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Google Day - June 24

Learning Task # 1:  Who are We

Fill out the Interest survey. 

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        Possible Uses: Introductions, PreAssessment, and Logistics using Google Forms.

        Using TagCrowd  or Wordle to visual data

C  Share additional information to introduction info 

        Lucie deLaBruere

Create a simple form pre-assessing participants knowledge about your teaching PASSION.
            (What is it that you could teach that would have your students eyes shining the way Ben Zander's students do)

Explore other examples of Forms being used in schools using GAFE

            Election Project
                (Polls to prepare for Mock Debate)
                (Exit Polls or Electronic Voting Both)
            Science Experiment (Consumer Product Data Collection)
            Formative Assessment  (Audience Response Systems)
            Learner's Needs Assessment  or  Pre Assessment
            Online Quizes and Gradebooks  (Teacher Tube Video  /  You Tube Video)
            Using Forms on I-Touch of I-Pod



Learning Tasks # 2  Collaborative Data Collection - Using Google Spreadsheets

(no logon necessary)

1.  Predict the most popular color of M&M's.
2.. Count your data (M&M package for each team)
3.  Assign a TEAM recorder - Team recorder should record data at www.tinyurl.com/graphmm

 


 

Learning Tasks # 3 -  Sharing our Passion

A.  Locate a video on You Tube or Google Video  that relates to your teaching passion.
        (If these are blocked at your school - locate a photography online and website instead)
        (while you do this, Lucie will invite you to 'share" a collaborative slideshow using Google Presentation)

B. Create a slide in Your Shared Passion
 Slideshow that includes
        1)  Your first name
        2)  One sentence that shares what you would teach if you could teach anything you wanted to any group you could relating to your passion.
        3)  A video from You Tube or Google Video that relates to that passion
            (if blocked, include a photo  and website link)
        4)  A link to your LIVE Form preassessing other's knowledge about this topic.

C. Explore the passions of your peers
 and take their preassessment survey.

D.  Explore resources and examples for using Google Presentation in Education
       
Google Docs Help Files re: Google Presentation
        Google Presentation - You Tube Tutorial   (Teacher Tube version)
        Example:  Book Buddies
       





Learning Tasks 4 - Introduction to Google Sites

Google Sites Workshop



 Explore resources and Examples for using Google Sites in Education
   
Examples of Google Sites  (example of  using a Google LIST page type in Google Sites)
   
Lucie's Google Sites Tutorial Collection  (example of adding video, text, and delicious Gadget in Google Sites)
   
Lucie's Google Sites Workshop Page (example of using advanced tables to add a little design element)
    Google Sites as Electronic Portfolio Tools    (Helen Barrett's work on E-portfolios)



Learning Tasks 5 - More  and Even More Resources about Google for Educators

Review where to learn more about Google Tools available in Education


Google Tools: http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/

Google in Education Resources: http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html

Google Teachers Academy Resources: http://sites.google.com/site/gtaresources/

Google Docs  Community Channel on You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/googledocscommunity
 
 
Classroom 2.0 Managment Tools
 
 
Classroom 2.0 Managment Tips from Lucie's Blog