New “Compose Email” for Gmail that doesn’t fill the whole screen.
Other features:
The Research Tool allows students to search for more information on any word, phrase, or topic while creating their Google presentation. They can search for web results, images, quotations, maps, reviews and more!
If you are planning to assess student geometry knowledge and skills, look no further than a digital architecture.
Students will learn and apply the process of planning and designing a 3D architectural building model. They will apply geometry concepts to accomplish their goal. To make the learning experience more authentic, the students will take on the role of architects who will create models for their clients.
Learning Plan
3. Architecture Presentation: Provide students with background information on architecture, examples of architecture, its design elements and principles, and a review of geometry concepts related to geometry.
4. Architecture Research: Have students navigate architecture websites and complete the graphic organizer that focuses on key information.
5. Paper Floor Plan/Geometry Sheet: Students will draw the exterior view of their structure, its floor plan, and calculate the perimeter and area of the structure.
6. Digital Floor Plan: Students will replicate their floor plan digitally, using the My Deco website.
7. Construct Digital Structure: Using Tinkercad, students will use their floor plan to create a 3D model of their structure.
Caitlin Early, the elementary PE instructor, and I have collaborated to create a document of a list of ideas for tech integration in PE. Enjoy!
I have created a simulation-based learning unit that allows students to take on the role of people in different occupations. Students will learn about the benefits of operating simulation games in an educational setting through my presentation. In these simulations, students will complete lifelike tasks that will provide them with an idea of what it is like to work in different career fields. Simulation-based learning will also help students authentically reflect on the career knowledge and skills that they learn.
Teachers! Make sure to install extensions to block ads for these games! Here is my blog post that provides information on ad blocking extensions for Google Chrome.
Here is the graphic organizer that students would for each of the simulation games:
The graphic organizer is divided into sections based on different simulation experiences. Each section provides students with questions that pertain to that specific simulation experience. Students will need to:
Below is an image of the section for the city planning simulation.
Below is the image and link to the simulation game that the students would need to play to answer all the questions on their graphic organizer.
Here are some other simulations.
2. Floor Planning/Interior Design
This unit involves these ISTE’s National Educational Technology Standards strands:
I’m back with some more essential Chrome extensions for students! I found these extensions from techGeec’s video, however some of the extensions were not be applicable for school settings. So I have listed the extensions that are!
Stay Focused: Allows students to stay on task by blocking specific websites for a certain period of time (like a timer).
WOT (Web of Trust): Tells you what sites are safe to go to!
Session Manager: Save and close your open tabs to open later (Students can save their school-related tabs as “School Session.” So when they go to school, they can simply click on their “School Session” and immediately their school-related tabs will open.)
Clickable Links: Non-linked listed URLs become links
Chromium Wheel Smooth Scroll: Often when you scroll down on a web page, it jumps from section to section. This extension allows your scrolling experience to be smooth.
