New Beginnings

 

New Year, New Beginnings 

This year's start to school has looked and felt different in some ways, but if you talk to any of our faculty and staff, the love of starting a new year has not changed. It has been an especially meaningful start to 2020-2021 school year. As our district is moving into its final phases of becoming one-to-one, the blended learning and  technology leaps teachers are making within their classrooms is something to be proud and loud about! Hopefully this blog will help you combine your blended learning and curriculum needs with current technology programming!

Google for Education

Don't forget one of the best resources for anything Google and Education is through Google's for Education website. Here you can find free professional development to enhance your Googleness! 

Google's Teacher Center offers free professional development resources to help educators grow their skills   The Teacher Center houses a variety of free PD resources to help teachers feel confident using Google tools in the classroom.   Read More   Google’s Teacher Center is a free, interactive online platform with a curriculum developed by educators for educators. Whether your staff is savvy with classroom technology or just getting started, they’ll find courses that expand learning at any level, including video tutorials and multiple certifications to demonstrate mastery of Google tools. The Teacher Center is the go-to spot for educator resources and professional development. Learn more   Contact Us   Get Support   Transformation Center       Check out the Google for Education blog © 2020 Google LLC 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 You received this email because you are a Google for Education customer and/or have opted in to updates from Google for Education. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, click here to unsubscribe or customize your communication preferences.--   New Google Assignments We are now apart of the Google Beta Google Assignments. Check out how Google Assignments can make your grading easier and increase your productivity. Free Tech for Learning Here is a great resource for free technology to use for in class and distance learning. You can sort through these resources by grade level or by standards. Some tools are free and some require subscriptions after a trial period.                        Google Classroom Tips and Tricks Need help when giving responses to students on their classroom work? Watch this quick video from Kasey Bell for more ways to respond to your students. Google Meets and Google Classroom  Many of us have made the switch to Google Meets from Zoom for our remote learners to join in on our classroom lessons. Here is a quick video on Google Meets and how to keep students joining without you. Need Audio in Google Slides? Alice Keeler's latest video will help you add audio to your Google Slides though use of Sceencastify. Don't worry, if your audio is short there is no need for the paid Screencastify version!  Flipgrid in the Classroom Flipgrid has added some new features this year to aid in remote learning and add some great enhancements to their flexibility in use for teacher and students. You can now screen cast and create a whiteboard in your videos. Check out these quick videos to get inspired.  What's New in Flipgrid How to Make a Whiteboard in Flipgrid How cool would it be for your students to create an unboxing video using Flipgrid? This could work with any subject and gives your in class and remote students a creative way to present information or what they have learned.  One last addition to this month's tech blog that may give you some more techie inspiration and happens to be one of my favorite go tos. Here is Dihanna Fedder with her "Not Another Email PD