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Since the introduction of Google Apps for Education almost a decade ago, Google has sought to continue to make the lives of teachers and students a bit easier. Classroom, Drive, and Calendar have done that. The holdout for making lives easier has been Google Sites. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that has changed. If you can double-click you can edit and create a site!
To access, go to sites.google.com/new and start exploring. For more information, check out Google Education Innovator, Eric Curt’s great blogpost for a synopsis.
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The week of 8/22-8/26 will be FCS Digital Citizenship Week. Access resources to use with your classes here.
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EDpuzzle.com - Nathan Medley
Are your kids getting bored watching your Educational Youtube videos? Try turning it into an engaging, self-paced learning activity with interactive lessons. You can even add your voice and questions along the video. Reinforce accountability: Know if your students are watching your videos, how many times and see the answers they give.
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TWITTER Edu Chats- Jaki Day
Do you want to participate in an Educational Twitter Chat? Would you like to lurk around other awesome teachers and be a “fly on the wall”? There are many great Twitter chats that you can follow and participate in as you feel comfortable. Click on the image below to find a chat that meets your needs and times. Enjoy!
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If you are looking for a new way to incorporate digital assessments (TKES Standard 5-Assessment Strategies) in your classroom consider trying Google Forms. With the Flubaroo add-on, you can create digital assessments that will quickly grade multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank questions for you. One of the great aspects of Flubaroo is that it creates a breakdown of your assessment which demonstrates what percentage of your students answered each question correctly (TKES Standard 6-Assessment Uses).
Click here to learn more about the Flubaroo tool.
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Resources:
(Must be on campus)
Youtube Playlists:
(requires that you override the filter)
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Technology Newsletter 8/16
