SK Tech Coach Newsletter
Week of 9/25
Welcome to the First Edition of the SK Tech Corner Newsletter
We know you are busy...so we thought it would be helpful to have a weekly newsletter delivered to your email with technology resources, helpful tips, and blended learning suggestions. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to email Corey Lennon (clennon@sksd-ri.net) or Michaela Pantaleo (mpantaleo@sksd-ri.net). We are here to help.
What's New in Google Classroom
Add a Topic to Your Assignment
Here's a quick video tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv15JsDjwBA
Adding a topic to your assignment helps find assignments easily in the classroom stream. Just click on a topic in the box on the left of the stream and it will take you to all assignments with that topic. No scrolling through the entire stream to find an assignment.
Google Guardian Summaries
Here's a quick video tutorial:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4638yGtHpw
Guardians can now choose to get a daily or weekly summary of the Google classes their child has joined.
NOTE: Once one teacher has invited a student into their google classroom, all of the student's google classrooms will show on the Guardian Summary.
Archive and Delete a Class
Now you can archive and then delete a class.
More information here
Mentimeter: Tech Tool of the Week
Mentimeter is an easy tool to make your classroom interactive. It is a great tool for fomative assessment. Create polls, word clouds, or quizzes. Use your school google account to sign up. Students DO NOT need their own accounts.
Check it out here https://www.mentimeter.com/app/edit/27f0387d0e93f89366764155335c547e/0dbfa20aa07d
Below are examples of what you can do with mentimeter.
Used in Spanish Class
Another Example from Spanish Class
Used for Voting
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Event Information
#sksdchat
Join us for the first Twitter Chat of the school year! More details coming soon.
When?
Wednesday, Oct 12, 2016, 08:00 PM
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