Category Archives: Student Resource

Google Vids

Google Vids is an AI-powered video creation tool within Google Workspace, designed to simplify video production for educators, students, and administrators. It enables teachers to create instructional videos, students to produce creative projects, and school leaders to enhance communication. Integrated with Google Classroom, it supports collaboration, offers templates, animations, and stock content, making video creation accessible. Schools can use it for lesson recordings, student presentations, and staff training, fostering engagement and innovation in learning.

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Reading aloud PDF documents with OrbitNote

TextHelp’s Read & Write tool used to have a PDF Reader extension that would allow you to use the same Read & Write tools with PDF Documents. In 2021, this feature was rebranded as OrbitNote. It still allows you to have PDF documents read aloud and will now also allow you to split and combine […]

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Dyslexia Fonts

Dyslexia fonts were created by designers who claim these fonts can help students with dyslexia decode text more easily. Open Dyslexic is one of the leading fonts in this realm. OpenDyslexic was created to help with some of the symptoms of dyslexia. Letters have heavily weighted bottoms to indicate direction. You are able to quickly […]

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Recording audio using web-based applications

While there are countless different platforms to record online audio, we have created a list of three easy to use options that are all free and require little to no student data collection. These websites all allow easy audio recording and sharing from any device with a web browser. Option 1: Vocaroo Pros: Incredibly easy, […]

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How to Create a Kanban Board in Google Sheets

Kanban Boards are popular tools for project management. They serve as an organizational system to prioritize your tasks, to track progress, and to see what’s completed. Kanban translated from Japanese means “signboard” or “billboard.” Setting up a board can be as simple as creating a table in Google Docs or 3 columns in Google Sheets […]

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Printing from personal devices

In order to print documents from your personal device to the photocopiers at GNS, you will need to install the Papercut Mobility Printing software.  Below, you’ll find instructions for how to do this on Android, Chromebook, iOS (iPhone, iPad), macOS, and Windows. Please make sure that you perform these steps while on the school network, […]

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Google Read & Write

This powerful literacy support tool is an extension to your GNS Google Chrome browser. Both staff and students have access to this, regardless of their device (either school Macbook, Chromebook, or personal laptop). Students can use Read & Write to read aloud excerpts or full passages from any website, online resource, or even PDF document. […]

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