Google Classroom Hacks
After reading Google Classroom Hacks Please answer the questions below:
- which hack did you choose
- do you plan on using it in your classroom
- why or why not
- Please respond to 2 classmates posts
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1. GOOGLE CLASSROOM HACK #2: COLLABORATIVE REVIEW WITH GOOGLE SLIDES
ReplyDelete2. I love this idea of creating a slide and assigning every student editor access so that they con collaborate on a project, assignment, study guide and so much more! This is truly engaging for the student and can benefit them when content can be overwhelming and rely on their students to take part in creating a big "google slide".
3. I will be using this hack because I think it's a really great way to merge together the content taught throughout the year for our final exam review!
-Bianca Aloi
Advanced Google Tools Summer 2021
Bianca- I agree! Creating just one slide is fun and easy for each students to do, and then they put it all together and have an amazing project or assignment. Its also a really great review tool!
Delete~Suzanne
(I don't know why names don't come up but my post is the one below on class hack #5)
Bianca, I have used hack #2 in the past but not as a review of material. I agree with you and think this is a great way for the students to collaborate and put together a student-led review. It allows for the students to own their learning and making the review meaningful to them.
Delete~Valerie Viggiano
@ Bianca, I agree with all you have said here. The SVHS PE staff collaborated this same way on multiple units this past school year. Working together like this made making our lessons and units fun. Students will definitely be more engaged and take ownership to learning through creating slides together. I also like how it automatically updates and saves so the students can see all that is happening in real time. I will also be using this Google Hack with the students next year.
Delete- Peter Salerno
For this assignment I would like to discuss Google Classroom Hack #5: Help Students Succeed in REAL Time. I loved this hack because remote instruction can be challenging for many students who require some hand holding when completing assignments. This hack explained how teachers can monitor and offer assistance to their students in real time. This is so beneficial to students who may feel overwhelmed with an assignment and may just choose to not complete their work. Teachers can also offer "office hours" where they can monitor their students work at home. I would love to make use of this hack next year and I am excited to try it!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne, I have used hack #5 in google classroom as well as in schoology and found that it really does help students reach success and allows you to seeing their learning in real time and observe what errors they may be making so that we can better assist them in exactly what they need! I love your idea of "office hours" as a way to still help students even way after the lesson/period is over!
Delete~Valerie
DeleteI "stalked" my students on Schoology all the time. In Schoology it was very easy to see what the students were doing. It's a great way to intervene when they need help and send them comments to redirect them if needed or to encourage them. I did not realize that you can do it with Google Classroom assignments as well. When we start using Classroom again after our contract ends with Schoology I will definitely keep that hack in mind.
Delete~Ivelisse
I have actually tried and used hacks #2 and #5 and use them frequently. I loved using hack #2 as a way to have all of my students participate and collaborate with one another. I also used hack #5 daily as like Leah stated to “stalk” my students and make sure they were working on their assignments. I am eager to try using hack #3. I love all the possibilities that Google forms offers and I did not know you could have the students go to a different section if they need additional help on a question before finishing the form.
ReplyDeleteI would use this in my classroom as a way to “check in” with my students during/at the end of the unit before the end of unit assessment.
This way I would be able to see what areas they are not comfortable in, need re-teaching, or extra practice. I’m also interested in trying this out and seeing what else I could incorporate into the form (such as flubaroo or even links/videos).
~Valerie Viggiano
I too am getting more information about google forms as I have just started to use them. I do love the self grading and now the fubaroo and autocrat which makes it even better. The part about the sections for students sounds great, definitely something I would love to try when school starts with my students. Your idea about using it for a "check in" sounds like a great idea.
DeleteWendi
In class, I give the google slides I prepared to the students and have them solve the problems on their own slides. Then, click each student name to check whether the student has opened the slide and check whether the student is working in class. It's basically the same method as Hack#5. But I didn't know if I could check whether a student is doing classwork or not without opening each slide. I will try this method next school year.
ReplyDeleteI read Hack #3 the most interesting. The ability to move to different sections depending on the selection the student checked was quite interesting. I'm still not sure how I can apply it to my class, but I hope to be able to use it soon.
I also was thinking about Hack # 3 and the sections part sounds great and a good way to jigsaw with he students.
DeleteWendi Williams
ReplyDelete1. I chose Google Hack: Collaborating Review with Google Slides.
2. I love to use google slides. I do plan on taking some of the tips listed here especially for breaking down parts into small groups.
3. I can plan to use the tip for group work with the Math problem set since most of the time there are a lot of slides so each group would be responsible for completing and explaining a few slides and sharing with the class as they take notes and fill in the answers. This way every student does not have to complete all of the problems but will get a chance to have them all completed. I think that will help the struggling students and students that work at a slower pace as well.
I liked this hack as well. I've used slides that everyone can edit for collaborative small group assignments; doing it as a study / review guide is a great idea. I can also see myself using it as a novel review where groups of students can work together on the 5 elements of a novel: the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict, and the resolution. It would be a great activity after each novel read and they can refer to it when comparing and contrasting different books read.
Delete~Ivelisse
@Wendi- I think using Google slides for match problems or even any subject's assignments is a great way to divide up the workload so as not to overwhelm the students!
Delete~Suzanne
Delete@ Wendi - I love google slides and used them quite often during this past school year. I mentioned in my post below that my colleagues and I worked collaboratively together creating our sports units. It made it fun working together. For example, in a given unit all 6 of us would pick a skill of a specific sport and add them to the slides to create a few weeks worth of lessons. Students will love working together to create projects, assignments, study guides, etc. That is much better than listening to lectures.
Delete- Peter Salerno
DeleteThe hack I tried was Formative Assessments with Forms. I had no idea that you could edit forms to make students go to different questions automatically depending on their answer to a previous question. I tried playing around with that. I need to practice it more but I could definitely use this because there are times when my students are reading different books. I could create different questions depending on the book. It would initially take a lot of time to create but once I do, then I'll have it for subsequent years.
ReplyDelete~Ivelisse
I did not know this piece of information (make students go to different questions automatically depending on their previous answer) either! I think it's a great tool also for differentiation.
DeleteThe Google Hack I chose to learn about was Formative Assessment for Forms. I think that this is an awesome way to engage students and assess them at the same time. Who knew? When I was a kid I used to love reading books that led you different pages or stories based on the category or genre that you felt like reading at the time. In essence, this is an innovative techy version of those books, circa 1989.. "You can edit forms to make students go to different questions automatically depending on their answer to a previous question. If they get one wrong, for example, they can go to a section that reteaches the concept, asks them if they “got it,” and then goes back to the question they missed. If they get it correct, they can go on to the next question. This is also a FUN and different way to group students! It will take away from the monotony of STAR and data...data...(I don't know about you but both of those words have become dark, nauseating four letter words for me) haha...Thank you for sharing another cool resource that I had no idea existed. As long as I have time to play around and create an assessment using this hack, I definitely will make use of it in the classroom because it is different, fun, resourceful, engaging, and FRESH.
ReplyDeleteBy: Teresa Elizabeth Murphy
1.) I chose Google Classroom Hack #2 - Collaborative Review With Google Slides
ReplyDelete2.) I plan on using this Hack as it is a great way for students to work together.
3.) I find that it is important for students to take ownership to their learning. Students do not want to sit and listen to a teacher lecture for a long period of time. I believe that when the students are held accountable and working together they retain more material and content. Collaborative learning will definitely keep the students more engaged and it is also a huge component of the ERCSD educational plan, so administrators will love this process too. My colleagues and I worked on google slides collaboratively this exact way when preparing our units this past school year and it made working on lessons more fun for us. I would imagine that it would make learning content more enjoyable for the students as well. I will definitely try this Google Hack in the future.
The above post was by: Peter Salerno
DeleteI agree that this is a great way for students to work together! We did something similar to this in science last year. Students were strategically placed into groups, they were given a human body system as a topic. The students then utilized breakout rooms and a google slides template to collaborate. The science teacher and I were able to jump into the breakout rooms and their slides file to check progress, comment, and motivate.
DeleteSamantha Drummond's post:
ReplyDeleteI think all of these Google hacks are great for the new virtual teaching world. In fact, I've already tried each of these hacks at least a few times. As a special ed co-teacher with all virtual students, hack number five (help students succeed in real time) was the most successful and beneficial. I made it a habit of opening their documents at the start of class so I was on and ready to check their progress. I was able to help my students with their work without specifically calling them out. I used the comments portion to motivate them and make suggestions. I would help correct spelling or fill in a word if they missed it when completing guided notes (something we did in social studies). Sometimes I had to write in BIG letters and ask where they were or why they were not completing their work. No matter what we were working on, this made a huge difference for me and my students.