Activity 4: Google Suite

Google Drive is great because everything can be made available from any device that has access to the internet. Since I began teaching at Chip, I've been keeping all of my files on Drive. It's a great tool for the classroom because you can link projects and guidelines onto a web page and students/parents can access it at anytime. One drawback for me so far has been that I often forget to share the docs after posting and parents end up requesting access (I wish there was a prompt that came up when linking files). Parents also need to get use to this technology because many still email to request forms as opposed to going online and finding it for themselves; one of my goals is to streamline my web page this fall. 

Here is a presentation that I updated to use with Reader's Workshop in the fall.

Basic Literary Terms

Week 3: Screencasting

Here's my first attempt at using Snagit, which I've never used before. This video is a great example of why we should rehearse and script our work before turning in a project. This is not related to a lesson, but it is something I would show kids to evaluate and make suggestions for improvement; sometimes are bad examples help improve student work.

I love using screencasts and the idea of flipping lessons (I'm not ready for a flipped classroom), but I was not happy with Snagit. I don't know if I completely missed it, but where is the pause button? I like screencasts that allow me to pause and bring up new pages or images. Without that pause button, I feel that the only thing I would use Snagit for is to explain simple images or to narrate a PowerPoint, which is all my screencast for this assignment it.