https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl Self Training en-us 2018-03-26 13:41:41 UTC 2018-03-26 18:24:32 UTC hello@padlet.com mmccray https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246076308 3 Things I Learned
- Using google docs resources to cite a paper you are working on
- Google Classroom allows you to assign task to individuals, groups, or whole classes
- Google has a Teacher Academy (Innovator Academy) that allows teachers to learn about different Google features and also to network with other professionals
2 Things to Share
- Google Classroom allows you to collect data on assignments, the more data the better!
- The House of #EdTech Podcast is full of innovative ideas about how to incorporate technology in the classroom appropriately and effectively
1 Thing to Try
- G Suite Training to learn and keep up with all the new things from Google]]> 2018-03-26 13:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246076308 mmccray https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246078064 3 Things I Learned
-Blog.google allows you to access all the blogs on google software and helpful products
- Connecting teachers across a school, a district, or across the country allows us to be better teachers and to improve on our craft
- @gafehelp is a helpful group of people on twitter that can help answer questions about all things technology and google hyperdocs
2 Things to Share
- Using Google Hyperdocs to give feedback on students' response right away seems very helpful for that instant gratification students want
- Integrating Expedition is an immersive game/virtual reality that allows students to see a 3-D world of what certain things look like. They talked about ecosystems in the podcast, which would be great way for students to see what it would look like to be in different ecosystems
1 Thing to Try
- The Lesson Plan included on Simple Machines looks helpful, I teach simple machines in 7th grade, and while this is a fourth grade lesson I can use some things from it in order to incorporate it in the classroom]]> 2018-03-26 13:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246078064 mmccray https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246078265 3 Things I Learned
- 20% of Tweets on Twitter are Education based which means there are a lot of resources out there!
- Getting an App on different app stores platforms sounds difficult but there are many people and companies that can help you create one that is efficient and helpful
- You can use Twitter for Professional Development when you may not be able to meet with teachers in your school or you may need ideas from someone on the other side of the country or the world
2 Things to Share
- TweechMe App helps new comers to Twitter learn about different features on Twitter
- Most people think that creating an app or coding is very difficult, but there are a lot of programs to help students and teachers both create apps and code to help improve the way they learn
1 Thing to Try
- Create a Twitter and follow 5 education based handles]]> 2018-03-26 13:46:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246078265 mmccray https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246078357 3 Things I Learned
- Coding is a new and innovative field that needs to be taught in schools and the most important thing to do is to be confident
- There are fields in coding, computer science and lots of other things that explore deeper and deeper into the field of computers
- Just like in regular teaching, when getting students to code always be a few steps ahead of students so that you can predict what problems they may encounter so that you can know how to handle it
2 Things to Share
- Co.org helps students get their feet wet in coding by helping them participate in the day of code
- Hopscotch is a great program that allows students to build up on their coding knowledge as they go. As students progress they get more and more challenges as they get farther along
1 Thing to Try
- Use a coding website to represent a science concept. Have students create a code to show how photosynthesis occurs and then have students screen-record their code being carried out and their animation taking place because of the code.]]> 2018-03-26 13:47:01 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246078357 mmccray https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246078479 3 Things I Learned
- The new Chromebooks that are coming out are going to have a stylist feature, a world facing camera, and the ability to use android apps (toontastic) on the computer
- Adobe is releasing a list of free apps for these computers as well so that students can have access to a number of new ways to express their creativity and what they have learned
- Instead of having just the teacher view a student project, GoogleSites can allow students to view other classmates projects so that they can comment and connect with what their classmates did instead of just comparing how they approached the project to themselves or teacher given examples. Student portfolios is another great use of GoogleSites
2 Things to Share
-#LearnaLanguage is a cool resource to help kids learn a different language on YouTube
- GoogleSites is an awesome way to build a website in which you can embed videos, link to a google calendar, and have a lot more freedom than the older version
1 Thing to Try
- Use the stylist feature on new Chromebooks in order for students to create a visual diagram for different science projects, like drawing different parts of body systems]]> 2018-03-26 13:47:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mmccray/dwy5sf7n1isl/wish/246078479