Welcome to this blog. This is a resource page for all HMS Staff. If there is something you would like to see on this blog, please e-mail me at dgniffke@acsc.net.
Google has just introduced a new feature that allows your audience to ask questions as you present. Then, at the end you can review their questions, and even sort them by popularity! Very cool.
To access the new feature, go to present in the upper right. Click the arrow for the drop down menu and choose "Presenter View" "Use the new audience Q&A and view with speaker notes."
Here are a series of videos that you can view to show you how to assign a Google Doc to students, have them turn in the doc through Canvas, and then how you can grade the doc using a rubric that you create.
Total viewing time is about 30 minutes. I have broken them down into parts so that you can view the parts that you might need help with. As with anything tech based, there is always more that could be shown. I have tried to stick to the basics.
If you have not done this yet, and want to try it with your students, you might want to consider embedding video #4 in the first assignment for students so they can reference it if they have questions about answering or turning in the doc.
If you have any questions, let me know. If anything needs to be clarified on a video, let me know that too, as they can always be edited.
VIDEO #1 - Creating the Google Doc worksheet or assignment (4:20)
VIDEO #2 - Entering the assignment into Canvas for your students to take. (4:35)
VIDEO #3 - Creating a rubric for a doc to grade on Canvas (11:07)
VIDEO #4 - Student View. How students complete and turn in the doc. (4:27)
VIDEO #5 - Grading an assignment turned in on Canvas via Google Docs
John shared this article this week. It is not just about DOK (Depth of Knowledge), but about maximizing technology in a way that encourages a better utilization of DOK.
This one can be a real game changer/time saver. Imagine getting everyone on the same site without having to wait for everyone to type in a URL. No waiting to see if everyone got it right or is on the right site. Think of it as an audio QR code.
Heard about this one at the Google Ed Camp, tried it out at the 2nd 6th grade 1:1 session this summer, and it is a hands-down winner extension that is free on the web-store.
Want to hone your Google skills? Need some ideas? Interested in spicing up your lessons? Whatever level you want to take it to, Teach for Google can help.
Everything from instructional classes for teachers to lessons and ideas. Check it out here.
Okay, I found this on Pinterest. Yes, I use Pinterest, but only for work, I promise.
One thing that I did not like about Chromebooks was the fact that there was no caps lock. Apparently, I was wrong. And did you know there is also a delete function? Me neither, until today.
If you are OCD like me, then this is the app for you!
Seriously, if you put up Post-It notes to remind you that you need to buy more Post-It notes, this will help. Or, if you get back from the store without Post-It notes because you didn't have your Post-It note reminding you to get more Post-It notes, this should help!
Google Keep allows you to makes lists and notes from any device and then syncs those so you can access them anywhere, any time. Need to remember to pick-up some bread on the way home? Note it on your Chromebook, pull it up on your phone after you leave school. Have a fender-bender? Take pics and add annotations for your insurance records. You can even set reminders and share your to-do lists! List getting too long? Import it directly into a Google Doc. Yeah, it does that and more...
Click here to go to a post giving more details about using Google Keep! Then try it out!
Here is a tip that I had not seen before, but one that I think would be useful for teachers. Using the Pin Tab allows you to pin sites to the left side of the browser AND removes the "x" for closing that site. No more, "Oops! I just hit the "x" by mistake!"
Omnibox timer - Set a timer from your Omnibox (address bar)
Omnidrive - Search your Google Drive from the Omnibox
Save to Google Drive - Save web pages or browser screen shots
and others...
Also, if you go to Shake Up Learning website blog now, they are offering a FREE PDF, "Google Cheat Sheets for Teachers and Students," a 32+ page PDF e-book. All they ask is that you sign up for their newsletter.
