What is it: www.goformative.com is an interactive formative assessment tool that is self grading.
Advantages: Allows you to put questions in a picture, embed video and other media into an exam. Results are available in real time.
Disadvantages: You do have to create a class, but this only takes a few minutes
What is it: Speak it is a Google Chrome Extension that allows you to have any text on your screen read out loud to you. Students or teachers simply highlight the text and click on the icon in your omnibar. This works in exams on Schoology as well! Settings can be changed within the extension to change the voice, speed, and other features in order to customize.
Advantages: Any printed text can be easily converted to audio. Great for students who need test questions read out loud to them. Works on any web text that I have tried.
Disadvantage: Doesn't work with PDF documents.
New Google Features!
Columns: Columns is now a feature in any Google Doc. To access in any Doc, click on Format and choose how many columns you would like!
Voice Typing: If you, or a student, are a slow at typing, Google has a Voice Typing option. Click on tools, Voice Typing, allow access, and then click to start creating text. To add punctuation, simply say what you would like (period, comma, exclamation point).
Add ons: Add ons for all Google programs (Docs, Sheets, Slides) are available for a variety of tasks. Simply click add ons in any Google program, go to Get Add Ons, and search for anything you would like to try. Some of the many add ons include accents for foreign languages, equation editors and graph creators for math, mail merge, and many other things
