Google Education

In my paperless high school Geometry classroom, I have found a love for using all things Google.  I think on the best things I have discovered is that seamless way that everything works so well together.  One of the things I would like my students to learn is to how to become tech savvy with all things, life skills, Geometry and being productive.  I believe that every person has a positives to add to a topic, for example some teachers are excellent at classroom management, some are excellent at their content, and the same is true for students.  One a month in my classroom, I take a few minutes and talk to my students about what they do in their spare time.  As my students take time to share sometimes I share one of them with my students which may not have to do with my content that day. Google Extensions are often a hot topic in my class, bc we use Google Classroom so much.  One of the the best Google Extensions I discovered has been "read & write for Google Chrome".  I have several students that have a hard time reading or reading on grade level.  Many of my students have 504 plans which allow content to be read to them. I do not have a co teach, which means I have to make sure they get the material read to them as they would on the State Assessment.  I can not read it for everyone in my class, so my solution is Read & Write for Google Chrome.

This extension has been an amazing thing for my students that can have the state test read to them.  It means they are not singled out by having to leave the room for testing, but they get their accommodations for every single assignment. 

XOXO, 

Lynda

Organizing Google Drive with Color and Emojis

I think that this is a super cool trick that I learned.  As my google drive has grown, it has become harder to keep organized.  I think that emojis and colored folders can help you find your favorite folders.

I use this website to copy emojis and then I can paste them into renaming the folder.  I am busy now trying to re name and make the google drive very user friendly so that I do not waste time searching for material that I need.  I think that the more organized you are the more efficient you can be while working on projects.  It seems crazy to me to think about how just a few short years ago everyone was about a Flash Drive, and now the Drive saves everything and you can access it on all devices anywhere you need it.  We do not have to keep up with the flash drives or external hard drives or anything like that.  I am so thankful that I get to experience all the technology that has happened in my lifetime.  To be fair, I learned to type on a Typewriter why before there home computers, laptops and smart phones.

XOXO,
Lynda