David Lee EdTech

Did you know you can rearrange the items on your Google black bar? You will need to go to the Chrome Web Store and download the  Big G Black Bar Sorter  extension. After the extension is installed, you can click, drag, and rearrange the items of the Google black bar.

Read&Write for Google Docs  is a cool extension I found on  Web App Reviews  that can benefit ELLs and struggling readers. The extension provides you with a special toolbar on the top of your Google documents. Here is the list of tools your students can use: Dictionary Picture dictionary Play, pause, and stop text-to-speech (choice of male or female) Fact Finder (Google search results of highlighted a word or phrase) Translator Collected Highlight (sort highlights by color or position) Check out this video Web App Review made about the extension: 

Here are some teacher tricks & tips I think you might find useful when using  Google Documents  in your Google Apps school. You can find more information at the  Google Apps Education Training Center . Some of these features must be enabled by your Google Apps administrator at your school. URL to Your School Account Google Docs drive.google.com/a/URLOFSCHOOL For example, since my school's URL is  kis.or.kr , our calendar URL is  drive.google.com/a/ kis.or.kr . Google Cloud Connect for Microsoft Office (Not available for Mac) If you are a teacher who uses Microsoft office suite applications, this is for you!  Google Cloud Connect  is a plug-in that allows you to share and edit  Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents in real-time.  Download this plug-in here . Image from  Google's Edu Training  site. Google Docs Offline (only for Chrome) Not having Internet connection when using Google Docs can be a prob...

Objective: Develop Civic Competence Create a culture for their community Adapt to environment Experience interactions among other individuals and groups (communication/collaborative skills) Develop structures of governing power and authority Understand the interdependence of communities Develop ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship Here is what happened during the last three days of Minecraft club: Community 1: The community improved their tools for more efficient and productive work.  The blacksmith created full sets of armor for their soldiers. They moved their farm to a larger and safer area to produce more food (2). A member from the other community came their base to ask if he could join them. The majority of the community voted for him to be accepted into the community (3, 4).  Community 2: Members mentioned that the commands given were not productive (3) Advanced players were always separate from the rest of the grou...

I asked my students to reflect on what they learned so far from our Minecraft club, based on some of the club objectives . Objectives (Developing Civic Competence): Create a culture for their community Adapt to environment Experience interactions among other individuals and groups Develop structures of governing power and authority Understand the interdependence of communities Develop ideals, principles, and practices of citizenship Develop communication & collaboration skills Here is one of my 5th grade students' learning reflection: During the third quarter of school, I really enjoyed my Fridays, unlike the past semester when Fridays were painful for me. The reason was Minecraft Club!!! My friend and I helped Mr. Lee create this club. Eight other lucky people were picked to participate in Minecraft club. We were split into two communities: my friend's community (Community #1) and my community (Community #2). Many people thought that this club was all ...

Here is the  Google Slide presentation  I created based on  Byrdseed 's Academic March Madness idea. Go visit the site for more education ideas! Slide 1: Title  Slide 2: Explains why March Madness can be a great tool for learning.  Slide 3 & 4: An example of how this idea can be used. Slide 4 Slide 5: Step-by-Step Learning Activities Slide 6: Tournament Bracket Template

My mission is to:  Discover, share, and implement effective technology-enhanced learning practices that promote active, collaborative, and authentic learning.    Create a project-based learning environment for students to develop foundational skills and knowledge for the 21st century workplace.    Provide teachers with educational technology professional development and classroom facilitation.

Go to Google Play to install Google keep on your Android mobile device. Visit the Web version at www.drive.google.com/keep .

Sammamish High School was given a federal grant to redesign their curriculum and school with project-based learning (PBL). The school plans to transition the whole school to a PBL curriculum by 2015. Edutopia created this video to document the school's first year of PBL implementation. Here are some of the things Edutopia found out:  All disciplines and grade levels are shifting from teacher-centered instruction to student-centered learning.  There is a great focus in engaging students with authentic challenges. Students are learning academic content through the process of finding the solutions to authentic problems.  The hands-on experiences also help students to retain information better. Students were motivated to created quality work when clients were involved.  Teachers are required to attend a five-day professional development on PBL in the beginning of the year.  ELLs can benefit from projects that require them to work in groups. These ...

Create your own Class YouTube channel! Create a playlist of your favorite educational videos or upload your own! This video describes the 6 features of my education YouTube channel.  Channel Art Guidelines  http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2972003

4 year olds creating #wordle images to practice typing: #edtech #education #preschool #kindergarten

Here is what the new update features (via Educreations email): View and manage all of your lessons from any iPad Lesson deletions are now synced to educreations.com Bug fixes and performance enhancements

Android Police's  Ron Amadeo  reported a new  Evernote -like service called Google Keep on March 17th. Sadly, he reported later in the day that the website was gone (www.drive.google.com/keep). It seems that Google is not ready to push out this service to the public, but it is great to know that  Google is working on a project that will allow you to clip web pages and take notes.  I have been hesitant in using Evernote or any other note-taking service because want to stay in Google's ecosystem for my work. When Keep comes out I will never have to!  Google Keep screenshots via  Android Police Through Android Police's screenshot, you can see the service looks very similar to  Google Notebook , which was shut down in  July 2012 .  The screenshot shows that your notes can be color-coded, archived, or deleted. You can also add an image to your notes, and view your notes in a list or as thumbnails. At the top, you can see Google's f...

Her student was able to: take a picture of the page she was reading. record herself reading.  type out a reflection of her reading. 

Is your Chrome web browser cluttered with too many tabs? OneTab is a Chrome app that lets you modify your numerous tabs into one convenient list. You can restore your tabs whenever you need them. The app also claims that you can save up to 95% memory.  Download this Chrome app in the  Chrome Web Store . 

Teach your students to search Google for content that is appropriate to their reading level.  There are two ways of using this tool: 1. Type the term in the search box. Click on 'Search tools' and then on 'Reading level.' You will be presented a horizontal bar graph that shows the percentages of basic, intermediate, and advanced results.  2. Click on the settings icon on the right and then on 'Advanced search.' Go to the 'reading level' section of advanced search and choose one of the options.    

This video describes the numerous benefits of Google Apps in about 5 minutes. Access all your work anywhere. "Software as a service": Do work on the browser, and your documents are always the newest version. Software is updated all the time. Provides the best email experience with Gmail. Sharing options!  Saves everything automatically! You can use any operating system or browser. 5GB of storage free in Google Drive Communication: chat, comment, see others working, and email collaborators School owns the content, not Google. You can turn off ads.  Apps: Forms, Sites, Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, Calendar, Gmail, etc. This YouTube video was featured in the WLC IDC channel. http://www.youtube.com/user/wlcidc?feature=watch

Here are some teacher tricks & tips I think you might find useful when using  Google Calendar  in your Google Apps school. You can find more information at the  Google Apps Education Training Center . Some of these features must be enabled by your Google Apps administrator at your school. URL to Your School Account Calendar calendar.google.com/a/URLOFSCHOOL For example, since my school's URL is  kis.or.kr , our calendar URL is  calendar.google.com/a/ kis.or.kr . Create Appointment Slots Administrators, fellow teachers, parents, or students can book an appointment with you (on your calendar) at a time slot that you allocate. (An alternative to this would be to create another calendar, but if each teacher in your school owned two calendars, then the 'Other calendars' list would way too cluttered). 1. Choose a specific time and click on 'Appointment slots.' 2. Indicate the purpose of the appointment slot in the 'What:' box. Make sure to...