottom of that dropdown list will be keyboard shortcuts. 

Here are just a few of the shortcuts Kasey finds to be super helpful:

C to start a new noteL to start a new list noteE to archiveCommand + [ to indentCommand + ] to unindent Command A to select all

Google Keep Labels

Labels, similar to the organization inside Gmail, are a great way to keep Google Keep organized. Everyone has their own personal style when establishing an organizational system. There is no right or wrong way to organize, but it’s essential to choose something that works for you. 

Any labels that have been created will appear on the left side. If you have not created any choose Edit labels and start creating your system.

Each of the labels will then display in alphabetical order on that left side menu. If alphabetical order is not conducive to your organization method there is a way to manipulate it. The most obvious way is to add a number. (This strategy is also handy for organizing Google Drive folders.)

Another fun way is to utilize emojis. These will always go to the top of the list, however, there isn’t a way to predict how the emojis will arrange. 

To add a label to a note, go to the three dots on the note > add label.

Labels can also help to filter any notes or allow you to search your notes. If you click a label in the left side menu that will bring up any note with that label. Remember that labels are not folders, it’s possible to apply multiple labels to a single note.

A quick way to include a label is to type a hashtag in your note. When you begin typing with the hashtag each of your labels will appear in a dropdown.

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Colorful Notes

Color coding is another organizational feature that can be used inside Keep. Aside from the visually appealing effect color adds, colors can be an additional level for labeling notes.

Color can be added with a customized header or as the background of a note. Just click the palette icon inside your note to change the color.

By adding color to a note it’s now possible to search by color. Even if that color appears within an image that’s part of a note, if you search for red anything with the word or color will filter for you.  amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "shauplea-20";amzn_assoc_ad_mode = "manual";amzn_assoc_ad_type = "smart";amzn_assoc_marketplace = "amazon";amzn_assoc_region = "US";amzn_assoc_design = "enhanced_links";amzn_assoc_asins = "1735601802";amzn_assoc_placement = "adunit";amzn_assoc_linkid = "4c02c8cc44526bc9fbb710edf527215a";

Google Keep + Gmail

While working in the Gmail app it’s possible to access any of the pinned notes from Keep. Be sure to pin the notes that you may need while working in Gmail. Teachers may find that parents often ask the same question. Make a note with a template or generic response that you can move into an email quickly to personalize. 

Consider adding links and information that you are often asked for in emails to a Google Keep note for easy access–like a link to your teacher website, campus website, school calendar, Google Classroom guardian directions, parent portals, etc.

It’s also possible to create a Gmail label to help with searching these items. It may be that pinning the note doesn’t work for your system, but searching from the Keep app on the sidebar menu might. 

Google Keep for Student Feedback

The addition of the comment bank in Google Classroom was a game changer for teachers. However, there may be a time when teachers aren’t using Classroom or they may use a different LMS which doesn’t offer the comment bank. Google Keep can function as your own personal comment bank. 

Create notes to share with students on common mistakes and provide them with opportunities to review the concept. A note can contain links to YouTube videos or an infographic to help students make corrections. 

Related: 4 Ways to Use Google Keep for Feedback and Assessment

Another great idea shared a while back on the Google Teacher Podcast, is to use Keep for creating digital stickers. Bitmojis make for fantastic digital stickers! Save each image within a note then it will be possible to drag that image into Docs or Slides from the sidebar. 

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Related: 25+ Ways to Use Google Keep

Google Keep on Mobile

Adding the Keep app to your phone (iOS or Android) and the Chrome extension to your browser can also make life a little more organized.

The mobile app adds an extra voice note feature that the desktop version does not. This means it’s possible to open a new note and talk directly into your phone. The app will actually record your voice, as well as, translate what’s said into a text note. 

Voice Notes (Mobile Only)Tap the microphone at the bottom of the screen near, “Take a note…”Dictate your note into the app.BONUS: Speech is translated into text and added to your note!

Another great advantage to using the mobile app is the option to take a photo with your camera. Consider how this applies to taking images of papers, or perhaps a trail of sticky notes. 

What about a staff meeting or PD agenda? Take a photo of the paper then take any notes (annotate) on the actual image. Of course, any of these teacher tips can be flipped into student tips as well. 

Related: 15 Ways for Students to Use Google Keep

Using the mobile app or a webcam:

Snap a photo of your paper notes, sticky notes, meeting notes, sketches, etc.Students can snap a photo of notes, problem solve, hand draw sketches, etc.Any text found in the image is searchable in Google Keep.BONUS: Grab image text, and the text is added to the note!

I’m running out of room to fit everything in this post! Be sure to listen to the full podcast episode (embedded above) to get ALL the details!

Don’t forget about grabbing your FREE Canva Header templates below and this fantastic Google Keep Cheat Sheet! 

Google Keep Header Templates

My headers are not anything super fancy or creative, but they are clean and easy!

My Google Keep Header Templates are available in two forms:

Download the image files from Google Drive (not editable)Or open this template in Canva and edit it to make them your own! You must have a Canva account (free for educators) and login to access these templates.

Like to get creative? Use the Google Classroom banner templates in Canva to create your own. The dimensions work just great in Keep without taking up a lot of real estate.

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How to Get Your Daily Schedule in Your Inbox

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Did you know you can have Google Calendar send your daily schedule to your inbox every morning?

This is a great way to review your schedule for the day!

The email arrives (roughly) around 5 a.m. every morning.

Get ready for the day ahead!

Watch the video below to learn how.

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Google Productivity Tips to Rock the School Year! (Keep, Tasks, & Calendar!) – SULS0170

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Teachers always need some time-saving tips!

Today, I am sharing valuable productivity tips using Google Tasks, Google Calendar, and even a bonus Google Keep tip!

Are you making the most of all that Google has to offer?

Learn shortcuts, hidden features, and awesome tips to help you save time, get things done, and rock the school year!

Every teacher–every Google user–needs these tips!

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These Google productivity tips are going to save you time, and clicks, help you get organized, prepare for the school day, and help you have a great school year.

Google Keep: Reusable Checklists

Shout out to Pocketful of Primary for this Google Keep tip!

Use Google Keep to create a before and after school checklist to help you remember all the things you need to do!

This list will vary based on your personal preferences and your role in education, but below is an example to get you started.

Use the thumbtack icon on your notes to pin these checklists to the top of the page. You can also click-and-drag to reorder things as you like.

Once you have completed your checklist, you can go to the three dots on the bottom-right of your note and select, “uncheck all items,” to start anew the next day.

Like my custom image headers? Stay tuned to next week’s episode (170). I’m giving you free access to my templates!

Related: 25+ Ways for Teachers and Students to Use Google Keep

Use Google Apps Side by Side

You can use Google products such as Gmail and Calendar in the same window. This helps you increase productivity without switching between tabs.

Go to Gmail, Calendar, Chat, Drive, or a file in Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides.At the bottom right, click Show side panel .On the right, choose the product you want to open:Calendar [image error]: Check your schedule and add or edit events.Keep : Create a note or list.Tasks [image error]: Add to-do items and deadlines.Contacts : Access your contacts.Voice [image error]: Make a Google Voice call.Maps [image error]: Search Google Maps.

Google Tasks Tips

Google Tasks is a simple to-do list manager that integrates with Gmail and Google Calendar. You can easily turn email messages into tasks, create multiple lists, and add due dates.

If you have been ignoring the Google Tasks app, now is the time to give it another look!

There are more features than we’ve had in the past, and that makes this a powerful productivity tool.

To access it on a desktop, Chromebook, or laptop, click on the Tasks icon in the right-hand sidebar of Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, or Slides. On mobile, download the Tasks app. There is no direct link to a stand-alone Tasks app.

Or, try the keyboard shortcut to open Tasks from Gmail: G + K. (Yep! It’s that simple. Try it!)

Repeat Tasks

I have many tasks that repeat daily, weekly, monthly, and even yearly. I need this feature to make any to-do list app work for me.

Here’s how to create a repeating task in Google Tasks:

Click an existing task or create a new task.To add a date and time, click Date/time.Next to “Date/time,” click Repeat .Under “Repeats every,” select day, week, month, or year.Under “Ends,” select an option to create a recurring task:With no end date, select Never.With a specific end date, select On, then choose a date.That ends after a certain number of occurrences, select After, then select a number of occurrences.Click OK.

Create Lists to Organize Your Tasks into Categories or ProjectClick the Down arrow next to My Tasks.Click Create a new list.Enter a name.Click Done.

Drag an Email into Tasks to Create a New Task

My inbox can often drive my tasks. I get an email and need to take action.

When you are in Gmail, you can open the Tasks in the sidebar and simply click and drag the email into your task list.

The task will be named by default the subject line of the email but you can revise that, add a due date, and more.

Similarly, you can select multiple emails in Gmail and create several tasks at once by using the tasks icon in your toolbar.

Related: Productivity Tips and Tools for Teachers and Students

Delegate Tasks in Google Chat Spaces

When you work with a team, you may need to delegate certain tasks. This isn’t available in the sidebar (yet), but you can delegate in Google Chat Spaces. (You can only delegate to those who have joined the space.)

Google Calendar Tips

I keep everything in Google Calendar! I need to stay organized and keep track of all of my appointments and presentations.

Create a Task from Google Calendar

What’s great about using Google Tasks and Google Calendar is that they work hand-in-hand. Any tasks that have been assigned a due date will appear on your calendar.

You can easily use the Google Tasks sidebar while you are in Google Calendar, but you can also create a task using Calendar. Just click the drop-down arrow on the create button and you will see the option to create a new task.

Related: How to Create Meeting Notes from Google Calendar in One Click!

Schedule View

There are many different views in Google Calendar that can help you focus on the items you need to see. The schedule view lets you see your events and tasks that are due in a list format.

Click near the top right drop-down menu to select the “schedule” view (or use the keyboard shortcut “A”). Any item with a task icon next to it is a Google Task.

Quickly Create a New Google Calendar Event

Did you know you can type “cal.new” into the address bar and it will auto-magically take you to the event creation page in Google Calendar?

Just like I’ve shared many times over the last few years, you can quickly create docs, sheets, slides, forms, and drawings with the same URL shortcut–.new.

Here’s a video to see it in action!

Related: How to Create a Parent-Teacher Conference Booking Page in Google Calendar

Change the Default Reminder Time for Calendar Events

I have a love/hate relationship with reminders. I need them, but sometimes they annoy me and appear at the wrong time.

You can change the default for the reminder times, add additional reminders, and even change how you are reminded.

Go to your Calendar settings (the little gear icon near the top-right), or simply use the keyboard shortcut “S”.Select the calendar you wish to modify. (You may only have one, but could have multiple calendars like I do.)Scroll down to Event Notifications and set your notification preferences.

Display Multiple Time Zones

If you work and collaborate with other educators or schools in other time zones, you need this feature!

To display multiple time zones,

Go to Settings (or press “S” on the keyboard)Under General, go to World ClockCheck the box and add additional time zones that you need to view

The current time in all of the selected time zone will appear under the mini calendar on your Google Calendar home page.

Related: How to Schedule Zoom Meetings in Google Calendar

Change the Name of Other Calendars to Bring Important Ones to the Top

If you have many calendars that have been shared with you, you may have a long list of other calendars to scroll through to find the one you need. They are listed in alphabetical order, but you can rename to reorder these.

You can actually rename these calendars for yourself.

To rename a calendar,

Scroll down to the calendar you want to rename and click on the three dots next to the name.Select “settings”At the top of the page you can name the calendar anything you wish.

Tip! If there are certain calendars you want to see at the top, number them. This is the easiest way to order them exactly as you want.

You could also use emoji, but that isn’t as precise as numbers.

What tips would you add to this list? Please leave a comment below.

 

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How to Create Meeting Notes from Google Calendar in One Click!

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Did you know you can auto-magically create meeting notes in Google Docs for a Google Calendar event in one click?

This is a huge time-saver, and a great way to make sure everyone invited has a copy of the agenda for the event.

The Google Doc will be attached for everyone invited (and shared).

Watch the video below to learn how.

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Design the Best School Year Yet with Canva! – SULS0169

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In this episode, Kasey shares some hidden treasures from Canva for Education.

Let’s explore how to create collaborative and interactive assignments, increase engagement, give impactful feedback, and build critical skills.

We will also talk about free resources for teachers including live tutorials, how-to videos, a teacher community, and how to bring your lessons to life with Canva!

Canva is quickly becoming a must-have teacher tool!

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Before we jump into the specifics, sign up for your free Canva Educator account.

Start on Canva.com/Education then click under the teacher section to have your educator email verified.

Using Canva will give you several options to engage your students.

The ready-made templates can be super helpful and time-saving! Be sure to check in with episode 132 and then more in episode 133 on the Shake Up Learning podcast. 

Canva is no longer just about designing. They have taken designing to the next level by adding engagement. It’s possible to take your designs and interact with students inside Canva. The introductory video on the educator page shows a teacher and her students interacting with a drag and drop activity. Students can log into the Canva platform to engage with an activity, share comments, and leave stickers.

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With the free educator’s account, teachers have access to hundreds of copyright-free enhancements for their lessons. Consider how an educational video clip, gif, audio clip, or image could help provide students with background knowledge and gain a deeper understanding of the lesson. 

The best part is the ability to provide instant feedback to students. A commenting feature allows teachers to share in real-time with students. Typing specific, personalized comments is incredibly helpful, but the sticker feature makes it possible to provide feedback quickly. 

While it is possible to work within the Canva platform, sometimes it keeps things streamlined to run activities through an LMS. Canva connects with Google Classroom and a number of other popular LMS platforms. No need to download and upload, simply send activities and designs directly to the place you need them. 
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Student Designers

Teachers don’t have to do all the work! Students can use the Canva platform to demonstrate learning through presentations, infographics, videos, posters, or collaborative projects. The templates allow for saved time and give students a place to start. Many of the templates shared in the Canva series episodes can work for students as well as teachers. 

Another great tool for students within Canva is the study guide templates. Students can turn class notes into a graphic organizer. Information organized into a timeline can become interactive with Canva.

Tutorial Resources

Canva provides several short tutorial videos for creative ideas to utilize their design features. From effective ways to communicate with families to design a class brand, you’ll find what you need. There is also a link to their YouTube channel with scheduled live tutorial videos. 
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Teacher Templates

All templates are searchable and then there are filters to help narrow down the hundreds of options. One of the newest templates is the Online Whiteboard. While searching this template be sure to find the category Whiteboard rather than searching for those listed as educational. There are about 20 listed under the education category versus the 200 or more possible templates. 

The greatest advantage to using the Whiteboard template rather than using a slide presentation is the room you are given to add information and ideas. For example, a brainstorming activity could turn into a large graphic organizer without the worry of running out of space. It’s also possible to allow students to be inside the Whiteboard adding their own ideas. 

Case Studies

On the educator page, one of the menu options lists case studies. Here you can read about the ways that schools and districts are utilizing Canva for their students. While there are limited schools to read about at the time of recording, it seems as though this page will grow in the future. 

Become a Canva Education Creator

Canva is currently Beta testing an opportunity for educators to share their designs around the world and be compensated. The online application asks for a few samples that you’ve created with Canva and a few other informational questions. Learn more about the Education Creator program here.
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Back to School

Canva has created a one-stop clickable presentation to give you all the back-to-school design necessities. Starting with templates to save you time. Find the right template to create a beautiful meet the teacher page, all about me poster, and presentation to kick off the year. Maybe you want to spruce up your classroom decor or need an idea for a bulletin board, find those templates, too. 

 

Each slide in the back-to-school toolkit provides a tutorial video and links to several template options. If you’ve ever found yourself feeling overwhelmed with all the element options in Canva, the toolkit has linked a collection of static and animated stickers for educators. 

Canva may have started as a great tool to make some neat designs, but it has certainly grown and expanded into a must-have teacher tool. 

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How to Insert a Watermark in Google Docs

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New Google Docs feature!

You can now add watermarks (text or image) in a Google Doc.

This is great for adding your school logo, marking confidential, and more!

Watch the video below to learn how.

How to Insert a Watermark in Google Docs

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Emoji Assessments for Any Classroom – SULS0168

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In this episode, I’m sharing ideas for using emojis in your informal and formative assessments.

This tool can be used for more than emotions and SEL!

Use emojis to create a key to check for understanding, reflect, self-assess, peer-assess, or give feedback!

Use emoji assessments in any classroom!

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Let’s take a deep dive into the idea of using emojis in assessments. Stay with me here.

The dictionary defines emoji as “a small digital image or icon used to express an idea, emotion, etc.”

You can use emojis everywhere, and we all do, and our students especially do!

Now, we have been using emojis in quick SEL (social-emotional learning) check-ins, but I’m here to tell you we can do more.

I want to show you how we can use emojis to create a “key” to check for understanding, reflection, self-assessment, peer assessment, or even feedback.

And you can do this in just about ANY classroom!

Using Emojis to Represent a Non-Emotional Response

What if we could use emojis for something other than an emotional response?

What if we could use emojis for informal assessment and really tap into some visual cues for our students?

Emojis can represent just about anything you want them to represent.

When you don’t know what to say in a text message, you can usually find an emoji .

But the emoji can go far beyond the smiley face. There are tons of symbols and colors that can also represent responses that are not emotions.

   

How to Access Emojis on Your Device

Before we dig into the specific examples. Let’s talk about how to access emojis on your devices.

Many do not realize that your laptop, desktop, or Chromebook has a built-in emoji keyboard much like your mobile device.

Emoji Keyboard Commands

Please note that the keyboard isn’t accessible on all websites and mine can be a bit glitchy. But I still use it almost every day.

Mac: control+command+space (learn more) PC: Windows key + period (learn more) Chromebook: To insert emojis into documents, emails, and chat sessions:Open your Chromebook’s on-screen keyboard.At the bottom, select Emoji.Select the emoji or graphic you want to insert.(learn more)Emoji Dictionary Websites

There are tons of emoji websites that allow you to easily copy and paste.

My favorite is EmojiCopy.com. (Tip: I keep this bookmarked in my Chrome bookmarks bar for quick access when my emoji keyboard isn’t cooperating.)

Create an Emoji “Key” for Students

The inspiration for this idea is from my own personal learning experience. I was asked to use a color emoji to rate how I was progressing on different goals. We were asked to use the red, yellow, and green circles.

You can easily search your emojis for red and find: . I’m going to recommend the circle or the square to avoid connecting a non-emotional response to an emotion like the connotation of a heart.

What this creates is a “key” for the emojis.

  I need to work on this.  I’m making progress but not there yet.  Goal achieved! 

You can create a key of colors or other symbols that work for you and your students.

This key can be reused throughout the year.

You can even post this key in the room to help students remember, or even create desk cards for students to use.

Some students may struggle to understand if you use smileys instead of symbols or colors. The smiley face, frowns, and tears, can evoke more subjective ideas and emotions.

Feel free to play with this idea. Add more colors and more options.

Create several different types of keys, like goal setting, learning target, reflection, check for understanding, procedures, directions, etc.

Check for Understanding example:

  I don’t understand and need help.  I kind of understand but need more clarification.  I understand and can show what I know.Self-Assessments with Emojis

Self-assessments are a great way to use emojis.

Emoji Reactions in Google Docs

In Google Docs you can use emojis in the comments–it’s built-in! It’s called emoji reactions

This would be an easy way for students to respond with an emoji using the key that you have set up (and probably added to the Google Doc).

Students could leave a comment on the doc with an emoji to self-assess. So if a student left a red dot, the teacher knows they need to intervene or reteach.

I could also see students using this to self-assess at the end of the unit by highlighting their notes and indicating the parts they need to review, and the parts they are confident about.

Emoji in Google Docs Drop-Down Menus

A new Google Doc feature that I am in love with is the drop-down menus.

When you insert a custom drop-down menu, you can insert emojis and your key in the options list. (Bonus: Use the color-coding within the drop-down to emphasize the color. And it’s a great visual!)

I recommend you use the first option as “Select One” so that it doesn’t default to select the first option.

Below is an example I created with student-friendly “I Can” statements.

This is a really easy and clean way to use your self-assessment emoji key.

Emoji Options in a Google Sheet Tracker

I’ve shared trackers over the last few years, and ideas from my good friend, Lisa Johnson. Lisa contributed her templates to a guest blog post here, and to my book, Blended Learning with Google.

You can track all kinds of things in a sheet–habits, goals, emotions, reading, learning targets, and more.

You can also create drop-down selections and include emojis!

The example below is an SEL mood tracker, but you can easily create your own trackers to track whatever you want.

Emojis in Formative and Informal Assessments

There are so many other places you could use the emoji key in your formative and informal assessments.

Exit/Entry Tickets

Exit Ticket: “Exit tickets are a formative assessment tool that give teachers a way to assess how well students understand the material they are learning in class.” (edutopia.org)

Entry Ticket: This is a similar idea to the exit ticket but given at the beginning of class, usually to assess what they learned the day before.

Emojis as Answer Choices in a Google Form

Google Forms are so useful for assessment. Below is an exit ticket example with emoji.

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Back to School Resources from Shake Up Learning

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All of the Shake Up Learning Back-to-School-related posts and resources. Free lesson plans, templates, tips and ideas to rock the back-to-school season!

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How to Customize Fonts and Formatting in Google Forms

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Yay! Font snobs unite!

We can now change the fonts and font size in our Google Forms!

You can customize the theme for your Google Forms, including the font and font size for the header, questions, and answer text.

You can also use bold, italics, underline, and more!

Customize your Google Forms style and formatting to meet your needs.

Watch the video below to learn how.

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