Suzanne's Ed Tech Reflections

Ms. Pana is an international educator and technology and design coach at Taipei American School. She loves teaching and integrating technology. Seesaw is one of her favorite resources and she appreciates how students can use Seesaw to share their learning with the world. She created these fun posters as a way for students to identify key Seesaw icons but also to " reflect on their own process of creation and learning." Just like our students, many of hers get "check" happy in Seesaw and their enthusiasm often leads to tapping the check mark before they are really ready. The posters are designed to help them stop and think before submitting. Here's an example of one of the posters: You can download a free set of these posters for your classroom on Ms. Pana's website - just scroll down to the bottom of the post. They are available in several languages too. Icons as a Visual Scaffold Enjoy!

Google Classroom is getting an update with a new look and features! While Google Classroom is only 4 years old, we have seen lots of changes and improvements over those 4 years! But this year, Google has made some big of the biggest changes ever to Google Classroom - all based upon user feedback.  You will now see three main tabs: Stream, Classwork, and People. Teacher View Stream The Stream tab is where educators create and post announcements. It also shows due dates for upcoming work and when new assignments are posted. It's a great place to host discussions and help students develop their online communication skills. Classwork Classwork is the real meat of Google Classroom. This is where educators will create and post student assignments and questions. One of the big changes is adding Topics to organize and identify assignments - you will definitely want to use Topics to organize Classwork. All assignments created and labeled with a Topic will be organiz