Online Google Classroom training

Bycollinsr March 31, 2015

Google has an online course with 8 lessons on using Google Classroom. Check it out: https://www.google.com/edu/training/get-trained/classroom/basics.html

Staff Development

Kami 60 day trial now available for students and staff

Bycollinsr August 28, 2020August 28, 2020

Kenton City Schools has signed up with a 60 day trial of Kami’s teacher plan. After the 60 days, the licence will revert back to the Basic plan. Kami is a web based app that students can use to collaborate, edit, or markup documents and images, such as PDFs and jpegs. It’s a nice alternative to…

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Creating word clouds in Google Docs

Bycollinsr October 27, 2015

Richard Byrne has put together a screencast on how to create a word cloud directly in Google Docs. You may currently use ABCya (works on Chromebookse) or Wordle (does not work on Chromebooks) but this will cut out a step. This is a Google Docs add-on, and he describes how to add the add-on to…

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Online phys ed takes hold in Minneapolis

Bycollinsr October 21, 2005

In an article in USA Today, Online phys ed is taking hold in Minneapolis. (Jacob Miller) …was finding it hard to complete his physical education requirement while balancing studies, sports and a social life. Then Miller discovered that through a new online class he could fulfill his phys-ed credit after school by playing on the…

Staff Development

Text issues with sites on the Chromebooks

Bycollinsr February 24, 2017May 26, 2017

There has been some issues with text overflowing on web sites into areas they shouldn’t be, like this: This is a per user setting, so it will follow the student from Chromebook to Chromebook. To fix the issue you’ll need to check two things as the student logged in to a Chromebook. 1. Chrome magnification…

Ed Tech

The seven year old bloggers

Bycollinsr December 29, 2005

Although it is a little old (June, 2004), I found the article at BBC News (The seven-year-old bloggers) inspirational. Crucially, some of the children who attend the club have improved their knowledge of IT far above what is required of their age group by the National Curriculum. “The Government target is for 80% of children…

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Winter Olympics lesson plans and resources

Bycollinsr January 12, 2006

Kathy Schrock has put together a ton of resources for using the Winter Olympics in your classroom, including the history of the Olympics, lesson plans, and activities. Check them out at her website.

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