Google Classroom

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First a VERY BIG thank you for your efforts over the past few weeks with Google Classroom. 88% of faculty members participated in PD last week!

May 20th and 27th teacher trainers and Liz will be on hand to answer any specific questions you might have. We will meet outside the faculty room at the portable SMART board.

Below are all the Google Classroom resources that have been sent out over the past month in case you need them for reference:

1) Google’s online training center

2) Handy infographic for understanding the Classroom interface

Google-Classroom-Essential-Infographic-Alice-Keeler

3) ZIS Upper School Classroom exploration roadmap

Search Quick Tip #1

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As Daniel Goldman (2014) says, we are asking our homo sapien brains to process fifteen times more information today than we did in 1986.  Until spring break I will be populating a list of quick search tips for all sorts of applications so you can get at what you need faster.

  1. Ctrl f  (in most application and generally speaking most websites this combination will present a search box)
  2. Window key and start typing (this will search anything present in Windows 8 including all installed software)
  3. / (in Google Drive online clicking / will automatically place your cursor in the search box)

 

 

Gr. 9-10 Road Check

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Thanks for your help completing tablet road checks during consultancy this week and next. If you have an specific questions or would like help let Liz know.

*Grade 11 and 12 road check will happen before February break.

Digital Spring Cleaning

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As you get ready to transition devices, the less you have to think about the better! Here is a suggestion list of areas you might want to look at:

  • Classwork-  *especially the Special Projects folder
  • Tablet-  Desktop Downloads, My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, and My Videos folders
  • OneNote *more information about how to back up your OneNote will be in next weeks announcements
  • iTunes library items

Other items worth considering cleaning up:

  • Google Drive
  • Digital Portfolio- archive and adjust categories
  • Internet browser- bookmarks and extensions
  • Unused apps on your SMART phone
  • Social networks-  unlike and unfollow to clear your feeds

 

Blended Learning, Yet Another Look

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Last night your Social Studies colleagues took time to deconstruct the communication side of blended learning.

 

If you have time stop by the PBLR and take a look at their design thinking approach to the question, why does communication with students fail?

why comm fails