Pull the Paragraph Add-on

This is an add-on that will allow you to see all of your students google doc written assignments in one place without opening each of them individually AND let you easily provide written feedback to them.

I have had several teachers tell me that one issue they have with using Google classroom with assignments is that it takes too long to open each student’s document to look at it and make comments. This Add-on script allows you to grab what students wrote into a Google Doc and put all of the responses into a spreadsheet. This allows you to save time from opening each Google Doc individually.  The add-on was created by Alice Keeler, but it has not been formally added to the list of Google add-ons at this point, but the steps below will show you how to get it and start using it with your Google Classroom assignments.

Step 1: Create an assignment in Google Classroom
The first thing you need to know is that this only works with Google text docs (not with sheets or slides).  Create your Google Classroom assignment and either give each student a copy or allow them to upload a google doc to the assignment.  Again they have to do the assignment in Google Docs.

Step 2: Download the Pulltheparagraph template
Since the add-on itself is not one that you can get yourself through the normal method, you will need to make a copy of the template created by Alice.  Here is a link to make a copy for yourself to use: [Make a copy of the template].  This sheets document will have the add-on already set up.  You will use this document every time you want to see student work and leave comments for them.

Step 3: Run the Add-on
Open the Pull the Paragraph Template.  Go to the add-ons menu and choose “Pull the Paragraph” then “start”.   You will be asked for authorization, choose “continue” and then “allow”.  

1. On the right side you will see a button that says “Choose a folder”.  Click this button and ”select folder” to choose the folder inside your classroom folder that has the assignment in it. Remember every assignment you make in Google classroom will automatically have a folder created for it inside your Classroom folder.
2. You will be given a reminder that you can provide feedback in column C.  Click “Ok”. The sheet will be created in which each row represents the work typed by a student.  
3. Scroll through the document to read each paragraph they typed.  
4. When finished add your comments in column C for any student you want to provide feedback.  This feedback could include the grade you have given them.
5. When all the feedback has been added, click the “Send Feedback” button on the right.  This will add your feedback to each student's document.

Step 4: Return the student work
In order for the students to see your comments, you will need to go back into Google classroom and return their work.

If you would like to see a video of me performing these steps it is available [Here].

To see Alice Keeler’s description of the Add-on visit her site.

For more helpful information and the archive of previous Check This Out! Digests, go to http://www.greenlocalschools.org/technology.aspx

Clipular

Great tool for grabbing images off the web to be easily used in G-Suite or other online applications.

As we say goodbye to 2016 and look forward to a nice long winter break, I thought I would share another easy to use Chrome extension that will make grabbing images off the web easier.  The extension is called “Clipular” and it will run directly from your Chrome extensions.

Step 1: Add the Clipular Extension to your Chrome browser
Login to your Google account and go to the web store (here is a reminder of how to access the webstore).     Search for Clipular and choose “Add to Chrome”, Then “add the extension”. Be sure that you are adding the extension, not the app.

Step 2: Using Clipular
Once Clipular has been added, you will see a teal box with the letter “c” in it sitting in the upper right side of your browser window.  You can now use this extension to grab any image off a webpage or to copy an entire screenshot. Once you find an image or page that you want to copy, click the “c”.  The scissors will allow you to grab a single image and the camera will allow you to take a picture of the entire page. If you click on the camera a screenshot is taken and saved.  If you use the scissors you will have to click on the image you want to copy then it will be saved.

Step 3: Using the images you have saved
All of the images and screenshots you save are stored in the “My Clips” area (green notebook).  From the “My Clips” area you can download the images, copy and paste the images to use in another application, or if you have the “Save to Google Drive” extension you can use it to get a copy of the image saved in your Google Drive.

If you would like to see a video of this tool in action, I have created a demo for you to watch.  Please note - you should always consider copyright when using images off the web.  It is possible within Google to search for images have various usage rights.

For more helpful information and the archive of previous Check This Out! Digests, go to http://www.greenlocalschools.org/technology.aspx