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know what is due and when?  I have a lot of different Classrooms and assignments to keep track of!

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know what is due and when?  I have a lot of different Classrooms and assignments to keep track of!

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The To Do list in Classroom will change your life! This one button lists everything that's due in every Classroom, and the stuff that's due first is at the top! Now you'll always know what to work on first!

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get fewer emails from Classroom?  They are filling up my inbox!

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get fewer emails from Classroom?  They are filling up my inbox!

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Watch the video to see how to adjust or turn off email notifications from Classroom.

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Type out everything that I need to?  I'm a slow typer!

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Type out everything that I need to?  I'm a slow typer!

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Google Docs has a built in Voice Typing feature that will type everything that you say. Watch the video here for tips to see how it works.

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There's a lot of reading in middle and high school classes! If you're not a strong or fast reader, no fear!  Simply install this extension and get any text read to you.

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Read Aloud uses text-to-speech (TTS) technology to convert webpage text to audio.  It works on a variety of websites, including news sites, blogs, fan fiction, publications, textbooks, school and class websites, and online university course materials.

Read Aloud allows you to select from a variety of text-to-speech voices, including those provided natively by the browser, as well as by text-to-speech cloud service providers such as Google Wavenet, Amazon Polly, IBM Watson, and Microsoft.  Some of the cloud-based voices may require additional in-app purchase to enable.

Read Aloud can read PDF, Google Docs, Google Play books, Amazon Kindle, and EPUB (via the excellent EPUBReader extension from epubread.com).

Read Aloud is intended for users who prefer to listen to content instead of reading, those with dyslexia or other learning disabilities, and children learning to read.

To use Read Aloud, navigate to the web page you want to read, then click the Read Aloud icon on the Chrome menu.  In addition, the shortcut keys ALT-P, ALT-O, ALT-Comma, and ALT-Period can be used to Play/Pause, Stop, Rewind, and Forward.  You may also select the text you want to read before activating the extension.  Right clicking on the selected text will provide you with yet another option to activate Read Aloud via the context menu.

To change the voice, reading speed, pitch, or enable text highlighting, go to the Options page either by right clicking on the Read Aloud icon and choose Options, or by clicking the Gear button on the extension popup (you'll need to stop playback to see the Gear button).

Read Aloud is an open-source project.  If you wish to contribute bug fixes or translations, please visit the GitHub page at https://github.com/ken107/read-aloud.

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Read Aloud: A Text to Speech Voice Reader

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Read aloud the current web-page article with one click, using text to speech (TTS). Supports 40+ languages.

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You can email any of your teachers from Google Classroom with a single click. See the video to learn more.

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Add meetings, practices or other obligations as events on your personal calendar with notifications, and you'll get a pop up notification 10 minutes before each one.  If you've signed into your school account on your phone, you'll see notifications on your phone, your watch and any other linked devices.  The video shows you how...

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The To Do List in Google Classroom is the magic wand for knowing what's due and when.

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The To Do List in Google Classroom is the magic wand for knowing what's due and when.

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Watch this quick tutorial with your student to see the magic that is the Classroom To Do list! It automatically generates a list of every assignment in every class, in order, with the soonest due dates at the top of the list. In one click, students know what to work on first!

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Looking for help on using a specific tool?  Check out the massive list of tutorials here.

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Looking for help on using a specific tool?  Check out the massive list of tutorials here.

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A Guide to Google Classroom Basics for Families

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A Guide to Google Classroom Basics for Families

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Parents across the globe have recently been thrown into the innovative world of online learning. If you're getting stressed about the new homeschooling transition, you're not alone. Whether your child's school recently adopted Google Classroom as a solution for distance learning or you just haven't familiarized yourself with the digital learning platform yet, don't worry - we're here for you.

The good news is that even the most technologically challenged parents catch on quickly to the ins and outs of Google Classroom. What first appears as a scary world of distance learning will soon be a breath of fresh air. You'll learn to help your child stay organized and find success with this innovative online solution for face-to-face educational instruction.

" Online resources can enrich and enhance the education provided to students," said Anna Cutaia, Ed.D., the superintendent of Milford Public Schools in Connecticut. "While this is not a substitution for face-to-face teaching, this is an opportunity for families to maintain and sustain the progress that each child has made and will continue to make throughout the school year."

What Exactly Is Google Classroom?

Initially, many parents think that Google Classroom is a virtual classroom where students log on to find their teacher and classmates waiting to start the day. While Google Meet and Google Hangouts allow for that type of interaction, Google Classroom is different. Google Classroom "allows for a platform for teachers and students to interact via posting assignments, engaging in academic dialogue, and providing feedback to one another," Cutaia said.

When students log on, they see upcoming homework assignments, teacher announcements, student questions, and other important class information. Students can submit their work directly through Google Classroom, and teachers can provide feedback, assign grades, and return the work. All your child's work stays organized and conveniently stored on Google Drive. Assignments are even automatically added to the Google Calendar based on their due dates. Essentially, the Google Classroom is where all your child's schoolwork is created, exchanged, and stored.

How Does My Kid Access Their Classroom?

The process for setting up your child's account is pretty simple. Their teacher does most of the work. They will set up the classroom and provide a join code that is unique to your child. Teachers can also invite students by email. Once access has been granted, your child can get into their classroom anytime by going to classroom.google.com.

For older students who have different teachers for different subjects, multiple classrooms will appear. From their dashboard, they can choose the class they want to view. Once they enter a classroom, students find three tabs at the top of the page.

The Stream tab can be compared to an interactive workbook. It's an outline of the course and an announcement page with a full overview of homework, assignments, and any other posts the teacher adds.

The Classwork tab stores all your child's assignments. Here, they'll see each assignment that's been added by their teacher. When they click on a task, they'll get the due date, details, resources needed, and status of the assignment. Students also can turn in their work here once it's completed. They can add files or create slideshows and images to be submitted.

The People tab shows all the teachers and students in the classroom. It's also a place where students can communicate directly with one another or their teacher.

Can My Kid Use a Mobile Device or Tablet to Access Google Classroom?

Absolutely. Like all the other Google apps available, your student can access the full functionality of Google Classroom from virtually any device. Just be sure to add the other essential Google apps needed for success to their devices, like Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Drive.

How Do I Stay on Top of My Kid's Learning Progress With Google Classroom?

Instead of looking over your child's shoulder to check their grades, parents have the unique option of being added as a student guardian. Be sure to ask your child's teacher to grant you access. You'll receive an email that requires you to accept the invitation. Once approved, you can choose between daily or weekly guardian summaries. Based on your preference, you'll get an email that details missing work, upcoming assignments, and classroom activity.

Want to learn more? Parents can find the latest updates for Google Classroom here.

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Everything Parents Need to Know About Using Google Classroom With Your Kids

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Parents across the globe have recently been thrown into the innovative world of online learning. If you're getting stressed about the new homeschooling transition, you're not alone. Whether your child's school recently adopted Google Classroom as a solution for distance learning or you just haven't familiarized yourself with the digital learning platform yet, don't worry - we're here for you.

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Google Classroom Guardian Summary basics  

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Google Classroom Guardian Summary basics  

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Your student's teacher can invite you to Classroom as a guardian. Once you've accepted that invite, you'll see updates about work that's been recently assigned, missing and late assignments and more. You can decide how often you want to receive these updates. See the link below for more information.

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As a guardian, you can get email summaries about your student's activity in Classroom. Email summaries do not include grades. For grades, ask your student or contact the teacher.

In email summaries, you can review:

Missing work-Work not turned in when the summary was sent.

Upcoming work-Work that's due today and tomorrow (for daily emails) or that's due in the upcoming week (for weekly emails).

Class activities-Announcements, assignments, and questions recently posted by teachers.

If there's no activity to report or if a teacher turns off email notifications, you might not get an email summary.

Before you begin

You can get email summaries sent to any email address. However, to view or update email summary settings, you need a Google Account. With a Google Account, you can change the frequency of your emails, update your time zone, see the students connected to your account, and unsubscribe from email summaries. For details, go to Create a Google Account.

If you unsubscribe from email summaries, you're still connected to a student as long as you have a Google Account. Otherwise, unsubscribing removes you as a guardian.

You can only get summaries if your student is using Classroom with a G Suite account, which looks like student_name@school.edu. If you're not sure, ask the teacher or school administrator.

Get email summaries

To get email summaries of your student's work, you must accept an email invitation from a teacher or administrator. You have 120 days to accept an invitation before it expires. You can unsubscribe from summaries or remove yourself as a guardian at any time.

1. The teacher or administrator emails you an invitation to join your student's class.

2. In your email program, open your email invitation.

3. Click Accept.
If you're not the guardian, clickI'm Not The Guardian.

4. Click Accept to confirm.

When you accept an invitation, you and your student get an email confirmation.

Manage summaries

View or update your email summary settings

Create a Google Account in the email summary to access summary settings

1. In your email program, at the bottom of any email summary, click Settings.

2. On the email settings page, click Create New Account.

3. Fill in the requested information and submit.

Change the email address where you get summaries

Unsubscribe from email summaries

Warning: If you don't have a Google Account, this action removes you as a guardian from your student.

You can unsubscribe from email summaries at any time. At the bottom of any email summary, click Unsubscribe.

Remove yourself as a guardian

You can remove yourself as a student's guardian at any time. If you want to remain a guardian, but not get the summaries, you can Unsubscribe from email summaries (details above).

If you have a Google Account:

1. At the bottom of any email summary, click Settings.

2. Next to the student's name, click Delete Remove.

If you don't have a Google Account:

1. At the bottom of any email summary, click Unsubscribe.

2. Click Unsubscribe to confirm.

The student gets an email that you removed yourself from their account.

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Get Classroom email summaries (for guardians)

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As a guardian, you can get email summaries about your student's activity in Classroom. Email summaries do not include grades. For grades, ask your student or contact the teacher. In email summaries, you can review: Missing work-Work not turned in when the summary was sent.

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See an example Guardian Summary from Google Classroom here.

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See an example Guardian Summary from Google Classroom here.

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Take a photo of my work using my Chromebook?

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Take a photo of my work using my Chromebook?

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Thanks to JT for this video showing how to take a good picture using just your Chromebook!

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Using Chromebook to Photograph Artwork & Other Stuff to Turn in on Google Classroom

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Looking for print books from Mill River's library?  

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Looking for print books from Mill River's library?  

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Click here to search our Catalog to see the print titles that we have, read summaries, see awards and reviews and more!

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Ebooks and audiobooks from the Vermont Shared Schools Collection

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Ebooks and audiobooks from the Vermont Shared Schools Collection

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All the books you want to read, right here!  Digital books to read on your phone, Chromebook or Kindle, plus audiobooks to listen to on your phone or Chromebook. State award winners, new titles, bestsellers, old favorites, graphic novels and lots lots more!  Log in with your school email to get started.

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Open a world of reading. Try Sora, the new reading app for students, by OverDrive.

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Looking for resources for a paper? VOL has everything you need, and everything in here comes with a citation already written! #timesaver

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Access free online resources from your local Vermont library

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Click here to access Google Classroom.  Find your class meets, your assignments and reach out to teachers and classmates here.

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For all your email needs... click here.  Need help with your school email password?  Email tech support at support-tech@millriverschools.org

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Click here to log in.  Need help with your username or password?  Check in with Mrs. Patrick (lpatrick@millriverschools.org) or email tech support at support-tech@millriverschools.org