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http://cle.mcpsweb.org/

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All Secondary teacher should complete the training, quiz, and survey for the school year.

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Google Slides - create and edit presentations online, for free.

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Create a new presentation and edit with others at the same time. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Slides to edit PowerPoint files. Free from Google.

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MCPS Elementary Internet Safety Training

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MCPS Elementary Internet Safety Training

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All Elementary Teachers should complete the training, quiz, and survey for the school year.

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Google Slides - create and edit presentations online, for free.

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Create a new presentation and edit with others at the same time. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Slides to edit PowerPoint files. Free from Google.

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How can I use my students google accounts in the classroom?

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Maybe you're using Google for your personal email or to look someone up, but have you considered the many ways you can use this web search engine in the classroom?

Since Google.com was first registered as a domain name in 1997, it has become a ubiquitous source of information. And that's not all. Google also provides an ever-growing list of tools that can make your and your students' day easier and more interesting.

Use Google to Find ANYTHING

Search for information. There's a reason so many of us use the word Google and the word research almost interchangeably. As the most popular search engine in the world, Google handles three billion queries a day. If Google can't find your answer, it just may not be found. But the search engine itself is not the only source of information. Through Google's many tools and apps, teachers and students can quickly hone in on the information they need.

Google Translate - change text into one of 90 languages. Not only is this helpful when translating educational material, it can also be an effective way to communicate with students or parents who might not share your first language.

Google Images - some descriptions are best left to visuals. Google Images allows you to look up a name or topic and get a slew of pictures that, truly illustrate your point.

Google Earth - whether it's understanding the sheer height of Mount Everest or looking at the proximity of middle eastern countries, Google Earth lets you take your students on a visual tour that is often more effective than photos.

Google News - what are the most important things that happened in the world today? Google News can keep you and your students updated. This site curates news from major news sources. You can also personalize the settings to make it more appropriate to your readers.

Google Goggles - what plant is this? It's hard to find out the name if you don't already know what it is. Google Goggles is an app that performs searches visually and gives you the answer.

Google Books - need to research a topic? Google Books provides the world's index on the latest books. Some may be free to read online and others can be purchased, but this site is a great place to get the pulse on the latest literature on your subject.

Google Scholar - if you and your students are looking for scholarly research, this search engine can point you to the right literature, online and digital.

Google Alerts - just in case you missed anything, you can also set up an alert that will send you an email whenever a new item with your keyword shows up.

Use Google to Organize and Create

Google has many tools that can help your work flow more smoothly.

Google Calendar - create a calendar that your students, their parents, and other classrooms can have access to. Assignments deadlines, tasks, and event notifications can be set up on your calendar. You can even indicate times you are available for student-teacher conferences.

Picasa - at last! One tool that's not named Google-but only because Google purchased it after it had been named and developed! Picasa is an image organizer where you and your students can upload and share photos. Pictures from field trips or classroom activities and experiments can be posted for others to see.

Google Drive - we've saved the best organizing, creating and collaborating tool for last: Google Drive. This file management and cloud storage system allows you to create documents (Doc), spreadsheets (Sheets), slides and forms and store them in the cloud. This lets you access your work from anywhere-mobile devices as well as other computers. It also means you can work collaboratively on the same document at the same time. If you're familiar with Microsoft's Office (which contains software for Word, Excel and PowerPoint), Google Drive will look familiar. But unlike Microsoft Office, Google Drive is free.

Google Doc is used in schools for:

Having students create and collaborate on a paper, play or other project.

Getting students to peer edit.

Decrease the use of paper in the classroom.

Allowing teachers to see a writing project in progress so they can recognize where students may get stuck.

Editing digital documents. Students can complete a reading and add their observations and comments.

Collaborative brainstorming. Use docs to help students work together to create ideas.

Use Google to Communicate With Others

Blogger - create a class blog that tells the world (or a more limited audience) about your classroom activities. Blogger is an easy to use platform that allows you and your students to add posts, articles, pictures or videos. With mobile apps for the software, you and your students can tell your stories from just about anywhere.

Google Plus (Google +) - people sometimes struggle to explain what Google Plus is. With similar social media functions to Facebook and LinkedIn, Google Plus allows you to connect with others, expanding your "circle," and finding and joining "communities" that share your interests. Within Google Plus, you'll find Hangout for group chats, and video and voice calls. You can also record your Hangout session and post it on YouTube for others to review later. Some great ways to use Hangout in the classroom include:

Have speakers talk with your class, even from a distance.

Conduct virtual office hours.

Create review sessions for a group of 10 or less through Hangout, or for more students on Hangout On Air. Hangouts can be a great way to have speakers talk to your class from a distance. Teachers can also conduct virtual office hours using the Hangout.

Use Hangout to flip your classroom: record a lesson or problem solving session on Hangout and post it to your YouTube channel. Students can access this from home and prepare for the lesson in advance.

Designed Especially for Schools

Even if you use Google and its apps on your own, Google Apps for Education were designed to make those tools work even better in your classroom. With shared access to Drive, Calendar, Docs and other functions, a professional email address at your school (instead of @Gmail) and 24/7 phone and email support, Google makes it easy for teachers and administrators in schools and school district to share work.

Teachers using Google Apps for Education have one more advantage: access to Google Classroom, a productivity tool that helps paperless workflow by allowing teachers to create, review and grade assignments from one place. Students can keep track of upcoming assignments and class material can be stored on Google Drive.

Is It Time to Begin Using Google in Your Classroom?

Far more than an email tool, or even a massive search engine, Google offers a plethora of tools that can bring information, collaboration and increased efficiency in the classroom.
Editor's note: This article is a revision and combination of several older Edudemic articles, updated and re-analyzed to reflect the latest innovations.

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The Best Ways to Use Google In the Classroom

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Internet Safety for all

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tinyurl.com/mcpsitrt
Find information on Chromebooks, Google Classroom, & Google Docs, Active Inspire, Internet Safety & MORE!

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Chrystal Elmore - celmore@mcpweb.org
Bluestone Middle School, Clarksville Elementary &
Park View High School

Remona Tomko - rtomko@mcpsweb.org
Lacrosse Elementary, South Hill Elementary & Park View Middle School

Jason Winter - jwinter@mcpsweb.org
Bluestone High School  & Chase City Elementary

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All students/parents sign the Internet Acceptable Use Agreement before using the school network and devices.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNi8RdUEnik

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and Technology

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Use these examples of projects created by students to inspire technology integration in your classroom.

These multimedia projects were created by students using Wixie.

Monster Body Parts

Students engage with geometry ideas and science by creating a monster using basic shapes for body parts.

Response to Literature

Students respond to a book they are reading, such as Grandpa's Stories by Langston Hughes.

Scientific Cycles

Students can choose a scientific cycle such as pollenation and illustrate it to build and demonstrate their understanding.

Students are using Wixie to bring their words, their voice, and their art to the curriculum.

Join the thousands of teachers and students who are using Wixie every day!

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Use these examples of projects created by students to inspire technology integration in your classroom. These multimedia projects were created by students using Wixie. Students engage with geometry ideas and science by creating a monster using basic shapes for body parts. Students respond to a book they are reading, such as Grandpa's Stories by Langston Hughes.

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Videos and Info on Internet Safety

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In Birdville ISD, we choose to be responsible and ethical digital leaders.

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Resources K-6 - LSR7 Chromebook Classroom

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District resource for using Chromebooks in the classroom.

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Secondary Lesson - Digital Footprint/Digital Citizenship

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A secondary lesson on digital footprints and monitoring them.

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What is a digital footprint?

A digital footprint is all of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally. Filling out a form, leaving a blog comment, updating your status, checking into a location, emailing or IMing a friend, posting a photo, visiting a website, using a search engine... everything you do online leaves a trail. This trail is your digital footprint.

Understanding how to manage your online reputation or "digital footprint" is a challenging process. To complicate matters further, it's not just your own online actions you need to worry about-what others say and post about you also contributes to your digital footprint.

"Today our digital footprint is our new first impression, and it starts taking shape the minute we go online." - Diana Graber, CyberWise

Managing your digital footprint

Do you know what your digital footprint says about you? Below are two easy steps to help you identify whether or not your online "first impression" aligns with how you want others to see you now and in the future.

Google yourself.
Google yourself by typing your full name into Google's search box. Keep in mind people might search for you in many different ways.
Example: Jane Doe, janedoe@anymail.com, Jane Doe, teacher, etc.

Questions to ask yourself: Were there any surprises? Were you happy with the search results? Was there anything you wish you could change?

Use Google Alerts to monitor what others are saying about you.
You can sign up for Google Alerts to receive email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) about you by simply visiting the site and entering your name. You can set the frequency of updates to "as-it-happens," "once a day," or "once a week."
Tips to keep your digital footprint safe

1. Always remember to log off when you have finished with an online service.

2. Do not enter your password on a website using free public Wi-Fi. Hackers on the network can snoop on what you're doing.

3. Remember that most of the websites you visit will make a note of your visit and may also track the websites you visit before and after their website.

4. When you sign up for a new social media site, or when you buy something, you are giving personal information to the people who manage those websites. That information is often shared, circulated, and sometimes sold.

5. Remember that anyone can copy and paste anything you say online, and they can then send it to others, or publish it on the Internet.

Video

Common Sense Media created the below video used in one of our secondary digital citizenship lessons "Trillion Dollar Footprint."

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What is a digital footprint? A digital footprint is all of the information online about a person either posted by that person or others, intentionally or unintentionally. Filling out a form, leaving a blog comment, updating your status, checking into a location, emailing or IMing a friend, posting a photo, visiting a website, using a search engine...

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Incorporating internet safety in curriculum.

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https://sites.google.com/site/chromebookclassroominthecloud/classroom-resources

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Information on how to care for chromebooks in the classroom

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Overview of Chromebooks in the Classroom

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Shortcuts for productivity.