Gallery of Samples

Instead of a face to face large group book discussion, try using Slides for a student led discussion where every student manages their slide and contributes to a specified number of class mate slides.  Directions on Slide 2 of the deck.  Watch students who would not normally speak up in class find their voice in Slides!

Stop carrying paper journals!  With Slides (and Slides Carnival) create the topics for the week/month/unit and each student can express themselves online.  Insert video clips for students to watch and comment on, insert Drawing Graphic Organizers, use emojis and lists to connect.  

Bonus points if you use a Rubric to grade!  #gamechanger

Use Slides "Insert --> Diagram" feature to create custom diagrams in a variety of categories for stand alone or integrated use with other Google applications.  Choose from a variety of categories and color schemes and make your information visual. Take that diagram and insert it into reports, larger presentations, and portfolios.

Take the words (& punctuation) from a published poem, give each one a box and have students arrange them into their own creation.  THEN, show students the original and talk about the images they both created and the meaning behind it all.

Do you know the original here?!

Use with Google Maps to create information (in this case traffic flow) for your audience and show locations with as much detail as you need.  

Open this file full screen to see the word bank on the side.  After studying the Exposure Triangle in a photography unit, students *should be able to arrange the various terms around the three pillars of photography in this assessment.

Wait!  This is a Doc.  What is it doing in Keep samples?  Easy.  This began as a simple phrase outline in Google Keep where students picked out the major headings and vocab, organized them, added an appropriate image from a simple Google Search. Then, viola!  It became a Doc where they formatted by my instructions and attached it to the assignment in Google Classroom.  

It shows understanding of the content and the technology while insisting on originality and offering personalization.

Share a note with a group or individual for quick communication.  Newspaper students have Beats to track, Stories to write and Ads to sell all in one convenient place.  With check boxes, it's easy to mark completed tasks and see what remains to be done.

Use Labels in keep to track of notes with the same subject.  Here, quotes about writing as discovered and submitted by Creative Writing students are together for future use:  journaling prompts, inspiration, illustration, or whatever strikes me. 

SIGN

Real Life Application:  Use pdf editors to sign official documents and send on for approval.  Students filling out applications and college intent letters, as well as adults.

HIGHLIGHT

Use color coded highlighting to help students pick out patterns, respond, and select "Golden Lines" in passages.  Compare & contrast selections, use as springboard for discussions.

ANNOTATE

Scan a handout and enable students to digitally question and interact with the text.  No more loose papers, everything at the fingertips of the users.