Description - It's been awhile since you last used Google Classroom, hasn't? Maybe you forgot how to do certain things or you simply want to understand the latest features that were rolled out by Google. If so, this webinar is designed for you, the busy teacher who wants to get rolling again with Google Classroom and use it to its full potential. We will review some of the basics and get into the nitty gritty of the new features.
Description - All the experts agree, the fastest way to language acquisition is through tons of comprehensible input. So how do you get all your students at all levels to read more authentic materials but increase their comprehensible input? Use Lingro.com! Lingro takes webpages and electronic documents written in the target language and turns all the words into hyperlinks that when clicked, provide the student with definitions. By making the definitions readily available, students don't have to navigate away from the text to look up words. And the best part? Students can decide to click as much or as little as they want. Make reading more efficient and enjoyable for ALL your students!
Description - Learn how you can harness some of the simplest tricks and tips to enhance your lessons, maximize class time, and make lesson planning/activity creation more efficient. This presentation aims at providing you with a series of quick tech tips that you will be able to implement yourself to achieve these goals. The following sites and resources will be discussed: all things Google (Docs, Sheets, Slides, Classroom, Chrome, Shortener, Sites) as well as websites like QuizLet, Conjuguemos, Wiki Spaces, YouTube and more!
Participants will learn how to:
Create templates of frequently used docs, slides, or sheets
Description - As school districts lose population, many French teachers are being asked to teacher two levels in the same classroom during the same period. Who can be in two places at once?! You will after participating in this webinar which will present various considerations for curriculum design, content delivery and assessment. By meeting the diverse needs of all your learners, you students will be able to progress to the next level and you will be able to keep your sanity.
Participants will learn how to:
Design curriculum for the 2 level classroom
Use mixed grouping to facilitate teaching and learning
Integrate technology to deliver curriculum and instruction
Description - If you have taken the leap away from a traditional textbook and are using online sources, you may have noticed how many photocopies you are making of materials and the extra-time and effort that takes. Not to mention the enormous headache when students lose their handouts or worse, when you do! Come learn how to simplify your life by creating a digital textbook that can be accessible to your students 24/7 or printed at the beginning of a unit to take the place of a textbook. Students will appreciate having everything in one place and you will appreciate the efficiency and organization a digital textbook provides.
Participants will learn how to:
Curate current resources they are using
Convert existing resources into digital versions
Use a variety of programs/websites to create a digital textbook:
Description: Creating rubrics can be a time consuming task. Filling out rubrics for each student can be even more time consuming. Calculating the grade using the rubric and a calculator is the most time consuming! Come learn how you can create an electronic rubric that when combined with Google Classroom will make the process more efficient for you and your students. Participants will learn how to format cells to look like a rubric as well as learn various types of formulas that will automatically calculate a total rubric score, convert the score to a percent grade and even provide the letter score. No knowledge of Google Sheets (or Excel) required!
Participants will learn how to:
Use the basic functions of Google Sheets
Manipulate some of the advanced functions of Google Sheets
Choose standards to evaluate student work
Create hyperlinks to online resources for each criteria/standard
Send digital rubrics to individual students through Google Classroom
Description: Do you find those online French tutorial videos useful, but wish they could be just a bit better? Ever wished you could make your own video to explain that cultural element or grammar point in a bit more detail? How about creating your own reference library of videos? Well, it's easier and quicker than you think. Come learn how to make and record a variety of videos that you can post online and make available to students anytime. These can range from detailed explanations of projects, prononciation guides, cultural videos and grammar explanations.
Participants will learn how to:
Plan out and execute instructional videos
Record using readily available programs like QuickTime and Screencastify
Post videos to YouTube, Edpuzzle, and other services
Description: Have you ever seen a really great Google Form and wished you could make one for yourself? Are you looking for an alternative to collecting student data for your teacher evaluation? Maybe you would like to make an online quiz to assess students' understanding that will automatically grade responses? These are just a few of the many ways that you can use Google Forms to enhance your instruction and assessment. Come learn about creative ways that you can use Google Forms to differentiate learning tasks for your students as well as automate many routine tasks. In Part 2 of the series, participants will learn to take the data/information collected and create automatically generated forms, letters, and invitations using AutoCrat. Get the most out of Part 2, by attending Part 1!
Participants will learn how to:
Create a basic Google Form to collect data
Create a self-grading quiz with multiple-choice and open-ended quizzes
Design and deploy student interest surveys and student profiles for field trips/exchanges
Integrate images, audio clips, and videos into your Google Form