In Class Group Presentations using Google Slides

This would be a project to work on over four partial lesson plans days after the EL Civics Employment unit. Linda Laymon followed this lesson plan with her Beginning High class at Sunrise Tech Center.

1. First day, last half hour of class, I had the students get into groups of 4-5 people. Within the teams, they discussed who will be the team leader, the computer expert/slide designer, the creator of the company, and possible questions in an interview. Think of what kind of company the group will form and what the company does.
2. Second day, the teams got together again the last half hour of class. They finished discussing the company name and what it does, available position(s) open, and possible questions in an interview.
3. Third day, teacher and students followed the instructions in the link below for the Google Slides presentation design. This will take approximately 1 1/2 hours of class time in the computer lab if you can get it. Or use the Chrome books.

Link: Team Google Slides Presentation steps

On the fourth day, the students will give their team presentations using their Google Slides. Each person on the team will participate in the presentation.

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Here's an easy pictorial step-through from Marisol Richmond to get technology help from Brendan for our teacher stations or any computer help you may need. Click on the link below:

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Another successful Teacher Tech Training!

We had Teacher Tech Training on Friday, October 18th 12:30-2:30 at Sunrise Tech Center. Those in attendance were excited to create Class Websites in Google Sites. Their plan is to use them in their classes so they and their students can have easy access to online technology. The class websites can be used with the teacher presentation station, phones or tablets. Please send comments to let us know what happened. Just click the comment button after you sign in. Add your name.

September 20th in Teacher Tech Training, Heidi Ainscow, Ellen Huls, Deanna Rafanelli, Shireen Miles, and Breshna Ghafari wanted to create or update a class website. It was a lot of fun and everyone created a class site! Ask them about it when you next see them.

We look forward to our next Teacher Tech Training at Sunrise Tech Center on October 18 at 12:30-2:30. This is paid Professional Development. Come and join us and maybe you will want to create a class website, too!
--Linda Laymon, Jody Barker, and Marisol Richmond

Hello Everyone,

Here is the approved Teacher Tech Training schedule for Fall and Spring. Be aware that changes to the schedule could come up for various reasons. We will keep you informed.

Friday September 20, 12:30 to 2:30 pm — Teacher Tech Training at Creekside:  ASAP (how to drop, update Tops Pro, print the weekly report). Teachers wanted to learn how to create a class website. 

Friday October 18, 12:30 to 2:30 pm — Teacher Tech Training at Sunrise:   ASAP (questions), Gmail, Google Docs and Google Drive more in depth, and any other needs

Thursday November 7, 12:00 to 2:00 — Teacher Tech Training at Sunrise or Creekside (piggy-back onto the ESL Home Group Meeting wherever it is.):  The Burlington English rep, Ted Meyers, 

will be here to help us explore the In-Class lessons, CASAS Preparation, English in America, and Career Exploration & Soft Skills. We may also look at the BE web-based courses and other topics.

Monday, January 6, 8:30 to 2:30 — Back to school and ESL Home Group meeting at Sunrise Tech Center; NO Teacher Tech

Friday, January 24, 12:30 to 2:30 — Teacher Tech Training at Creekside:  Formative assessments using Google Forms, Quizlet, and Kahoot! plus review of any questions and help 

Thursday, March 19, 12:00 to 2:00 — Teacher Tech Training at Sunrise or Creekside (piggy-back onto the ESL Home Group Meeting wherever it is.):  New resources for technology and teaching with rigor after TDLS Conference. Plus review of questions.

Thursday, May 21, 12:00 to 2:00 — Teacher Tech Training at Sunrise or Creekside (piggy-back onto the ESL Home Group Meeting wherever it is.): ASAP class updates and completion; review teacher questions with any other programs

Google Form Ideas

In May, we learned how to create a Google Form in Teacher Tech Friday Training. If you go to the Teacher Website you will find a form we all made as an "End of the Year Survey" for our students, to help us learn what they enjoyed learning and doing in their class. There is also a link on the Teacher Website post under the How To's May training to Google's help to create a new form.

I used the form idea with my students in Beginning High to make a report about what food they ate over one week. First they tracked their foods in a report I printed off from MyPlate.gov.

Here's the link to the report MyPlate Menu Plan Report  I asked the students to put it on their refrigerator to help them remember to fill in the foods they ate.

After a week, the students brought in their reports. I created this Google form for them to input the information, as in a survey. I gave them the link to the form in an email, using ASAP email. I asked them to get out their phones and go to the email I sent them. The students clicked on the link and started inputting the food they ate each day. Then they pressed submit when finished. It took them about 20 minutes. Then we looked at the results, which was quite fun! The students really enjoyed seeing all their answers on the big screen in bright colors.

The last question asked what they would change to eat more healthy. Here's their answers:

I will try eat more healthy food.

Eating less

l will not eat too much sweets, l will decrease smoking as l can and l will eat too much vegetables.

Maybe I need to prepare my food with less oil and salt.

I will make my list of meals every month

I want to drink more water

I eat more fruits.

I don’t need change my eating habits.

I don't need change

I will ate mor healthy

We need eat more vegetables

Ask me if you need some help with Google Forms. --Linda Laymon

Quizlet is a Fun Vocabulary Learning Tool!

In April we learned how to create flashcards in Quizlet. This is a good tool for students to practice vocabulary. Here is a set I made to teach my Beginning High students pharmacy vocabulary.
Pharmacy Vocabulary in Quizlet
My students practiced the words on computers during classtime. They were also able to practice the words on their phones. I added pictures for most of the words and I clicked on the pronunciation, so the students could hear the words, too. I have also used this tool with the spelling/academic vocabulary words I give the students, when we are studying a new unit.
Go to the website under the How to's Tab to find a link to easy instructions.

Ask me if you need some more help with Quizlet. --Linda Laymon