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Michael Oquendo

Google Drive: A Better Method for Giving Student Feedback | Indiana Jen - 0 views

  • That said, Google has included most of the popular word processing features, including text formatting, headers & footers, image insertion, etc.
  • Students will need a Google account to create and share documents; this is the way Google assures that document access can be controlled by the creator.
  • What makes Google Drive different is the ability to share documents with others.
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  • you now have the ability to not only view the document, but to make revisions or comments along the way.
  • Instead of emailing documents back and forth (which is a huge pain with many opportunities for confusion) teachers can go quickly to Drive, find and open the student’s paper in the Drive table of contents, and make “live” comments and corrections on the student’s paper.
  • To make a comment simply highlight a section with your cursor and click the “comment” button.
  • Just select File > See Revision history and click on any date/time.
  • If it’s too much detail, click on Show less detailed revisions.
  •  File > Download as… or simply choosing File > Print.
  • You can explore many tools for teachers at the Chrome store.
  • By using the freeLearnly Voice Comments tool, you can incorporate your own spoken comments into any Google Drive document.
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    This post has a few tips on ways to give students feedback using Google Drive. While the article doesn't have a ton of tips on actually USING the tool, it does have links to other resources that show how to use Google Drive
Michael Oquendo

Help! I'm a Teacher -- How Do I Get into Education Technology? | Deborah Chang - 1 views

  • Education technology companies need educators.
  • you may also be missing some knowledge and skills that would help you add value to an education technology company,
  • Being able to translate between education needs and technological needs is crucial.
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  • As a teacher, be curious about how money at your school is being allocated, why your school makes the purchases it makes, and how the purchasing process work.
  • planning events at your school, deliberately tweaking your classroom or school procedures to be more effective, and supporting other teachers in implementing education technology.
  • Make an effort to gain different perspectives by collaborating with teachers who teach in very different situations.
  • Identify a pain point in your classroom and try to solve it.
  • The more you try to solve problems using technology, the more comfortable you will get with technology and the more you're able to articulate what works and what doesn't.
  • Ultimately, working in the education technology space, whether as a leader in you school or as a member of a company, means contributing significantly to the practice of teaching and learning.
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    Steps to integrating technology into the classroom. Though this post focuses on ed tech companies, there are several ideas that could be used to integrate tech into the classroom.
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