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If you are looking at the summary view of the results for some Form data you have collected, you can  copy a chart or diagram that you want to use elsewhere very easily and quickly. Simply hover over the chart or diagram, and a copy icon will appear in the upper right corner of it.  Click on that - You will get a message that it has been copied to to the clipboard in the lower left corner -  You can then paste it into the location you want to use it.  Here's an example in a G Doc -  I also pasted it into: Slides, an email, a Sites webpage, in my Blogger.  A nice feature addition that saves time from taking screenshots!

Recently I read about a post by Adam Llevo ( @MrAdamPE ) about creating and using interactive Drag & Drop worksheets for students.  With drag & drop questions being a part of our current state assessments, this intrigued me.  Upon checking it out, all I can say is...WOW!  There are so many applications for this idea - here are a few that I thought of initially: drag & drop the appropriate equation on a variety of graphs (Algebra) drag & drop the parts of a flower (3rd grade Science) drag & drop the appropriate word into sentences (Upper El ELA) drag & drop to label a map (Social Studies) and of course, Adam's examples show how to use it in Health & PE! The applications for this are boundless.  And if you are using Google Classroom, turning your prepared document into a template that is share with students is so easy! Check out his blog post & examples -  From Adam Llevo's blog post " Using GDrawings in #PhysEd...

It's worth noting a new option in Slides - the ability to add some template Diagrams!  It is a fast way to get a great looking diagram in your slideshow.  There are several options, and you have the ability to edit it to suit your style/needs. Here's how to use it - 1. You will find this option under the Insert Menu: 2. When you select it, it will open up your options in a drawer on the right-hand side.  There are 5 different types of diagrams you can create: 3. When you choose which type, you then get additional options in how that type of diagram is displayed: 4.  There is also an option for how many steps/layers/levels are a part of the diagram: 5.  Once you click on the template diagram, it will load onto your current slide: 6.  You can customize the diagram by clicking on various parts of it: 7.  Occasionally a couple parts are grouped together.  In my example the line on the color bar and the corresponding text are...