Need to put together an end-of-the year presentation?
Google Slides may be the answer.
Kasey Bell and Matt Miller of Google Teacher Tribe call Google Slides the Swiss army knife of G-Suite, and they're spot on! Google Slides is versatile, and it can be a true time-saver at this time of year. An update to Slides that enables the insertion of audio files completes the app's punch list for me! Click HERE to access Brenham ISD's post on inserting audio, or click HERE to read Kasey Bell's post on twenty-five ways to use audio in Google Slides.
So how do you get all those photos of your class/team/group into Slides? Super easy. 1. Put all the photos in one folder in your Google Drive. 2. Create a Google Slides file. 3. Use the add-on Photo Slide Show, and connect it to the folder. (See image below). You may need to adjust some of the cropping, but that goes pretty quickly.
Password Keeper
Yep! Our students may have a few logins to remember. Easy access can save time and frustration for all parties involved. Check out this password keeper that Shea Holland (AES) made for her students. The icons help even our youngest readers navigate this tool. Click HERE to grab a copy of Mrs. Holland's template. (Thanks for sharing!)
Blended Learning Spotlight
This week's spotlight is on what our digital classroom teachers are using in their classrooms.
From Cassie Simon:
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| https://sites.google.com/cftigers.org/techcoach/trainings/samr-matrix |
This amazing chart gives you thirty-six tools to offer your students opportunities to communicate, collaborate, create, and think critically.
From Judi Chesshir, Sarah Person, Miranda Little, and Ashley Jones
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| https://www.freckle.com/ |
The digital classroom teachers at HCE are using Freckle to differentiate instruction across math, reading, science, and social studies. If you use it, please let me know how it is impacting learning in your classroom.
From Lisa Gherman:
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| http://ditchthattextbook.com/2019/02/28/google-slides-interactive-notebooks-20-activities-to-fill-them/ |
HERE Matt Miller walks you through using Google Slides as interactive notebooks.
From Lori Bagwell:
Check out how Lori Bagwell used Book Creator for STAAR review. Your students can create with Book Creator, too!
