Welcome to GAFE
Acronyms are only useful when everyone knows what they stand for; GAFE - Google Apps for Educators includes a wide range of items to help streamline your blended learning environment and begin the shift to more immersive online learning environments. With GAFE you can begin to establish your online presence as a model for students and better organize your files while improving your workflow; so the best way to go is low and slow with the flow until, well, you know.... Then you'll be ready to flip the script and deliver your content in a flipped classroom environment.
This is one of my early coding projects - learning to build a mouse maze game with Louise Haycocks in CCRCE was a wonderful experience that opened many doors into new technologies for me. Thanks Louise for your guidance and wisdom; your attention to technology trends in education has always been on point.
GAFE Benefits
By using Google Apps for Educators you will see how much easier it is to close the feedback loops in lessons, define more collaborative learning activities, and oversee the learning process step by step while ensuring fewer students are left behind. Illnesses, sports/music, and other extenuating circumstances can become roadblocks to learning - with GAFE these issues can virtually disappear...