Kahoot!

Kahoot is a great way to check for understanding, in a fun and engaging way.  In short, a teacher puts together a short quiz or series of questions that the student answer using their Chromebooks.  For Kahoot to work, a teacher must be able to project their screen, as students will only see the answer options.  The series of videos below will show you how to create your account, create a quiz, administer a quiz, and what the students will see on their end.  Enjoy!

Create your Kahoot Here!

Create your first Kahoot!

Administer the Kahoot with your class!

Student link: kahoot.it

District Google Templates

Google has recently released a new feature in Google Docs that allows an organization, our district, to provide templates to all of our users. The video below shows you how to access those templates so that you can use them with your students. I also want to encourage you to send us your ideas for other templates that you would like included. This may be something you have already created, or an older document that you would like to see created but have had a hard time doing so. Check it out!

Working on a Template (Student's Perspective)

Using Templates in Google Classroom

1.  Open up Google Docs/Slides and open the template.  This creates a new document.  Rename so that it is specific to your assignment.

2.  Go to Google Classroom and create the assignment.  See the video below for a demonstration.

  

ABCya.com

Looking for an easy way to incorporate the Chromebooks into your classrooms.  Here is a quick and easy way to start the process.  ABCYa.com gives students and teachers easy access to grade level material for all subject areas. It is also a wonderful resource that allows students to choose a level that they are comfortable working at.  Watch the video for a quick "How To."

Using ABCYA from Roger Block on Vimeo.

Change Student Password on Illuminate

Here is a quick and easy way to change student passwords on Illuminate.

Enter Edulastic Score into Illuminate

Here it is math teachers.  The final step necessary to get your Edulastic assessment results into Illuminate.

Enter Edulastic Score into Illuminate: The Handout

Enter Edulastic Score into Illuminate from Roger Block on Vimeo.

Manually Grade Edulastic Questions

How to manually grade a question in Edulastic.  Enjoy!

Manually Grade in Edulastic: The Handout


Manually Score Edulastic Question from Roger Block on Vimeo.

Pause and Resume an Edulastic Assessment

Get the handout here:

Pause and Resume on Edulastic: Handout

Watch the video tutorial here:

Edulastic: Pause/Resume a Test from Roger Block on Vimeo.

Welcome!

First of all, let me welcome each and every one of you to this blog.  I have created this blog for the sole purpose of providing quick and easy ideas that you can use in your classroom to encourage the use of technology in your classroom.  Here is a quick overview of what you will find here:

• It is titled, "Tech Minute" for a reason.  Each blog post will begin with a video, shorter than a minute, explaining what you will find by reading the post.  If I can't encourage you in one minute that the post is useful, then I need to find better strategies for you =).
• I hope to share best practices from our Little Lake community to help us build a community of tech-savvy teachers.  This way you can see strategies that have already been used effectively in the classroom.
• I will share simple ways to trouble shoot common problems teachers and students face when using technology.  Overcoming these "speed bumps" enables the teacher to create a positive experience for their students.
• Blog posts will include a mix of videos, google docs, slides, etc.  I will try to include any type of media that I believe will help you implement that specific strategy.

I look forward to serving the Little Lake teachers in this new way! Please let me know if there is any other way that this blog can be improved to help you in the classroom.