Transform Your Lessons: The Power of Desmos Classroom Computation Layer
Take Desmos Classroom even further with the computation layer. Customize your lesson with the CL.
Co-authored with the amazing Heather Lyon the book “50 Ways to Engage Students with Google Apps” contains over 50 templates, tips, and resources to help you to increase student engagement!
Take Desmos Classroom even further with the computation layer. Customize your lesson with the CL.
Desmos Classroom is a FREE tool that allows you to gain real time insights into student thinking during a lesson.
Analyzing AI Created Rubrics: Discover the critical elements of effective rubrics and how to assess the quality of AI-generated options.
Pixel Art in Google Sheets is really fun, but how do you know what number corresponds to what color? Add a color key in pixel art.
Huge time saver, this drag to background feature in Google Slides is amazing. Check out how to quickly set a background image.
Why gamify with badges? Providing a visual display of student achievement can be fun and motivating.
FigJam is a collaborative whiteboard. It makes sense when collaborating or sharing with students to have elements locked down.
How many words are in your presentation? Google Developer Expert Alice Keeler shows you how to check word count in Google Slides
Prompting AI for the ELA Classroom to create an ELA lesson plan leaves out all the specialized training and student specific knowledge that ELA teachers have. Here are some considerations when making your prompt.
Google Chrome keeps suggesting to me that I can group tabs. What is tab grouping and why do I want to do that?
Is AI The End of English Class? Certainly not! ELA teacher Barton Keeler shares insights for how ChatGPT can support English teachers.
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When you copy and paste from ChatGPT you then have to spend time cleaning up the formatting. You can speed up Cleaning Up ChatGPT in a Google Doc by using Remove Blank
Google Docs: Dropdown Your Status by adding a dropdown menu to your Google Doc. This helps you when you’re collaborating with others. It is also very easy!
It is time consuming to create rubrics, especially good ones. Using AI can help, but what if your AI rubric stinks?
Critical thinking can be measured on a 4 point scale of Depth of Knowledge. What is DOK 2 and how is it different than DOK 1?
Is AI going to be the end of teaching and school? There is no doubt that there are some things AI can do better than a human being. So what becomes the roll of school or will AI make school obsolete?
Prompting AI for the ELA Classroom to create an ELA lesson plan leaves out all the specialized training and student specific knowledge that ELA teachers have. Here are some considerations when making your prompt.
Teacher, mom of 5, Google Certified Innovator, Google Developer Expert for Google Workspace, Google Cloud Innovator Champion, Author, Keynote Speaker, Workshop Presenter
Alice Keeler has a BA in Mathematics and an MS in Educational Media Design and Technology. She started teaching high school math in 1999 in the laptop Algebra program. Alice has taught 1:1 her entire teaching career and is passionate about using technology to create student centered classrooms.
Paperless is not a pedagogy. We should not seek to use technology to save paper, but rather to improve learning, improve relationships, and improve student engagement.
The tool is not what creates the learning, but rather an intentional approach for how a tool can create feedback loops, allow choice and voice, allows for communication of ideas in a creative medium, and increase collaboration.
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