Tech Talks 5 - Technology Supporting Continuous Improvement is a voluntary professional learning opportunity offered to DoDEA Europe educators, ETs, ISSs, and administrators.
The recorded sessions for Tech Talks 5, including links for the associated resources, are listed below (scroll down this page).
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 4 (SY 2022-23) Recorded sessions
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.
Date
Topic
Description
Meeting Link
Thursday, 15 Feb
Tech Talks 5 Introduction and Live Cloud
If you are taking this course for credit, it is important that you attend this first session. In addition, we will look at a resource called Live Cloud for increasing student engagement. Here is a link to the LiveCloud presentation.
Tuesday, 20 Feb
Using Adobe Creative Express to Create Presentations
We will demonstrate how students can use Adobe Creative Express to create presentations that could be used as a book report or book review. We will show templates that are created by Adobe, and also show student examples. Here are the presentation slides.
Thursday, 22 Feb
Using Bing AI (Copilot) to Create Multiple Choice Quizzes
Save time and effort, and quickly create multiple choice quizzes using Bing AI (Copilot) for use with Kahoot or other applications. It can be utilized for any grade level and subject area. Here is the link to the instructions on creating a multiple-choice quiz in Copilot and importing it into Kahoot. Here is a link to additional Bing Copilot support resources.
Tuesday, 27 Feb
Using WeVideo and Google Drive for School News
We will demonstrate how we utilize a Shared Google Drive and Wevideo to help with school communication while encouraging students to explore their interests. Here is the link to the presentation. There are additional WeVideo support resources at this link: WeVideo Support Resources.
Thursday, 29 Feb
Google Classroom - Embed questions in YouTube
Create assignments in Google Classrooms that are YouTube videos with embedded questions along with some other Google Classroom tips & tricks. Here is the Google Classroom Tips presentation.
Tuesday, 5 March
LUMIO - the alternative to Jamboard (which is being discontinued)
How to use Lumio to do what Jamboard did and more. Jamboard is going to be discontinued in 2024, but don’t fear, Lumio is here. You can add the Lumio presentation to your Lumio Library by clicking on this link. Click on this link for Additional Lumio Resources.
Thursday, 7 March
Google Doc Highlight Tool
Use the Highlight tool to increase student interaction with texts, then export student responses for use with group or whole class discussions. Here is link to the presentation on the Google Doc Highlight Tool.
Tuesday,12 March
Pear Deck to help students stay on task
Pear Deck - Demonstrating lesson(s) whereby the teacher can monitor and provide feedback in real-time to students or groups of students. Here is a link to the Pear Deck presentation. Also, here is a link for additional Pear Deck tutorials and resources.
Tuesday, 19 March
Digital Citizenship K-5
Explore ready-made lessons from PearDeck, DoDEA, SeeSaw, and CommonSense Media to share with K-5 students. Here is link to the slide presentation.
Thursday, 21 March
Creating Book trailers with Adobe Express
Students can create professional looking book trailers with Adobe Express. Here is a link to the Adobe Express Book Trailers PowerPoint presentation.
Tuesday, 2 April
Great Data Thru the back door
All Grade levels
Ways to access & use student performance data from various DoDEA Web Apps (PearDeck, Flip, & Formative)
Here is a link to the presentation.
Thursday, 4 April
Low-Tech to High-Tech: Tools for Formative Assessment
(Secondary-focused)
We will look at the benefits of formative assessment and examine ways to infuse technology into capturing the information you need to move your students toward their learning goals. Here is a link to the presentation slides. Also, here is a link to the Speaking & Listening Rubric utilized in conjunction with Flip. Here is the link to Flip Formative Assessment Topic ideas. (use your DoDEA Google account)
Tuesday, 9 April
Seesaw: Creating and Assigning Activities and providing feedback and performance progress. Seesaw is available for K-5 educators only.
Explore the vast library of Seesaw resources available and see how any activity can be selected, modified, and assigned. We will also look at how feedback can be provided and how to monitor student progress in Seesaw. Here is a link to the presentation. The opening video trailer can be viewed here. For additional Seesaw support resources, visit the Seesaw support page.
Thursday, 11 April
Tech-It Centers for K-2 Classrooms
This will be a time for K-2 teachers at RES to share how they incorporate technology into their center rotation and for the participants to share their ideas. I will share a document with the participants to create a running list of ideas to share with their schools. Here are some ideas for technology tools that can be utilized in learning center rotations. Please add your ideas to this list. In addition, here are presentation slides from a previous Tech Talk about Leveraging Technology to Facilitate Small Group Instruction.
Tuesday, 16 April
Desmos–A Great Learning Tool for Math Classrooms
Desmos is one of the premiere tools for teaching math in the 21st Century. It is many things: a graphing calculator, a way to connect people, a platform for inquiry learning. Come learn how to use Desmos to up your math teacher game! Best suited for 6-12 Math, but we will also show how it can be utilized at the elementary school level (K-5).
Here is the link to the presentation slides.
Here is the link to additional Desmos resources.
Thursday, 18 April
Podcasting in the Classroom
This session will explore how to plan, record, edit, and publish student podcasts. This practice gets students to use technology while addressing important content standards. Kids love it, too.
Here is a link to the Podcasting in the Classroom Support website shared in the presentation.
Tuesday, 23 April
How to Make Wixie Templates your Own (grades K-6)
How teachers can use the templates, lesson ideas, and resources as their own assignments in Wixie.
Here is a link to a quick tutorial on how to access & use a Wixie template.
Here is a link to additional Wixie support resources.
Thursday, 25 April
Seesaw & Constructed Response Writing (Grades K-5)
We will show how our ET-Classroom Teacher team is using Seesaw for Constructed Writing practice while using Success Criteria. Here is a link to the constructed response with Seesaw presentation slides. There are additional resources for Seesaw on the Seesaw Resources Webpage.
Tuesday, 30 April
Assessment and Growth with Portfolios
Portfolios can be a great way for students to show and track their own growth and learning! Learn about some different methods and digital tools that can be used to build classroom portfolios!
Here is a link to the slide presentation.
Here is link to additional digital portfolio resources.
Thursday, 2 May
Minecraft and Curricular Connections
An introduction to Farmcraft, a Minecraft eSports program with cross curricular connections from Elementary to Middle school. Here is a link to the presentation slildes. Additional resources can be found on the Minecraft Support Page.
Tuesday, 7 May
From DoDEA Databases and Sketch Notes to AI Project (in one class period)
Do you want to know how to take advantage of the DoDEA Databases and AI -- I highly recommend that you attend this session😊.
Here is a link to the presentation.
Thursday, 9 May
Enrich and Extend Lessons with the power of Co-Pilot and other AI tools
Enhance your lessons with the power of Co-Pilot. Start with your educational expertise and let AI help you inspire and engage all learners. Check out this session to get tips on how to write prompts to generate the best results.
Here is a link to the presentation slides.
Here is a link to additional Co-pilot/AI information.
Tuesday, 14 May
A Smorgasboard of Technology Tools and Tricks
This final Tech Talks 5 session will be a fun exploration of technology tools and tips.
Here is the link to the Windows tips.
Here is the link to the Google tips.