Google Docs for Kids - Episode 3: Inserting Images

This is a great series on using Google Docs. Easy to follow instructions and very helpful tips.

Back to School

I always picture Adam Sandler singing the Back to School song in Billy Madison when we return for a new year. Funny guy.

Things are off to a good start. Chromebooks are working. Students seem to have no trouble getting back on after the summer break. I imagine there will be several password resets but that is no big deal.

Getting materials together. Typing program set up. Google Classrooms created. Tutorials for teachers created. It is coming along.

Summer Technology Tips and Tricks

I have been putting my summer time exploration on Google Slides. It published to the Internet automatically so it is easy to use and share. Let me know what you think. If you have recommendations or ideas please share too.
 

Visited States

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Make and Take

I am thinking about Make and Take today. For the OTA conference presentation or an April In-service Day training.

Make and Take?
Something based on the HyperDoc. Bring in a lesson plan. Traditional or Digital. How can we transform the plan using the HyperDoc format?

There are tons of great resources on how to create a HyperDoc online; guides, HyperDocs freely shared.

Where to Start?

Basic structure?

Transforming?

Resources

The Madeline Hunter Lesson Plan Remix and HyperDocs - envision this is a jumping off point for taking a lesson plan and transforming it or adding an effective lesson plan format to digital learning that may be great but something may get lost in the translation. http://ditchthattextbook.com/2017/05/09/remixing-traditional-lessons-with-tech-a-framework-you-can-use/

PodCasting with TwistedWave

Students and teachers can create a simple five minute voice recording using the website TwistedWave (https://twistedwave.com/online). It is an easy to use basic recording site. It is easy to sign into the Google account and save the recording as an MP3 file.

Classroom Sandbox Class and Reuse

I have a Sandbox Class in Google Classroom. The Sandbox is a testing ground for materials. The Sandbox provides a Classroom for the teacher to test ideas and see how things are going to work before going live to regular classes. It is great to be a teacher and a student in the testing ground setups. It is possible for teachers to also have a student account in Google. It requires a little setup with the district level Google folks and I believe it is a critical component for successful Google integration.
I have a large 4th grade group. I set up all the 4th grade students in the same classroom as we rotate through the Technology Special each week. This keeps us all on track through our activities. I created an announcement last week with a bunch of links for students to explore. I did not want this weeks rotation group to see those links yet as it would be a distraction.
There is no way to mute a post in Classroom and I did not want to have to delete the post because I did not want to have to recreate it. The solution I came up with was to Reuse the post in my Sandbox Classroom. I then deleted the post in my regular 4th grade Classroom. Then Thursday I can Reuse the post from my Sandbox and we will be good to go.