Guides and Resources
Below you can find a list of guides, timesavers & resources for everyday Technology tasks.
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StudySync Teacher Guide
An official introductory guide to McGraw Hill StudySync that explains the basic features of the program. Note that StudySync for Southgate uses Google's Single Sign On to identify your account. Staff can log into StudySync using this link.
Edcamp SessionS
10 Google Mail Tips and Helpful Drive Features
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1qdSbu457dX5L6BATl4QzgyK7zMKrXpfUU94-ICslPL0/edit?usp=sharing
LABEL SHEETS IN GOOGLE DOCS
You can print Avery-brand adhesive labels in Google apps with a simple add-on. This guide explains how to set up the labels, pick the label style and print the end result, all done in Google Docs and Sheets.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ldIgVFsG45tWqsp8mfQ3GD9Bj6xZslZMG8KpB7Jsxo/edit?usp=sharing
This guide takes ~15 minutes to implement.
SCANNING USING OCR
Did you know our large district copiers can perform optical character recognition? This procedure converts printed text on a paper document into selectable text you can copy & paste from a PDF. This is also useful with Snap & Read, our text-to-speech Chrome extension.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fPpKsWTCMx5FyKWBvD2yDGqiv4MHqLMGRTMTmAZwiO0/edit?usp=sharing
This guide takes ~2 minutes to implement.
QUIZZES IN EPIC! BOOKS FOR KIDS
Epic!Books for Kids is an app for iPads and Chrome devices that offer access to hundreds of age-appropriate books, videos and games. You can also use it to create unique quizzes for books that the students have read, similar to Reading Counts.
This guide takes ~5 minutes to implement.
CONTACT GROUPS FOR EMAIL
You can build custom contact groups in Gmail, allowing you to create your own email recipient list for any purpose. This is also possible to do in Apple Mail, but we recommend using the Gmail web interface to minimize unexpected issues.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_GL5lNb-DaU6HfkoDWM23GoG9LzxCvOpD_mFklwlQCE/edit?usp=sharing
This guide takes ~5 minutes to implement.
GOOGLE TAKEOUT TRANSFER
You can move your Google Drive files and gmail to a personal account. Graduating seniors, retiring employees, or anyone leaving the district may want to do this.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vuOs8ocZwzmwIMWfsqlPTD9UHxUoguCwAxMLxctQu40/edit?usp=sharing
This guide takes ~10 minutes to implement. File transfer time will vary.