Episode 8 – The Blanket Fort

Topics 

Show Opening: Laura Brennan from Spring Garden Elementary School

Episode Guests:  Lauren Will and Sam Edwards, Parkland School District

Cool Tools:   Announced by Elisa Conwell from Donegan Elementary

• Laura
  • Screencastify Add-On for Google Slides
  • Build an Atom Simulation from Phet for student screencasting example
• Patrick – Poly by Google
• Evon
  • Google Meet
  • Getting Started with Google Meets

Episode Guests: Lauren Will and Sam Edwards, Parkland School District

• Parkland School District Ready 21 website
• Kami PDF Chrome Extension

Touchscreen Chromebook Advantages

• Students accustomed to touchscreen technology
• Using Draw Function with Stylus to allow students for formative feedback (with Drawing slide) in Pear Deck
• Newer technology for upcoming apps
• Taking notes by hand
  • Google Keep
  • Google Jamboard

Closing announced by Kim VanOrden from East Hills Middle School 

Mentioned on show:

• BASD Empower 1:1 Initiative Information
• BASD Summer Tech Academy 2019 (August 13, 2019)

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