Making the Most of Google Docs: Tips & Lesson Ideas Since attending the Google Teacher Academy in April, I have been trying to learn as much as possible about each Google application. The result? I am realizing how little I actually knew about these tools and how tragically I was underutilizing them! Take Google Docs, for example. I have been using Google Docs for a couple of years, yet I had no idea how much I could actually do with docs personally or with my students. So, in this blog want to share some information on basic functionality as well as fun ideas for using Google Docs (now Google Drive for some of us) with students. Back to Basics Let’s start with a definition, Google Docs “is a suite of products that lets you create different kinds of online documents, work on them in real time with other people, and store your documents and your other files — all online, and all for free.” Types of Docs: Documents Documents are a free online word processor. Forms Use forms to: – Collect student data & get to know them better Spreadsheets 1. 2.
Survey: College Admins Love Social Media But Unsure If It’s Helping Here’s an interesting bit of news from the 2012 CASE Social Media Survey . Apparently college administrators are overwhelmingly fans of social media but don’t actually see any measured results from use. In other words, it’s still too early to tell if all this push into social media is helping schools accomplish goals. Whether those goals are revenue-based, enrollment-based, or simply trying to connect with the college community … everyone’s loving social media even though it may not be working. According to Inside Higher Ed , not much appears to have changed since 2010 .Officials remains steadfast in their faith that social media is working for them. Does A Retweet Actually Matter? It’s interesting to note that the study makes some great points. But does a retweet on Twitter or a like on Facebook actually matter? How To Use Your Social Networks Therefore, I simply recommend you keep using social media as YOU want to. So you might as well just figure it out for yourself.
The 10 Most Watched EmergingEdTech Videos of 2012 In 2012, EmergingEdTech videos (there are now over 8o videos) were watched more than 56,000 times, and viewers spent over 35,000 minutes (that’s over 583 hours) watching them! Listing the most popular articles of the year is a common thing to do on a site like this as each year comes to end, but our most popular posts are already listed in a sidebar, so we’re taking a different tack. In addition to this site and popular presences on Facebook (www.facebook.com/EmergingEdTech) and Twitter (@EmergingEdTech), we also post video blog entries on YouTube and we recently surpassed 300 subscribers and over 100,000 views. Here are the top 10 most-watched videos on the EmergingEdTech YouTube Channel during 2012: 1. The top draw, with over 6,740 views in 2012. 2. This video has drawn nearly as many views as the prior one in about half the time, making it arguably more popular. 3. This popular tutorial video illustrates how to start your own blog using Blogger. 4. 5. 6. The title says it all! 7. 8.
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state-of-the-art classroom: New state-of-the-art physics class at Bishop Moore Catholic High has students buzzing October 9, 2011|By Leslie Postal, Orlando Sentinel The students in Rob McCall's honors physics class pay scant attention to their teacher as they chat, scribble and even mark up windows with crayon. McCall doesn't mind. Working in small groups, the teenagers look occasionally to McCall for advice or direction but not, ideally, for answers. They work in Bishop Moore Catholic High's new "studio" classroom, figuring their equations on velocity and vertical displacement on white "smart boards," "writable windows" and giant touch-screen computer monitors. The room is a showcase for state-of-the-art technology, but also for the belief that students learn best if teachers ask questions, present problems, prod them to think and then get out of the way and let them work. "You want them hands-on. In the lab, said senior Austin Whan, "we all get more involved in it." The 17-year-old pointed to the physics problem his group of four had just solved. "I definitely enjoy it more," he said.
Lesson Plans – Search Education – Google Picking the right search terms Beginner Pick the best words to use in academic searching, whether students are beginning with a full question or a topic of just a few words. Advanced Explore "firm" and "soft" search terms, and practice using context terms to locate subject-specific collections of information on the web. Understanding search results Learn about the different parts of the results page, and about how to evaluate individual results based on cues like web addresses and snippets. Engage additional search strategies, such as generalization and specialization. Narrowing a search to get the best results Apply filtering tools and basic "operators" to narrow search results. Compare results for basic searches with ones that use operators to discover the impact the right operator has at the right time. Searching for evidence for research tasks Draw stronger terms from preliminary search results, identify evidence, and explore using various media to locate specific types of evidence.
How The New Learnist Apps Signal A Change In Education Technology If you haven’t heard of Learnist yet, you’re going to see the name around a whole lot more as of 11am today. That’s because Learnist just launched its new iPad and iPhone apps . Edudemic got a hands-on view of these apps and they are quite remarkable. Not just because they’re fancy apps that look nice, but because of what they signal to the larger world of education technology. These apps are going to be the yardstick by which future edtech apps are judged. I say that knowing full well that it’s a weighty claim. What Is Learnist? Learnist is a social learning platform that looks like Pinterest with a heavy dose of Facebook and Instagram. Learnist lets you create learning boards that are essentially digitally curated silos of information. ”Learnist redefines social learning by creating a collaborative mobile experience that empowers any learner, consumer and teacher to easily create and curate media-rich content. The Apps The iPhone app is all about content creation. iPhone Version
Usages pédagogiques Voici quelques usages recensés par les enseignants :Lecture de livres numériques [ex. iBooks, collection Chocolapps]Création de livres numériques [ex. iBooks Author, Book Creator, CBB, …]Lecture de la presse [La Presse+, ex. quotidiens et hebdomadaires belges, presse internationale]L'info en direct [ex. fil d'info des quotidiens et chaînes télévisées]Dissections virtuelles [ex. Frog Dissection - Rat Dissection]Utilisation de tableaux périodiques animés [ex. Atomes]Utilisation de manuels scolaires numériques [ex. Sesamath, lelivrescolaire.fr]Utilisation d'exerciseurs, d'outils de révision pour les mathématiques, le français [ex. Successfully Learning, iTooch, MathBoard]Recherche documentaire pour exposé [ex. Vous souhaitez en savoir plus… Des expérimentations ont lieu avec des tablettes dans des classes ou des lieux culturels. Vidéos Ludovia Vidéos sur le site Agence des usages TICE
Google Student Ambassadors In mid-May, the Google Buenos Aires office hosted 21 university students selected as 2012-2013 Google Student Ambassadors for the first-ever Latin America Ambassador Summit. The students represent 12 universities across 4 countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru. Ambassadors traveled from far and wide, some even leaving their home countries for the first time, to make their way to the Google office in Puerto Madero, right in the heart of Buenos Aires. The two-day summit provided Ambassadors with knowledge and resources necessary to hit campus with a bang in first year of the program in Latin America. Ambassadors attended interactive training sessions about Google products, such as Google Apps for Education, Google+ & Chrome, interacted with Googlers across a variety of different teams & backgrounds, and built an international network of Google peers and friends. Check out more photos from the summit here.
EPIC 2020 | Higher Education Reform 52 Tips And Tricks For Google Docs In The Classroom Google Docs is such an incredible tool for college students, offering collaboration, portability, ease of use, and widespread acceptance – a must for students in online colleges for online marketing, for instance. But there are so many options, both hidden and obvious, that there’s a good chance you’re not using Google Docs to its fullest capability. We’ve discovered 52 great tips for getting the most out of Google Docs as a student, with awesome ideas and tricks for collaboration, sharing, and staying productive. 52 Tips And Tricks For Google Docs In The Classroom Access your documents from anywhere: Whether you’re in your dorm room or the school library, you can access your Google Docs. This is a cross-post from onlinecolleges.net
New Study Finds 11 Real Ways Technology Is Affecting Education Right Now How Online Education Has Changed In 10 Years 8.53K Views 0 Likes We all know that education, specifically online education, has come a long way in the last few years. We've already taken a look back - way back - at online education as we rarely think of it (in the 1960's and 70's), but it is also interesting to see just how much online education has evolved in just the more recent past. Why TED Talks Have Become So Popular 6.93K Views 0 Likes TED talks are useful and free ways to bring high-level thinking and through-provoking ideas into the classroom and your home. 5 Things To Know About SXSWedu 5.72K Views 0 Likes The real story for anyone reading this is SXSWedu, the education-oriented version of the conference that's turning into a force of nature. How Social Media Is Used Around The World 8.57K Views 0 Likes In a fascinating infographic, we get a look at how social media is used around the world by a variety of countries.
I love using google+ In my classroom. by bhwilkoff Feb 19