The Tech Coaches have had the pleasure of working alongside an exceptional teacher at William Ford, Ms. Jazel Fakhreddine. Jazel is using her Moodle (iLearn) course to help her ELL students and their families access information in her classroom. By using Google...
Year: 2016
Calling All Google Classroom Teachers!
For those teachers who are utilizing Google Classroom, or thinking about utilizing Google Classroom, this post is for you! Updates This summer, Google rolled out a few updates to Google Classroom that will enhance the user's experience and make the Classroom easier to...
Fordson Photography Students are using Mahara to Display their Amazing Work
Over the past several weeks, students at Fordson have been using Mahara ePortfolios to collect and curate their best work. This morning, I worked with students in Mrs. Bridget Patrick's classes to help them learn new ways to manage their files and display them in...
Cornell Notes on Google Docs
One tool that is being consistently used across the district is the notetaking format called Cornell Notes. In order to support teachers who are using Cornell Notes + technology, I've created a simple Cornell Notes Google Docs template (click here). The Doc consists...
Updated Google Classroom Guide and More Google Help
For those teachers who use Google Classroom, we have updated our help sheet to reflect the new changes in Classroom for the 2016-2017 school year. This includes updated screenshots and explanations of new tools available to teachers and parents. Check it out here!...
Model Courses You Can Use
One of the projects Amy and I were involved with last year was creating a set of lessons following the model of engageNY and EUREKA Math within Moodle. We completed a set of more than 6 complete lessons for the 6th grade math module on Statistics. Today, I began...