Bessie EllisonProfessional

Development

August 12, 2014

Road Map for TodayO Technology

O Chromebook Intro

O Reading/WritingO VocabularyO AssessingO Classroom

ManagementO Collecting Work

O ResearchO Search

O DatabasesO Search Engines

O EvaluateO TRAP Process

O MakeO Think-Tac-Toe

Chromebook Basics

Chromebook vs. Chrome Browser

Installing Google Chrome

Signing Into Your SJSD Google Apps Account

Chrome Browser Home

Chromebook Home

How Do I Install Chrome?

O Go to www.google.com/chromeO Click on ‘Download Chrome’O Follow prompts to install

O Making Chrome your primary browser is the first step in understanding what the Chromebook can do!

VocabularyO Omnibox – search bar plus address

bar

O Tabs – open windows, can be pinned

SJSD Google AppsO All staff members have a Google

Apps account available.O Sign in here:

https://www.google.com/a/sjsd.k12.mo.us

O Use SJSD credentials (e.g. firstame lastname, lastname123456).

Google AppsO Chrome Web Store

– find apps or extensions for Chrome

O Drive – store everything

O Docs – word processing

O Sheets – data processing

O Forms – surveys/quizzes

O Slides – presentations

O Drawing – sketches/diagrams

O … and even more!

Chrome Web StoreO Apps – used to run software inside

Chrome browser

O Extensions – used to alter or enhance your use of Chrome browser

O Themes – used to enhance the look of Chrome browser

Check for Understandin

gQuestions?

Comments?

Let’s take 5-10 minutes and practice what we’ve

learned.

Integrating Technology

OTechnology can be transformative in the classroom setting.

OTechnology can also serve as a digital substitute for analog tasks.

OSo the questions are …O Why integrate?O How much?

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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read

and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”

- Alvin Toffler

SAMR Model

Reading/Writing -Google Docs

O Google Docs: docs.google.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7y7NafWXeMO Enhanced by real-time collaboration and

shared foldersO Nearly endless number of uses:

O Essays/OutlinesO Writer’s notebooksO Vocabulary notebooks

O Demo of tools:O CommentingO Revision History

Reading/Writing - Biblionasium

O Biblionasium: biblionasium.comhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXFjsuQJBKIO Reading tracking/reviewing toolO Closed, safe alternative to open sites,

such as GoodreadsO Connects teachers, parents, friends to

student reading needs

Biblionasium (Student)O Try it as a student:

O Username: janedoe, Password: pddemo

Biblionasium (Student)O Class View

(Student):O My Group

Vocabulary – Google Drawings

O Google Drawings: docs.google.comO Great use for

vocabularyO Pre-literate

students can draw examples/non-examples

O Also great online version of graphic organizer

O Example: Frayer Model

Vocabulary – BoomWriter

O BoomWriter: boomwriter.comO Suite of writing tools for writing and

vocabulary developmentO Teacher signs students up with or

without email addressesO Allows for group collaboration and

competitionO Add word banks for use in stories

Vocabulary – BoomWriter

Classroom Management - ClassDojo

O ClassDojo: classdojo.comO https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=KaeNSYJvrn0O Available for use via Macbook, iPad,

iPhone, Android phoneO Can be publicly displayed or privately

recordedO Demo class

Assessment - KahootO Kahoot: getkahoot.com (teacher),

kahoot.it (student)O Great assessment tool with a game

show feelO Provides real-time resultsO Public quizzes can be saved and

editedO Let’s play … Name That Technology!

Assessment - FlubarooO Google Forms with Flubaroo:

docs.google.com and flubaroo.comO https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=U06W3H_iDhoO Students can record information in a

Google FormO Flubaroo grades the quizO Provides item analysis for re-

teaching, immediate feedback

Collecting WorkO Edmodo: edmodo.com

O Full learning management systemO Collect assignments, create quizzes, hold

discussionsO Easy to set up, students join with class

codeO Google Folders: docs.google.com

O Students create folders and share with teacher

O All documents inside folder are available to teacher

Check for Understandin

gQuestions?

Comments?

Let’s take 15 minutes and practice what we’ve

learned.

Research Process

OThree Steps:OSearch – develop questions,

find informationOEvaluate – determine if

information is usefulOMake – show the results of

research

SearchO Questions – Thick vs. Thin Questions

Search - Databases

Search – Search Engines

O Safe Search EnginesO KidRex – kidrex.orgO SweetSearch4Me –

4me.sweetsearch.com

O Googling Better – agoogleaday.com

Check for Understandin

gQuestions?

Comments?

Let’s take 5 minutes to search for information using

a topic you would use in class.

EvaluateO TRAP Process

O TimeO RealO AuthorO Purpose

O Can be scaffolded by grade – one step at a time

TimeO Time

O Is the information up to date?O Can you find a publication date on the

website?O Would this information change over

time?

RealO Real

O Is the accurate/factual/real?O Does the author link to their sources?O Does the author uses facts, numbers,

quotes?

AuthorO Author

O Can you find an author?O What would make the author an

expert?O Does the website have a sponsor?

PurposeO Purpose

O What is the purpose of the information -entertain/inform/change your mind?

O What is the ending of the website (.com, .edu., org)?

Check for Understandin

gQuestions?

Comments?

Let’s take 5 minutes and evaluate a website or

article you found.

Make

Think-Tac-ToeWrite a summary (Google Docs)

Create a comic strip (BitStrips)

Create a presentation (HaikuDeck)

Create an image (ThingLink)

Record a scene (SoundCloud)

Create a drawing (Google Drawings)

Create a timeline of events (TimeToast)

Record a vocabulary journal (Google Docs)

Create a crossword (PuzzleMaker)

Check for Understandin

gQuestions?

Comments?

Let’s take 5 minutes to practice one tool you’ve

seen today.

Where To Learn MoreO EduTecher –

edutecher.netO Great resource

to find new tools by grade level or topic

O FreeTech4Teacher Blog – freetech4teachers.comO Excellent blog of

tools, all topics and grades