–by +Sarah Woods
This is another in our series of posts previewing Google Classroom!
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Language classes can have discussions in the class language! Imagine getting your students discussion topics and assignments amongsth themselves in the language they are learning!
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Students know what’s going on! You have one place where students need to look to stay on top of their classwork. Sentences that will become a thing of the past: “The dog ate my homework” “I lost my USB drive” “I couldn’t figure out how to share it”
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Students aren’t held back by the device they’re using! Any device that has internet access can use Google Classroom – PC, MAC, Linux, Chromebook, Smartphones…anything goes!
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Differentiation by media! You can give all your assignments media aspects for those students who learn best with sounds and images. Link to Khan Academy, Youtube, or make your own and share away with your students to enrich their learning experiences without messing links, folders, lost files and sharing permissions confusion.
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See more:
- Part 1 – Google Classroom: From the Teacher’s Perspective
- Part 2 – Google Classroom: From the Student’s Perspective
- Part 3 – 6 Things You Can’t Do with Google Classroom…Yet
- Part 4 – 4 Ways to Impact Your Students’ Learning Experiences Using Google Classroom
- Part 5 – 5 Problems Google Classroom Solves Right Now
- Part 6 – Google Classroom: FAQ
UPDATE:
Lots of interesting changes to Google Classroom recently. Make sure to check out our comprehensive online course on Google Classroom by Google in Education guru Allison Mollica. The course will help you get up to speed with ‘Google Classroom’ and features video lessons with an online quiz after each video chapter to test your knowledge. The course is being updated regularly to reflect the most recent changes. Get access here: http://goo.gl/ddspKc
All our upcoming summits will have a dedicated session about Google Classroom. If you want to learn best practices from Google Certified Teachers and Google Certified Trainers, register for a Google in Education Summit in your area! We will also be running Classroom Workshops soon. Use the sign up form below to get exclusive updates from us.
About the Contributor
Sarah Woods
Sarah Woods is an MYP Design Technology teacher at the International School of Amsterdam; previous to that she was was the IT Director and an IT Integration Coach at Pechersk School International in Ukraine. She can also be seen on the TEDx stage in her talk, “Identity: Where Fear and Change Intersect in Education”. She is a member of the ECIS technology committeeand holds a Masters of Science in Education in K-12 Technology Integration.
