Short Vids
New staff intro
General Introduction to classroom 17:37
A broad overview of Google Classroom and how it relates to Compass.
Short Videos
Below are a series of instructional videos I have put together mostly to save time and frustration.
They are a classic example of the learners conundrum.
Each represents a commitment of time you don't have now, but will save you time in the end.
Plagiarism and Authenticity checking 2:54
Google classroom offers automatic plagiarism and authenticity checking
Sample of a rich task combining manual and digital processes 1:30
Any task you can do at school you can do online - don't give up on pen and paper!
Reviewing rich/ extended tasks junior sample - 2 week task 3:41
Assessment online can be so much easier than is seems
Traffic Lighting theory Question Responses 4:41
Better than life. Quick explicit feedback on theory responses
If they didn't work on it, don't bother - here is how to tell
Faster Navigation of google stuff 1:06
Saving time is always good
Finding that file I made last week 2:00
I bet you don't think you need this one - but one day it will save you hours!
Student can't edit their work anymore? 3:00
There are a few ways students can get locked out of editing their own work - here they are
Why kids keep requesting access and how to solve file sharing problems 9:40
Save yourself a lot of pain and find out why it happens
Google Sites 10:58
The easiest way to put up all your resources and samples online. You can keep them there for years to come.
Sharing Classroom tasks - Master templates
Tasks can be copied from one class to another, you can create a false classroom to collate tasks to be shared across a faculty
Create a new class with the plus button and give it a logical name such as:
Year 10 English Master
Add all staff who teach that subject. Make sure to use their google addresses:
smr@ballaraths.net
Once they are added they will be able to copy tasks from the class. They also have full editing rights - they need to behave!
Go ahead and create any new tasks - or copy an existing task from another class
Once you are confident that everything is correct please let staff know - take your time.
Leave it for a bit then come back and double check, if you make a mistake, everyone will end up with a copy of that mistake and will have to make manual edits to every class.
Longer Videos
Creating rich/ extended Tasks Part A 7:14
Set up your task so it works
Creating rich/ extended tasks Part B 6:01
Yep, these two are a bit long but much quicker than setting up tasks poorly.
Assessing and reviewing major rich/ extended tasks (12 week yr 12 folio) 6:15
Not many tasks come bigger than this - but it still works!