Turnitin’s writing tools are now available outside Brightspace! In Google Docs you can now use the Turnitin Draft Coach to check for Similarity – compared with other text online or in the Turnitin repository Citations – inline citations and references Grammar – sentence fragments, punctuation, etc. More than a standard Google Docs spellcheck. Draft Coach …
With the cyclical educational calendar, some things come around regularly every semester or year. That also means it is easy to forget the processes you aren’t performing every day. Luckily it is easy to record and share your processes. We’ll show you 3 that work well with Meredith software. Benefits of recording workflow processes Recording …
We use Gmail every day on campus but there are so many more settings and options to make it even better. This video covers settings in Gmail that help customize the way Gmail looks and works. Some of these options can even improve efficiency and workflows for you. Click the hamburger icon in the top …
Zoom is updating ALL THE TIME! Which is good. It means more features and better user experience. But it can be hard to keep up. So here we’ll post some of the big new things from the latest Zoom updates for Zoom meeting. This does not include Zoom Phone or Webinars. A running list of …
A great place to start in setting up your work environment is with the Chrome browser itself. Understanding some of the basic features and settings of Google Chrome is the foundation of success when using Google Workspace for Education. You will find that setting your personal preferences can make all the difference in your day …
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There are always some great updates coming down the pike from Google! We won’t be detailing ever single one but we will give you some new updates that are applicable to the every day user on the EDU edition here at Meredith. To get all the updates, head over to the Google Workspace Updates blog …
Both Zoom and Brightspace have recently added the option to set personal pronouns within their systems. These must be manually set by you the user. Zoom appends the pronouns to your name and your can choose how they are seen. Brightspace adds pronouns to the user profile card and they are always visible to all …
This is a comprehensive overview of using Google Forms including questions types branching setting collecting file uploads linking to a spreadsheet and more This training was given to a Staff group so example are more geared toward staff use but the training is applicable for anyone using Google Forms. You can click the hamburger icon …
Zoom is putting out goodies all the time in Zoom updates. But you don’t get to see any of those if you are using an old Zoom version! Updating your Zoom client is simple but not something we always think about. This training will walk you through how to update you Zoom client for desktop. …
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