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Tools For Every Purpose...
Tools For Every Purpose...
Escambia County School District teachers are highly encouraged to use the Google Workspace. The Google Workspace is full of helpful tools that you can use in your classroom. You will also use the Google tools for a number of professional responsibilities, including scheduling, conducting meetings, storing information and sharing files. The resources below will give you information about each one and provide you with some potential ideas for their application.
Escambia County School District teachers are highly encouraged to use the Google Workspace. The Google Workspace is full of helpful tools that you can use in your classroom. You will also use the Google tools for a number of professional responsibilities, including scheduling, conducting meetings, storing information and sharing files. The resources below will give you information about each one and provide you with some potential ideas for their application.
Some Help from your Friendly ECSD IT Department:
Some Help from your Friendly ECSD IT Department:
Our team of Information Technology experts has made it easy for you by compiling a list of training opportunities and instructional sites that cover the ins and outs of the Google Workspace. These range from setting up your profile to creating an email account to several other things, and it's all located right on the Escambia County website.
Helpful Google Tools for You and Your Classroom
Helpful Google Tools for You and Your Classroom
Follow the links below for information on these Google Applications
Follow the links below for information on these Google Applications
Administrative and Professional Tools:
Administrative and Professional Tools:
Tools you will, more often than not, use to communicate with your peers, schedule meetings, and generally use to coordinate behind the scenes, fulfilling obligations beyond your classroom.
Gmail is the ECSD supported email service. No other email should be used for professional purposes. Easy to use and intuitive, it is best way to stay in touch with parents, students and coworkers.
Helpful to keep track of lessons, appointments, parent meetings, and we guarantee your admin will use it to share important school events.
Keep track of contacts and create labels for large groups of people you need to email multiple times.
Especially helpful in the era of remote learning, Google Meet lets you video conference with parents, students, and coworkers. You can record meetings and screen cast.
Maybe the most important tool in your toolbox, the Drive is where you will store assignments, receive shared files and folders, and upload documents. It is the central hub of all information documents and files you create or are given.
Classroom Tools:
Classroom Tools:
Tools you will more likely use with students for classroom assignments, assessments, presentations and labs.
Google's online word processor app allows students to collaborate on a single document, share files with you, and allows for incorporation of other Google apps into it like slides or forms.
An app that lets you design surveys, conduct quick knowledge checks, administer bell ringers, etc. Best of all, it compiles responses in a spreadsheet for easy readability.
A spreadsheet app that incorporates the compatibility of Google apps with the versatility of Excel. Very useful when doing science labs that need record keeping, or in math when covering charts and graphs.
Kids love making slideshows, and Google Slides allows them to collaborate on a project from their own computers. Its easy to use, great for students to convey their understanding, and can even incorporate narration and animation into their projects.
Be Sure to Ask your School's IT specialist, Technology Coordinator, or Subject Area Specialist if you have any questions or concerns.
Be Sure to Ask your School's IT specialist, Technology Coordinator, or Subject Area Specialist if you have any questions or concerns.
Enjoy Using All the New Tools in Your Toolbox! We Promise They'll Come in Handy!
Enjoy Using All the New Tools in Your Toolbox! We Promise They'll Come in Handy!
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