Google Updates & Technology News

Episode 15

http://aced.tech/15

G Sweet Ideas

Google for Educations Updates

• Just like Google Classroom, the new Material Design will be available for most Drive services.
• https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2019/01/material-design-for-google-docs-sheets.html
• The new Google Contacts will now be the default on stage 3.
• https://gsuiteupdates.googleblog.com/2018/11/timeline-to-move-users-to-new-google.html
• Coming soon. Gradebook lets teachers view and analyze all of the grades for a class. Students can see their overall progress in a class. And, locked mode prevents students from navigating away from the quiz in their Chrome browser until they submit their answers.
• https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/get-quizzing-locked-mode-and-grade-away-classroom/
• Coming soon. Docs use machine learning technology to recognize and help correct potential grammar errors in real time.
• According to the New York Times, Waymo, Google’s driverless car, is attacked by Arizonans.
• https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/31/us/waymo-self-driving-cars-arizona-attacks.html
• According to the Search Engine Journal, Google is Partnering With WordPress to Develop a News Publishing Platform.
• https://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-is-partnering-with-wordpress-to-develop-a-news-publishing-platform/286333/
• According to TechCrunch, Google is buying Fossil’s smartwatch tech
• https://techcrunch.com/2019/01/17/google-is-buying-fossils-smartwatch-tech-for-40-million/
• According to CNET, Google will use 1.6 million solar panels to run its US data centers.
• https://www.cnet.com/au/news/googles-new-us-data-centers-will-be-powered-by-1-6-million-solar-panels/
• Now there will be a new Operating System for old Android Phones. postmarketOS is a real Linux distribution for phones and other mobile devices. Aiming for a 10 year life-cycle for smartphones. Currently in alpha.
• https://postmarketos.org/

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Beyond EdTech

• Newsela adapted articles to share with your class.
• https://newsela.com/text-sets/404628
• According to the Washington Post, a new car concept has legs and wheels for feet.
• https://newsela.com/read/hyundai-car-with-legs/id/48635/
• CES, Disasters, Disabilities, conventional by folding.
• According to the Associated Press, the Gig Economy is helping during the government shutdown.
• https://newsela.com/read/federal-workers-odd-jobs/id/48824/
• Gig & Freelancers. Drivers, Delivery, Tech, Arts/Crafts.
• According to USA Today, Fortnite is Netflix's biggest competition, not HBO.
• https://newsela.com/read/netflix-fortnite/id/48890/

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