google docs and other fun tech tools for the classroom
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Google tips and tools and other amazing online appsPresented by Gina Harris, MAT, MBA
People use technology-it doesn’t use us
Technology usage in schools
In 2009, some 97 percent of educators had one or more computers located in the classroom every day,
54 percent could bring computers into the classroom. Internet access was available for 93 percent of the computers located in the classroom
every day and for 96 percent of the computers that could be brought into the classroom.
The ratio of students to computers in the classroom every day was 5.3 to 1. The following technology devices either available as needed or in the classroom every
day: LCD (liquid crystal display) or DLP (digital light processing) projectors interactive whiteboards digital cameras
Source: National Institute on Education Statistics https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=46
What tools can we use and how?Google –Docs, Drive, Forms, Calendarhttps://www.google.com/Kahoot.ithttps://getkahoot.com/Socrativehttp://www.socrative.com/Tedtalks for kids https://www.ted.com/playlists/86/talks_to_watch_with_kidsSchoologyhttps://app.schoology.com/home
Reading and Math Games
Free Math games http://www.funbrain.com/ http://pbskids.org/games/math/
Free Reading games Fun English Games
http://www.funenglishgames.com/readinggames/directions.html
Read Theory http://www.readtheory.org/
The Magic of Google
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl
Google Drive and Docs
Create folders Upload Files Create Files Share documents Instant editing
Google Applications
https://www.google.com/intl/en/about/products/
Google Forms and Surveys
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1m15PF7fg_m2e0seKUoQ7A9En_9GKdcaqx_x4TiqL5nI/edit
Let’s Kahoot!
Kahoot.ithttps://getkahoot.com/
Brain BreaksGonoodlehttps://app.gonoodle.com/channels/awesome-sauce/take-a-breath?source=channel
Headspace.comhttps://www.headspace.com/my
