Governance

This session will explore several tools and resources that teachers and students can use to improve accessibility on Chromebooks. We will look at several built-in Chromebook features and several Chrome extensions that help ESL students, students with dyslexia, and other special needs.

The SAMR and TPACK models are educational theoretical frameworks designed to help teachers understand how to leverage classroom technology to improve student learning. This session will explore both models and some examples of lessons and activities that use them.

Traditional classroom discussions are great, but sometimes it is hard to hear from every single student. Tech tools like Flipgrid, Nearpod, and Padlet get students talking and the teacher can assess each student! This session will explore those tools and others that foster class discussions and collaboration.

This session will explain how teachers can transform paper-based assessments into digital assessments, many of which can be auto-graded! This session will explore how to convert Google Docs or Word assessments into Google Forms auto-graded quizzes, plus other tools like TeacherMade.com, Quizizz, and Socrative.

GoGuardian can be an invaluable tool for keeping students engaged and focused. Teachers can monitor students’ web activity, push them to a particular website, or even block certain websites. This training will show teachers everything they need to know about GoGuardian!