Educational Technology has been growing in our district. With the implementation of a new wireless infrastructure across the district, teachers and students have now the ability to use wireless devices in each of the buildings. More devices such as iPads and Chromebooks are now accessible to our students, as well as BYOD (Bring your Own Device) at the Highs School. This allows for mobility and ease of access; this also means more online resources are being accessed by our teachers. Being a GAFE district (Google Apps For Education), Guilderland teachers and students are using Google Apps such as Docs, sheets, sites, blogger as well as Chrome apps and extensions. While we have recently turned into a full GAFE district, some of us have gone above and beyond using the new available technologies in the classroom and with their students. It is for that reason that the "Technology in Education" Awards were born. We have outstanding teachers here in Guilderland; ...
One of the most common complains I hear when training staff on Google Apps is: " I can't use Google Docs because it is nearly impossible to share them with all my parents. Not everyone has a Google account" This is a very common misconception. Google Docs, Slides and any Google app allows you to share your final products with anybody. The way by which we share these items is different. We are used to creating a document, a newsletter or even a presentation and attaching to a parent group email. We are using email as the vehicle to deliver our product. This method requires the other users to have compatible software or accounts to open the attachment sent in the email. With Google, you don't have to worry about programs, versions of programs ( read: I did my newsletter on Word 98 but they have either a newer version of Word or an older version of Word) or user accounts. Simply grab a shareable link and you are good to go! Below I will explain how to d...
This is just a quick post to share 5 very short ebooks that have been taken from my award winning ebook - Digital Video - A Manual for Language Teachers . Winner of the 2016 British Council Award for Innovation in Teacher Resources The ebooks come from chapter 9 of the manual which contains 12 more entries like these. As well as the explainer text, which shows you how to use the tools and gives suggestions for tasks you can do in your classroom, each ebook also has a video tutorial. Each ebook is available either as PDF from Payhip or from the iBooks Store . I hope you enjoy these free ebooks and find them useful. Digital Classrooms - TedEd TED Ed is a great tool for creating online lessons around videos. It enables you to structure a sequence of interactive activities around the video clip that guides the viewer towards a deeper understanding of the content. It’s an ideal tool for building blended learning. Digital Classrooms - MoveNote MoveNote is a great tool for getting your pre...
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