San Diego USD Google for Education Workshops

"**This workshop is for Elementary Teachers (3rd - Grade 6) Struggling with how to bring technology in math classrooms? How do you use technology when typing math expressions is so difficult? In this workshop, we will explore the many tools available for math educators to help students become engaged in their learning and make the use of technology in mathematics seamless. From creating math worksheets effectively to artwork graphing, we look at apps, extensions, add-ons, and web tools that help create interactive and meaningful math opportunities and focus on deep understanding.

Workshop Outcomes
Understand how technology can deepen your students' understanding of mathematics allowing them to play with math concepts easier.
Balance demands of a math classroom (practice with exploration).
Use Apps & Websites systems to help students take control of their learning and self-assess.
Allow students to explore mathematics, make connections and deepen understanding based on examples of lessons, units and activities."

Session Resources 

In this workshop, I introduce ways that many digital tools can be used for both formative and summative assessments. We'll also explore creative ways teachers can provide individualized feedback to students for projects and assignments. We will use examples from a range of subject areas and tools to inform our discussion about their advantages over traditional means of gathering assessment and implications for classroom practice. We will use Google Docs, Slides, Forms, and Drawings to create assignments, check for understanding, provide feedback, and modify instruction. We will then use Google Classroom to grade assignments and Google Sites to share assignments with an authentic audience. 

Attendees will be prepared to integrate real-time note taking and respond to anonymous questions, utilize comments and screencasts, create surveys and quizzes, and publish and receive feedback on student work.


Session Resources