TEACH-LEARN-MANAGE-COLLABORATE
The Google Classroom
The Google Classroom is an online course management system that eliminates paper and allows for an online blended learning environment that creates collaboration, communication, time management, organization and grading of assignments.
On our campus we are at the beginning phase of implementing Google Classroom. Currently it is being implemented with teachers to create collaboration for the Advanced Placement classes the 2016-2017 SY. I have had the opportunity to explore through collaboration, sharing, and I created classrooms for my students for next year.
The Google Classroom is an online course management system that eliminates paper and allows for an online blended learning environment that creates collaboration, communication, time management, organization and grading of assignments.
On our campus we are at the beginning phase of implementing Google Classroom. Currently it is being implemented with teachers to create collaboration for the Advanced Placement classes the 2016-2017 SY. I have had the opportunity to explore through collaboration, sharing, and I created classrooms for my students for next year.
As I have been exploring this course management system I have been thinking about the affordance for using this technology for both the teachers and the learners. Who would benefit? What skills would be learned? What would be the end product? As a teacher I know how valuable time is and I know that what ever I choose to use in my classroom must have a purpose.
Overall how I see the use of the Google Classroom is as a classroom without walls. What that means to me is that when the students are not inside the four walls of the classroom, the four walls can be with them wherever they go. Just like their phones! As I always tell my students.."I know there is an APP for that!...so downloaded and use it!"
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Classroom |
Technology-Pedagogy-Content
The Google Classroom can be used with any content to support, learn, explore, and share; it will the decision of the teacher of how it will be implemented in the classroom. As with any new technologies it is important to understand the connection to the content and instructional practices, all should seamlessly interact together. Teachers will be able to use it for journals,discussions, assignments, problem solving, and more. When paired with another Google Application more learning outcomes can be achieved (I will discuss later in this post!) As for myself I see the use of the Google Classroom as an big umbrella to be used to prepare students to be college and career ready. In the designing and implementation stages for using the Google Classroom it will be important for me to reference the Texas College and Career Readiness Standards. It can be used to target the cross-disciplinary standards that can be used in all content areas. Below is a link to the standards, go to page 107.
file:///C:/Users/kmccloskey/Downloads/CCRS071509FINAL%20(1).pdf
As you can see there are many connections that can be made using the Google Classroom.
As you can see there are many connections that can be made using the Google Classroom.
What is great about this platform is that it provides the opportunity for teachers and learners to be part of different instructional practices inside and outside the classroom.
Such as:
- Collaborative Learning
- Project Based Learning
- Direct Instruction
- Modeling
- Students Helping Students
- Inquiry
- Small Group Discussions
- Information Literacy
Why just stop with the Google Classroom! There are tons of Google apps out there to be used in education.
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A few of my favorites are Google Translate, Google Drive, Google Slides, and Blogger.
Google Translate: Is an app that translates speech, real time videos, and text from one language to another.
Lesson Idea: Using Blogger the advanced art students will create a digital portfolio that will require images of their works of art in progress and completed along with group discussions. At the end of each week students will post their art and explain where they are at in the creative process. Each student will be required to critique a minimum of three students post, using discussion guidelines provided by the teacher.
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| https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Google_Translate |
Lesson Idea: Using Google Translate the students will translate titles of works of art from artist from different countries. The students will research an artist of their choice from another country, they will find images and titles of works of arts created by their artist of choice and create a presentation using Google Slides. The students will submit final projects using Google Classroom.
Pedagogy: This lesson will allow the teacher to be a facilitator, which is a key component of the Constructivist approach in learning. The students will participate in project based learning.
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Blogger: Is a platform that allows people share things about their life, events, school work, projects, etc.
Lesson Idea: Using Blogger the advanced art students will create a digital portfolio that will require images of their works of art in progress and completed along with group discussions. At the end of each week students will post their art and explain where they are at in the creative process. Each student will be required to critique a minimum of three students post, using discussion guidelines provided by the teacher.
Pedagogy: This lesson will allow the teacher to be a facilitator, which is a key component of the Constructivist approach in learning. The learners will participate in critical thinking, communication with peers, reflections, and problem solving.
Google Drive: Is an online storage application that allows the user to store and share different types of files.
Google Slides: Is an online presentation app that allows the user to create, edit and share presentations.
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| https://en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Google_Drive |
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| http://sites.gsu.edu/tools/ 2015/03/24/google-slides/ |
Google Slides: Is an online presentation app that allows the user to create, edit and share presentations.
Lesson Idea: Using both the Google Drive and Google Slides the students will work in groups of 7 to create a presentation of the Elements of Art. In this lesson each student is responsible for an image of an element of art from their daily life. Students will use any device that they feel comfortable using to take a photograph from their daily life. Once the students have their photograph they will then set up a collaboration time using Google Slides to work on the project. The final project will be submitted via Google Classroom.
Pedagogy: This lesson will allow the teacher to be a facilitator, which is a key component of the Constructivist approach in learning. The learners will participate in critical thinking, communication with peers, reflections, and problem solving.
This past year I implemented Google Apps in my classroom, it was great experience as I encountered many learning curves. I believe I had more student engagement! I am excited to get started for next year and can't wait to see what happens.
This past year I implemented Google Apps in my classroom, it was great experience as I encountered many learning curves. I believe I had more student engagement! I am excited to get started for next year and can't wait to see what happens.
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