Challenge: Google Docs

What did you create and why?
I created a newsletter in google docs.  I am hoping to use this as a basis for my classroom newsletters for the year.  

What went well for you?
Everything went pretty well.  Making the newsletter was easy.

What was challenging?
The most difficult part for me was to figure out how to get the doc on my website and how to make it a usable link.

What did you enjoy?
I enjoyed creating a document that will be helpful for parents and students, and also for other teachers at my grade level. 

What ideas do you have for using this tool with your students, grade level, staff or to communicate with families?
I think this will be an easy way to keep parents informed about classroom news, events, homework, etc. I am also envisioning this to be used by other teachers on my grade level team.  Perhaps we could write one common newsletter together.  Students could even contribute to this.

Here is the link to my document (I hope!)
https://docs.google.com/a/edmonds.wednet.edu/document/d/1qQoqs7H_HnaXiyhS5eVV0bo3WY78DkIfapUDNw1BB0g/edit?usp=sharing

Challenge: Google Docs

What did you create, and why?

I created this Google Doc to allow students to enter the  daily math learning target. Each day the students will access this document to record the learning target and/or make comments. Each Friday students will be required to write a reflection of content learned during the week. The link to this document is https://goo.gl/lqIsR6.

What went well for you?

 My hope is that this document will simplify the process for students to regularly record their daily learning targets. Since this is an activity where students can earn participation points, my hope is that it will speed up the time it takes for students to manually write the target and not waste time searching for their journal and scrounging around for a pencil. 

What was challenging?

 College Place Middle school will distribute Chromebooks to students in mid-September.and until that time students will be required to record manually in spiral math journals. Once students have processed through the gradual switch to Chromebooks, I believe this will become easier for students.

What did you enjoy? 

I anticipate I will enjoy the transition from students not having all materials in class (pencil, math journal, planner and text)  each day to using technology as one collective tool for access to instruction. I believe it will also make grading easier as students must make daily entries and I have only one document to look at and add comments to. 

What ideas do you have for using this tool with your students, grade level, staff or to communicate with families?  

This doc will be posted on my district website for parents to review with their child. Parents will have the ability see their child's entry and end of week reflection. Students will benefit as they will be able to quickly record target and also be able to keep up on any posts they may have  missed if absent.  

Welcome!

This blog is the shared space for technology campers taking part in the Edmonds Technology Summer Camp! Through a series of creative and fun challenges you will build your own knowledge and skill using technology. The learning from each challenge can be used in your classroom with students, with your grade level/department or with your staff. Each challenge asks you to share your thinking on this group blog as a brief reflection. 

The reflection should capture your experience and your thinking about the challenge and the tool you explored. Here are some questions to help you as you write your blog posts: 

• What did you create, and why? 
• What went well for you?
• What was challenging?
• What did you enjoy? 
• What ideas do you have for using this tool with your students, grade level, staff or to communicate with families? 

Please use these questions as a starting point and add any other thoughts and ideas.

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