Chrome Training
The Meyersdale Area School District has begun the transition towards becoming a 1:1 school, which will allow our teachers the opportunity to better differentiate instruction for each student. The initiative will also provide students with a variety of ways to demonstrate what they have learned during classroom instruction. In order to facilitate this transition, the district has purchased a number of devices for both students and teachers. Chromebooks can be found and utilized in all three schools; elementary, middle and high.
In order to participate in the training activities found below, you will need to be logged into Google. At the Google home page, you will click on Sign In in the upper right corner. Use your Google information that was provided to you. Chrome tracks your completion of each training module. Once you finish the training, you can click HERE and choose PROGRESS at the bottom of the menu on the left. It will show you the amount of time for which you will get credit. You will need to print this page to give to Shannon once you have completed all the modules in which you are interested.
The Chromebook Device (20 min)
The following online module will give you a brief overview of the Chromebook device and how it differs from a desktop computer. In order to participate in the training, you will need to sign into Google using your school account. (Username: email address; Password: the one you use to log on to the computer) At the end of the module, there will be a short, multiple choice comprehension quiz.
The Chromebook Classroom (25 min)
The next module will discuss ways that Chromebooks can be integrated into the classroom in order to provide a stronger educational environment. Once you have completed the reading, you will be asked to outline a project that utilizes the Chromebook as a tool in the learning process.
Google Apps for Education (2 hours and 25 minutes)
The Google Chromebook utilizes Apps, which can be purchased/downloaded from the Chrome Web Store. The following link provides a lesson about utilizing Google Play for Education Apps. Be sure to review each of the lessons that are listed.
Using Google Drive in the Classroom (45 minutes)
Chromebooks utilize cloud storage, which means that files are stored and accessed through the Chrome web browser; files are not saved on the actual devices. The following link provides several short lessons about using Google Drive, your online storage, in the classroom. Please be sure to access each of the lessons found on the left side of the webpage.
Gaggle (10 minutes)
Gaggle allows you to easily access your Google Drive files. Once you have logged into your Gaggle account, select APPS from the top toolbar. Then, choose Digital Locker. You will see all the files you have saved in your Google Drive. This feature allows for easy access. Every time you create a file and save it to your Google Drive, it will be accessible in your Gaggle Digital Locker as well.
Working with a Google Classroom (85 minutes)
Google allows teachers to create online classroom environments, in which they can assign and collect student work using Google Drive accounts. Using the available Classroom Apps, teachers can not only organize and manage their classes, but they can also provide necessary feedback to submitted assignments.
The Chrome Browser (60 min)
Students must be able to effectively search online and validate the information they find. This module will explain how to use Chrome to "search smart", a valuable tool for the classroom and beyond.