Work through the self paced modules for teachers offered by Apple on your own time. Earn credit for 1 exchange day for every 3 badges that you earn. Earn an extra 1/2 exchange day for earning the final 2 badges. To receive full credit for your independent work, please take screenshots of the badges that you earn and send them to astowers@sweenyisd.org &/or khenderson@sweenyisd.org. Also be prepared to turn in you certificate of completion or badge progress page to support your reported completions.
BaiBoard is a cloud based collaboration app that enables users to create and collaborate on educational content, through the use of collaborative whiteboard, voice conferencing, document annotation etc. BaiBoard is integrated with cloud services including Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive and Evernote. Whether you’re interested in blending, flipping, personalizing, or differentiating your classroom, a whiteboard app can be a huge help. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Take any video from YouTube, Khan Academy, Learn Zillion, etc. and customize it by editing, cropping, recording audio, and adding questions to make an engaging presentation or lesson. plus get all the data about your students so you know if they truly understand the lesson. This site contains a staggering amount of “already made” videos that can be copied to your free account with little effort. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Aware is an enhanced system for simplifying test construction, administering assessments, and analyzing student progress. Easily generate district, school, and teacher assessments with instant access to results by use of plain paper scanning or student friendly online testing. Learn how to create, vet, and refine quality assessment items by integrating locally constructed and third party item banks with a What-You-See-Is-What-You-Get interface. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Formative runs on any internet connected device and is optimized for any 1:1, BYOD, flipped or blended classroom. A few of the main features: Real-Time Intervention-know exactly what each student needs as they learn and take immediate actions, Standards Aligned-dive deep into the Common Core, NGSS or any custom standards and track for mastery, Instant Feedback-Giving feedback has the highest impact on student learning. Now it's fun and easy, too. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Google Certified Educator - Level 1
Work through the self paced modules offered by the Google for Education Training Center on your own time. Earn credit for two exchange days by completing this course. Turn in your certificate to prove completion of the 3 hour certification test to earn another 1/2 day. **Please note, Level 1 certification test costs $10, and you must have a webcam for the test.** To receive full credit for your independent work, please take screenshots of the section quizzes and send them to astowers@sweenyisd.org &/or khenderson@sweenyisd.org.
Google Certified Educator - Level 2
Work through the self paced modules offered by the Google for Education Training Center on your own time. Earn credit for two exchange days by completing this course. Turn in your certificate to prove completion of the 3 hour certification test to earn another 1/2 day. **Please note, Level 1 certification test costs $25, and you must have a webcam for the test.** To receive full credit for your independent work, please take screenshots of the section quizzes and send them to astowers@sweenyisd.org &/or khenderson@sweenyisd.org.
Google Docs is a free Web-based application in which you can create, edit and share documents, spreadsheets, presentations, forms and drawings. Files can be accessed from any computer/device with an Internet connection and a full-featured Web browser. If you’re wondering, Microsoft Office files can easily be directly downloaded into Docs or other Google Suite application. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Google Drive is a file storage and synchronization service that allows users to store files in the cloud, synchronize files across devices, and share files. Your storage works with Drive, Gmail and Google Photos, so you can store videos, presentations, PDFs, save email attachments, back-up photos directly to Drive, and even easily transfer Microsoft Office files. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Google Forms is a tool that is part of Google Drive and can be used for creating surveys or polls, giving students tests or quizzes, planning events, and/or collecting information in a streamlined manner. Google forms allows anyone to create an easy to use web form and tie it to a spreadsheet to track results. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Google Sheets is a Web-based application that allows users to create, update and modify spreadsheets and share the data live online. Handle task lists, create project plans, analyze data with charts and filters, and much more—no special software is required. Multiple people can work simultaneously, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is saved automatically. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Google Slides is an online presentations app that allows you to show off your work in a visual way. It’s built for collaboration, encourages simpler presentations, easily web published or shared, available offline for editing and presenting, and accessible from any device. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
iMovie provides the basic, no-frills editing tools you need to put together a movie from a set of video clips. It is a powerful and highly engaging tool for students to share their knowledge and express themselves in the form of digital movies. Learn how to generate compelling projects, for teacher use or student creation, that combine digital video, photos, and music, and even your own voice narration. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Kahoot! is a free game-based learning platform that makes it fun to learn – any subject, in any language, on any device, for all ages! A Kahoot is a collection of questions on specific topics that are created by teachers, students, business-people and social users. The questions are asked in real-time, to an unlimited number of “players”, creating a social, fun and game-like learning environment. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Nearpod is an interactive presentation and assessment tool that can have amazing effects in the classroom. A teacher can create presentations that contain quizzes, polls, videos, images, drawing boards, web content and so on. Take already existing PowerPoints or PDFs and upload them to the Nearpod site to create enriched multimedia presentations with interactive features. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Pic Collage is an intuitive tool using photos that all age ranges of students are able to use independently on their tablets. Students also love how easy it is to share their finished collages with others via blogs, portfolios, Twitter, and Google. Students can document learning and demonstrate understanding through Pic Collage or easily pair it with other tech tools (including ThingLink, QR Codes, and Adobe Voice) to enhance the images they’ve taken by adding voice or other media. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Pinterest is a social bookmarking site that allows you to organize and store "Pins", essentially links to websites, that you like to use or would like to explore further. It is a great place to get new ideas for your classroom as well as any hobbies that you enjoy! Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
PowToon is a Do-It-Yourself animated presentation tool that supercharges your presentations and videos. Each template is a compact lesson plan that provides the starting point for infinite creativity. The real beauty behind these templates is that they serve as a platform for imagination; Students can edit characters, images, animations, text and even upload their own voiceover and music! (Or, you can have your students start from a blank slate and go wild with original ideas.) Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Quick response (QR) codes are easy to create and have many uses in the classroom. With the posting of a QR code, you can lead students to information by just using their computer's or mobile device's camera. Launch websites with the click of a button so students can spend more time learning and less time typing out complicated URLs. Showcase digital assignments, make traditional bulletin boards interactive, and harness the excitement of technology with the purpose of effective instruction. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Quizlet (and the new Live mode)
Quizlet is an online learning tool that is an effective way to get your students further engaged in what they're learning both in the classroom and at home by use of six different modes (Flashcards. Learn, Spell, Test, Match, or Live). Create Quizlet classes to share study materials with your students quickly and track their progress. The team-based game, Quizlet Live, makes it easy to get your whole class involved learning the material and working together in the process. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Symbaloo is a visual bookmarking tool that makes it simple and fun to organize the best of the web. Set up an account to access your bookmarks for your favorite websites from everywhere with any device and share your online resources with others. Create your personal startpage for the web, and connect your social media, read RSS feeds and use widgets like Search, Weather and more...the possibilities are endless. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
ThingLink is the leading platform for creating interactive images and videos for educational channels. Make your images come alive with video, text, images, links, music and more! Discover ways to incorporate Thinglink into existing lessons by creating your own, editing those that are ready-made, and/or simply using those already created by others. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!
Similar to Wordle, Tagxedo, and Tagul...Wordclouds.com is a free online word cloud generator and tag cloud creator. Wordclouds.com works on PCs, tablets or smartphones and allows one to paste text, upload a document, or open a URL to automatically generate a word- or tag cloud. Customize clouds with shapes, themes, colors and font and/or edit the word list, cloud and gap size. Complete the linked activities to earn 1 hour of professional development credit. Then sign up for a 2 hour lab time to put your ideas into action!