google classroom: elegant, simple professional development?
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GOOGLE CLASSROOM:ELEGANT, SIMPLE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT?
Jason NeifferNCCE Tech-Savvy Teacher-in-Residence
Assistant Director/Curriculum Director @ Montana Digital Academy
Doctoral Candidate @ University of Montana
@techsavvyteach
Are you using Google Apps for Education in your school?
Are you using some platform for digital professional
development?
Google Classroom is free!
Google Classroom requires Google Apps for Education at your school.
Google Classroom must be turned on by your Google Apps administrator.
Fact: Not all professional development and necessary
accountability requirements are engaging.
Two Philosophies ThatInform My Work
Simple Complicated Complex
Make sure simple but not critical is not overlooked.
Provide additional guidance to user if necessary for success.
Most of the technical and complex things we do are not common.
Google Docs: The RightPlatform for This?
But…
Demonstration
Management
Software is still in beta and your mileage may vary!
Multiple Google apps/non apps accounts complicate the file exchange.
Many expected features are not there yet.
Platform Extensions
In School Professional Development and/or Accountability Regimes
THANK YOU!Jason Neiffer
NCCE Tech-Savvy Teacher-in-ResidenceAssistant Director/Curriculum Director @ Montana Digital Academy
Doctoral Candidate @ University of Montana
@techsavvyteach
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