Lisa Bowen
March 10, 2015
1.
Instructional Goals
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Share with teachers essential searching tools to
use with Google
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Provide teachers an overview of Google Drive,
Google Docs, and Google Forms.
·
Introduce Learning Earnings program and how to set
it up for classrooms.
2.
Content
Google Search Tools
About 5% of what Google has to
offer.
Google Search
Safesearch and preferences –go
to search settings
Advanced Search
Dictionary-define a word
Search Tools
Timeline World War II
Reading level
Recipe view
Weather- Indonesia example
Calculator
Unit conversion
Currency conversion
Cooking conversion
Time zones
Time
Stock quotes- Google
Ruler
Google Custom search
Google Lit Trips and Virtual
Field Trips through World Wonders Project
Google Earth-Cape San Blas
Google e-mail
You can do a couple of neat
things. Get your attachments to download
to your drive and set up your e-mail in a layout of folders. You can have all of CJHS or county e-mails in
one folder, newsletters in another, assessment, and reading, etc.
Google Drive-cloud
Docs –sharing lesson plans and
mentoring
Forms
Sheets
Slides
Drawings
Translation- not 100 % perfect
Downloading the drive will allow
you to automatically save to the drive instead of uploading it.
Shared Spreadsheets- data assessments
Capable of- multiple
collaborators, shared folders/collections, access anytime/anywhere,
communication tools including chat, upload pre-existing docs and folders,
customize sharing and publishing, built in tools for research, template
gallery, many export options, and revision history.
Learning Earnings
www.learningearnings.com
Click on teacher, your log-in is
your STI log in. Choose Cotaco School
1. Click on classrooms,
Make sure your students are listed.
2. Click on shop. This is
where you will add your classroom incentives.
3. Under the report tab is
where you will find student log-in and passwords.
You can issue credits through
this website or you can issue them through STI.
3.
Learners
Two groups of teachers will attend 30-40
minute sessions. The first group will be
the kindergarten through third grade teachers.
The second group will contain fourth through eighth grade teachers.
4.
Performance Context
The teachers have varying degrees of
technological knowledge and needs. The
meeting room is the computer lab in the junior high building. A laptop and projector will be used for the
training. Teachers will have access to
the computers in order to follow along or practice if desired.
5.
Learner Evaluation
A Google Form was created and sent to all
learners through Google Drive. The
results showed that most everyone was satisfied with the content. Learners participated, asked questions, and
have asked for follow-up within the classroom.
Sending the form through Google Drive allowed learners to use some of
the content that was discussed but 100% participation was not established for
the evaluation.
Google Forms sent through Google Drive
Bowen PD for Google and Learning Earnings
Evaluation
How helpful was information overall?*required
1= not helpful 5= very helpful
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2
3
4
5
I learned more about Google Search and
Google Drive.*Required
1= not much 5= I learned a lot
1
2
3
4
5
Presentation was clear.*required
1= not clear 5= very clear
1
2
3
4
5
I learned more about Learning
Earnings.*Required
1= not much 5= I learned a lot
1
2
3
4
5
Presenter was professional.*required
1= not professional 5= very professional
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2
3
4
5
I have further questions about Google.
I have further questions about Learning
Earnings.
I have another technical question.
6.
Personal Evaluation
Researching for the Google Tools
and Learning Earnings PD for teachers at Cotaco School proved to be more
stressful than the actual presenting of the material. The presentation took place in the computer
lab where the learners had access to computers.
The content delivered was well receptive and the learners genuinely
participated, listened, and asked questions.
The presentation content was thorough and useful to most of the learners
in attendance. A few of the learners
have extensive knowledge of the content and added to the content being
presented.
The use of the computer lab proved
to be helpful to some learners that wanted to practice and follow along with
the content. The major drawback was the
lack of time. Only thirty minutes per
group was available which was definitely not enough time for the content to be
thorough. The needs of the learners have
been established as the necessity of time to practice in order to make the
content useful in the classroom.
Afterwards, taking time to go into the classroom and allow the learners
to practice and be guided with Google Tools and Learning Earning is proving
more beneficial than a thirty minute demonstration.
Learners did express amazement as
shown on the video from the lack of knowledge they had from seemingly simple
tools such as Google Search. Questions
were given when clarifications were needed and all questions were answered in
further detail. At the end of the video,
one teacher did share that the lesson was “good”.
My limitations were the same
limitations the learners were concerned with.
I felt inadequate when presenting Learning Earnings simply because of
the lack of time that I personally have while in the classroom. Learning Earnings is another program that
teachers need to comprehend and utilize in an already hectic schedule. More practice for me has allowed me to feel
more comfortable with assisting teachers in setting up and utilizing Learning
Earnings in their classroom.
Questions and concerns are
continually being brought to my attention so that I can now assist teachers in
a grade level or individual setting. The
learners or teachers are scheduling times for me to come into the classroom and
assist them with technology and software issues. Also questions are being handled school wide
by providing extra content through video lessons.
