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Blending Learning for Students of All Ages with Google Classroom

With Aaron Tomyn

aaron_tomyn@sumnersd.org

@Aaron_Tomyn

Technology Integration Specialist

Sumner School District

Slides here https://goo.gl/2rb2bm

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Blending Learning for Students of All Ages with Google Classroom

To join the presentation go to nearpod.com and use code TJFWQ

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Slides here https://goo.gl/2rb2bm

or online

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Goals

By the time you leave today you should be able to:

  • Create a course in Google Classroom
  • Create posts, assignments, and questions
  • Plan the logistics for how your course will be administered

http://www.picserver.org/g/goals.html

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Course Description

This course is for those that wish to blend their class or their professional development using Google Classroom. In this course, participants will learn about the courses I provided as a teacher and a now provide as a professional development instructor, the logistics of how to setup your classroom/pd, monitor the course, and how to assess learning. During the course participants will create their course and create templates for future posts so the tools can be implemented promptly. I will also share tips and tricks I have learned along the way.

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In a classroom

  • Share/organize/collect resources with students
  • Teacher course materials repository
  • Communication
  • Feedback
    • Comments
    • Handwritten- Android App

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sharing-Character.png

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In a classroom

  • Typical process for lessons
    • Record or find instructionals video
      • Recording done with screencast-o-matic, screencastify, or camtasia
      • Find videos on youtube, edpuzzle, kahn academy, or other location
    • Attach assignment and other resources.
    • Post assignment
    • Review materials for lesson
    • Discuss topic
    • Students watch video and Teacher answers questions
    • Have students complete projects while and Teacher answers questions
    • Debrief and summarize work

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Professional Development

  • New Staff Orientation
  • Book Studies
  • Team Resources
  • In-Person Training
  • Online

https://pixabay.com/en/photos/mentor/

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Online Professional Development

  • Online
  • Multiple Sessions
    • Oct-Dec
    • Jan-Mar
    • Apr-June
    • Summer
  • Based on Completion of Task
    • Learn using instructional video or directions with screenshots
    • Use the tool with their class (Create artifact or template for summer courses)
    • Reflect
      • Answer reflection questions on a Google Form
      • include artifact of completion

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Courses Provided

  1. Planning Lessons with Tech
  2. Best practices in using technology in the classroom
  3. Computer Science and your content
  4. Students communicating their learning with Flipgrid
  5. Student portfolios and parent communication with Seesaw
  6. Reviewing student work originality using Turnitin.com (High school only!)
  7. Student Collaboration, Creation, and Deepened Learning Using Google Docs
  8. Deepen Student Learning using Google Drawing
  1. Differentiated Instruction with Hapara Workspace
  2. Leveraging Google Slides to Increase Lesson Efficiency and Student Engagement.
  3. Increase Student Engagement with Socrative
  4. Leveraging Google Sheets to Improve Efficiency and Student Learning
  5. Increase Student Engagement with GoFormative
  6. Increase Student Engagement with Interactive Lessons from Nearpod
  7. Gathering and Using Data with Homeroom

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Courses Provided Continued

  • Leveraging Google Forms for Formative Assessment and Automated Grading
  • Change Videos from Passive to Interactive with Edpuzzle or PlayPosit
  • Managing Digital Documents with Google Classroom
  • Frequent Student Responses with Kahoot
  • Building a culture of good digital citizens with common sense media
  • Create your own challenge- choose a tech tool of your choice to learn
  • Student created videos to show learning using WeVideo
  • Monitoring student technology using Hapara Highlights

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What to get started with in Google Classroom

  1. Create a Class
  2. Create an Announcement
  3. Invite Students
  4. Create an Assignment
  5. Give Students Feedback
  6. Return Work
  7. Use it Regularly

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Modified from Alice Keelers list at http://www.alicekeeler.com/2015/05/16/10-things-to-start-with-in-google-classroom/

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How to Use Google Classroom