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Tech Workshop for Parents

Kindergarten to Grade 6

Facilitators: Nathalie Roy

Lisa Brennen, Tony Ho, Jennifer King, Mark Kassabri

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The OCSB Student Portal Video

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Google Drive

Google Drive is a free service from Google that allows you to store files online and access them anywhere using the cloud.

Google Drive doesn't just store your files; it also allows you to create, share, and manage documents with its own productivity apps. If you've ever used a suite like Microsoft Office, some things about Google Drive's apps might seem familiar. For instance, the types of files you can work with are similar to files that can be created with various Microsoft Office programs.

Google Drive

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Google Drive Cont.

These are the types of files you can create and share on Google Drive:

Documents: For composing letters, flyers, essays, and other text-based files (similar to Microsoft Word documents)

Spreadsheets: For storing and organizing information (similar to Microsoft Excel workbooks)

Presentations: For creating slideshows (similar to Microsoft PowerPoint presentations)

Forms: For collecting and organizing data

Drawings: For creating simple vector graphics or diagrams

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What is Twitter?

  • a social networking service
  • 140 characters
  • can share media (eg. photos, videos)
  • web-based and app versions available
  • Hashtags (#) are used to mark keywords or topics in a conversation

My child’s teacher has a Twitter “handle”, what do I do now?

  • don’t have an account? Sign up at: www.twitter.com
  • have an account? Search for your child’s classroom or school account (eg. @gogriffins14)

What will I discover?

  • daily/weekly updates and classroom news
  • announcements and due dates
  • homework (great for those missed/sick days!)
  • links to help my child continue to learn at home

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Discovering Me - Student e-portfolio

  • Students gather and choose evidence of learning
  • 2 entries minimum
  • includes student reflection of progress
  • not formally evaluated
  • new site created each year from kindergarten to grade 12

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What is Hapara?

Hapara is an innovative EdTech company that helps educators effectively use cloud-based, open tools to positively impact student learning. Hapara ’s mission is to provide users with an educational platform on top Google apps. It covers Docs, Sites, Blogger, Gmail, Picasa, Class Calendars and also Google Plus.

Basically, what Hapara does is that it takes everything that’s going on Google, organizes it and presents it back to use structurally in class or by students. It also provides educators with an organized snapshot view of student activity. It saves their time and effort and helps them focus their attention where it is most needed to improve students’ learning outcomes. With Hapara, educators can easily track student progress, homeworks and assignments just with a few clicks.Hapara: Powering Google Apps for Educators

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Digital Citizenship- Samaritans on the Digital Road

At the Ottawa Catholic School Board, we strive to ensure that our students have access to current technology and that they use digital tools as part of their educational experience. Coupled with this comes the need to ensure that students understand the appropriate and responsible use of these tools.Technology and the internet pose both opportunities and challenges for our students. To support their learning journey, a team of our teachers has developed Samaritans on the Digital Road - an online resource for teachers to inspire and inform our students into becoming discerning digital citizens. ( www.OCSB.ca)

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Safe Searches at Home

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Time to Explore!

Please go to http://gab.ocsb.ca/ and try logging onto the student portal area!

We will circulate and try to help answer any questions you have as well as help you navigate through the portal.