Accessibility Tools, Tips, and Tricks for Google - GTT085

A G Suite user guide to accessibility!

Google News and Updates:

• Work anywhere with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in new offline mode
• Work with Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in Dropbox with a new beta
• Duplicate larger sites in new Google Sites
• Visit US National Parks in Google Earth

Google Accessibility Features:

https://www.google.com/accessibility/ - FULL LIST!

G Suite user guide to accessibility

Adapting to the needs of learners, educators and schools with Chromebooks

Accessibility is a key part of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guidelines

• “to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn”

Chrome Browser

• Use TalkBack to browse the web with Chrome
• Chrome low-vision features help
• Chrome assistive technology help
• Chrome keyboard shortcuts
• Change text, image, and video sizes (zoom)
• • Running things in the browser enables webpage zoom
• Chrome keyboard access
• High-contrast Chrome extension
• Chrome accessibility extensions
• Videos: Chrome & Chrome OS Accessibility

Chromebooks

• Chromevox
• MATT -- Magnify your screen on a Chromebook

Docs

• Accessibility help for Docs editors
• Google Docs screen reader help
• Google Docs keyboard shortcuts
• Voice typing in Google Docs
• • 7 Reasons You Need to Try Voice Typing in Google Docs
• Braille support in Google Docs
• Make documents more accessible
• Video: Get started with Google Docs using a screen reader (19 minutes)
• Google Docs VPAT

Slides

• Accessibility help for Docs editors
• Google Slides screen reader help
• Present slides with captions
• Braille support in Google Slides
• Google Slides keyboard shortcuts
• Video: Get started with Google Slides using a screen reader (16 minutes)
• Google Slides VPAT

Hangouts

• Accessibility for Hangouts Meet
• Keyboard shortcuts for Hangouts Meet

Slides

• 6 ways to make the most of closed captions in Google Slides

Mailbag:

Alex Tougas (Annapolis, MD) -- Google Forms: can’t break quiz up in sections or save as you go. Workaround? Google form for summative assessment -- like 50 questions.

Kamilee Jorgenson (Rangely, Colorado) -- Is it possible to go into Calendar, search for, and extract particular events? I am using my calendar to record my times driving a route for the school. Is it possible to go into Calendar, find all of that particular event, and then export them to a different document?

Export from Calendar (ICS)

Export to Sheets

On the Blogs:

Matt:60 tips to spark creative lesson ideas

Kasey: 60 Tools to Inspire Students with Chromebooks

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