Get Organized with Google Keep

Google Keep

If you find yourself writing everything on sticky notes or some random piece of paper only to lose it in the next few minutes, you need to try something new! Google Keep is an amazing tool that provides an easy way for you to keep notes, lists, reminders, and more. The best part is they will never be lost or "misplaced"! Get Google Keep on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. Your information is synced on all of your devices.

Key Features...

• Never lose anything
• Organize your notes by adding a color and labels to your notes (these will help you easily identify different categories within your notes such as, grocery lists, to-do list, meeting notes, how-to's, etc.)
• Share your notes with others- they can add things to the notes too!
• Save images in your notes
• Copy any note to a Google Doc for further editing 
• When making a list, add check boxes so you can check off things as you go
• Create notes using your voice (smartphone app)
• Easily search your notes by label, color, audio, list, image, shared, or reminder
• Jump to a particular label to see all notes with that label
• Works seamlessly with GAFE (Google Apps for Education)

Find out more about Google Keep and try it out for yourself! MEET GOOGLE KEEP

Teaching Tips

Many teachers are beginning to use google keep with their students. Use it for guided notes, a virtual notes binder (use colors and labels to categorize and organize different topics and subject areas). Students can access important information from class, anywhere on any device, no more missing notebooks or lost sheets of paper!

NEWSELA- Keep your students current and connected to our world

We provide our students with opportunities to read various genres and text all the time. Many teachers, of all grade levels, like to have their students connect with the world through current events. Whether that be through CNN Student news, National Geographic for Kids, or PBS LearningMedia, sharing news about our world is important to our students growth. Although, there has been a slight problem with students reading some current event articles; most of the time the articles are not on the appropriate reading level, or teachers may want to add notes or highlight certain areas of the article that they want students to pay close attention to. NEWSELA is here to help!

NEWSELA is a website that teachers can use to access over 1,000's of current event articles in all subject areas to use with students grades 2-12! Some of the best features are that all articles can be searched by subject area, grade level, and/or standard. Teachers can select the article, students select the correct Lexile level, teachers add notes to specific parts of the article that need to be a focus for the students, and add an a short quiz to check for understanding and completion. The NEWSELA binder makes it easy for teachers to assign articles to their classes with due dates, check student progress, and export the results of the quiz to an excel spreadsheet. Be sure to add articles to your favorites by clicking the heart next to any article title. This will allow for easy access to articles you want to assign later. Also, take a look at the "text sets" created by NEWSELA. These are collections of articles on a specific topic. If current events is a part of your classroom routine, you need more nonfiction reads, or more options for close reading, NEWSELA is an excellent resource for you!

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Schoology

Schoology (skoo.luh.jee) is the worlds leading learning management system (LMS). So what is a leaning management system? An LMS is a software application or web-based tool that is used to plan, implement, teach, and assess a specific topic. Many schools and classrooms that are turning toward blended and flipped classroom models are using a LMS to help manage the course. Schoology is one of the most user friendly and connected learning management systems.

Some of the Features...

• Seamlessly access your documents from Google Drive as a teacher or student
• Enhance your lessons and assignments with YouTube, Khan Academy, and more.
• Create or upload assessments and administer them all from within Schoology.
• View data and feedback from test/quiz results. 
• Comment on student work
• Create class discussions
• Post course updates
• Create and manage a grade-book
• Use the Calendar to manage upcoming assignments and due dates
• Align assignments to Common Core Standards
• Connect with peers

Blended and Flipped Classroom Models

As technology and web tools are being used more and more in classrooms today, so are new ways of instructing. Blended and Flipped learning environments are on the rise and for good reason. The blended learning model allows students to work in a classroom with a teacher in the traditional sense, as well as use computer software, LMS (learning management system), and web tools to personalize learning and work at their own pace. Using the flipped classroom model, students are able to spend class time engaging in meaningful activities because the content was obtained outside of class-time. The teacher is still teaching, using class-time to apply and practice learning. To learn more about blended and flipped classroom models, click here.

Blended Classroom

Flipped Classroom

PBS LearningMedia

PBS LearningMedia is versatile resource for anyone in education. PBS LearningMedia offers access to thousands of digital media resources that are aligned to Common Core and National Standards, engaging, innovative, and free! There are interactive activities, lesson plans, images, videos and more. PBS LearningMedia has a collection of productivity tools that include a Lesson Builder, Storyboard, and Quiz Maker to help personalize lessons for your students. This can be a valuable tool for self-paced learning, and flipped/blended classroom models. The site also offers Professional Development for teachers in the form of webinars, training, and in-person events geared toward supporting 21st century instruction. It is a great way to connect with other professionals, educators, and instructional technology specialist. Join the PBS LearningMedia Community today!

Welcome to PBS LearningMedia. 

Here is a quick guide to get you started.