Google Calendar

Green is moving to Google Gmail/Calendar May 21st!  

I have made my rounds to each building and provided training to all teachers regarding Google Calendar (next month will be Gmail).  I am going to try and plan training opportunities for the rest of the district staff (secretaries, custodians, maintenance, aides, cooks, drivers, etc.).  I am providing video demonstrations of each part of my in-person training.

Google Calendar:

• View the training presentation
• Playlist of Videos (6 videos)

Videos By Topic

• How to access Google Calendar (1:08 min)
• Across the Top of Calendar (4:05 min)
• Clean up the Left Menu of Google Calendar (4:25 min)
• Add an Event to Google Calendar (5:59 min)
• Sharing Calendars (2:11 min)
• Add a New Calendar (1:20 min)

Be watching for information to come on how to set up calendar on your cell phone.

For more helpful information and the archive of previous Check This Out! Digests, go to http://www.greenlocalschools.org/technology.aspx

Green Local Schools
Tech Integration Team

Flipgrid

Where social learning happens. Every student has a voice. Let’s amplify  

Flipgrid is where your students can go to share ideas and learn together. It’s where students amplify and feel amplified. It’s video the way students use video. Short. Authentic. And fun! That’s why it’s the leading video discussion platform used by tens of millions of PreK to PhD educators, students, and families in 150 countries.

One of the great things about flipgrid is there is no login required.  This makes it accessible to students at every grade level. As the classroom teacher you can prompt the class with a topic and then students are able to provide a short 1 minute 30 second response.  Students can watch and listen to their classmates responses as well.

Other features:

• Password protect the topic
• Allow users to share a grid, topic or video on twitter, facebook or Google Classroom
• Allow students to download their videos after creating a response
• Teachers can receive an email notification when new videos are added to a topic
• Auto generated captions can be added to assist students with hearing difficulty

Let’s Try it!
I have created a flipgrid for you to see how it works.  Go to https://flipgrid.com/dcbf53 and click on the .   You will want to use a computer/chromebook with a webcam and microphone.  Just record your answer and move through the steps. This will give you an idea of how easy it will be for your students as well as provide you with some ideas from your colleagues.  

For more helpful information and the archive of previous Check This Out! Digests, go to http://www.greenlocalschools.org/technology.aspx

Green Local Schools
Tech Integration Team