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• Google Sites for workshops
  • Links to EVERYTHING -- presentations, notes, activities, additional resources
  • For multiple days, organize pages by day
  • Embed slides, docs, etc. to make it easier to access and view
  • Link to outside resources in the menu
  • Links to all activities
  • One-stop shop
• Give them ONE LINK that includes everything!
• Published Google Slides
• Collaborative notes with Google Docs (or Slides)
• Using Google Classroom tips
  • Not recommended for anything less than a day with a mixed group from different schools--unless it’s your main topic.
  • Coaches/Trainers: keep a class going all year with your teachers
  • Blended book studies
  • Blended PD with Google Classroom episode coming next week on The Shake Up Learning Show
• FREE Google Certified Trainer resources

• Shared Google Slides to share ideas. (Change the slide master for different types) (Here’s a post on how to do this with students that you can adjust for PD)
  • https://alicekeeler.com/2015/08/04/google-slides-your-first-week-activity/
• Invite people with Google Hangouts
• Google Slides live closed captions

Google Teacher Tribe Mailbag

• Melissa Burns, 4th grade, Clinton SC -- Wants to do a digital interactive notebook with Google Slides. How to add additional slides after assigning the initial notebook?
  • Google Slides interactive notebooks + 20 activities to fill them
• Michele Koper (Wisconsin) -- I love listening to your podcast every week. I've gotten so many ideas that I've been able to share with staff. After listening to your PD tips (which I completely agree with- especially the problem-solution topic), I just couldn't resist emailing about the meatloaf comparison. Instead of meatloaf, I like to think of it as a smoothie that I'm able to throw some greens into. Thought I'd just pass along a more appetizing visual :)

from Google Teacher Tribe Podcast https://googleteachertribe.com/?p=1918
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