#34: Executive Functioning and Google Apps

Executive Function Brain Trainer Podcast

Erica and Darius discuss ways to use Google apps to support executive functioning. The many benefits of Google Drive, Google Docs, and Google Keep are reviewed.

They also provide some tips on how to maximize the experience and touch on some other Google tools.

1. Google Drive: file storage and synchronization service developed by Google

• Shares files and folders with other users (view, download, and collaborate)
• Accesses files from any device such as smartphones, tablets or personal computers
• Allows storing images, videos, recordings, stories, designs, drawings and many more
• Is compatible with various devices
• Searches files quickly
• Opens up to 30 types of files
• Offers optical character recognition (allows you to extract and search text from images or pdfs) - Organizes visually through folders and emojis

2. Google Docs

• Allows you to access your documents from anywhere
• Enables real-time collaboration
• Tracks document changes automatically and reverts to any previous versions - Saves automatically
• Allows offline work
• Presents a powerful editing tool
• Allows voice typing instead of writing
• Tracks changes and the people that make them
• Offers security: only people with access can see it
• Presents extensions
• -Bibcitation - Bibliography and Citation Generator
• -OneLook Thesaurus
• -Scrible - Research writing tool
• Offers special characters
• Presents styles/headings
• Presents accessibility tools
• -Screen Reader
• -Screen Magnifier

3. Google Keep

• Creates notes or lists with checkboxes
• Allows you to cross off things that are done and archive old work
• Assigns color backgrounds
• Organizes your notes as lists, images, and recordings
• Pins important items to the top and easily rearranges or nests tasks
• Presents content in a sequence or simultaneously (sticky notes)
• Adds labels
• like folders this can organize content under headings
• Offers a search bar to find a word in your notes
• Converts a note into a full Google Docs document
• Allows you to open Google Keep while in Docs and drag content into text
• Allows, photos, images, and doodles
• Records voice memos from mobile device
• Transcribes text from your photos and voice memos, making it easier to look up your files
• Allows one to share and collaborate
• Sets reminders by time or location

Links:

• Getting things done book: https://tinyurl.com/y4ubcprv
• Scrible: https://www.scrible.com/writing-tools/
• Bibcitation: https://www.bibcitation.com/
• OneLook Thesaurus: https://tinyurl.com/2p8y96tt
• BulletMap Academy: https://bulletmapacademy.com/
• Learning Specialist Courses:https://www.learningspecialistcourses.com/
• Executive functions and Study Skills Course: https://tinyurl.com/n86mf2bx
• Good Sensory Learning: https://goodsensorylearning.com/
• Dyslexia at Work: www.dyslexiawork.com

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