Voice Typing in Google Docs
Voice typing was released in Google Docs in February of 2016. This is a great option for students who have a hard time getting ideas from their brains to their fingers or hands. To use voice typing go to "Tools" in your Google Docs menu and select "Voice Typing". A little microphone icon will appear on the left hand side of your document. Click the microphone and away you go.
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SAS Writing Reviser
SAS Writing Reviser is a great little Add On in Google docs that allows writers to revise their written work for sentence economy, clarity, variety, and power. I always say that this is a good "first look" at your composition. It does not "correct" any errors that it detects, but rather suggests that you might want to revise certain sentences.
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Actively Learn
So what does this have to do with Google, you ask? Four nice little features: 1) users can sign into Actively Learn with their already existing Google accounts 2) Actively Learn is now a Chrome App for all you Chromebook schools out there 3) now teachers can import their existing rosters from Google Classroom into Actively Learn classes! Whoot-whoot! and 4) the Actively Learn extension allows users to grab great non-fiction off the web and move it to your workspace with a click of a button!
More Google Tools to Support Literacy
Cheers!
Gina Rogers
Digital Learning Consultant
The Digital Learning Team at Grant Wood AEA