Description
Learn how to use Google Apps and other Web 2.0 applications to create differentiation in mixed ability classrooms. Session will cover assessments using Google Forms, how to grade writing assignments in Google Docs, and much more. Discover a wealth of links and ideas to strengthen your teaching with technology and to make classroom assignments more unique and individualized.
In this course, participants will:
- Be introduced to many technological tools, including:
- Google Forms
- Choose Your Own Adventure
- Kaizena
- Google Earth
- Google Lit Trips
- Investigate how these tools can be used in designing curriculum and instruction
- Observe how teaching and learning can be made more individualized for all students, while particularly challenging those that are gifted
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Although this course discussed many useful tools, it may have been more helpful for the presenter to actually model the tools. This course may need to be updated as some of the tools discussed are no longer active.
Marcie – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Good for adding new tech tools to your teacher toolbox
Kim – ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of great ways to use Google and Chrome
Liza – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave great examples of Google applications available to help teachers and students in the classroom.
Kim – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was more for middle and high school.
Lisa – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
I felt that some of the information presented was outdated.
Joanne – SAN ELIZARIO ISD (verified owner) –
I think this course is great for the uppergrades. Unfortunately, I teach preschool so most of these would not be appropriate for students to use independently yet.
Frankie – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the course.
Eliud – SPRING BRANCH ISD (verified owner) –
Good information about tech tools out there.
Arielle – WYLIE ISD (verified owner) –
Good course with some good information. Some of the links are resources mentioned are no longer available or do not work as described.
Jill – BEAVERCREEK CITY (verified owner) –
The course seems very outdated or for someone who has no technology knowledge of Google tools.
Richard – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It is a great introduction into Google Docs. Quick overview of many thing you can use.
Carlota – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative!
Renee – RIVER VIEW LOCAL (verified owner) –
Not my favorite or most useful course.
Edith – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
it was very interesting.
Deb – BOWLING GREEN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It was good to learn about different things to use, but it really doesn’t go into anything in depth. It’s basically, this is here….go find it and figure it out. Still interesting, but I like things that walk you through different options more in depth.
Lisa – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –
It was a little hard to follow the guy talking. The Slide Deck was good and some of the information was helpful.
Sonia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Google tools available
Jaime – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –
I really enjoyed this lesson since it involved google earth.
Lyzette – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
I learned how to use technology to differentiate for gifted students.
Kyle – NEW LEXINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
The Google Maps suite provides some great options for encouraging reading and expanding a student’s view of the world.
Esperanza – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The course provided plenty of useful ideas for the classoom.
Matthew – COLUMBUS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
Nice course that goes over some great resources
RAUL – SAN BENITO CISD (verified owner) –
Helpful tools for making me more efficient and responsive to the needs of my students.
Cindy – Defiance City Schools (verified owner) –
The technology discussed in this course is not for lower elementary.
Arnold – KILLEEN ISD (verified owner) –
It was relevant.
Brenda – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
Much of the content in this training seems to be out-of-date. For example, everything the Flubaroo app does has been embedded into Google Forms.
Julie – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
It’s very interesting but old. Some of these sites don’t exist anymore.
Veronica – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Alma – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides information of various tools that can make student learning exciting and the teacher’s work much easier.
Nora – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great apps that are useful in the classroom.
Maricela – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
awesome technology to be used in the classroom
Leslie – SAN DIEGO ISD (verified owner) –
Good Google help
Tomas – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Some tools were helpful but some could not be applied to the science classroom.
michele – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
Very little was new information–exploring google earth was the best part
Melvin – HPS – HOUSTON SOUTH/WEST (verified owner) –
It was great
Andrea – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
The course was very informative.
Benny – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
good
Sean – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Good overview of Google apps, though some have changed. There are too many reflection questions for only a one-hour course.
Juan – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
good course
Vanessa – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
It was neat learning about other resources.
Erika – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great ideas.
Jorge – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Although the course has some outdated sites, most of them are still available, and new ones have come up like Google Classroom.
Marcela – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
It provides ideas and examples on how to use these resources in the classroom.
John – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
This was very helpful to my students success!
Valeria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great resources.
Elisa – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course contains great information and which some is familiar and has been great to work with.
Leticia – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent course very informative
Maria – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great presentation!