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Up until recently, YouTube was the only option when inserting video files into a Google Slides presentation. This caused many teachers headaches due to wanting to use their own videos in slide show, but not wanting to go through the process of uploading those to YouTube. Now, Google has made it possible to pull videos right from your Google Drive into your slide show! There are four new options for using video, that give it more customization than ever before. Embed Drive Videos in Slides Just like before, choose Insert  > Video > and select the Google Drive option. Just watch out for adjusting your sharing permissions, like any other file in Google Drive, you need to set it so that anyone viewing the slides would have access, if necessary.  Start/Stop Times If you only want to share part of the video, the option to choose start and stop times is available when you click on the options menu for any inserted video file.  Auto-Play Videos ...

This is a bit late and will be brief, but in mid-January, Google Classroom made some updates. See their blog post for details. Highlights: Differentiated Assignments in Google Classroom New Notifications Late work turned in Re-submissions on student work These work with the other notification already available, and as before, it's an all or nothing option for users.  Check out their blog post for more information.