Integrating Applications
On this page teachers will have information on how to effectively integrate technology into various aspect of school functions such as for meetings, parent teacher conferences, organizing class material, and maintaining contact between teachers and administrative personnel creating a more open communication for effective use of classroom and work time.
Students can also use this page to learn how to use G suite applications for schoolwork such as group projects, teacher conferences, communicating with teachers.
Integrating Chromebooks
Digital/Online Citizenship in the School Environment
In order to effectively integrate Chromebook usage into the school environment it is essential to discuss digital citizenship (being a good citizen online) when giving students access to technology. This entails staying on task by using computers as an educational tool, being kind to others online, using the same respect for people that you would in real life online.
Password Security on School Issued Chromebooks
Chromebooks are good at many functions, however, if you don't know about password syncing or security settings than it can be easy to accidentally have breaches in information. This tutorial goes over how to check what devices have been used with you account, how to turn sync on and off, and how to access and manage many aspects about Chromebook security and passwords.
How to manage extensions and bookmarks on school-issued Chromebooks
This tutorial goes over how to manage extensions and bookmarks on Google Chrome. School issued Chromebooks have a set of extensions provided by the School District that can't be removed, however, occasionally students will add extensions or bookmarks (for things like games) that shouldn't be there. It's important to know how to access and remove either bookmarks or extensions therefore.
How to edit videos on school-issued Chromebooks
Students can use their Chromebooks to make movies. After watching this students will know how to edit videos using WeVideo, download videos from Youtube for content, etc.
Task Management Systems
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In this tutorial you will learn all of the basic functions associated with Trello, the task management system. In this system you can assign tasks, make groups, make to do lists, etc. Overall it is a good place to organize what needs to be done. By creating a team and adding boards to that team weekly, weekly tasks can be easily organized and efficiently completed. To the right are the time tags for specific portions of the video:
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Video Timestamps:
1:33 - How to add a card (task)2:03 - Editing a card2:29 - Adding a file2:41 - Adding a due date2:53 - Adding a checklist to a card4:11 - How to move cards4:58 - How to make a board (place to pin tasks) public or private5:14 - How to add people to a board5:42 - How to create a team (place for multiple boards and people) and add people7:16 - How to search for specific cards8:16 - How to add people to a specific task8:46 - How to add a color able to a card9:02 - How to archive or delete cards9:08- How to share tasks10:03 - How to add stickers to a card
Organizing Meetings using G Suites
How to use Google Chat for meetings, maintaining contact, group work etc.
How to use the basic functions in Google Hangout
How to use Google Classroom for meetings and organizing School Events
Employing Geospatial Awareness in the Classroom
With the world becoming increasingly globalized it is important to instill geospatial awareness across subjects for students. There are a variety of ways to ensure students gain this key perspective, however, below I will highlight computer applications that do a good job at teaching and creating an interactive experience for students.
Google Earth Education contains lesson plans and interactive material teachers can use in a variety of subjects to teach students about issues in a global context. The lesson plans generally require a computer that has access to the internet so that students can use Google Earth as they work through the modules.
Voyager allows students to explore historical events, scientific principles, and culture by exploring the world on Google Earth while learning facts and interacting with modules to help them learn with a global mindset while being engaged with the material.
By using this students can gain JavaScript coding skills, design their own research project where they test hypothesis through analysis of geospatial datasets, and overall gain valuable life skills through the process.
Google Earth Engine is a Geospatial analysis platform that contains datasets that can be used for a variety of purposes such as disease risk mapping, tracking geographic changes in coastlines or glaciers, assessing earthquake risks, etc. The video below from their site brushes over this.
Google Arts and Culture is a site with a compilation of art organized by time period and style, historical events, and cultural undertakings.
Interactive Applications by Subject
These videos go over fun, engaging, interactive websites/applications that students can use to nail down challenging topics in a variety of subjects. The websites have games, modules, interactive models, worksheets, quizzes and other activities to peak student interest and involvement with the material.
Interactive Science Applications
This tutorial goes over several interactive science computer application: CellsALIVE!, BrainPOP, PHeT Simulations, and TriviaPlaza. These applications are interactive, entertaining, and engaging therefore helping students tackle challenging topics across the sciences.
Timestamps:
BrainPOP- 0:20CellsALIVE!- 2:25PHeT Interactive Simulations- 5:14Triviaplaza Science- 7:38Interactive Social Studies Applications
This video goes over several Social Studies applications that can be used in the classroom to enhance student engagement and learning across social study topics.
Video Timestamps:
iCivics- 0:20Hippocampus- 2:04TriviaPlaza- 3:12BrainPOP Social Studies- 4:00Interactive Math Applications
This video goes over several applications with quizzes, games, solved problems, videos and worksheets. Teachers should know these resources are available for students and students should know how to navigate them after watching this video.
Timestamps:
Khan Academy Math- 0:18BrainPOP Math- 1:56Mathopolis- 3:04Mathway- 3:39Interactive Language Arts Applications
This video goes over several applications with quizzes, games, interactive articles, and language arts tools for understanding grammar, diction, and other integral topics. Teachers should know these resources are available for students and students should know how to navigate them after watching this video.
Timestamps:
SoftSchool Language Arts- 0:30Utah Education Network Language Arts- 1:59Newsela- 4:07Purdue Owl Writing Lab- 5:47Grammarly- 6:41Contests!
Get students excited about what they are learning by entering their work in contest! A little dose of healthy competition can be more engaging for students by creating a goal and having something they are working towards. There are always national contest of some form where students can make a project and submit it. Below are a few examples:
Google Science Fair is an annual science competition by Google with many great scholarships and prizes.
A site with a compilation of competitions students can participate in.
Annual Art competition by Google.
A NSF- supported site with a variety of STEM competitions.
This site contains links to a variety of competitions in Visual & Performing Arts\, Journalism, Creative Writing, Essay Contests, and Student Publication Awards.
The National High School Essay Contest... Winner receives a trip to Washington D.C.