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You can now add a Jam (Jamboard) from right within Google Meet!  (This features has been going live since the first of October.  If you do not see it yet, it will appear shortly...)  For those that have not checked out Jamboard, it is an interactive digital whiteboard you can use with others.  It can be especially useful with touchscreen Chromebooks.  When in you Meet, click on the More Menu (three stacked vertical dots) in the lower right corner - Select Whiteboard at the top of the menu - You can select to either start a new whiteboard, or if you have set up a template or pre-created jam you can open an existing one from your Drive - You will decide the permissions that others in the Meet have to the Jam. They can either have edit rights, or view only rights (eg. if you are demonstrating to them).  You can also select that anyone with the link can edit - When you set the permissions, it will then share a link to the Jam in the Chat section of the Meet -...

Google Calendar provides a couple ways you can share your calendar.  The first way you will see below provides a link that lets another person subscribe to your calendar.  They will need to be logged into their Google account, and it will display YOUR calendar along with their own. (Personally, I find this method the best for adding my kids' and husband's events so I see our families events all in one calendar.)  The second method displays your calendar in a browser window.  This is probably the preferred Teacher method for sharing with parents. (Here is a video on How to Share Your Calendar Via a Link .) When in your Google Calendar: Click on the Options menu (stacked dots) for the calendar you want to share - Select Settings and sharing - Click on Access permissions on the left side - Click on the Get shareable link - Note that who can see the calendar with this link depends on the access permissions you have set right above.  For example...

There is a new menu setting for your public calendars that makes sharing it with others easier than ever! Here is what the new option looks like if you are in a Google Apps for Education domain: Here is what it looks like if you are on your personal Google account: Selecting either, you get a strikingly similar pop-up to type in the email of the person (or persons) you want to share your calendar with, and area for an email message: (I, personally, find the differences in the suggested messages humorous.) The key to having this new option - and one to think hard about before deciding if it is worth it - is having your calendar completely public.  This includes showing all event details and making it searchable by Google: