Tech Talks 4 Excellent Instruction is a voluntary professional learning opportunity offered to DoDEA Europe educators, ETs, ISSs, and administrators.
The recorded sessions for Tech Talks 4, including links for the associated resources are listed below.
You can also access the recordings for previous Tech Talks using the links below.|
Here are links to the previous Tech Talk courses:
Link to Tech Talks III (SY 2021-22) Recorded sessions
Link to Tech Talks II (SY 2020-21) Recorded sessions
Link to Tech Talks I (Spring 2020) Recorded sessions
Link to the Software & Cloud-Based Resources Web Page -- there are additional resources for most of the technology tools presented in Tech Talks on this website.
Tech Talk 4 Sessions
Date
Topic
Description
Meeting Link
Thursday, 16 Feb
Tech Talks 4 Introduction AND Google & Windows Tips
This session will present the requirements for USD course credit for Tech Talks 4. We will also look at some quick Google & Windows tricks that can help in the classroom and personally.
Tuesday, 21 Feb
Choice Boards
This session will highlight a variety of choice board options & templates. Here is a link to the choice board presentation (arrow keys to move between slides).
Thursday, 23 Feb
Incorporating Minecraft into the Curriculum (not just running around with TNT)
This session is about incorporating meaningful learning activities in Minecraft, not just running around punching each other 😉. Link to Minecraft Resources
Tuesday, 28 Feb
Seesaw for K-5
(Elementary Only)
Why reinvent the wheel? Assign independent math activities based on unit strategies/content. Additoinal recourses for Seesaw can be found here.
Thursday, 2 March
Google Slides Design
How to help students create effective and engaging Google Slides presentations. Here is a link to the presentation (you can make your own copy of it by clicking here). Here is a link to additional resources for Google Slides.
Tuesday, 7 March
Book Reviews with WeVideo
Use WeVideo to help students record reviews. Using the green screen option to add students to the book illustrations. Here is a link to additional resources for WeVIdeo.
Thursday, 9 March
3D Printing Tools
Using Paint 3D and other free tools for 3D printing designs. Resources related to this Tech Talk can be found at this link.
Tuesday, 14 March
Wixie Templates
(PK-6 grades only)
Explore the many templates and graphic organizers that address student standards with Wixie. Additional information and Tech Talks on Wixie can be found at this link.
Thursday, 16 March
PearDeck
How Pear Deck supports excellent instruction (getting more students engaged, sharing exemplary student work anonymously, gathering formative data, and providing feedback). For additional support with Pear Deck, click on this link.
Tuesday, 21 March
Implementing SLC with ePortfoliios (using Google Sites)
Student-led conferencing (SLC) encourages students to take ownership of their learning by involving them in creating an ePortfolio and self-reflection of their learning each year. E-portfolios are created in Google Sites to display artifacts of learning and to update quarterly action plans. Here is a link to additional information about SLC's and ePortfolios
Thursday, 23 March
Minecraft for SEL
Yes, Social Emotional Learning using Minecraft. Here is a link to additional Minecraft resources.
Tuesday, 4 April
Digital Citizenship: Terms of Service Awareness
A quick lesson (K-12 + Educators) used to highlight what website ToC’s are and how this affects usage. This lesson will focus on media usage, creation, and Creative Commons.
Thursday, 6 April
What is Chat GPT and what does it mean for Teaching?
AI chat bots are taking over the news and internet forums. What does this recent technology development mean for education? Here is a link to additional ChatGPT resources.
Tuesday, 11 April
Lumio
Lumio is an educational technology platform that supports teaching and learning through multimedia-rich lessons, collaborative tools, and assessment and feedback features. Lumio allows teachers to create engaging content and also helps teachers monitor student progress and provide targeted feedback. Here is a link to additional Lumio resources.
Thursday, 13 April
Adobe Creative Cloud Express
Student & Teacher creation tools for posters, flyers and video editing. The presentation slides are located here, and additional Adobe Creative Suite Express can be found on this ACCE support website. Quick directions on how to log into Adobe Creative Cloud Express as a DoDEA educator can be found here.
Tuesday, 18 April
Creating an Escape Room
How to create an escape room for a math lesson but it can be applied to other subjects. Escape rooms are a fun way to engage students in learning.
Link to presentation.
Thursday, 20 April
ePortfolios with Google Slides
Creating ePortfolios using Google Slides. Link to the presentation which also contains links to both an elementary and secondary Google Slides portfolio template.
Tuesday, 25 April
Flip
Flip can be utilized in any subject area and with any grade levels. Flip engages students and it is a great tool for differentiating learning activities. Here is a link to the presentation and a link to additional FLIP resources.
Thursday, 27 April
Discovery Education (DE)
Creating and Assigning Video Quizzes
Let’s face it, students enjoy viewing videos. Let’s offer an alternative to ‘text’ evidence questions, and give “video” evidence questions a try. Participants will learn to select vetted academic videos on a range of topics in Discovery Education (DE) and to formatively digitally assess student comprehension and understanding while they are viewing the videos. Here is a link to the presentation and a link to additional Discovery Education resources.
Tuesday, 2 May
Snagit
Going beyond the region capture - using settings for efficiency, quick and easy screencasts, and the Editor for student success.
Thursday, 4 May
Fun Stuff!
Technology Favorites
Our favorite technology hacks and tools right now. There will also be time for open sharing of technology highlights for school year 2022-2023 (this final session might run a bit longer than 30 minutes, stay as long as you would like).