A weekly Google Hangout to help teachers integrate technology in the quickest and least intrusive way possible!
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
We've Hit the Pause Button for Summer Break
Swimming in Tech is on break for the summer! Look for Chad and Phil and many more "guest swimmers" when we return next September!
Thanks for your support and feedback as we started this project this year. We are hoping we'll be able to return to a live format next fall and answer your questions on the show.
Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Monday, June 1, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 14
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Segment 1: Google Apps
- Segment 2: Diving into Search
- Segment 3
- Using Google Maps in the Classroom
- Guest swimmer Heidi Finley
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Monday, May 18, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 13
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Segment 1
- Segment 2: Diving into Search
- Segment 3
- Formative
- Deliver assignments and quizzes online
- Watch students work and offer feedback to them in real time
Monday, May 11, 2015
Monday, May 11, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 12
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Diving into Search
- Moodle Medley
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
- Khan Academy: Help for the Math Class
- GUEST PRESENTER Rebecca Wilson, North Lake MS Math Teacher
Monday, April 27, 2015
Monday, May 4, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 11
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Google Apps
- Diving into Search
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
Monday, April 20, 2015
Monday, April 27, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 10
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Google Apps
- Managing multiple accounts in Chrome
- New features in Google Classroom
- Add another teacher into your class
- Create DRAFTS of assignments and announcements to allow you to plan things ahead
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
- Actively Learn: An interactive platform for students to practice close reading skills
- Student view: What do students see as they interact with a text?
Monday, April 13, 2015
Monday, April 20, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 9
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Google Apps
- Diving into Search
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
- Actively Learn: An interactive platform for students to practice close reading skills
- Use texts in the Actively Learn library or upload your own
- Embed questions throughout the text for discussion or to check understanding
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Monday, April 13, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 8
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Moodle Medley
- Diving into Search
- Teach your students to use effective keywords in their searches
- (Corollary: You get EXACTLY what you search for!)
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
- Creating word clouds with a Chromebook.
- Right after I hear "HELP! I can't use Wordle on my Chromebook!," people want to know what they can do now. The answer will please you!!
- Here is a page that will guide you through all you ever needed to know about word clouds on a Chromebook.
Here's a Word Cloud of this page, using one of the cool tools you'll learn about in this week's Hangout! |
Monday, March 23, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 7
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Shows are recorded every Monday at 4:00pm. Once we've recorded this week's show, we'll post the link to the video above.
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Google Apps 50m Freestyle
- Flubaroo Add-on: Grading Google Forms quizzes automatically
- The Flubaroo website includes EVERYTHING you'll need to get started grading automatically!
- Moodle Medley
- Diving into Search
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
- Concept Mapping with MindMup
- Here's a link to my page to help you get started with Mindmup as well as provide much more information to help you use Concept Mapping tools in general.
Sunday, March 22, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 6
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Click the link above to watch the live show. We'll start the Hangout about 10 minutes before we officially begin the session to allow you time to get your sound and video working. That way you won't miss a minute of this fast paced weekly technology update.
Shortly after the show is over, we'll be changing the link to take you to the recorded version of the Hangout on YouTube. If you remember to applaud at points you want to come back to later, you can use those green dots to immediately advance the video and start watching the tip you are interested in!
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Google Apps 50m Freestyle
- Moodle Medley
- Diving into Search
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
Monday, March 9, 2015
Monday, March 16, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 5
Welcome to Swimming in Tech! Click the link above to watch the live show. We'll start the Hangout about 10 minutes before we officially begin the session to allow you time to get your sound and video working. That way you won't miss a minute of this fast paced weekly technology update.
Shortly after the show is over, we'll be changing the link to take you to the recorded version of the Hangout on YouTube. If you remember to applaud at points you want to come back to later, you can use those green dots to immediately advance the video and start watching the tip you are interested in!
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Google Apps 50m Freestyle
- Embedding webcam pictures in Google Apps
- Moodle Medley
- Utilizing the "HTML Block" to keep important links and resources front and center
- Diving into Search
- "OK Google"
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
- Keep track of student work and activity with Hapara Teacher Dashboard's many tools
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Monday, March 9, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 4
This week's episode featured tips, tricks and in depth looks in each of the following segments. Click any of the main headings to jump into the video at the start of that segment to save you a lot of time when you want to review a subject!
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Google Apps 50m Freestyle
- Tables in Google Docs
- Merging cells and formatting
- Moodle Medley
- Diving into Search
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
Monday, February 23, 2015
Monday, March 2, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 3
This week's episode featured tips, tricks and in depth looks in each of the following segments. Click any of the main headings to jump into the video at the start of that segment to save you a lot of time when you want to review a subject!
Click any of the links below to jump right to that spot in the video and review the topic:
- Google Apps 50m Freestyle
- Google Slides "out of the box"
- Changing page setup to use Slides for creative purposes
- Moodle Medley
- Diving into Search
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
Monday, February 9, 2015
Monday, February 23, 2015 | Season 1 | Episode 2
This week's episode featured tips, tricks and in depth looks in each of the following segments. Click any of the main headings to jump into the video at the start of that segment to save you a lot of time when you want to review a subject!
- Google Apps 50m Freestyle
- Equation editor in Google Docs
- Create math equations right in a Google Doc
- A great way for students to familiarize themselves with an equation editor in preparation for the SBA.
- Click HERE for a quick help sheet on using the equation editor.
- Moodle Medley
- Using the audio recording plugin (PoodLL)
- Students can submit audio recordings to you
- You can provide audio feedback to students
- Built right into the text editor!
- Diving into Search
- Exploring search tools
- Search by date
- Search by readability
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
- Google Classroom
- Setting up your classroom
- Adding students
- Creating your first assignment
Saturday, January 24, 2015
February 2, 2015
Watch the February 9 Episode!
Welcome to the premiere show of swimming in Tech! Click the link above to watch the live show. We'll start the Hangout about 10 minutes before we officially begin the session to allow you time to get your sound and video working. That way you won't miss a minute of this fast paced weekly technology update.
This week's episode will feature tips, tricks and in depth looks in each of the following segments:
- Google Apps 50m Freestyle:
- Image editing tools in Google Docs and Slides
- Filling shapes with an image
- Cropping images
- Fading out images for backgrounds
- Moodle Medley:
- Adding and properly placing a Google Apps block to make it super easy for students to access their Google accounts and tools.
- Diving into Search
- Search by Image
- The Long Course (1500 Freestyle)
Immediately after each show is over, we'll be changing the link to take you to the recorded version of the Hangout on YouTube. If you remember to applaud at points you want to come back to later, you can use those green dots to immediately advance the video and start watching the tip you are interested in!
Stay with us... we'll get better and better as we go. Be sure to leave your comments below to let us know what you liked and what you'd like to know more about!
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