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K-6 Tami Clemens' 2nd graders worked together to share their learning about pets - using WeVideo, students recorded their voices over images to create presentations. The same could be achieved with Google Slides and a tool like Screencastify. Learn about hamsters here! | 7-8Jenna Spiering and Seth Schroeder's 8th grade ELL American Studies class created screencasts of their Google Slides presentations in a unit about early colonial America. Focusing on the skill of paraphrasing, students created screencasts in lieu of giving a presentation in front of the class and then shared them to view each other's work. See an example here! | 9-12 Amy Seidel's Spanish 4 students wrote children's stories to review the past tense and narration. They then uploaded the electronic version and used Screencastify to record themselves reading their stories. Multiple takes encouraged students to improve pronunciation and polish their product before sharing with others. See examples here and here. |
K-6
Tami Clemens' 2nd graders worked together to share their learning about pets - using WeVideo, students recorded their voices over images to create presentations. The same could be achieved with Google Slides and a tool like Screencastify. Learn about hamsters here!
7-8
Jenna Spiering and Seth Schroeder's 8th grade ELL American Studies class created screencasts of their Google Slides presentations in a unit about early colonial America. Focusing on the skill of paraphrasing, students created screencasts in lieu of giving a presentation in front of the class and then shared them to view each other's work. See an example here!
9-12
Amy Seidel's Spanish 4 students wrote children's stories to review the past tense and narration. They then uploaded the electronic version and used Screencastify to record themselves reading their stories. Multiple takes encouraged students to improve pronunciation and polish their product before sharing with others. See examples here and here.
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Collaboration Google Maps can be used for more than getting directions. Using My Maps, students can collaborate on a personalized, shared map. Groups studying the regions of the US could mark the map with landmarks and link to relevant videos. Students studying music could mark the homes of famous musicians and link directly to their songs. | Creativity | Communication Many educators use Skype to connect their classes to the world - and now Skype has built services specifically for this purpose. Connect with experts, take virtual field trips, meet authors, or participate in a Mystery Skype - where classes "meet" each other and have to guess where they live based on clues! |
Collaboration
Google Maps can be used for more than getting directions. Using My Maps, students can collaborate on a personalized, shared map. Groups studying the regions of the US could mark the map with landmarks and link to relevant videos. Students studying music could mark the homes of famous musicians and link directly to their songs.
Creativity
Communication
Many educators use Skype to connect their classes to the world - and now Skype has built services specifically for this purpose. Connect with experts, take virtual field trips, meet authors, or participate in a Mystery Skype - where classes "meet" each other and have to guess where they live based on clues!
Looking for tech training?
- AEA PD Online offers tons of courses for recertification and graduate credit on integrating technology into your classroom. (Choose Technology Integration from the first drop down menu)
- Grant Wood AEA offers courses in Technology Integration as well, including courses specific to Google Apps.
- Set up your own learning plan on Atomic Learning, a tech training website provided by the AEA. Login with AEA credentials (3141xxxx).
- Also available are self-paced options created by members of the IDS Innovation.
- Install the GSuite Training Google Extension – then just click whenever you are using a Google tool to provide you with a variety of tutorials.
- Looking for a specific solution RIGHT NOW?? Try YouTube!
Self-paced courses specific to a 1:1 classroom environment:
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Interested in learning more about something you saw here? Want to find new ways to engage students? Contact your IDS Innovation team!