Day 2 of the High Desert GAFE Summit is coming to a close. My brain is tired, yet bursting with new ideas. It’s hard to narrow the focus to the things that I want to try out within the next week, month, or year. However, I know I have to narrow it so that I… Read More High Desert GAFE Summit (Day 2) – Four Things to Blog about Later
This weekend, our school district is hosting a Google Apps for Education Summit and…It is amazing! It is my second time attending the GAFE Summit and I am always amazed by how much great information can be gained from a two day period. Since I don’t have time to get into depth on any of… Read More High Desert GAFE Summit (Day 1) – Four Things to Blog About Later
There are many “buzzwords” in education today and blended learning is at the top of the list. Blended learning is an instructional strategy that combines face-to- face instruction with online learning. What does this mean? What does this look like in the classroom setting? Is it even possible to combine face-to- face instruction with online learning with… Read More Blended Learning: Creating an Individualized Learning Experience for Students
Screencastify is a video screen capture extension for Chrome. It is able to record all screen activity within a tab or desktop, including audio. It also has the ability to use your webcam to record videos via the webcam on your computer. I have been using Screencastify throughout the last couple of years for two… Read More Screencastify
One of my favorite add-ons and extensions is Doctopus and Goobric. With Doctopus and Goobric, you import your classes into a Google Spreadsheet, create a rubric, and grade these assignments with the rubric attached. It is an amazing and useful tool for the classroom. In the presentation below, I have attached directions and videos to… Read More Doctopus & Goobric
As promised, I have created a video of how to create and grade assignments through Google Forms & Flubaroo. If you have any questions, please let me know!
In my five years of teaching, it has been very interesting to watch the constant change in educational technology. During my first two years of teaching, I had a projector and touch screen laptop on which I could write notes. The technology was completely teacher-centered, as I was the only one with a device. As… Read More The Early Stages of Technology in the Math Classroom
As mentioned in my previous post, I will be presenting at a local conference this weekend. One of my sessions will be on Interactive Notebooks and my other session will be on Chromebook Resources. Below is a the presentation for Chromebook Resources. In this presentation, I will be focusing upon the Google Classroom, Google Forms,… Read More Google Classroom, Forms, & Flubaroo!
I have spent the majority of my weekend at the EdTechTeam conference in Palm Springs. During this conference, I have been introduced to dozens of add-ons, apps, program, websites, and various classroom resources. I feel as if my brain might possibly explode from all of the valuable information that I have gained from this conference.… Read More Google Apps for Education