Gard Elementary Digital Class
Welcome to Gard Elementary's new digital classroom site! This site will serve as a source for current classroom work, information for students, teachers, and parents; and also a source for tools and programs to work on various skills in alignment with their core educational programs.
Google for Education is a service from Google that provides independently customization versions of several Google products using a domain name provided by the customer.
Today’s students must be prepared to thrive in a constantly evolving technological landscape. The ISTE Standards for Students are designed to empower student voice and ensure that learning is a student-driven process.
CSTA_K-12_CSS.pdfThese videos are excellent guides and tools for various upcoming lessons, future training, and Google based education plans we have for Gard Elementary. These are for all administration, teachers, students and even parents to explore and share in together.
*Please click on the upper left hand icon to view list of videos.
by Samantha Vardanega
*Samantha is a trainer at Using Technology Better. She is passionate about helping others find better ways to teach, learn, research and work together.
Did you know there is an easy way to bring the power of Google Search into a Google Doc, and use it to develop your students’ research skills?
The Explore tool lets students search for websites, images and Google Drive files without leaving Google Docs. They also cite the web sources they find with just one click. This makes it very easy for students to quickly gather a range of web sources they might find useful, without having to move in and out of the document. They can then use the Doc to record the information they gain from each source, creating a research document they can use as the basis for their work.The Explore tool is even more effective when used in conjunction with a research scaffold. This helps develop students’ research skills by encouraging them to summarise, analyse and reflect on the information they find.
Google Drive makes it easy to store and share files in the cloud so you can collaborate securely with your teams and clients while on the go. And we understand that teams work with all kinds of files and tools to get things done. Starting today, we're making it possible to comment directly on more file types including Microsoft Office files, PDFs and images—without having to convert them into Docs, Sheets or Slides.
