tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70700051997765503012024-03-18T20:12:29.987-07:00SUHSD Technology BytesMelissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-83141317928651035382016-08-16T14:22:00.001-07:002016-08-16T14:24:13.845-07:00Send Voice Mails to your Email<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Did you know you could send your voicemails to your email (and even play the audio right from your email), so you don't have to dial in and check your phone each day? Here are the instructions to set this up.</span><br />
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Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-92213384099803199692016-05-03T11:09:00.001-07:002016-05-03T11:09:32.348-07:00Save Some Time by Using the Preview Pane in Gmail<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Gmail, click on the gear.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then, choose "Settings".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In Settings, choose the "Labs" tab.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Press "Save Changes" at the bottom of the page.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now, when you are back on your Gmail page, click the arrow next to the panes icon (at the top left of your screen) to choose how you want to view your preview pane. (The sample above is showing "Vertical Split.")</span></li>
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Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-29934901441062065442016-04-26T09:19:00.002-07:002016-04-26T09:19:34.360-07:00Creating a Google Custom Search Engine<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you ever wanted your students to search a topic on the internet, but were afraid of the results that they would get? Are the hits they get age appropriate or even the right topic? You can create your own custom search engine, where the students can search and only find websites or sources that you want them to find. </span><br />
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Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-41391202858286592902016-03-08T13:06:00.001-08:002016-03-08T13:06:50.791-08:00Creating Self-Graded Online Exams<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've had a few people ask me lately for tools to administer online exams. There are a lot of tools out there, some free, many paid. Here are my favorites:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I really love <a href="https://www.quia.com/web">Quia.com</a>, a paid testing software, that also allows students to play review games as well. It gives you great reports, and is easy to create questions. There is a volume discount if you get a group of teachers together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another online exam platform I have used is built into <a href="http://canvas.instructure.com/">Canvas</a>, a Learning Management System (LMS). I was able to create online exams, and it graded all the multiple choice and fill in the blank answers for me, and also made it easy to grade the short answer/essay type questions. However, this is just one part of the Canvas system, and you may not want to use a full LMS just for quizzes. A bonus, is that using Canvas is free.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are not willing to pay for a system, or want to use an LMS just for the quiz/test feature, a great resource is <a href="http://forms.google.com/">Google Forms</a>. You can create a quiz using a form, and then use Flubaroo to grade it for you. Below are instructions on how to great a Google form, and how to use the Flubaroo Add-on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Safer Internet Day is an event for promoting safer and responsible usage of online technologies among young people. It also raises awareness of emerging concerns such as cyberbullying and social networking privacy. The theme of Safer Internet Day 2016 is “Play your part for a better Internet!” <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/02/09/google-is-awarding-2gb-of-free-drive-space-to-promote-safer-internet-day/#5a8ff0a42a90">-Forbes Tech</a></span></blockquote>
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<li>Don't use the same password for all of your accounts. Change them up, each account should have it's own unique password.</li>
<li>Change your password frequently. If you have never changed it, it's time. To change your district password (for GAFE, School Loop, etc.) <a href="https://pwm.seq.org/pwm/private/Login?session_verification_key=RGMtt9gIZAZMtrUOrKRAr6dqd2mKN9r614b748aeafa">click here</a>.</li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "syncopate"; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 13.2px; line-height: 18.48px;">If someone does hack your account, and is able to gain access, the first thing you want to do is change your password. To change your @seq.org password (for Google, SL, IC, etc.), go to <a href="https://pwm.seq.org/pwm/private/Login" style="color: #767676; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">this website</a>.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Google is providing 2GB of free storage if you do a internet Security Checkup today. (You already have unlimited storage on your @seq GAFE account, but it doesn't hurt to do a checkup anyways. But, if you have a personal Google account, 2GB is a great deal!) <a href="https://security.google.com/settings/security/secureaccount?continue=https%3A%2F%2Fmyaccount.google.com%2F">Click here to do a security checkup</a>. Here are <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/amitchowdhry/2016/02/09/google-is-awarding-2gb-of-free-drive-space-to-promote-safer-internet-day/#5a8ff0a42a90">instructions</a> on how to do the checkup if you need help.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are using a document as a part of your lesson, and make changes during the class period, revert back to an earlier version to "reset" it for the next period.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check if students followed suggestions from peer or teacher editing - You can go back and see if students made changes that were suggested. (You can also always see all comments and suggested edits, even if a student resolved them, by clicking on "Comments" at the top of the screen, next to the "Share" button.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Plagiarism check - if a huge segment of text gets added at one time, a student copied/pasted it into the doc. (Be sure to click "Show more detailed revisions" at the bottom of the revision history window to check this.)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Accidents - sometimes when working in groups, a student may accidentally change something. Anyone who has editing rights can go back and see the previous version, or copy something from a previous version and then go back to the most recent version and paste in "old" text/images.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sabotage - sometimes students don't behave as they should in a document that is shared with multiple people. You will always have a history of who did what, and can restore previous versions. (The document must be shared w/ specific people, not "anyone with a link" to see the names of who did what.)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both tools are free, gameshow-like quiz games, where you can enter in your own questions, or choose games created by other teachers. The teacher projects the game, and the students use their cell phones or chromebooks to answer the questions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many teachers in our district have been using Kahoot, and students love it. I have heard stories of students playing Kahoot in small groups on their own time, because it is fun. And the best part, they are learning and reviewing at the same time. Quizizz is a newer game, that is very similar. But it has some additional tools and benefits that put it a little over the top of Kahoot:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quizizz displays the questions right on the students device, so they don't need to look up at the screen to see the question. This makes it much easier for the students to stay engaged, and not get confused.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quizziz has fun memes after each question that students love.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For instructions, an overview video, and a walkthrough to use this with your students, please check out <a href="http://quizizz.com/resources">this link</a>.</span></div>
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Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-37255489344130157082015-12-01T10:43:00.001-08:002015-12-01T10:47:35.435-08:00Use the Hour of Code to Teach Important Skills to ALL Students<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Why should ALL teachers participate in the hour of code with their students? You may be thinking, "I don't teach computer science, and I don't want to give up an hour of my valuable class time". </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">While you may not be teaching a computer science course, coding teaches students problem solving skills, critical thinking, collaboration, and perseverance. These are all skills that any teacher, in any subject area, would love for their students to have and practice. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">And, coding is used to help people in all job fields, so it is a great way to share with your students applications in the work force to your subject area.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It helps if you go through the tutorial yourself ahead of time. But honestly, you don't need to. The students will be fine doing it without you having to be an expert.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have the students create an account, and work on the tutorial. You will be amazed watching your students create, think critically, and fail and try again.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you don't have devices, go to <a href="http://code.org/learn">code.org/learn</a> and scroll down to "unplugged computer science".</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Unfortunately, these tools are not free. I have found that spending that little amount out of my pocket has been worth it, for the amount of times I have used it, with students in class, as well as with teachers in PD workshops. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here are two different versions of a spotlight for each operating system. (Sorry, there is nothing that I know of that works with Chromebooks, yet.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Or, if you want a bibliography, students can cite their sources using the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/easybib-bibliography-crea/dnhomniofbmbomomggjpkakilbbgfkhc">Easy Bib Add-on</a>?</span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Easy Bib is an amazing tool to help you write bibliographies. The free Add-on integrates into your Google Docs. Once you install the Easy Bib Add-on, you can use it in each of your documents to help you create a perfectly formatted bibliography in hundred's of citation styles. It even indents the second line!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here's a video on how to use the Easy Bib Add-on as well as how to use the Google Research Tool to find sources, insert them into your document, and cite the sources as footnotes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The clipboard is the place where the things you copy are stored. You can add things to the clip board by pressing </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Control C</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on a PC, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Command C</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on a Mac, or right clicking on something and choosing </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Copy</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. To paste what is on your clipboard you will press </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Control V</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on a PC, </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Command V</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on a Mac, or right click and press </span><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paste</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm sure you are used to people saying "There's an app for that".... Well, now there's an extension for that! <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clipboard-history-2/ajiejmhbejpdgkkigpddefnjmgcbkenk" target="_blank">Clipboard History</a> is a great Chrome extension that stays up next to your Omnibox (URL address bar) and keeps a history of all of the things you have copied.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">This is a list of things I have "copied" and I can click on any of<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The first thing you need to do to use </span><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clipboard-history/hmgejlbbhlgnknnnhfligmjalffljbno?hl=enhttps://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clipboard-history-2/ajiejmhbejpdgkkigpddefnjmgcbkenk" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Clipboard History</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> is download the extension. Click on the </span><a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/clipboard-history-2/ajiejmhbejpdgkkigpddefnjmgcbkenk" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Clipboard History link</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> and click on the blue "+Free" button</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">After you have installed it, </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">all you have to do is click on the icon of the green (it used to be orange, like you see in the GIF below) clipboard up on the right of your screen, next to the Omnibox (address bar). </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Then click on the information you previously copied and want to use again, and it brings it back into your clipboard and allows you to paste that information into whatever you are working on.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">You will love this extension. It will save you lots of time and make things just a little bit easier for you! Just to write this blog post, I used the extension three times!</span><br />
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Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-16560793718761175462015-11-03T14:03:00.000-08:002015-11-03T14:03:20.874-08:00Lesson Crashers Episode 1: Psychology - Functions of the Brain<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I must admit, sometimes I watch a little too much TV, especially when I should be cleaning my house, preparing a lesson, etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But some TV can be a good thing - educators can get some great ideas for lessons based on TV shows. There are hundreds of <a href="http://flipquiz.com/" target="_blank">Jeopardy style review games</a> and templates on the web. The <a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/education/teacher-institute" target="_blank">Exploratorium Teacher Institute</a> runs an "<a href="http://www.exploratorium.edu/media/index.php?project=11" target="_blank">Iron Science Teacher</a>" web show each summer based on <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/iron-chef-america.html" target="_blank">Iron Chef</a> where teachers create science lessons using a secret "ingredient." <a href="https://twitter.com/jkloczko">Jennifer Kloczko</a>, an administrator from Natomas, got <a href="http://sparkleonjen.blogspot.com/2015/04/chopped-pd-lessons-learned-from-food.html" target="_blank">inspiration for the Professional Development she leads</a> from Food Network's "<a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/chopped.html" target="_blank">Chopped</a>."</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.hgtv.com/shows/yard-crashers" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipnIRhfDJL9ZvF3NCZ1jJhZ4R2PHJVzMFQ0pA2DymFU2j42T-QIUKpbrRWfgWDcSwL9xca2oDiMoPx-OGXxnw267QMMOjqWUBNpijbRGb6bCgMWlAim82vzSTK5BH6ReX0zMBIG4p-UgQ/s200/yardcrashers.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This summer, I watched a lot of HGTV and one of my favorites was <a href="http://www.hgtv.com/shows/yard-crashers" target="_blank">Yard Crashers</a>. The main premise of the show is that some home owners are shopping at a Home Depot type store, in the garden section, and the host sneaks up on them, volunteering to design and landscape their yard. The show provides the designer, supplies, and a construction/landscaping crew, and the home owners pitch in too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">This gave me the idea to create my own spin on the show called "Lesson Crashers." The idea behind "Lesson Crashers" is that I would help a teacher reinvent a lesson, integrating technology. I'd meet with the teacher, we'd discuss a lesson or project that they have used before, and figure out what new goals they have or hopes for improvement. Working together, we'd then brainstorm some ideas on how we can meaningfully integrate technology to enhance the lesson. When the teacher then teaches the lesson, I can provide support if needed (ex. coteach, observe, etc.). Then, we'd debrief the lesson, and come up with next steps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Here is the first Lesson Crasher lesson. Michelle McKee, a psychology teacher at Carlmont, graciously volunteered to test this out with me, and we wrote up a description of the process. I am hoping that this lesson will spark some ideas that you can use in your own classes. If you would like to be on the "next episode" of "Lesson Crashers", please book an appointment with me and I'd be happy to help you integrate instructional technology in your curriculum.</span><br />
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<iframe height="2500" src="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QM0Pljs46oTe0WOqZLm0fFwsc9PqDTccWJRLo5oyQEg/pub?embedded=true" width="100%"></iframe>Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-44099724412077849022015-10-27T08:26:00.000-07:002015-10-27T10:52:57.147-07:00Best Practices for Teacher Management of Chromebook Carts<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5eMSg_W0WuyhM6kPtweJEHJ7xE6k1tg4xtJL-_f8F6ZPbgPFG_b0etWEKse38jUEiwLt45rsAOcUkPZQpgIMlrFDhle4XPDolMvQLZihe0AdpZH1_9qR4cXAUGV1tDJodVIXLBnEkGQ/s1600/4366697761.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5eMSg_W0WuyhM6kPtweJEHJ7xE6k1tg4xtJL-_f8F6ZPbgPFG_b0etWEKse38jUEiwLt45rsAOcUkPZQpgIMlrFDhle4XPDolMvQLZihe0AdpZH1_9qR4cXAUGV1tDJodVIXLBnEkGQ/s200/4366697761.png" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To best protect the Chromebooks and ensure that they last as long as possible for you to continue using, here are some best practices. </span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Assign each student a number. </b> That is the Chromebook they will ALWAYS use in your class, and the Chromebook they are responsible for.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Print out a list for each class that you pin on the wall above the cart, in case they forget their assigned computer.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have students write down their number in their notebook or planner. (Or print out labels for each student with their name and number to put on their class notebook, planner, etc.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If new students join your class, just assign them an empty number. Don’t go re-organizing or alphabetizing your list after you’ve assigned numbers. The students will get confused.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Distribute Chromebooks.</b> If cart is open, students know to pick up their Chromebook on the way into class. If it’s closed, they are not to grab one.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure students only get their Chromebook, not ones for friends too. When they carry too many, they drop them.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students should use two hands to carry a Chromebook, and never have them open when they are walking.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students should double check that their Chromebook is actually the right number, in case the person before them put it away in the wrong spot. Remember, they are responsible for their assigned number.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stand near the cart or door to make sure no chromebooks wander out of class.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you are having students get Chromebooks after the beginning of class, call up students in groups. Ex. 1-10, 10-20, 20-30, etc.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Check the Chromebooks. </b> </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If there is ANYTHING wrong with the Chromebook, the student should tell you right away. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That way you know that it was broke the period before, and know which student is responsible.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notify the appropriate AVP immediately if a student broke a device.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Sign In. </b> Students should be sure they sign in to their GAFE account. </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If they open the device, and it’s already on the internet, the person before them is signed in.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have them sign out the other person, and sign in themselves.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No food or drink next to the devices. Keeping the units clean will help extend their life.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use the device on a flat surface. Using the device on your lap increases the risk of damage.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do not attach personal accessories to the Chromebooks. Headphones can be used when directed by staff. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Not charging student cell phones through the USB port will extend battery life during the day.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Students should return their Chromebook in the last few minutes of class, NOT after the bell rings.</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only have students plug in Chromebooks at the end of the day, not each period. It takes up too much time.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Call up students in groups to put away their Chromebook, and be sure they put it in the correct slot. 1-10, 10-20, etc. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure each computer is put away (and plugged in if this is the last period) and close the cart door BEFORE you let any students leave the class.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You don’t want to sit and plug in all 35 chromebooks, so make sure the students do it for you.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Don’t allow students to leave the class when Chromebooks are out. </b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is how Chromebooks are stolen. Even if you collect the Chromebook from the student who is leaving the room, that doesn’t ensure that they didn’t put another one in their backpack before leaving. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Make sure all Chromebooks are accounted for.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Never leave the cart unlocked when you are not in the room.</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Make sure the cart is locked, plugged in, and charging at the end of the day.</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please remember that the cart is checked out to you, the teacher, not the students. So you are ultimately responsible for the contents. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be sure everything is plugged in and in the correct spot, before the cart moves on to another teacher. You wouldn't want to open the cart and find that half of the Chromebooks aren't plugged in and charged.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Devices should not be used when you are not there. Your class should not be using the carts when you have a substitute teacher.</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Notify your school’s site tech regarding damage or malfunction of Chromebooks</b></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Moving Carts</b></span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Only teachers should move carts, do not allow students to move cart around the campus. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Unplug power connector, from wall, before moving, and wrap the cord around the cord management. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When transporting Chromebooks without cart, do not stack more than 4 books on top of each other or the screens will crack.</span></li>
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Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-10212675743838711982015-10-20T12:54:00.000-07:002015-10-20T12:54:13.912-07:00Digital Citizenship Week - Lesson Ideas Linking Content to Digital Citizenship<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This week is <a href="https://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/digitalcitizenshipweek">Digital Citizenship Week</a>. A week to promote teaching digital citizenship to all of our students.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Digital citizenship can be defined as the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use." - </span><a href="http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">digitalcitizenship.net</a></blockquote>
<span style="font-size: large;">Why should we teach digital citizenship?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our students are prolific users of technology, especially cell phones, and use it regardless of whether we allow the use of it in our classrooms. However, our students don't always use technology in a responsible manner. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is up to us, as educators, to guide our students and teach them how to use technology as an educational tool, and to use it responsibly in all aspects of their lives. And, since we don't always have access to computer labs, why not take advantage of the computers our students carry with them at all times?</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use <a href="http://classroom.google.com/" target="_blank">Google Classroom</a>'s Question feature to have an online discussion about a video, text, or activity you have done in class. Teach students the proper way to write a response, and how to respectfully agree, disagree, or ask questions of each other.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have students write <a href="http://thereadinessisall.com/2015/10/07/shop-talk-the-nuts-and-bolts-of-student-blogging/" target="_blank">blog</a> posts and comment on other's blogs to share their learning and ideas with others around the world, not just their classmates.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use Instagram to do a <a href="http://www.weareteachers.com/blogs/post/2015/09/02/teaching-the-photo-essay" target="_blank">visual imagery lesson</a>, and teach students how to properly post, use hashtags, and comment on each other's feeds.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Use <a href="http://mdhero.blogspot.com/2014/04/kqed-do-now-and-common-core.html" target="_blank">Twitter</a> to participate in an online chat to practice argumentation with claims, evidence, and reasoning, as well as to develop a positive, professional, social media presence.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever had a hard time finding exactly what you are looking for when searching the web? It is really hard to learn how to Google Search effectively, especially for our high school students. Google has a fun game, called "<a href="http://www.agoogleaday.com/" target="_blank">A Google A Day</a>" which allows students to practice their search skills. It asks three questions, that generally are multipart questions, and it has a search bar on the same page to practice. They also have a great tip section and can provide hints. I used this with my classes frequently, and they had a blast. I let them use their cell phones and the student who solved it first had to explain to the class exactly how they found the answer. Through the year, I noticed their search skills greatly improved. (Many times I'd allow students to use their cell phones, because we didn't have the cart that day.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you want to create your own Geoguesser game, with your own locations, you can do that with <a href="http://geosettr.com/" target="_blank">Geosettr</a>. If you are introducing a new unit, reviewing locations in a novel or a historical event, or locations that it's inhabitants speak the language you teach, this would be an amazing tool to use.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sometimes I would write famous quotes or fun facts on the board to change things up for my students. If you type "fun fact" into the Google Omnibox (search bar), you will find fun facts with links to more information. You can also click "ask another question" for more fun facts!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Did you know you can "Mute" an email thread/chain in Gmail? Muting means the future replies to this thread will not enter your "Inbox". These emails aren't deleted or blocked, you can still find them and all future replies in your "All Mail" folder. By muting these emails, you won't be bothered by all of the responses to the email.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's how I might use it.... an email was sent about a social event that I can not attend. Soon, everyone on campus is replying to this email with what potluck items they are bringing. I don't want to keep getting new messages for this thread in my inbox. If I mute the email, I will still get the emails, but they won't show up in my inbox, instead, they will be automatically archived, and I can find them in my "All Mail" folder. (Note: You may want to check out your muted threads every once in a while, because sometimes people use the same thread to change the subject of the email.)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having your students use Google Docs instead of Microsoft Office products can save you a bunch of headaches. Before Google Docs, I would get tons of excuses when papers were due.... "My printer is broken," "I don't have Office at home," students would email me files that weren't compatible with the school computer, bring in empty flash drives where "I saved my document here, I swear," or bring in a file that was an earlier draft. It was a nightmare! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though Google Docs made things much easier, when I first started using them, there were still some hiccups in the process. When I'd have my students create documents and share them with me, students would still make mistakes. They wouldn't name the document in the way I wanted, they wouldn't share it correctly, and I would end up with hundreds of "This Document has been shared with you" emails and a mess of files appearing in my Drive. Things were better with Google Docs, but, I had to find some solutions to help with the work flow.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over the last few years there have been a few work arounds to deal with these problems: shared folders, Doctopus, and gClassFolders to name a few. My new favorite option is Google Classroom. It allows you create a seamless workflow, that solves all of the headaches you may have had.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And best of all, since Google released a Google Classroom API this summer, our district was able to automatically create classes for you in Google Classroom (this weekend), and your students are already enrolled in your Google Classroom classes! Just go to <a href="http://classroom.google.com/">classroom.google.com</a> and "accept" each of your courses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">**This was a one time set up of Classroom. It will not autosync if you have students move into or out of your courses. If </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">new students join your class throughout the year, you will need to manually add them to your class. If you happen to have two courses the same period, and if you want to merge them, you will need to add "members" to one of the classes, and archive the unused class, to get them all in one place. If you have already set up classes this year and had students join them, you can "Decline" the new courses and they will disappear.</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You may be thinking... "Wait, why would I use this if we are using School Loop?" The answer - it will solve your Google Doc issues. And, it has some extra features, like a real threaded discussion, which School Loop lacks. So I would use School Loop to post the assignment with directions and a link in the School Loop assignment to go to Classroom. In Classroom, students would access the Google Doc for that assignment, and submit their assignment. I'd then use School Loop to post the grade. Classroom is the best way to manage the workflow when using Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Drawings, etc.</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/?hl=en#topic=6020277" target="_blank">Google Classroom Help Center</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/google-classroom/" target="_blank">Alice Keeler's Google Classroom Tutorial Blog Posts</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="https://techtodo.wordpress.com/?s=google+classroom&submit=Search" target="_blank">Lisa Nowakoski's Google Classroom Tutorial Blog Posts</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Things-You-With-Google-Classroom/dp/098615542X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0" target="_blank">50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom</a> by Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller</span></li>
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Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-61096923009388110302015-08-25T08:25:00.000-07:002015-08-25T08:25:05.920-07:00Access District Drives on a Laptop or Off-Campus Computer<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As we have switched over from Novell to Windows Login, you may have noticed that Netstorage no longer works. If you would like to access your district drives, such as your Home (H), Share (S), or Instruction (I) Drives, from your own computer (Mac or PC) from within the district or off campus, please follow these instructions:</span><br />
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Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-28338182123717561032015-05-26T08:39:00.004-07:002015-05-26T08:53:15.761-07:00Summer Reading List<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you thought about trying out integrating some technology tools in your lessons, but just didn't have the time? Now that summer is right around the corner, it's a good time to learn about some innovative ways to use technology to enhance your lessons next fall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some of my favorite books and some new ones that I am looking forward reading when they are released this summer. These books don't just describe using the technology, but also give great ideas and examples on how to use it in your class, in all disciplines.</span><br />
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<li><i style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blended-Learning-Grades-4-12-Student-Centered/dp/1452240868" target="_blank">Blended Learning</a></i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <i>-Leveraging the Power of Technology to Create Student-Centered Classrooms</i> by Catlin Tucker </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is Catlin's new book which will be released at the end of June. I'm super excited, and have been waiting for it for a few years now. It has ideas and lesson plans to help teachers teach the CCSS literacy standards in all subject areas. Here's a description from Amazon: "As you explore the creative road to academic success, with the Common Core ELA and literacy standards—you will turn your classroom into a student-centered learning environment that fosters collaboration, individualizes instruction, and cultivates technological literacy." </span></li>
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<li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Things-You-With-Google-Classroom/dp/098615542X/ref=tmm_pap_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1432653556&sr=1-1" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><i>50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom</i></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Choose "Search".</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then type in your search term.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Click on the magnifying glass.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can search Google, Life, or Stock Images by clicking on the different icons.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then you will click on an image you want to use and press "Select" to add it to your document.<br /><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another great tool in Google Docs and Slides is the Research Tool Bar. This allows students to find not only images but web resources. It will then automatically create footnotes for you to cite your sources in MLA, APA, or Chicago styles. Here are instructions on how to use the Research Tool Bar.</span></div>
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Melissa Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17029027233920972993noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7070005199776550301.post-29418024806935753732015-05-05T13:00:00.001-07:002015-05-05T13:06:33.262-07:00Copyright and Fair Use<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When assigning a project, have you ever had students use images in their PowerPoints with a big copyright watermark across the front? I'm still surprised how many high school students think that any image they find online is free for them to use. Or that they can add their favorite song as a soundtrack to the videos they make for class.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any work created, regardless of where it is posted or shared, is copyrighted. As a teacher, you and your students, do have some rights to use some copyrighted materials, but there are limitations to what constitutes fair use. For example, if you want to photocopy a chapter of a textbook you are using for each of your students, you are only allowed to copy 1,000 words. Or, if you use a song as a soundtrack to a video you have created, you can only use a maximum of 30 seconds.</span><br />
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