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:
#GEGNZ
#sparkshopAKL
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
Volume meter, quizzes, levels, random events, HP, XP, GP...
@karencrosbienz
Network = OPS Temp
Password = Summer15
bit.ly/sparkinterest
Get Certified & join a Study Group
Justine Driver
@digitallearnin
Mystery Hangouts
Michael Davidson
@michaelteacher
Connect with other classrooms around the world!
Introduce Problem Solving and Teamwork Skills
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
Makerspaces: Coding, Robots & Makey Makey
Angela Lee
@nzleeangela
Michael Davidson
@michaelteacher
Encourage problem solving and creativity
Teach Important 21st Century Skills
Using Virtual Reality in the Classroom
@nzleeangela
Angela Lee
Flipped Learning
Google Forms / Google Classroom and your flipping fantastic!!!
How to INFLIP?
WHY to INFLIP?
WHAT is INFLIP?
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”
Evry 1 can blog - will you?
Dorian Caudy
@c4udy
Alternative assessment
NCEA L2
Real
Relevant
Purposeful
Report writing
A hands-on session for some basic skills in TinkerCad
3D Designing in Tinkercad
@karen0968
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
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
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!
Feedback - Are you in the loop?
Student
Teacher
Gathering student voice using Google Forms…
Why?
When?
How?
Sarah Allen
@Allen_SarahL
Lenva Shearing
@lenva
The Power of Google Keep
Post-its
Notes, Lists, Reminders
Organisation, Note taking & Annotation
Web2.0 & mobile
Monika Kern
@BeLchick1
Google Forms
More than just a survey!
Customise your theme!
Differentiated Learning!
Grade tests!!!
Kerry East
@kerryeast1
And so much more!
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
Making Classroom Work For You!
Hannah Elliott
@HannahLearns
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
Getting up and running with GAFE in the classroom
Gone GAFE? Have Chromebooks?
Kama Natalie
@whereskama @nznatw
Harnessing Technology
Linking students and school with Google Sites and Hapara
Pam Dixon
Innovative Learning Environment ~
~Specialist programme
Pamela Dixon
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!
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
A beginners guide to navigating your DRIVE
Justine Driver
@digitallearnin
DRIVER
IN TRAINING
Get Certified & join a Study Group
Justine Driver
@digitallearnin
GEGNZ Study Groups
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Google Training and Certification
Free Online Training and Resources for Google Apps for Education
Lead and train other educators: (by application)
Google Certified Trainer, Google Certified Innovator