The EdTech Connection
Making the connection between ed and tech: 3 Sept 2019
DATES: Sept 12, Sept 25, Oct 10, Oct 24, and Nov 14.
iRun for BYOT 5k and Fun Run: October 12, 2019
In five years, the Forsyth BYOT Benefit has raised over $300,000 to put the Internet in the homes and devices in the hands of students without them. This has been accomplished through the efforts of our sponsors, golfers, runners, and volunteers.
Sign up for the race today and then share with your friends and neighbors!
Organization 101
So whether you are trying to organize your Google Drive, your online classroom, or any other digital filing system, here are my top three tips.
- Organize coursework by units first, then decide on sub-folders. This is probably the most important (in my opinion), whether you are organizing your online classroom or a drive. For my French courses in itslearning, I use a Unit>Lesson>Week organization system, with an extra folder for "resources," which could be vocab lists, notes, or anything extra that I think will be helpful.
- Organize by topic. Anything you save digitally should probably be organized by topic. For example, I have a folder for everything about my life as a teacher, another for everything about being an ITS, and another for all of my EdD work. Within those topics, I again subdivide by specifics (French 1, French 2, etc. OR itslearning, SchoolCity, etc.).
- Be specific with naming items. This is something that too many people overlook as being important. Don't just call something "Test." Name it by course, unit, etc. so that you will more easily be able to identify what you need when you need it.
If you are one of my teachers here in Forsyth, then remember that AT MINIMUM you should organize your itslearning courses with at least one folder for each unit in the course AND what students need to do to be successful on the end-of-unit assessment (study guide, performance task, rubric, etc.).
Have questions? Let me know!
Digital CItizenship Tip for September
One thing to think about is the digital resources that you use, especially when it comes to images or videos. Be sure that you have permission to use any images you use AND that you give any credit needed to the original creator. Just because they show up in a Google search does mean that you have permission. ;)
Two great places to find COPYRIGHT FREE images are Unsplash and Icons by The Noun Project. Both provide high-quality images or icons that anyone is allowed to use. Another thing that I love about them is that they are available as add-ons for Google Docs and Google Slides, which makes it easy to include them in my documents.
Be sure to check out other great resources by going to the FCS Digital Citizenship website.
Angela Burgess
Forsyth County Schools, GA
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