Texas CIO Roundtable February 2016

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GAFE Admins Google+ Group GAFE Collaboratives

Google Apps Texas Collaborative Release Calendar Sign Up Form Whatsnew.googleapps.com

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Google Docs Adds New Voice Features

● Google wants bolding a phrase in a document or aligning a paragraph to be as simple as saying the command out loud. On Feb. 24, users will be able to execute tasks like these and others through voice dictation. ● Google Docs supports a lengthy list of voice commands aimed at selecting text, formatting a document, adding and editing , and more. For instance, saying the word “cut” followed by the phrase you’ d like to delete would tell Google to erase those specific words. ● Google has supported voice dictation in Google Docs for months, but this is the first time advanced editing tools like these have been made available. ○ Read the full article here and the support article here

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Google Forms Gets Templates, Add-On Support And More

● , the tool for creating and analyzing surveys, is getting a number of new features for it’s new UI. Google added a features to the service that range from support for templates to new options for analyzing surveys. ○ Read the Article here ● ...Or watch this Apps Show Episode with James as he explains some of the powerful workflow tools with Forms + Add ons (like Form Mule and Form Limiter)

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STAAR Chrome App Released

● TEA has just released documentation for deploying the STARR Assessment App to . They've also released a STAAR Chrome App to the Chrome Webstore. ● Managed Chromebooks offer a centralized application management, making app deployment consistent, secure, and highly efficient. ● We created this quick video to demonstrate the STAAR app deployment process.

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SMART + Chromebooks

● SMART just published this public facing page on SMARTBoard compatibility with Chromebooks. It outlines which products work best with which devices, and also mentions which functionality is not supported. ● For the best experience with the Chrome OS, use SMART amp software. SMART amp enables co-creation and fosters student collaboration, while providing teachers with real- time insight into student learning and contribution. It is designed for the web.

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We’ve redesigned google.com/edu/trust

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Google Expeditions goes Beta… Sign up here!

● We’re looking for districts to provide feedback about Expeditions while also spreading the word and teaching other educators about the product. If you're selected, you will receive an email confirmation and instructions for how to download the app. ● Need to have existing Android devices -- phones or tablets (using magic window mode) ● We’re not recommending people go out and buy devices

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Google and the National Park Service are putting 3,800 artifacts and artworks in an online museum

● Google has been building out an online museum for the past five years, and today it's adding a large new collection: it's partnered with the National Park Service to add over 3,800 works of art, artifacts, and records. ● Those include objects used in the 1962 Alcatraz escape, a pen used to sign the Civil Rights Act, and a typewriter from Frederick Douglass' home. They're all available to browse through at Google's Cultural Institute site. ○ Check out a full article here

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CS First - Growth across TX

● CS First provides free, easy-to-use computer science (CS) enrichment materials that target and engage a diverse student population.

Doodle4Google (Finalists announced)

● For this year's contest, students created doodles that told the world "What makes me...me." Check out the finalists here.

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Cloud Platform | This new Google cloud feature is saving its Enterprise customers a ton of cash

● You may know a bit about Google’s Cloud Computing platform… Enter Google's Custom Machine Types. By letting you select exactly the virtual server configurations that customers need, it cuts down on waste, and therefore, needless expenditure. If you need one processor and four gigabytes of memory, Google lets you do that. ○ Read the full article here ● In other news, Spotify has just announced that they will move their entire infrastructure to

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Fiber Google is bringing free gigabit Fiber to public housing across the US

● "Last summer, Google said it would help connect some 275,000 low-income homes to the internet as part of the White House’s ConnectHome initiative. ● Today Google announced it had outfitted 100 homes at the West Bluff public housing complex in City with a free Google Fiber connection. It worked with the Housing Authority of Kansas City on the project, which is the first of many it will complete as part of the ConnectHome partnership. Through this work, Google can play a crucial role in closing the digital divide that still afflicts the US." ● Read the full article here

Confidential + Proprietary Across Texas, we’re hearing questions about Privacy/Security and Chromebooks + Assessments.

What questions do you have?

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Are there any other issues or challenges you’re facing that the our team should be aware of?

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Education | “How Limited Internet Access Can Subtract From Kids' Education” (NPR, February 8): “As early as in 2013, the U.S. Census Bureau reported that phones were reducing historic Internet use disparities among different racial and ethnic groups. Similarly, smartphones became the gateway to the Internet for many less wealthy Americans, and surveys like Pew still find people with lower incomes to be more heavily dependent on their smartphones for Web access.” http://www.npr. org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/02/06/465587073/how-limited-internet-access-can-subtract-from-kids-education

Google Cultural Institute | "Here's A Way To Google Black History Like Never Before" (Huffington Post, February 1):

"In recognition of Black History Month, the Google Cultural Institute is providing a unique virtual experience to better explore and pay tribute to black history. On Monday, the online institute, which boasts an impressive collection of digital artwork contributed by museums, will release more than 4,000 new items that document different moments throughout the history of black America. The new experience will come with over 80 exhibits and three expeditions -- immersive virtual reality journeys to cultural hubs like the jazz scene in New Orleans. Street views will virtually transport users to culturally significant locations across the country like the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, , and the Museum of African American History in New England." http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/google-black-history-month_us_56ae1538e4b077d4fe8e6965? ir=Business§ion=us_business&utm_hp_ref=business

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Education | “Should Computer Education Cover More Than Just Coding?” (NPR, February 15):

“Coding academies, or "boot camps," are cropping up across the country, promising to teach students to code in a few months or even a few weeks. But computers are not just about coding. There's also a lot of theory — and science — behind technology. And those theoretical concepts form the basis of much of computer science education in colleges and universities.” http: //www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/02/15/465467155/should-computer-education-cover-more-than-just-coding

DeepMind | “Google DeepMind is going to to take on the world’s best Go Player in a luxury 5-star hotel in South Korea” (Business Insider, February 22):

“Google DeepMind's AI will take on the best Go player in the world next month at a swanky five-star hotel in South Korea, Google announced on Monday. The AlphaGo computer will play Go champion Lee Sedol five times over five days at the Four Seasons hotel in Seoul, South Korea. The games will take place on the 9, 10, 12, 13, and 15 March.” http://uk.businessinsider. com/google-deepmind-to-play-go-against-lee-sedol-in-south-korea-four-seasons-2016-2

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Jigsaw | “Google Ideas to become tech incubator” (USA Today, February 16):

“ Google Ideas, the Internet giant's think tank, is changing its name to Jigsaw and will become a technology incubator under the Alphabet umbrella…‘The new name and mission reflect a world that is a "complex puzzle of physical and digital challenges" and the belief that "collaborative problem solving yields the best solutions,’ Erich Schmidt said.” http://www.usatoday. com/story/tech/news/2016/02/16/google-ideas-jigsaw-eric-schmidt-jared-cohen/80474858/

Loon | “After Nearly Going Pop, Google’s Project Loon Heads Into Carrier Testing This Year” (Re/code, February 15):

“Google’s “moonshot” to deliver Internet to remote parts of the world using high-flying balloons has survived a brutal development phase, and will enter testing with carriers in Indonesia and elsewhere this year...Starting with testing out the hardest part of a project, Teller said, is part of how X decides which projects to kill and which to continue with. The company starts with the hardest pieces of a potential “moonshot,” and only funds those that can survive the toughest tests.” http://recode.net/2016/02/15/project-loon-rural-internet-effort-going-into-carrier-testing-this-year/

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