Thursday, August 31, 2017

Presenting at Google Summit at Chadwick International School on December 2 & 3

https://southkorea2017.sched.com/directory/speakers
And yours truly is a featured speaker!

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Parent Notifications in Google Classroom



Some parents have been having trouble with notifications from Google Classroom. These Slides will walk you through the basics. Some things to know -- Google Classroom sends a list of assignments and activities directly to your email account daily or weekly. You DO NOT have to join a Google Classroom. You DO NOT need to download the app for your mobile device. The app is for students and teachers, not parents.

Friday, August 18, 2017

Learning in the Zone: Yearly Plan SY2017-18

Ready for year number two at CDS. After looking back over our faculty needs and using what I learned from last year, I came up with this tentative list of topics for presentations.

Session 1: August 28-September 1 -- Google Classroom
Session 2: September 4-8 -- Google Sites
Session 3: September 11-15 -- QR Codes, Augmented Reality, and Virtual Reality
Session 4: September 18-22 -- Google Tasks & Keep
Session 5: September 25-29 -- Virtual Field Trips (w/ Google Cardboard & Maps)
Session 6: October 23-27 -- Organizing Group Work -- Best Practices
Session 7: October 30-November 3 -- Intro to Design Thinking
Session 8: November 6-10 -- Advanced Search w/ Google & Google Scholar
Session 9: November 13-17 -- Google Hangouts & Google+
Session 10: November 27-December 1 -- Personal Learning Networks (PLN)
Session 11: January 15-19 -- Working with Video (WeVideo, Youtube, and Screencastify)
Session 12: January 22-26 -- Working with Audio
Session 13: January 29-February 2 -- Nearpod
Session 14: March 5-9 -- Newsela
Session 15: March 12-16 -- Blogger
Session 16: March 19-23 -- Google Forms & Google Sheets
Session 17: April 2-5 (6 is an in-service day) -- Gmail, Chat, & Google Calendar
Session 18: April 16-20 -- Google Docs, Doctopus, and Goobric
Session 19: April 23-27 -- Mobile Devices in Action
Session 20: May 21-25 or May 28-June 1 -- Backing Your Digital Suitcase (special session for departing teachers)

Monday, August 14, 2017

Google Certified Teacher Level 2

Last Friday in the middle of the afternoon, I decide to take the Google Certified Teacher Level 2 exam. I did no preparation (other than my normal job of teaching and experimenting with Google). I was able to pass it! One more step toward becoming a trainer.