Digital Skills in Action

How this page works!

Tool used to create:

The tool(s) demonstrated in that section.

Projects and sample work:

Some places in the curriculum where you could use this idea.

Watch this! How this web page is set up for your use. Ususally the explainer video will be here!

( A video lesson on how to use this tool or idea)

Templates are Great!

Templates you can use.

I'll put a template here with a copy link!

Maltais Menu 2021-2022

Other resources

Google Maps-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Google Maps

Google Maps is a fantastic way to get started with mapping.

Projects and sample work:

Communities around the world (Grade 3)

Canadian wonders (Grade 5)

What Does Canada Look Like (Grade 5)

Full Google Maps Lesson. Add the video to Classroom and students can watch and participate.

Maps and Earth Lesson Progression

Geographic Thinking with MyMaps

Longitude and Latitude Lesson in Google Maps

Around the World in 60 Minutes

A presentation on Google Geo tools.

Google Earth Projects-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Google Earth

Google Earth is one of the most powerful ways to engage students with geography and global thinking.

Projects and sample work:

Machu Picchu Tour (Grade 3)

Google Earth Canadian Tour (Grade 5)

What Does Canada Look Like (Grade 5)

A full video lesson of Google Earth Projects

Layers in Google Earth Projects

Google Earth Creation Tools

Screenshot Walk Through of Google Earth Projects.

Google Earth Shortcuts

Use this Historic Maps KML file in Google earth to show some amazing historic maps.

MyMaps-Updated (Google Earth)

Tool used to create:

*Google MyMaps

I would do this in Google Earth Now. See the video>

Projects and sample work:

Place Names of Alberta (Grade 4)

English and French Colonialism (Grade 7)

Renaissance Europe (Grade 8)

Layers in Google Earth Projects.

MyMaps: Instruction Outline Grade 7 Social

Google Skills! Chromebooks, Chrome, Drive, Docs 1 &2!

Let's Start with Chrome

bit.ly/chromeskills

Taking Docs to the Next Level

bit.ly/gdocslevel2

Get Organized With Google Drive Nov 2021

bit.ly/organizeDrive

Power up your Chromebook

bit.ly/BGchromebook

What's Up Docs? An Intro to Google Docs

bit.ly/googledocsone

First Chromebook

bit.ly/earlychrome

Annotation Tools

Viewsonic Displays

We have a couple of options when working with interactive boards. One is the Viewsonic Whiteboard Software.

Annotate.net is another option for annotation on an interactive board.

Word Clouds-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Tag Cloud Generator
Word Art.com

Projects and sample work:

Alberta Word Cloud (Grade 4

Awesome U (Multiple Grades))

Loyalist Letter Writing Analysis (Grade 5)

How to create word clouds and word cloud selfies. Video Lesson

The Word Cloud add-on in Docs allows students to find their most commonly used words.

Creating Original Templates- Design in Slides -Updated!

Tool used to create:

Google Slides/Drawings

Projects and sample work:

Creating a Magazine - design skills

Butterfly eBook (Grade 3)

Natural Disasters Magazine (Grade 5)

Film Review (Grade 7)

Social Media Post (Grade 8)

Character Archetypes (Grade 9)

Full Template Folder

A video lesson on how to create with Slides!

Magazine

Template

English Butterfly Magazine français

Template

Natural Disasters Maclean's Magazine

Template

Film Review Template

Template

Student Resource: Instagram Template

Template

Protagonist Character Hockey Card

Template

More Creation! Infographics-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Google Slides

Piktochart

Canva

Projects and sample work:

Goods and Services in India (Grade 3)

Waste and Our World (Grade 4)

Aside from the annoying music, a great way to get started!

Folder with a plethora of infographic templates.

Trish and Darren show how to create a simple infographic! Video Lesson

Sample Template

Put Students in their work: Remove BG-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Google Slides or Drawings
Remove BG

Projects and sample work:

A Postcard from the Past

Who Should be on Our Money?

Silhouettes (Any Grade)

Video Lesson

Template

Reading Records and Digital Portfolios, other audio lessons-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Google Slides
Google Sites
Other sites: FlipGrid and SeeSaw

A video lesson on adding audio and video to Slides.

My Reading Record

Template: bit.ly/readingrecords

Create your own Google Site!

Google Sites Portfolio Templates

Our sites templates gallery

Tool used to create:

Online Voice Recorder
Twisted Wave
SoundTrap
AnchorFM (podcasts)
Online Voice Recorder

Projects and sample work:

Sound Wave Art (Grade 3)

Music Recording (Grade 3)

Podcasting create!

Sound Wave Name Art

Producing Music With Your Instruments

Feedback Tools-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Screencastify (or any other recording tool)
Talk and Comment
Mote

In this video, Trish and Darren show how to add video feedback for students to Google Classroom!

Installing Talk and Comment

Adding voice notes.

Mote is a similar extension for adding voice comments to everything!

Mote has been updated!

Coding with Micro:bit, Minecraft, and Scratch-Updated!

See all of our Micro:bit Lessons!

Two Kits of 30 available from DO

Not sure where to start? CS First and Scratch!

Minecraft EDU Coding

Getting started with Minecraft and Minecraft coding lessons

Head to our Digital Art and Design webpage for all digital art resources and tutotials-Updated!

Digital Art Site

Tool used to create:

Google Drawings, Google Slides

Projects and sample work:

SO MANY!

Butterflies (Grade 2)

Abstract Art (Grade 4)

Self-Portrait

Sun (Grade 3)

Ted Harrison Art (Grade5)

Owl Art (Grade 7)

Formative Assessments-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Google Forms
Quizlet
Kahoot
Gimkit

Projects and sample work:

Regions Quiz (Grade 5)

Provinces and Territories Matching Quizlet (Grade 5)

Provinces and Territories Kahoot (Grade 5)

Socrative makes exit tickets easy.

Flippity allows you to create flashcards, Jeopardy style games and much more, all through Sheets.

Kahoot is a fun quiz game.

Plickers is a student response tool that uses an iOS or Android app to read paper response sheets. No student devices? No Problem.

Quizizz is similar to Kahoot but is more individually paced.

Pear Deck for interactive presentations

Quizlet is great! Eight different learning modes including Quizlet Live!

Blooket for interactive games with content. Students LOVE it.

Gimkit is another online learning game that just went free!

Stop Motion Animation-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Google Slides
Stop Motion Studio
Stop Motion Animator

Projects and sample work:

Animal Life Cycles (Grade 3)

Chemical Reactions (Grade 5)

Seasonal Shadows (Grade 6)

Phases of the Moon (Grade 6)

Orbit of the Planets (Grade 6)

Video Lesson: You can use Slides to make animations OR you can use a program like Stop Motion Animator on Chromebooks or Stop Motion Studio on iPads or tablets.

Change in the Length of Shadows

Stop Motion Life Cycles

My first Movie3: stop motion planets

Common Craft, Screensharing-Updated!

Tool used to create:

Screencastify
Loom
Chromebook Camera App

Projects and sample work:

Addition and Subtraction (Grade 3), Opinion Writing (Grade 4), Bernouli's Principle Common Craft (Grade 6), Battle of the Plains of Abraham Common Craft (Grade 7), Humanism March Madness (Grade 8)