Fiona Beal
After looking through all the Google posts that were shared to various subscriptions recently, these are a selection that look useful for teachers
Use Google Sheets spreadsheets with students as young as four to use ten frames and write formulas to check their work. Math and conceptual understanding.
Over the past two years, Google Classroom has become a popular learning platform for many teachers using G Suite for Education. With its ability to seamlessly integrate G Suite tools such as Google Docs, Google Slides, Google Sheets, Gmail, and Google Calendar, Google Classroom creates an efficient workflow for teachers and students by organizing assignments and class content in an easy-to-navigate online environment. While Google Classroom provides many great affordances, three in particular can save teachers and students much time and also increase workflow efficiency. So, let’s take advantage of these exciting features!
I learned:
It takes more Slides than you think. In the places where the animation appears choppy, I moved my car too far, adjusted the rotation too much, or shrank the image too far to make the animation look smooth.
You have to think ahead. I had to figure out a way for my car to drive behind the tree; to do this, I copied the background image, cropped it to the edge of the tree, then layered it on top of itself. If you watch carefully, you can see the tree move as my car travels behind it - oops!
Autoplay or manual? If you don't mind clicking or holding your arrow key down to advance the slides by hand, then you can control the speed of your animation all you want. If, however, you want it to play automatically, there are a few steps in this process.
Google recently announced the release of AutoDraw which, according to The Keyword, is is a "new web-based tool that pairs machine learning with drawings created by talented artists to help you draw." The tool is the both the evolution and inverse of Quick, Draw!, the A.I. guessing game. In Quick, Draw! we helped crowd source…
A digital interactive notebook is very similar to the traditional interactive notebook created with spril or copstions books and known for their flaps. Digital Interactive notebooks have a 21st century twist and can be just as dynamic and hands on as their paper cousins.
On Twitter, recently, I read about teachers (@alicekeeler, for instance) who used a Chrome extension, ScreenCastify, to provide feedback to students. I’m writing to report that I’m trying it out, too. As you can see from the example below, I record myself talking while I’m scrolling through the student’s work.
I’m able to speak specifically about things that I see and how I react to them; I think I’m also able to be a little more human in my presentation. Tone and specificity mean a lot. And we all know that learners do better if they feel that they have been heard, understood, and taken seriously.
Learn All About Google Keep with this Google Keep Cheat Sheet! Hooray! I have a brand new Google Keep Cheat Sheet for Teachers and Students! Use this cheat sheet to find all of the awesome features of this amazing digital tool. (Now, say it three times fast: Google Keep Cheat Sheet!) What is Google Keep? …
I can only imagine the hours of time spent tinkering on Google Apps. Slide design. Looking up citation information. Fumbling with creating charts from data. If we can eliminate some of the mindless procedural stuff, we can spend quality time on learning. Google’s got your back. Within the last year, they created the Explore tool. The Explore tool can reduce the time you and your students lose doing mundane tasks. That means more time for learning!
Students can create stop motion animation movies with Google Slides to tell stories and show understanding.
Technology integration consultant working mainly with Schoolnet South Africa. Also a part-time technology teacher for Grades 1-8 and a curriculum writer. Love networking and all things technology! ...
