Integrating Technology for All

Session TwoShare, Store, Collaborate

Agenda

Questions on ning? assignments?TwitterFeedlyRemindAll things GoogleUse Google Chrome for your browser tonight

TwitterBest professional development for me

An interesting blog post on teachers blogging and Ten Websites to Help Students Connect with Books -found on Twitter this week10 steps for Educators new to twitter

The following was prepared by Joey Estes for a parent technology night.

Twitter is a Cool Tool• By joining Twitter, you can connect with people all over the world about things that interest you.

• Imagine having literally thousands of people to bounce ideas off of, share best practices, and to give you recommendations for your next good read.

• All information is shared via 140 characters or less.

Time to Join!

• Once you have decided that Twitter is something you would like to explore, go to the website and sign up for an account. It’s free!

Following• Once you have joined, you will need to find

people to follow.• This means that you find people who have

the same interests as you, or people you find interesting.

• Maybe you want to know what Time magazine has to say.

• Or maybe your kids are interested in Justin Bieber.

Now it’s time to interact.

• Anytime you see the @ sign in front of a name, it is like someone is talking to or about that person directly.

Links• You will often see a link that is a small jumble of letters and numbers. This is a smaller link taking the place of a super long link.

• The real link looks like this: http://www.boston.com/community/groups.html?slPage=showBlogPost&slGroupKey=0cf59848-a680-4169-abad-ba4fa2c99f46&slBlogKey=Blog:c55b1ea4-61d4-4827-90ab-574b44d3b002@D|9;36|CommGroup0cf59848-a680-4169-abad-ba4fa2c99f46|&slBlogPostKey=Blog:c55b1ea4-61d4-4827-90ab-574b44d3b002@D|9;36|CommGroup0cf59848-a680-4169-abad-ba4fa2c99f46|Post:f7a50b5e-a2a9-4b6d-b9df-bd8345fab89b&plckFindCommentKey=

HashtagsUsing a # is an easy way to follow a conversation on a particular subject.

#edchat #edtech

Every day there are new and different #’s the pop up.

#NCTMBoston#MothersDay

#Parenting

Search Twitter for Educational ContentDo NOT need a twitter account

Go to twitter.com/search

visit Jerry Blumengarten’s (AKA Cybraryman) Educational hashtag page - choose one that interests you

paste the hashtag in the twitter search.

Choose All under the results

Twitter•Why Teachers Should Be Using Twitter.

•Twitter Chat Tools

•Getting Started with Twitter in Schools

•Using Twitter for student chats

FeedlyRSS (really simple syndication) reader

bring updates of blogs to your Feedly

a visual display

organize into collections

can use on iPad

take a look

search by interest - top right

Subscribing to a blog not found in the searchnot found in the search

Have Feedly open

in another tab or window have the blog open

copy the url or title of the blog

on Feedly - click + Add Content

paste the url or title

organize into collections to make your life easier

A great place to search for blogs in your area: Educational Blogs by Discipline

RSS Feed - Blogs to follow

RemindSend messages safely to your studentsThey cannot respondPhone numbers and email addresses are privateCommunicate with parentsChat coming soon with ability to set office hours

join our class

Or to receive messages via email, send an email to edu614@mail.remind.com.

Google apps• Drive

• Docs (like word)• Slides (like powerpoint)• Forms  • Sheets (like excel)

• Calendar • How to search for more

Google Drive

Collaboration

Share privately or publicly

Email a document

Access from any computer with internet access

Add-OnsCan search once you have Docs or Sheets open

Free Add ons for teachers

15 best Google Drive Add Ons for Education

Free Google Apps Add Ons for Teachers

 Google FormsForms

Google Forms for teachers - a must read guide

5 Time Saving Ways Teachers can use Google Forms

Let’s try Flubaroo out with a Google form

Flubaroo Overview

A task for you

Create a form with at least five questions.Make it live.Grade with Flubaroo.

 Google Apps

Five Essential Google Drive Skills For Teachers

Tips & Tricks for using Google Apps

Apps in Action - from Google

 Google Apps

Tips for a Successful Google Apps Training Session

Google Apps Lesson Plan Selector

Google Classroom Presentation - has tips on regular apps

A great list of Google support on many different aspects.