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.
Presenter Bio
Will Waghorne is a middle school history teacher in Austin, Texas. A Texas State Historical Association David C. DeBoe Award winner, he engages TAG learners in digital environments and engages like-minded colleagues in an international personal learning network. You can find him online at waghorne.net and @mr_wag on Twitter, or IRL (in real life) exploring museums and historical sites around Texas.
Stephanie – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
ok
Amanda – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
good information for distance learning
Felipe – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
I liked the course. It showed me new apps I can use in my class.
Maribel – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
good info
LaShea – BEAUMONT ISD (verified owner) –
cool
Katy – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
lots of great info
Myda – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Very informative
Kellyn – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –
A lot of it was already known. Not a lot of new stuff.
Sylvia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
It’s helpful in introducing many of the Google applications.
Sonya – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
Kind os slow paced and could be more interesting