Professional Sessions for
SSRCE Educators
"The secret to mastery in any field is to forever be a student." —Martin Palmer
Digital Teaching and Learning
Lately we have done a number of presentations connected to digital teaching and learning. Scroll down for information about Learning Management Systems (Google Sites and Google Classroom), digital teaching and learning tools and our Digital Teaching Support Website for Educators.
Google Sites: An Option for a Learning Management System (P-3 Audience)
Sample Elementary Website
Click on the picture below to see a a sample of a Google Site that could be used in an elementary classroom.
Benefits:
Students do not need to know a login name or password
Students can submit work by emailing to the teacher
Great teaching tool and planning tool!
Using Google Sites to manage learning in your P-3 classroom (January 2021)
Are you looking for a way to create a simple, yet effective learning management system that is both easy for students and families?
A Google Site might be for you!
You can create a website in Google Sites and use Google Sites' restriction options to only allow access to the site is designed to be an example of how teachers can communicate learning topics and activities with students and families in a secure and private format. please click here to download a PDF.
Questions about building a Google Site for your classroom? Contact Tanya Veinotte Frowd at tvfrowd@gnspes.ca
Building a Google Site
To download a step-by-step guide to creating simple Google Site, download PDF below.
Making a Google Site.pdfGoogle Sites - Privacy Settings
To download a step-by-step guide to changing privacy setting in Google Sites, download PDF below.
Making a Google Site-Privacy Settings.pdfUsing Google Classroom as a Learning Management System
Google Classroom is a popular Learning Management System for students in grades 3-12. This presentation was delivered as a workshop and that is why there isn't an actual presentation to view. The goal of this presentation for teachers to create their own Google Classroom so I walked teachers through the steps on the document to the left as they create. The document to the left is a reference sheet that covers how to work through the key components of Google Classroom.
Key Features
Accessed by students using their GNSPES credentials.
Communication with parents/guardians through the use of Guardian Summaries.
Integrates smoothly with Google Workspace Tools (Docs, Slides, Forms, Drive, Meet, Jamboard, & YouTube)
Students can hand in digital work
Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning
There are many different digital tools that can be used to support digital teaching and learning . These presentations give the viewer a brief introduction to the tools that are approved and available to SSRCE Teachers.
Tools for Digital Teaching and Learning: September 2020
Digital Teaching and Learning Tools December 2020
Teaching Digitally
We were asked to develop a way to support schools as they worked through the Digital Teaching and Learning world. So, with Jane and Byron, we developed a website with FIVE Actions for Educators to support them as they build capacity for teaching digitally - check it out!
Google Supports for Families
Google for Education has put together an awesome playlist of support videos for Families and Guardians to help them better understand the digital tools we are using with students. It would be great to share specific videos are your introducing those tools to yours students. For instance, if you are getting your students set up on Google Classroom, you could share the link of the Family and Guardian video for them to watch at home. Having parents