On Wednesday, January 13, the Tech Coaches will be holding a repeat of the “Coaches’ Corner” session on Google Docs and Google Drive from 3pm to 4pm and from 4pm to 5pm at ASC, in Room 8. This session is designed to introduce you to Google Docs, how it works, and some features that will be…
Take a look at one of the cool things that is going on in an elementary iLearn (Moodle) class in the district! At McCollough/Unis, students in Rola Harb’s 5th grade used iLearn(Moodle) to discuss the indentured servant system and whether they felt the system was fair. First, the students learned about the indentured servant system in a previous social…
Dearborn High Science teacher and Dearborn Moodle Moot 2015 attendee Mrs. Heather Ferris has been working diligently this year to create powerful course materials on Moodle (iLearn) for her chemistry and forensic science students. So far, Mrs. Ferris has provided resources and links, and had students participate in online discussion forums about topics in chemistry. She has…
These days, there are dozens of online tools to help students learn and teachers teach. With quick, fun formative assessment platforms like Kahoot and Poll Anywhere, to tutorial/drill-and-practice sites like Khan Academy and IXL, opportunities for learning abound in the virtual world. I recommend all of these sites for every teacher and student. Some of these tools are simple and…
I’ve had several conversations with teachers over the past few months about how and what to put on their blogs. On top of that, there are many who have expressed frustration about the fact that it seems not many people are using their blogs. I thought I’d share a few tips to help you get…
Throughout the district, teachers are turning to Google Classroom to provide immediate feedback to students, differentiate learning, decrease the amount of paper used, share assignments and links quickly and efficiently, and increase student motivation. They are finding it easy to use and a great way to organize students’ online work. No more lugging home folders, binders…
If you’re a Dearborn teacher, you’ve heard of it many times. You’ve even been required to use it to complete some of your own professional development. But if you’re like many, you haven’t found the time to invest in it or seen how the benefits could possibly outweigh the costs of learning something so complicated. I’d…
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