Deb Norton Tech

As I create more and more hybrid lessons and units, it is imperative that I have a way to host my content online.   This past year our district went with Course Director, which as you may know, is part of Google for Education.  Course Director uses Google Sites to display all of the course content.  The quizzes are made with Google Forms and discussions are done through Google Groups.  There is also a choice to have a grade book. This year I have created many, many Google Sites to host my math units, spelling content and others.  I also use Google Forms all the time for our quizzes.  For some reason, I haven't used the discussions or the grade book. Here is what some of my content looks like using Course Director: Math Unit Science Topic Spelling Content AND NOW INTRODUCING SCHOOLOGY!!!!! I first heard about Schoology two years ago at TIES.  I used it last year for the first time.  Thi...

Well, the Ripon Tech Academy sure was a great experience and I came away with so many new tools to implement this year in our classroom. Here are a few of the best take-aways. Naomi Harm is a phenomenal presenter.  She is a wealth of knowledge and I found her to be such a positive  inspirational  speaker.  I  truly  appreciated the fact that Naomi openly shared her digital tool box of resources with all of us to download and use in our profession.   If you don't currently follow Naomi on Twitter , you should start.  Course Director is my new choice for hosting online classes.  It is integrated with a Google account and I am quickly seeing all of the potential of this LMS.  Check out the online lesson I created for science.  I consider this a simple version of a course.  I can't wait to delve into Google Groups for discussions and give the grade book a try as well. Explain Everything might just be m...