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November 12, 2024

1. Sign in and stow your phones out of sight. Log into a Chromebook and complete the WYAW activities.
   
   
2. Watching your Animoto videos? Two compliments....
   
   
3. Getting Google-y: So far we've used Google: Sites, Drive, Slides, and Gmail. Here are a few more to consider:
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/
  This tool is very useful in finding research related to a particular topic. You can often access the entire article by using the link to the right of the citation. You can also get the article citation in a variety of formats (e.g. APA, MLA, etc.) edTPA ALERT!
  
  
• Google Earth: Find it in your "waffle" menu and then search on these locations:
  1. The house you grew up in
  2. Where one of your family members is from
  3. Your first school
  4. Movie theaters, Play or Opera Houses, Restaurants in an exotic place or somewhere you'd like to visit
  5. One of these funky landmarks:
     TIP: Use the Pegman (little yellow icon guy) to find user generated images (small blue circles)
     • Cadillac Ranch in TX
     • World's Largest Easel in KS
     • The Basket Building in OH
     • The Peachoid (water tower) in SC
     • Dole Plantation Maze in HI
     • The Fremont Troll (sculpture) in WA
     • Salvation Mountain (sculpture) in CA
  6. Try some of these collections:
     • https://traveltriangle.com/blog/most-beautiful-places-in-the-world/
     • https://www.fodors.com/news/trip-ideas/10-most-unusual-landmarks-in-the-us
  
  
• Google Forms: Go to Google Drive >> New >> More >> Google Forms or find it on the "waffle" menu
  You can create forms to can share via a link to gather data. Some teachers use this for quizzes and homework as well.
  • Create a form with at least three questions and at least two different types (short answer, dropdown, radio button/forced choice, etc.)
  • Make sure in the Responses option to set up a Google Sheet to record your data
    
    
    
    
• Google Lab/Experiments
  • Google Doodles: https://www.google.com/doodles
  • Mr. Doob: http://mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/ball-pool/ (reminds me of thisissand) what about this one for classroom management or to interpret music? https://bouncyballs.org/
  • Prefer bouncing cats? https://cat-bounce.com/
  • Google Experiments (https://experiments.withgoogle.com/)
    • https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collection/chrome
    • https://experiments.withgoogle.com/collections
      
      
4. Chrome Extensions: To continue our exploration of web 2.0 tools related to collections or suites of tools, let's look at tools you can embed in your Chrome browser. These are helper apps that you can add directly into your browser. Check some of these out by installing them into your Chrome browser. You must install the two required and one other that you choose and pin them to your browser bar.
   
   
   1. Go to the Chrome Web Store and search through the options. Find one you like.
   2. Click on the link to the extension
   3. Click the blue "Add to Chrome" button and then again the "Add extension"
   4. Manage your extensions using the icon in the top right corner
      
   5. Find your extension and choose to pin it so you can access from your browser bar
      
      
   • INSTALL: Grammar & Spell Checker: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ai-grammar-checker-paraph/oldceeleldhonbafppcapldpdifcinji
     
     
   • INSTALL: Customize your YouTube viewing experience for your student with https://unhook.app/ (Choose Chrome option)
     
     
   • OPTIONAL: Speechify - to have text read aloud on Google Docs, Webpages, etc. Check out the voices including Snoop Dogg (requires free sign in to work)
     https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/speechify-text-to-speech/ljflmlehinmoeknoonhibbjpldiijjmm
     
     
   • OPTIONAL: Screencastify - screen recorder (Dr. Perkins' fav)
     https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/screencastify-screen-vide/mmeijimgabbpbgpdklnllpncmdofkcpn
     
     
   • Find other Extensions at: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions or use the tiny rainbow icon in the top left of your browser bar
     
     
5. Google Classroom. Used by millions of students and classrooms across the world:
   • In 2021, the number of users was 150 million, mostly students but some businesses are using Classroom as well
   • In 2020, Google Classroom became available in 10 additional languages
   • It's estimated that Classroom users doubled in 2019-2020 during the pandemic
   • In January 2022, Google Classroom recorded its largest-ever number of monthly downloads, at over 600,000 downloads in just one month
   • Source: https://blog.google/outreach-initiatives/education/)
     
     
   • Here are some other information sources about Google Classroom:
   • What is Google Classroom? An overview
     https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teachers-essential-guide-to-google-classroom
   • How Google Conquered the Classroom: The Googlification of Schools Worldwide
     https://research.com/education/how-google-conquered-the-classroom
   • 16 Interesting Google Classroom Stats
     https://thrivemyway.com/google-classroom-stats/
     
     
6. Let's join a Google Class:
• 12:30 EDEL 446-01 / EDMG 466-01 CODE: mfwfldi
• 2:00 EDEL 446-02 CODE: xeiagfg
• Now, do the Where in the World activity and take the Geography Quiz.
  
  
7. Need more time for your iPad PSA or did not have a chance to make a PSA with the iPad? Use this time wisely.