Tasks Teachers Must Do as a Teacher... But Where Technology Can Help
As a teacher, there are tasks that we have to, no matter how long you've been teaching or how many tricks you learn to cut time off of grading. There's ways that technology that can help make these tasks a little easier and leave more time for the real reason we all became teachers: the students.
1. Google Sheets- a way to keep grades. This is a tool that acts exactly like Excel as far as functions and can sort data, make charts from it etc, but the best part is that can be shared with other teachers who might need to see the grades like co-teachers.
2. Google Classroom- a classroom website. Yes, it is similar to other websites that you can set up for your classroom. You can have it be only you who puts things on it, or have it interactive where students or parents can ask questions or add comments, but again this can be a place where multiple teachers can have access to it so that differentiation can easily happen. And Google Forms (feature of Google that can be formatted to be in assessment form) can be added as well as access to a live calendar operated by Google Calendars. In addition, there can be access from students as far as Google Drive can be easily accessed.
3. Gmail- the Google email. Again, yes, it is an email. But there are features within it that makes it pretty user friendly. Such as a recall button that allows email to be recalled after sent too soon, or ability to be linked to Google Calendar.
Hi Shelby!
ReplyDeleteI liked how you included tips that all teachers can use, no matter the grade level or subject-very practical! This unit has definitely been really educational because it has allowed me to realize how technology can facilitate not only our teacher duties but also our instruction! On another note, I have used Gmail for a long time and was unaware of its advanced features like you mentioned such as recall and canned responses!
Thanks for your post Shelby! I like how you mentioned that many of these features can be used in collaboration with a co-teacher. That is a great feature and can help teachers seamlessly communicate and collaborate together. I was impressed with the advanced features of gmail as well! The 30 second recall button was new to me, and I think that is a great idea!
ReplyDelete^^Sorry, the above post is from Matthew Matyszczak
ReplyDeleteHi Shelby,
ReplyDeleteGreat post. You give such clear definitions on each of your points and keep all of the content very informative. I also appreciate your point that even with these tools from google there can still be a lot of tasks to complete. Sometimes the ability to do more efficiently means that we do in fact "do more." But your organizational tip about the calendar is a perfect highlight. Good time management can be a great way to relieve stress caused by a heavy workload, and technology can aid in this area as well. For me this is just further proof that the efficiency of technology is all in how you use it.