The Great Migration

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The Great MigrationKate PollonSeton Hall UniversityTechnology for Administrators ELMP7768February 6, 2016Dr. E. Polles

Jackson Public Schools

My Story - 32 Years of Educational Changes

Mother of one incredible daughter

Special Education High School Teacher

Changemaker

World Traveler

Know the past to understand the future.

Lesson Planning

1983

1990’s

2000’s

My Story - 32 Years of Educational ChangesKnow the past to understand the future.

My Story - 32 Years of Educational Changes

2007 eChalkKnow the past to understand the future.

My Story - 32 Years of Educational ChangesKnow the past to understand the future.

2010 - PresentTechnology Administrator at Jackson Memorial High School

In the last ten years, technology

has changed the way we work

and communicate with others —

and it’s also changed how we

interact in the classroom.

Objectives:

1. to ease your fear or ignite your excitement of change

2. to explore the benefits of Google CLassroom

3. to learn about the basics of Google Classroom

4. to transfer lesson plans from eChalk to Google Docstto understand how

classroom works from the teacher and student perspective

5. to effectively manage document sharing and provide immediate feedback

to students

6. to implement Google Classroom in meaningful ways in your classrooms to

increase efficiency, collaboration and engagement

Intersection of Fear and Change in Education

Going beyond the use of technology

as a tool for communication,

planning, and projecting. You are

not alone.

Teacher Technology Change: How

knowledge, beliefs, and culture

intersect

Peg Ertmer, Purdue University

Anne Ottenbreit-Leftwich, Indiana University

Transferring Lesson Plans to Google Docs

Steps to Lessen the Stress:

1. Open eChalk.

2. Click on My Lessons My Lessons, Calendar.

3. Click on Print View Print View.

4. Right Click to Print Document Right Click

5. Change Destination options to Save to Google Drive Save to

Google Drive.

6. Organize Lessons by Unit, Month, or Week - it's up to you!

Transferring Lesson Plans to Google Docs

Saving Individual Days:

1. Click on My Lessons My Lessons, Plans.

2. Click on Print View Print View.

3. Right Click to Print Document Right Click

4. Change Destination options to Save to Google Drive Save to

Google Drive

5. Organize Lessons by Unit, Month, or Week - it's up to you!

Administrator Review of Plans

Sharing Plans:

1. In the upper Right Hand Corner of your document is a

File Pull Down Menu, choose Permissions and Sharing,

Sharing with Administrator.

2. Download Gmail addresses.

3. Share with you Administrator by adding their email address.

4. Once they are added, your plan has been shared.

Google ClassroomImprove Communication:

make announcements

ask questions

utilize flipped learning

students can collaborate with each other

teachers and students can comment in real time.

English I Semester 2 Spring 2016

Create and Collect Assignments:

Google Docs

Drive

Gmail

Assessments

English I Semester 2 Spring 2016

Google Classroom

Stay Organized:

creates Drive Folders

Students can see what's due and you can see when it was

completed

Time-Stamped

Google Classroom

52

Teacher Hours Saved

Google Classroom90%

Less Labor to Support

99.9%

Uptime

Google Productivity https://www.google.com/edu/products/productivity-tools/

What is Google Classroom?

Creating Your Google Classroom

It’s Easy!

1. Click on this Link

Google Classroom.

2. In the Upper Right

Hand corner, click

on the + sign by

your name and

click create class.

3. Type in your class

name and section. Then

click create.

4. Your Google

Classroom has been

created!

Creating Your Google Classroom

Creating Your Google Classroom

Stream:

- is where you will post

your announcements and

assignments.

- students can respond to

announcements and

copy and complete

assignments then share

them with you on

classroom.

Creating Your Google Classroom

Assignments:

-paperless, time stamped, never lost

- eliminates sharing issues by placing

the document in the teacher and

students Google Drive immediately.

- Students simply need to press the

“turn in” button within Google

Classroom to let the teacher know they

are ready to have their work assessed.

Creating Your Google Classroom

Classroom Created! Possibilities Endless!

Links for Utilizing Google Classroom:

Google CLassroom

Alice Keeler

32 Ways to Use Google CLassroom

Created Your Google Classroom