G Suite Developers Blog: 9/1/17

Generating Google Slides from images using Apps Script

September 27, 2017

Posted by Wesley Chun (@wescpy), Developer Advocate, G SuiteannouncedApps Script for Slides Programming presentations with Apps Scriptmagic lanterns presentation linkvar slide = presentation.appendSlide(SlidesApp.PredefinedLayout.BLANK); var image = slide.insertImage(link);much Getting started check the documentationTranslateProgress Barcorresponding tutorialApps Script video libraryG Suite Dev Show episodesdocumentationvideo library

Back to school with enhancements to the Classroom API

September 26, 2017

Posted by Andrew Garrett, Software Engineer, Google ClassroomGoogle ClassroomClassroom APIreal-time notificationsGoogle Cloud Pub/Sub How Flat Education syncs rosters in real-time Flat Education

With today's Classroom API update, applications can sync roster data instantly. When a new student joins Google Classroom (bottom left), the student is instantly added to the corresponding music class in Flat Education (top right).

Create and update announcements. Last year, we launched the ability for external applications to access and create assignments and questions. This update gives applications access to all the posts in Classroom.

Create and update individualized posts. Earlier this year, we made it possible for teachers to post to individual students in Classroom and now, applications can do the same programmatically. This is especially helpful for applications that help teachers differentiate and individualize learning.

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Monitoring the Apps Script issue tracker…with Apps Script

September 20, 2017

Posted by Paul McReynolds, Product Manager (@pauljmcr), Apps Script and Wesley Chun (@wescpy), Developer Advocate, G Suite Your business depends on Apps Script...so does ours If you see something, say something