Educational Technology bit lyEd Tech UK Emily Tighe

Educational Technology bit. ly/Ed. Tech. UK Emily Tighe- Jessie Clark Middle School Fayette County Public Schools @Tighe. Tweets emily. tighe@fayette. kyschools. us

Today’s Topics: ✘ My Journey From UK to TRT ✘ Google Apps for Education ✘ Virtual & Augmented Reality in the Classroom ✘ Gamification Using Technology ✘ Everyday Technology Classroom Advice

My Journey From UK to TRT About Me ✘ Graduated from UK 2014 - MS Math/Science ✘ Student taught at JCMS ✘ Taught 7 th & 8 th Grade Science for 3 years ✘ 1 st year as a full-time Technology Resource Teacher

Simon Sinek

Google Apps for Education (GAFE) is a core suite of productivity applications that Google offers to schools and educational institutions for free.

Why use GAFE? ✘ Collaboration ✘ Organization ✘ 21 st Century Skills ✘ Promotes higher level thinking ✘ User/student friendly ✘ Works on almost every device What teachers about it: ✘ No no name papers ✘ Revision history (collaborate EQUALLY) ✘ Can’t leave homework at school/in locker ✘ Keeps parents in the loop ✘ Differentiate seamlessly

Google Classroom Place to: ✘ Upload resources for class ✘ Assign assignments ✘ Differentiate instruction ✘ Get student feedback/have them respond to a post ✘ Post due dates/future assignments

Resources to Check Out Later ✘ Introduction to Google Classroom- Amy Mayer ✘ Introduction to Google Classroom: Student Viewpoint ✘ Alice. Keeler. com ✘ Christine Pinto Twitter (P-2 GAFE) ✘ 50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom- Alice Keeler bit. ly/Ed. Tech. UK

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality

Resources to Check Out Later ✘ List of all current Google Expeditions ✘ JCMS VR headset package bit. ly/Ed. Tech. UK

Augmented Reality

Everyday Technology Classroom Advice ✘ Have fun! ✘ Never stop learning new things. ✘ Make yourself try something new every day. ✘ Listen to what your students are interested in. ✘ Push yourself to think creatively.

Resources to Check Out Later ✘ Padlet ✘ Kahoot! ✘ Nearpod ✘ Explore Like a Pirate- Michael Matera bit. ly/Ed. Tech. UK