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Sparkshop

A GEGNZ event

Saturday 28 May 2016

Ormiston Primary School

What is a

Sparkshop?

A short session to “spark” inspiration in the practice of others.

Register:

http://bit.ly/sparkshoprego

#GEGNZ

#sparkshopAKL

http://bit.ly/SparkshopAKL

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Add your idea for a Sparkshop session to a slide.

You will have one minute to pitch your idea for a session.

At the end of the one minute, the audience will register their interest on a Google Form as to whether they’d like to hear more on your idea.

Top ideas will form 45 minute Sparkshops.

Sparkshop ideas must be submitted on this slide deck before

5pm Friday 27th May.

Sparkshop: Smorgasborg

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Volume meter, quizzes, levels, random events, HP, XP, GP...

@karencrosbienz

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Network = OPS Temp

Password = Summer15

bit.ly/sparkinterest

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Get Certified & join a Study Group

Justine Driver

@digitallearnin

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Mystery Hangouts

Michael Davidson

@michaelteacher

Connect with other classrooms around the world!

Introduce Problem Solving and Teamwork Skills

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Kiwis Going to ISTE 2016

Michael Davidson

@michaelteacher

Come join me in experiencing what Colorado has to offer!

Sat

tUE

Mon, TUe, or WED

Mon/Tues

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Makerspaces: Coding, Robots & Makey Makey

Angela Lee

@nzleeangela

Michael Davidson

@michaelteacher

Encourage problem solving and creativity

Teach Important 21st Century Skills

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Using Virtual Reality in the Classroom

@nzleeangela

Angela Lee

  • Google Cardboard
  • Photospheres / 360 images
  • 360 Video
  • School tours
  • Publishing your creations
  • Sharing your creations

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Flipped Learning

Google Forms / Google Classroom and your flipping fantastic!!!

@bethlambnz

Beth Lamb

How to INFLIP?

WHY to INFLIP?

WHAT is INFLIP?

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Will you

Breakout?

Angela Lee

@nzleeangela

“It was real hard, but it was so so cool when we all got it and it opened”

“I wasn’t keen at first but can see the possibilities after giving it a go, what a great resource”

“Argh, we’ve only got 7 minutes, hurry up and work brain… we’re going to get this”

“Thank-you that was awesome!”

“Next time we’ll get even better because we know how to get together and figure it out”

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Evry 1 can blog - will you?

Dorian Caudy

@c4udy

Alternative assessment

NCEA L2

Real

Relevant

Purposeful

Report writing

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A hands-on session for some basic skills in TinkerCad

3D Designing in Tinkercad

@karen0968

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Alternative Access

Tablets/iPads

Laptops/Desktops

Chromebooks/Streams

… a black box approach!

Ellie Mackwood

@engagingnz

Using technology to meet special education needs

Explore

Learn

Succeed

Programmes

Tools

GAFE�Extensions

Apps

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Using Explain Everything in a GAFE School.

How does Explain Everything integrate with your Drive, Site and Blog?

Using Explain Everything to scaffold and accelerate learning.

1:1 iPad or alongside a Chromebook program.

Explain Everything can do almost - Everything!

Helen King

@HelenKNZ

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Google Apps for Education

to design

Cybersmart Learning...

Cybersmart young people learn to make smart decisions online and understand that every time they connect, collaborate and share online it combines to create their digital footprint.

Empowering Learners

Being Cybersmart

...plus a few third party Apps!

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Feedback - Are you in the loop?

Student

Teacher

Gathering student voice using Google Forms…

Why?

When?

How?

Sarah Allen

@Allen_SarahL

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Lenva Shearing

@lenva

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The Power of Google Keep

Post-its

Notes, Lists, Reminders

Organisation, Note taking & Annotation

Web2.0 & mobile

Monika Kern

@BeLchick1

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Google Forms

More than just a survey!

Customise your theme!

Differentiated Learning!

Grade tests!!!

Kerry East

@kerryeast1

And so much more!

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Collaborative planning using sheets

Easily link to other planning sheets

Create WALHT drop down menus

Gail Christie

@gaildchristie

Share with your students

Easily link learning resources

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Making Classroom Work For You!

  • Student collaboration

  • Organising evidence

  • Giving/receiving/recording evidence of feedback

  • And more!

Hannah Elliott

@HannahLearns

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Endless Opportunities:

Google Sites

@MrsBnz

Karen Belt

Portal for learning - learners access anywhere/anytime

Embed Docs, Sheets, Forms, Drive Folders

Embed YouTube, audio, photos, graphics

Just beginning or

wanting to geek out

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Getting up and running with GAFE in the classroom

Gone GAFE? Have Chromebooks?

  • Make learning visible
  • Provide student choice
  • 1:1 Tips
  • The importance of a digital home

Kama Natalie

@whereskama @nznatw

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Harnessing Technology

Linking students and school with Google Sites and Hapara

Pam Dixon

Innovative Learning Environment ~

~Specialist programme

Pamela Dixon

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Access for whanau to their children’s learning. Subscribe to the class channel!

AIMING FOR A FLIPPED CLASSROOM?

Upload your children’s thinking to teach other groups/classes

Kat Gilbert-Tunney @TopKat76

Annotate/add sound to your uploaded videos!

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Add to pinterest even with no link on the page

Add to your list of resources on Pearltrees

Hit onetab extension and save all your open tabs. Hit restore all to bring them back later!

One pocket - save links and send them to your colleagues and friends

Split your browser into 2 pages at the selected tab

Glue two windows back together again!

Kat Gilbert-Tunney @TopKat76

Send the link with gmail

Extensity - lists all your extensions when they start to fall off the page!!

Student fave - MOVE IT! Students factor in every half an hour with their independent learning tasks.

Techsmith Snagit - Screen captures and saves straight to your drive.

History search. Type H in the omnibox and then what you are looking for

Read and write for Google Chrome

Convert text to speech - useful for dyslexic/lower readers

Chromintweet - tweet links directly to your twitter account

Alarms

Bitmoji

Quora - word cloud generator

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A beginners guide to navigating your DRIVE

Justine Driver

@digitallearnin

DRIVER

IN TRAINING

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Get Certified & join a Study Group

Justine Driver

@digitallearnin

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GEGNZ Study Groups

  • Learning together
  • Build your professional learning networks
  • Support your practice and increased opportunities for your learners
  • Get certified and access the Google Certified Educator Community
  • Recognition - certificate, badge for your blog and letter to your principal, RTC evidence

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GEGNZ Study Group near you….

  • Far North
  • Whangarei
  • Manaiakalani
  • East Auckland (Pakuranga, wk 6)
  • South Auckland *now wks 3-8
  • West Auckland (*soon)

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Google Training and Certification

Free Online Training and Resources for Google Apps for Education

  • Google Tools Fundamentals: self paced lessons and activities for teachers new to Google Apps for Education (GAFE). At the end of this course, you'll be ready to take the exam to become a Google Certified Educator Level 1 ($10 USD).
  • Google Tools Advanced: self paced lessons and activities for teachers who have experience with Google Apps for Education (GAFE). At the end of this course, you'll be ready to take the exam to become a Google Certified Educator Level 2 ($25 USD).
  • Google Certification: prove your proficiency in Google Apps for Education (GAFE).
  • How to register for the GCE Exams
  • Chromebooks: self paced lessons and activities for teachers using Chromebooks in the classroom.
  • Power Searching: self paced lessons and activities to help you make the most of Google searches. Includes Advanced Power Searching.
  • Google Tools and Devices: search for resources and help by specific Google Apps.

Lead and train other educators: (by application)

Google Certified Trainer, Google Certified Innovator