Terry's Tech Tips

Grading is definitely NOT one of most teachers' favorite tasks.  Feedback is so vital to the learning process, yet providing that feedback is time-consuming and sometimes soul-crushing.  In a previous blog post , I talked about using your phone to grade a rubric quickly using Google Forms while students were presenting.  Today we'll explore the useful tools automatically created for you when using Google Forms as a rubric. Using the simple rubric example from the previous post, we assigned the grade ourselves.  Using the Individual tab in the Responses section , you can see each individual presentation you graded.  You can click the three dots and select ' Print all responses ' to print a copy of the graded rubric to share with your students.  Automatic Grading with a Rubric Creating a related Google Sheet: One of the fabulous features of Google Forms is that you can create a linked spreadsheet with one click.  Click the Gre...

Google always innovates and changes.  They have just added three new features to help you efficiently respond to email.  You will want to check them out! Schedule email: Next to the Send button while composing an email, you will notice a small arrow .  Click the arrow, and you will have the option to schedule the time the email is sent. From the G Suites Update Blog Why would you want to schedule your emails?    Have you ever emailed a parent, student, or colleague and they answered your email immediately?  You respond, they respond back, and before you know it half of the time you scheduled to do more important tasks is gone.  Email efficiency experts suggest you answer emails two or three times per day at a set time.  (For example, I respond to email first thing in the morning, after lunch, and right before I go home.)  They also suggest scheduling email responses to send during a time when you are scheduled to lo...