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Accessibility Tools, Tips, and Tricks for Google - GTT085



A G Suite user guide to accessibility!

Google News and Updates:

  • Work anywhere with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in new offline mode
  • Work with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in Dropbox with a new beta
  • Duplicate larger sites in new Google Sites
  • Visit US National Parks in Google Earth

Google Accessibility Features:

https://www.google.com/accessibility/ - FULL LIST!

G Suite user guide to accessibility

Adapting to the needs of learners, educators and schools with Chromebooks

Accessibility is a key part of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines

  • “to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn”

Chrome Browser

  • Use TalkBack to browse the web with Chrome
  • Chrome low-vision features help
  • Chrome assistive technology help
  • Chrome keyboard shortcuts
  • Change text, image, and video sizes (zoom)
    • Running things in the browser enables webpage zoom
  • Chrome keyboard access
  • High-contrast Chrome extension
  • Chrome accessibility extensions
  • Videos: Chrome & Chrome OS Accessibility

Chromebooks

  • Chromevox
  • MATT -- Magnify your screen on a Chromebook

Docs

  • Accessibility help for Docs editors
  • Google Docs screen reader help
  • Google Docs keyboard shortcuts
  • Voice typing in Google Docs
    • 7 Reasons You Need to Try Voice Typing in Google Docs
  • Braille support in Google Docs
  • Make documents more accessible
  • Video: Get started with Google Docs using a screen reader (19 minutes)
  • Google Docs VPAT

Slides

  • Accessibility help for Docs editors
  • Google Slides screen reader help
  • Present slides with captions
  • Braille support in Google Slides
  • Google Slides keyboard shortcuts
  • Video: Get started with Google Slides using a screen reader (16 minutes)
  • Google Slides VPAT

Hangouts

  • Accessibility for Hangouts Meet
  • Keyboard shortcuts for Hangouts Meet

Slides

  • 6 ways to make the most of closed captions in Google Slides

Mailbag:

Alex Tougas (Annapolis, MD) -- Google Forms: can’t break quiz up in sections or save as you go. Workaround? Google form for summative assessment -- like 50 questions.

Kamilee Jorgenson (Rangely, Colorado) -- Is it possible to go into Calendar, search for, and extract particular events? I am using my calendar to record my times driving a route for the school. Is it possible to go into Calendar, find all of that particular event, and then export them to a different document?

Export from Calendar (ICS)

Export to Sheets

On the Blogs:

Matt:60 tips to spark creative lesson ideas

Kasey: 60 Tools to Inspire Students with Chromebooks


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Google Teacher PodcastBy Matt Miller and Kasey Bell