Back-to-School 2017 Reminders

8/1/17

Hello Teachers!

Hope you are having an amazing summer with family and friends!

Archive/clean-up your Google Classrooms from last year if you haven't already done so. Let us know if you have any questions about this process.

1. Many of you may be sending out family letters, which might be a good time to put a little blurb about any of your home-school connection apps/sites (sorry if I'm too late). Whatever platform you use, it often takes some time to get parents to sign up. Perhaps via your letter and then another sign-up at Meet-The-Teacher will help.
2. Many of you may be sending out family letters, which might be a good time to put a little blurb about any of your home-school connection apps/sites (sorry if I'm too late). Whatever platform you use, it often takes some time to get parents to sign up. Perhaps via your letter and then another sign-up at Meet-The-Teacher will help

That's it!

Looking forward to seeing you soon. Start thinking about some of your goals regarding curriculum & technology ~ We'd love to meet with each one of you one-on-one or in teams to work towards achieving those goals.

Just a few thoughts to ponder :

• Classroom Websites (spruce up or make less stagnant > more interactive with live docs, photos, slideshows of work, surveys, student-generated news, etc)
• Going Google -Ready to explore moving from Libre/Pages to Google tools?
• Students - explore learning adventures for your students to create, communicate and collaborate.
• Going further with Google : Are you confident with Google apps and ready for more extensions and apps to rock your teaching and learning?! I'm in awe at what's available at our fingertips in the click of a button.
• Organization/Note-taking : There are so many amazing apps & extensions to help streamline your daily routine and save you time! Google Keep (notes, lists, collaboration) is a great one for both teachers and students.
• Interactive bulletin boards : Interactive learning stations, digital galleries, student book recommendations...
• Knock down the walls! Connect your teaching and learning with others in another state, region, or country! Get your students collaborating on projects, blogging for an authentic audience….
• Going "green" in the classroom? We can help! Digital tools to check for understanding, digital portfolios, student-created newsletters or teacher infographics instead of traditional newsletters, online galleries for families instead of work displayed on classroom bulletin boards....