Google Classroom Login Cards

As everyone is getting organized for the new school year, teachers are creating their new classes in Google Classroom.  Here's a few documents I made to help you in the process. Keeping a handy list to assist elementary students with logins at the beginning of school can sometimes be very helpful.  Click here or the image below to create a copy of this Google Doc template for your logins.

Secondly, logins go much easier in the elementary classroom if you have a login card ready for students.  They can use this card until they have memorized their logins.  Click here or the image below to make a copy of this Google Doc template for your student logins.

I hope these items will be helpful for you and your students!

Creating a New Class in Google Classroom

Are you ready to setup this year's Google Classroom? Watch the clip below to see how.

Archiving Google Classroom

As you begin to create your new Google Classroom for this school year, make sure you take a moment to archive your class from last year.  Watch below to see the steps.

iPad Basics: Camera Introduction Lesson

I recently introduced the camera app in several kindergarten classes.  Teaching students how to work the camera lays the groundwork for using content creation apps throughout the year.  Students will be able to take pictures to document skills we are practicing or what they are learning.

I taught several mini lessons, over the span three days, on the basic features of the iPad camera.   I would model each of these skills, then the students would practice.  I would take good and not good photos for each item so we could talk about the difference.

Camera Basics:

• take a photo
• delete a photo
• delete multiple photos at the same time
• focus the camera while taking a photo
• double tap for the yellow square
• hold the iPad steady (you may need to prop up on your elbows)
• zoom in with a two finger pinch
• zoom in by moving closer to the object is best
• change from front to back cameras
• switch to video
• crop a photo

After our intro to the camera mini-lessons, the students completed a short activity to practice using the camera the following day.  Since kindergarteners were practicing counting to 10, we had the students count groups of objects and practice taking photos.

Materials: number cards and math manipulatives

With this activity we could quickly see where students were on their counting skills.  After looking at the photos, we had the students recount pictures where we saw an error.

Rules, Routines, & Procedures: iPad Edition

From the Beginning...with iPads!
I am helping several schools launch a 1:1 rollout this fall with iPads.  As I meet with teachers and help them formulate plans for how to begin with iPads in their classrooms, I have gathered some resources to share.  I hope these resources will help you with establishing rules, routines, and procedures with iPads in your classroom!