August Back to School Days
On Thursday, August 14th, and Friday, August 15th, we will have some ILT Training. On Thursday you will chose ONE session. On Friday you will also chose ONE session.
All sessions are hands-on. Please bring your Chromebook! Bringing a computer mouse may be useful.
All sessions are hands-on. Please bring your Chromebook! Bringing a computer mouse may be useful.
Thursday
NEW! - Copyright or Copywrong: How to Use the Creative Works of Others Responsibly in your ClassroomWith great technology comes great responsibility. Teachers must not only role model good digital citizenship when it comes to copyright, but they must also explicitly teach students about copyright laws and using others’ creative work in their assignments.
In this session participants will work to answer the following question: How can I make and model responsible choices when I use other people’s creative work in my lessons? In addition to learning about fair use and copyright, participants will learn multiple ways to find creative works in the public domain or creative works that are Creative Commons licensed. This is a must-attend session for teachers who plan on using images frequently in their presentations and/or website and/or who plan on asking students to use images in their student work. Location: Room 105 Trainers: Tara & Jamie Secrets of the Googleverse: How to Grade with FlubarooCome get acquainted with one of the best 'bots available for teachers: Flubaroo! When paired with forms, this add-on will automatically grade basic quizzes that you have created. After recent updates it now runs faster and better than ever.
Please come with an assignment or assessment that you would like to digitize. In this hands-on session, you will have time to master Flubaroo and be ready to administer your assignment to students. Location: Room 313 Trainers: Alynne & Victoria |
TransFORM Your Classroom: Harness the Power of Google FormsThink Google forms are just for taking surveys? They can be used for so much more! Join us to learn how to create forms from start to finish, including how to gather student responses. Also, get ideas for using forms for quizzes, exit slips, video lessons and more. Learn why forms are the most powerful tool in Google docs!
Participants should bring content ideas and/or a quiz or exit slip you would like to turn into a Google form. Location: Library Trainers: Travis & Abraham Annihilating Classroom Constraints Using Interactive Digital ActivitiesUnleash the power of the internet on your assignments! Take your current lessons and spice them up using digital tools. Learn what the SAMR model is and why you should care. Increase student engagement by learning new tools. The ultimate goal is to create an interactive activity using tools like Google’s Research Pane, YouTube Playlists, EdPuzzle, and linking.
Please come with an idea of a lesson that you would like students to complete digitally. It can be a handout, a project, a flipped lesson, or anything else you’ve dreamt up. Location: Science 5 Trainers: Stacey & Annette |
Friday
Teaching with a Website Like a Boss: Linking, Embedding, and Archiving for Maximum Student LearningIn this session, participants will learn how to harness the power of a website to improve student learning outcomes. Specifically, participants will explore a variety of teacher websites, learn how and why to link to other content on the web, learn how and why to embed content (presentations, images, and video), and how and why to collect student input through online tools.
Since this is a Weebly-centered presentation, please come with a Weebly account and one lesson plan to recreate in a webpage. Location: Library Trainers: Travis, Abraham, Stacey, Tara, Victoria, & Jamie |
Pumped Up Projects: Moving from “Doing Projects” to Project-Based LearningHey! Dying to learn the ins and outs of Project Based Learning (PBL)? In this session we will walk you through the process of organizing a project-based learning unit. In addition, we will provide you with numerous resources to support your design and future implementation. Come with an idea; leave with a project plan.
Hey, MATH people! This session is also Problem-Based aligned. Please join us for the fun! Location: B-6 Trainers: Annette & Alynne |
Cancelled: A Teacher’s Super Power: Using Doctopus to Facilitate Student Learning
CANCELLED!
It appears the demand is greater for PBL and websites. Furthermore, it is looking like Google Classrooms might make Doctopus obsolete. If you would like help with Doctopus, please see an ILT member or email us at [email protected].
It appears the demand is greater for PBL and websites. Furthermore, it is looking like Google Classrooms might make Doctopus obsolete. If you would like help with Doctopus, please see an ILT member or email us at [email protected].