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.
Kelly – PFLUGERVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Some of the technology appears dated, especially after the 2020-2021 school year. The presenter may have known a lot about the content, but did not do a great job of presenting.
Carri – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
A few interesting resources but the presenter wasn’t very clear on how to use them.
Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of information that can be used in the classroom
Dwayne – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
I love the topics of the course, however I did not like having to take the extra time exploring new websites during the lesson time and use that research to answer the reflective questions. I would prefer to do that on my own time so I can better research what works for me and my class.
Gabriela – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative about onlie tools to use
Monica – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –
good
Judy – WESTFALL LOCAL (verified owner) –
very informational
Vanessa – SAN PERLITA ISD (verified owner) –
Great digital resources.
Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I was very useful.
ERMELINDA – DALLAS ISD (verified owner) –
Much of the stuff presented here, I had not heard of. Thank you. Some of it was did not allow access, such as Kaizena.com. The GoogleLitTrips, I had questions. The “Yet Another Mail Merge” I need to check out further and am looking forward to doing so. I think the geteach.com will also be most useful. The Choose Adventure with Options looked promising. At the beginning, you talked about creating a gmail account for the different classes. I currently have their assignments in my drive and couldn’t figure out why they were flooding my drive. I think that is why. I need to clean up my drive. I still have a lot of questions about that. Thank you for the lesson.