Driving Students to Write, with Google Drive & Chromebooks
UCET 2014 Conference Presentation with Midvalley Elementary Grade 5 teachers Douglas Rolley, Elyse Mingle, and Katie Clifford.
Thursday, April 3 at 10:40am
Thursday, April 3 at 10:40am
UCET Presentation
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What is a Chromebook?Chromebooks are light weight computers with a solid state hard drive and very few moving parts. They're inexpensive too - the Samsung model we are using costs less than $250.
Click here to learn more at our Canyons District ProLearning Chromebook informational page. How do you use Google Drive? The Canyons School District has set up a Google Apps for Educators district wide account providing access to every student and staff member. By using the csddocs.org domain we can provide a safe and secure environment for children to create, learn, and share. Click here to learn more about CSD Docs from our Canyons District ProLearning CSD Docs page. |
Introductory Lesson to Using Google Drive and Chromebooks for Students
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Other Educational Online Applications you can use to support writing with Chromebooks:
Edmodo.com Set up a free online classroom that's safe and secure for your students to collaborate, discuss, and submit work. Edmodo also works directly with Google Drive. Quizlet.com Flashcards are now dynamic, engaging, and interactive. Create vocabulary lists to share with students in flashcard format or exciting games. TypingWeb.com Learning keyboarding doesn't have to be boring, or expensive. TypingWeb makes it free and fun. InfuseLearning.com Goodbye paper and pencil tests that take hours to grade, hello instant feedback and engaging assessments. |