The EdTech Connection
Making the connection between ed and tech: 12 Aug 2019
DATES: Sept 12, Sept 25, Oct 10, Oct 24, and Nov 14.
There's always something!
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be working right now. If you try, you will get an error message and you won't be able to complete it. :(
Not to worry, we have an open ticket with itslearning and IC and we WILL get it fixed. But for now, sadly, we just have to sit tight or enter those grades the old-fashioned way.
As soon as we get it resolved, I will be sure to share the good news with everyone!
Getting to Know Your Chromebook
Last spring, I shared an online course called "The Chromebook Infused Classroom" from Holly Clark (for which I registered but which I have not yet completed). Holly is the co-author of the book The Google Infused Classroom with real classrooms examples of how to use the tools available to us now to "make thinking visible and amplify student voice." One of the things I appreciate MOST about her book is that it starts with the PEDAGOGY, not the technology.
But let's also be honest and admit that you do need to know how to use the technology. For us in Forsyth County, that is largely Chromebooks. If you're looking at all of the Chromebooks in your classroom and wondering, What am I supposed to do with these? I don't even know how to use them!, Holly has you covered again.
Check out her blog post from July called "Getting to Know Your Chromebook" and start seeing what your Chromebooks are capable of!
Import Questions in Google Forms
Even if it's something small, like adding Last Name, First Name, Class Period, and email address to every form you make, that takes time. Now, you can just import those questions and then get to work on the real stuff you want to know from the form!
It's a pretty simple process, but here is a Support page from Google if you need help walking through the steps.
Angela Burgess
Forsyth County Schools, GA
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