Tech Tips & Tricks
Back to School Edition
Open House Ideas
- Use QR codes on handouts for parents to easily access necessary websites (get a template of the tree photo here).
- Take advantage of Pokemon Go craze and create a virtual reality scavenger hunt of the school or your classroom. Use clues and showcase 360 photos or video , or videos of each student.
- Incorporate badges--each skill or clue solved can earn a badge
- Mary Howard uses Klikaklu app to introduce students to classroom procedures.
*free to create for 2 days, but "playing" is free forever.
Contact us for help with these!
Website Spotlight
Math
Grades 1-8 - Kids love playing this math game that is aligned to the Common Core standards so much that they even play at home! All educational content is--and will always be--free.
Grades 6-12 - Real world lessons that address Common Core standards while challenging students to think critically about the world. There are 10 free lessons available.
NewsELA
Newsela builds reading comprehension through leveled articles and real-time assessments. Now with primary source documents! Also integrates with Google Classroom--import your rosters!
Google Updates
5/4/2016 - New Q&A feature for Google Slides - link
5/18/2016 - Embed live charts from Sheets into Docs and Slides - link
6/28/2016 - Updated “What’s New in Google Apps” site - link, link
- 6/28/2016 - Google Cast for Education - link
- 6/29/2016 - Forms gets built-in quiz feature - link (comparison to Flubaroo - link)
- 7/18/2016 - Choose folder location when copying files in Drive - link
- 7/19/2016 - New financial template added to Google Sheets - link
- 7/20/2016 - “Training for Google Apps” extension (formerly Synergyse) available for all Google Apps organizations - link, link
- 8/17/2016 - Add images to questions and answers in Google Forms - link
- 8/17/2016 - For iPad Users: New Annotation Features in Google Classroom mobile app - link
- 8/17/2016 - Add topics to posts in Google Classroom - link
- 8/25/2016 - A new Google Hangouts Chrome extension experience - link - What is Google Hangouts? - link
- 8/29/2016 - Introducing Casting into Hangouts - link
- 8/29/2016 - See a snapshot of information about a file in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides - link
- 8/30/206 - Collaborate and communicate more effectively with the new Google+ - What is Google+? - link
Melanie Kitchen
Tuesdays @ MS & HS
Email: melaniekitchen@lew-port.com
Website: http://curatorofcreativity.weebly.com/
Phone: 716.203.1669
Twitter: @melanieann
Tracy Bramwell
Mon & Tues @ PEC & IEC
Email: tracybramwell@lew-port.com
Website: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/b/1/embed?src=tracybramwell@lew-port.com&ctz=America/New_York&pli=1
Phone: 716.698.9608