Gina Udrea

 Identify ways to create a 21 st century learning environment in the classroom  Share innovative, creative ways to engage students and promote e-Learning  Explore Google Sites and Padlet applications in Education

End  Share personal experiences with Class Websites  What are the first 3 reasons for using a Class Website? What are your concerns?  Which of the 21 st century learning skills and the 4Cs do students use when using technology to create?

There's the known. And there's the unknown. And what separates them is the Door, and that's what I want to be. I want to be the Door. - Jim Morrison, 1967  Identify ways to create a 21 st century learning environment in the classroom  Share innovative, creative ways to engage students and promote e-Learning

Using Google Sites in the Classroom A Full Introduction to Google Sites Google Sites Tutorial for Education Basic ePortfolio Using Google Sites Creating Your ePortfolio in Google Sites Google Sites Tour Google Sites: simple, secure websites

 Students Projects  Class Website/Discussion Forum  Collaborative working space - wiki  Learning Resources/Study questions bank  Create eLearning Communities  Student ePortfolios  Clubs, events, activities managed by students  Class websites containing information for parents  Units or Projects  Technology resources, workshops, professional development for teachers  School website

Advantages Accessible, Easy, fun, does not require an advanced skills Excellent for intranets Protected – you are the administrator and you can have Viewers or Collaborators Creates Pages, Subpages, Folders for each student/area you want Acts like a blog over which you have control at all times Upload an image, a documents, students upload their HW People can make updates and get the latest version. Supported formats include.doc,.xls,.csv,.ppt,.txt,.pdf and more Displays Google Documents, Spreadsheets, Presentations, YouTube videos, Picasa slideshows and gadgets without any programming skills. Forum for daily or weekly discussions Direct contact with your students at all times Can be used for different classes, different departments, different areas of a school Copy function – make one site then copy it for a different class keeping the settings and customizations Monitor Site Activity and Sharing and Permissions Students can create their own sites

End  Introduce Google Sites and its best features to build eLearning Communities  Identify ways students could use Google Sites to create and present their work  Explore the power of Padlet

Google Sites Tutorials 1. Google Sites Tour and Related Videos 2. An exceptionally rich website with all kinds of resources including a tutorial on how to create a Wiki using Google Siteshttp:// Google Sites Overview 4. How to Create Pages 5. Great Resources for teachers and students with lots of information about using Google siteshttp://sites.google.com/site/web20wednesdaychallenge/week Examples of class sites from Google 7, A series of tutorials on creating, editing, and using Google Sites 8. A comprehensive step-by-step guide to Google Sites / /

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