David Lee EdTech

Here are the slides to my  “Look What a 2nd Grader Can Do! (Examples of Student E-Portfolios)?”  presentation I used during the Google for Education Summit in Korea.                            

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...

Creating a Google Site is a great way for students to demonstrate their knowledge of any academic concept . However, I don't think it is a good tool to use as a class site. Yes, Google Sites allows users to effortlessly integrate Google documents, presentations & drawings into their site, but it isn't too friendly to other types of files. Additionally, the web-based tool is not intuitive. Different settings are confusingly placed in different areas of the site, and the customization of the site is extremely difficult. However, there is one thing that makes Google Sites a good tool to use to create a class site: The ability to give editing permissions to students for specific pages.  A 3rd grade teacher at my school has given her students permission to edit their own page on her site. This allows the students to add their work onto their page so that the teacher can assess their work. Additionally, parents can visit the class site and see all their children's work and pr...

Of course the daughter of Google’s Eric Schmidt knows how to use Google Sites effectively! Eric Schmidt and his daughter Sophie took a tip to North Korea to promote the use of the Internet in the country. Sophie created a Google Site called  It Might Not Get Weirder Than This   to showcase what she learned from her extraordinary and controversial visit to the country.  Google Sites as a Summative Assessment Sophie’s website could be an example of a summative assessment product. She used her site to demonstrate and present the knowledge she gained from her experience in North Korea. Likewise, students in the classroom can demonstrate the knowledge they acquired from a unit through the creation of a Google Site . Teachers can also have students work in groups and use Google Site as a wiki tool. This option involves student collaboration, active student learning, and student progress-monitoring. Teachers can use this authentic assessment to identify strengths and weaknesses in ...

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huoOuz3ETog?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0&w=500&h=375] This great video shows how easy and simple it is for your students to create their own website for their ePortfolios or other academic projects (IF YOUR STUDENTS USE GOOGLE APPS FOR THEIR SCHOOL WORK!). ( Source: http://www.youtube.com/ )