Technology Tips & Tools for Educators: Google Drive (Part 2)

This week I explored some additional features and add-ons that can be used in Google Drive. These add-ons are created to increase the functionality of Google Drive Applications, which will help improve personal productivity by enhancing the tools available when using Google Docs, Forms and Sheets. Of course, these add-ons are chosen based solely on individual needs and/or preference (i.e. education, business, etc.) and can be installed and uninstalled at any time by the user. Below, I will share a few of the add-ons and tools that I experimented with this week.

Google Forms with Flubaroo
Google Forms has updated its look and a few of its features. To check out some of the new features, watch the video below:

Click HERE to watch an additional video about the new Google Forms.

Flubaroo is a grading tool add-on that assists teachers by grading assignments and/or quizzes in Google Forms, showing percentages, total points and low scoring questions. Teachers can also choose to grade questions by hand and it will automatically insert their score once graded. Additionally, certain questions can also be left ungraded if chosen by the instructor. Flubaroo definitely decreases grading time for teachers, decreases the amount of wait time of the part of the student in gaining grades and feedback, which allows more time for remediation and/or reteaching.
To learn more about Flubaroo, watch the videos below:

Demonstration of Flubaroo

Installing Flubaroo Add-On & User Tutorial in Google Forms

I have included an example of a Google Form Soccer Quiz that I created for this week's assignment. Click HERE to view it. In addition, I also included a screen shot of the graded responses using Flubaroo.

URL Shortening Tool
Googles URL Shortening Tool (Goo.gl) takes long web addresses and automatically shortens them into a more compact form. This makes copying the address a lot easier for users. In addition, it also saves both your long and short URL addresses in your history, along with displaying the amount of times the site has been visited.

Google Templates
Google Templates is a great time-saving tool once you find a template that would be beneficial for your personal and/or professional needs. Templates are divided by types, categories, languages, etc. for more specified searches. The "preview" option allows you to see a sample of the template before you choose to use it. In addition, it saves the templates that you have used so that you can use them multiple times if needed. You can also submit your own templates from Google Drive for public use.

Click HERE to view a Google Templates Tutorial video.

Here are 3 templates that I shared with my classmates:
Yearly Plan Template (caters to PE teachers)
PE Lesson Plan Template
Sports Team/School Group Roster & Schedule Template (caters to coaches and/or group sponsors)

Need some more template ideas? Check out the links below.
10 Excellent Google Drive Templates for Teachers
24 Google Docs Templates That Will Make Your Life Easier

Report an Add-On (Orange Slice Teacher Rubric)
One of our assignments this week was to find an advanced feature or add-on that might be useful to educators. I found an add-on that would work well with Google Docs and Google Classroom called Orange Slice Teacher Rubric. Below is a brief description of this add-on: