Organizing Your Google Drive

As this year comes to a close, I have realized how important it is to keep your drive organized! Now that I have done so I can find everything easier, and not have to soley rely on the search bar. Click here for some organization tips!

Technology Abroad

I've found that using technology in the classroom is especially helpful when teaching abroad. There was a bit of a learning curve for me, since we were all issued Macs, but none the less, we made it work in the classroom. Students used Google Classroom as their Learning Managment System, if this is something you haven't checked out, please do! They were also up to date with using Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets. I found these two sites to be the most helpful when trying to figure out what to incorportate into my class:
9 Unique Ways to use Technology in the Classroom

Browsing Bonanza: 7 Outstanding ESL Websites Loaded with Great Teaching Materials

What is it like to teach aborad?

This sums it up perfectly:
Click here to see what it is like to teach abroad

Click here to see what it is like to teach abroad 2

Incorporating Technology into the Classroom

Sounds scary right? Think again! Technology is a great way to get kids invested in lessons, I have found that my students are more engaged when adding technology to the class. It might be scary at first, but don't be afraid to reach out to other teachers or your school tech person (if you're in RPS your ITRT) to get help with incorporating the 21st century into your class.
Still feeling nervous about tech in your class? Want to read up on some of the best resources? Click the links below to give you some ideas and help put you at ease:

Top 6 benefits of using technology in the classroom

7 Fun Ways to Use Technology in the classroom to enrich learning

Revolutionary War Trading Card Project--Snow Day Update

Students--please continue to work on your Revolutionary War Trading Card Project during the snow day.  See below for instructions on how to save the cards you make onto the class google drive.  If you still have not finished researching the information for the cards, please see the post below this one for the information on how to do so.  Stay safe and warm!

*Please use this link to work on your cards:
Trading Cards How To

How to access and save work on the drive:
1. After downloading your trading card go to drive.google.com
2. Sign in using the e-mail alberthill112@gmail.com PLEASE EMAIL ME FOR THE PASSWORD IF YOU DO NOT KNOW IT--it is the same password that we use to log onto the computers in class
3. Then click on the 2017-2018 work folder and find your class period
4. When you have gone into your class period's folder press the blue new button to create a new folder
5.  After you have pressed new folder, name your folder with your first initial and last name
6. To upload your downloaded trading cards either drag and drop the card into your folder, or press the same blue new button and press file upload and then upload file and select the card you want to upload
7. Once you've uploaded your card right click on it to rename it and name the card based on the person, event, or battle it was made for

Podcast Projects are Up!

We've been working on presenting our podcast projects, and everyone has finished now.  Getting the actual podcasts up is taking a bit longer than expected, but the maps are ready for everyone to check out.  You can view them by clicking on the map project tab on the right side of the blog. 

Instagram the Region Homework

On Tuesday students will present their homework that they did over tonight, 9/18.  The directions are posted below.

Instagram the Region-

You will make a picture of one of the eight geographic regions that has been assigned to you.  You will create a geotag for the location that states the name of the geographic region and will come up with at least five hashtags that describe the region.  The picture will be put on a half sheet piece of card stock paper or computer paper and presented during the next class period.

EXAMPLE—

Appalachian Highlands

#mountains #olderodedmountains #oldestinNA #westofcoastalplain #fromalabamatocanada

Last Name--
A-C-Coastal Plain
D-F-Appalachian Highlands
G-K-Canadian Sheild
L-O-Interior Lowlands
P-R-Great Plains
S-U-Rocky Mountains
V-X-Basin and Range
Y-Z-Coastal Range