Google Docs & Apps: An Introduction
Teachers, Grades 5-12
Welcome to the world of Google applications! Katie introduces beginners to different Google tools and advanced users to tools they may not know about. And she shares school, classroom, and student examples of how to make Google tools part of your 21st century teaching.
(90 minutes)
Professional Development Sessions
Reading, Writing, and Literacy
We are in the midst of an important educational paradigm shift. As we transition to the Information Age, our classroom experiences must reflect this change so that we can prepare students for the 21st century. Research proves that the use of technology positively impacts students’ learning and performance. However, technology must be purposefully integrated into the classroom in order to achieve this positive impact. Join renowned educator, Katie McKnight, as she illuminates and simplifies the world of education technology. Katie introduces and demonstrates how to use Web 2.0 tools and other terrific technological aids for differentiating instruction in all subjects.
- Technology in the Classroom: An Administrator’s Guide
- Google Docs & Apps: An Introduction
- Tools for Digital Storytelling
- Digital Writing: Blogs, Wikis and Podcasts
- Ride the Wave: Web 2.0 Tools for Teaching Literacy Skills in Your Classroom
- Study Smarts
- Writing for the 21st Century
- I Have a Question: The Best Web Based Research Tools
- Bloom was Right: Aligning Technology Integrated Lessons with Bloom’s Taxonomy