We’re back! I can’t think of a better way to celebrate kicking off another semester than to have a big grade book party!! Drop by the Professional Library on your plan over the block days January 7 and 8. We’ll work together to get our grade books set up and started on a good note. We will do the following during this training:
· Set Up Term Weighting for the Final Exam percentage · Set up for cumulative graders · Set up for Assignment Type graders · Look at how the grade book really works · Review adding new assignments and checking the correct grading periods This training will be quick and fun. I look forward to seeing you there! Grading results faster than a scantron! More powerful than a bubble sheet! Able to leap off of the desk on to personal devices! It’s Forms and Flubaroo!!
This week’s Google training might be for you! We are going to learn how to create an online assessment using Google Forms. On top of that, we are going to use the Google add on Flubaroo. Flubaroo will grade the results and put them in a spreadsheet. That sheet will show you how each student did as well as analyze each question. We will learn the following: 1. Create a form 2. Share the form 3. Get the add on Flubaroo 4. Use Flubaroo to grade the assessment We’ll do this in about 20 minutes at the beginning of each period this Friday (12/5/2014). Be sure to sign up when you come, and you’ll get PDC points!! I’ll be sending you an Outlook invitation to attend the training. Accepting the invitation will put this training on you Outlook Calendar. It does not commit you to the training if you decide not to come. You’ve seen them, you’ve typed into them, and you’ve wondered just how they work! Welcome to the magical world of spread sheets. On November 14, we will take a look at Google Sheets. This is a spreadsheet (kind of like Excel) that is great to learn on. In 15 to 20 minutes we will get an understanding of what a spreadsheet really is, and how to get more out of it than just a convenient table. We will learn the following:
1. Create a spreadsheet 2. Format the cells of a sheet 3. Enter data into a sheet 4. Use auto-fill 5. Use equations to crunch data 6. Sort data 7. Filter data 8. Share your spreadsheet with others Wow! You’ll be armed with some powerful computing skills after this one! Again, we’ll do all this in 15 to 20 minutes at the start of each period. Drop by when it is most convenient for you. I’ll be sending you an Outlook invitation to attend the training. Accepting the invitation will put this training on your Outlook calendar. It does not commit you to the training if you decide not to come. Now that we have the basics of Google Drive down, let’s learn about Google Docs. This is a word processing application that has some wonderful collaboration uses! It is also a great way for your students to share projects with you.
In this training: 1. Accessing Google Docs 2. Create a Doc 3. Share a Doc 4. Collaborate on a Doc Bring your laptop with you; this is going to be a hands on training! This training will take about 15 minutes. We’ll start at the beginning of each period, so drop by at your convenience. I’ll be sending you an Outlook invitation to attend the training. Accepting the invitation will put this training on your Outlook calendar. It does not commit you to the training if you decide not to come. Let’s learn the basics of Google Drive (formerly known as Google Docs). Each of you has access to Google Drive through your Blue Valley Account! There is a lot that you can do for your classroom and students using Google Drive. This year, I’ll be leading a series of workshops to help you use this tool. Our first workshop will be on the basics of Google Drive.
It will include the following: 1. What is Google Drive 2. How does Google Drive work 3. Accessing Google Drive 4. A tour of some of the tools in the Drive This training will take about 15 minutes. We’ll start at the beginning of each period, so come at the period that works best for you! I’ll be sending you an outlook invitation to attend the training. Accepting the invitation will put this training on your outlook calendar. It does not commit you to the training if you decide not to come. Although this will be a series of trainings, you can pick and choose what you attend. You can join in at any point and only come to the parts that are interesting to you. Future trainings will include the following: 1. Google Documents (word processing) - 10/31/2014 2. Google Sheets (spreadsheet) - 11/14/2014 3. Google Forms (online surveys and tests) - 12/5/2014 4. Advanced Tools – Times to be announced | AuthorMr. Odle is a Technology Integration Specialist at Blue Valley Northwest High School ArchivesCategories |
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