P2G - Half Day Profosional Learning

P2G Queens Half- Day Professional Learning

Integrating Technology for Differentiation and Planning

Objective :

Participants will have an opportunity to increase student engagement through the use of Hi-Tech resources for purpose of planning and differentiation.

Get Ready...

Think- Write- Save: How would you define your computer skills on a scale from 1-10? (1, you can't check your email. 10, you can hack into the NSA headquarters.) Open a Word-Doc , respond and then save to your desktop.

BrainPOP ESL

The Planning Problem

Planning Collaboration

with Google Docs

Mr Gray is at LGCC

Ms. Gersten is at York College

But we're both on the Economics Unit on the Rubicon Atlas. Why not collaborate?

Getting Started

The first step is to create a Google Drive.

Activity:

Open Up a Google Doc

If you have a Gmail address, you already have one. If not, go to Google.com and click on the

1. Make sure that you've got your Google Drive account. Open up a Google Doc and share it with the teacher next to you (using their email address.)

2. Together, use this document to brainstorm ways that you could integrate Google Drive, Dropbox, and BrainPOP into your common planning. When finished, share with melle0901@gmail.com.

3. Discuss the benefits of this activity.

In our case, we were working on our Economics Unit

The Original:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-xYKjPYtmbtOgn3NZWVQ04Y-S-2vFRLdSmodUoonscw/edit?usp=sharing

Notice how links can also be shared through presentations? How could you use this to collaborate with students?

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Asx2CiykkbAehRvmyRN76jQpN2JPAFCt78hQ1Dl3mv4/edit?usp=sharing

The Shared:

BrainPOP ESL provides:

• Highly engaging animated movies to model conversation, grammar concepts and vocabulary words.

• Leveled movies with associated features that builds upon earlier ones, thereby reinforcing vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, reading comprehension, and writing skills.

• Idiomatic and cultural nuances, as expresssed through the actions of the endearing and funny characters, model social cues and demonstrate how to use the English language in every day contexts.

• Detailed lesson plans incorporating learning strategies, graphic organizers, printable resources, as well as reading and writing activities.

Brainpop- Student and Teacher Resource

http://www.brainpop.com/about/tour/

Username: district79

Password: brainpop

ESL Brainpop

http://www.brainpopesl.com/

Username: p2g79

Password: brainpop

BrainPOP

BrainPOP creates animated curriculum based content that supports educators and engages students in school, at home, and on mobile devices.

Resouces on BrainPOP include movies, quizzes, games, mobile apps, experiments, activity pages, and more covering hundred of topics within Math, Science, Social Studies, English, Technology, Arts & Music, and Health.

All content is aligned to Common Core State Standards.

Dropbox Features

Dropbox Tutorial

• Sharing and syncronization between multiple devices (students and teacher can access documents and collaborate from various locations and devices)
• Users can drop any file into a designated folder synced to the internet ( Teacher can create student folders for lessons, assignments, differentiation, etc)
• Any file you save to Dropbox will be instantly saved to your computer, phone and the Dropbox website ( easily accessible by both teachers and students)
• Shared folders allow teachers and students to work together on the same projects and doucments
• Efficient method for teachers and students to transfer file and for file protection
• Apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry keep your Dropbox handy even on the go (teacher or student files and assignments)

http://www.dropbox.com

http://www.wordle.net

Breaking a Pencil?

Integrating technology into your instruction DOES NOT mean we throw away what works. It just means that we look for ways to make differentiation and collaboration easier !