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March 21, 2023

Episode 15: EdTech Battle: Drafting our BEST Google Team

11 minutes

Hands up, gloves off: Beth, Billie Jo, and Holly try to create their perfect Google team in a draft format. For each category, the coach picks their top tool or feature, hoping to beat the others out. Producer Brian is the benevolent judge of all picks and ultimately decide who has the best team.

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Timestamps
0:00 Intro
0:57 The draft explained
1:25 Wheel of names
2:02 Round 1 - Google Calendar

Billie Jo - Appointment scheduler

Holly - Find a time

Beth - Color coding your events

3:40 Round 2 - Google Docs

Billie Jo - docs.new

Holly - "@" symbol for building blocks

Beth - Pageless docs

5:10 Round 3 - Google Slides

Billie Jo - Theme builder (master slides)

Holly - Google Slides preview mode

Beth - Live captions in Slides

7:20 Round 4 - Gmail

Billie Jo - Custom signature image

Holly - Scheduled emails

Beth - Labels

9:48 Draft results and Brian picks a winner

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By Elkhart Professional Development