Going Paperless!

Implementing Chromebooks and Google Apps for Education

Laramie County School District #2 Professional Development 2013-2014

Dr. William Sykes, District Superintendent Jennifer Anderson, Technology Director Barbara Cortez, Technology Specialist LCSD Technology Staff Tri Team Training Group

Table of Contents 1. Introduction & Goals 3

4. Resources

3. Overview

2. Schedule

5. Pre-Survey

7. Course Questions

6. Post-Survey

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Introduction
2015. In addition, our school district will implement a 1:1 Chromebook laptop plan for all students and teachers. In Laramie County School District #2 will be transitioning to a Google based email and document system in 2014-

order to prepare for this transition, LCSD #2 will be offering a 2 day training before school starts in order to introduce teachers to both Chromebooks and Google Apps. This training will cover basic Chromebook use and is the first of many trainings that will be offered to improve teacher and student use of the Chromebooks and Century Learning Environment) requirements that engage students in collaborative learning activities. What are Chromebooks?

features, Google Apps for Education, and provide opportunities for grade level and content area collaboration. This Google Apps. Our hope is that every LCSD#2 teacher and staff member will feel prepared to use Chromebooks in the classroom and develop learning opportunities for students that meet Tier 3 (Powerful Student-Centered 21t

Chromebooks are a Google-based laptops that run the Google Chrome operating system. They come with built-in the web, such as Google Apps for Education, rather than applications that are stored on the computer hard drive. What are Google Apps for Education? A free suite of online applications for educational use, including email, calendars, documents, spreadsheets, can be changed for school district security. Pre-Training Survey presentations, wiki sites, and many more. Google Apps offer online storage for each user and protection settings

virus protection and utilize the cloud for storage. Chromebooks rely on an internet connection and applications on

survey (pages 7-9). This will provide us background information regarding current technology use and previous experience with Google Apps.
Post-Training Survey At the completion of the training in 2013-2014, teachers will be asked to complete a post-training survey (pages

Before the professional development training next Fall, teachers are asked to complete our pre-training

10-12). This will provide us necessary information regarding additional training possibilities and areas of Goals SMART Goals are Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time bound.

1. Teachers will complete training on Chromebook features and Google Apps for Education during the 20132014 school year and implement both technologies during the 2014-2015 school year. and implement at minimum of five student centered technology lessons during the 2014-2015 school year.

2. After training, teachers will develop a minimum of five student-centered technology lessons by May 2014

Schedule
Day One TIME
7:00am 7:30am 7:30am 8:00am 8:00am 9:00am 9:00am 9:30am 9:30am 10:00am 10:00am 10:15am 10:15am 11:30pm 11:30pm 12:30pm 12:30pm 1:30pm 1:30pm 1:45pm 1:45pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:30pm 7:00am 7:30am 7:30am 8:00am 8:00am 9:30am

Day Two TIME

Pre-Survey Completed before Training Registration and Coffee Service Welcome & Video Chromebook History and Introduction Teacher Management Student Management BREAK Google Email and Shared Calendars LUNCH Google Drive: Docs and Spreadsheets BREAK GoogleDrive: Forms, Sites, Presentations, Drawing Play Time! On your own Q & A; Homework Breakfast and Coffee Service Going Paperless! Inserting Class Rosters and Schedules BREAK Play Time! Break into Grade Levels

EVENT

MATERIALS
Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook, Class Rosters, Schedules Chromebook, curriculum, lesson ideas Chromebook, curriculum, lesson ideas

SPEAKER
Dr. William Sykes Jennifer Anderson Barbara Cortez Barbara Cortez Jennifer Anderson Barbara Cortez Barbara Cortez

EVENT

MATERIALS

All Staff Jennifer Anderson, Barbara Cortez

SPEAKER

11:30am 12:30pm 12:30pm 2:30pm

9:30am 9:45am 9:45am 11:30am

Tri Team Group Tri Team Group Tri Team Group Jennifer Anderson, Barbara Cortez, Tri Team Group

2:30pm 2:45pm 2:45pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 4:15pm 7:00am 7:30am 7:30am 8:30am 8:30am 9:30am

LUNCH Google App Packs - 3D Tin, AudioTool, CK-12, Diig, Khan Academy, Vernier LabQuest 2, iPass, Wixie, Glogster, etc. BREAK Play Time! Break into Content Areas Q & A; Homework

Day Three TIME

Chromebook, curriculum, lesson ideas Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook, curriculum, lesson ideas Chromebook, curriculum, lesson ideas Chromebook, curriculum , lesson ideas Chromebook Chromebook Chromebook

11:30am 12:00pm 12:00pm

10:00am 10:15am 10:15am 11:00am 11:00am 11:30am

9:30am 10:00am

Breakfast and Coffee Service Think, Pair, Share: Discussion/ Ideas in Content areas. Student Centered Learning with Google Apps: Ideas for Differentiation Play Time! Any groups you like BREAK Google Resources Q & A; Follow Up

EVENT

MATERIALS

Jennifer Anderson, Barbara Cortez

All Staff

PRESENTER
All Staff

Tri Team Group

Post-Survey and Reflection Released to work in classrooms

Jennifer Anderson Jennifer Anderson, Barbara Cortez Jennifer Anderson

Google Drive: Email, Calendars, and Apps - Hands on exploration of Google email, calendars, and apps. Basic troubleshooting, controls, and settings. - Shared calendars for additional computer lab time, gym time, conferencing, etc. - Communicating with students and parents through district email addresses. Privacy and control settings for student email and app use. - Teacher Sharing: A shared folder for subject areas, grade levels, or cohorts. Play Time! - This is your time to explore the Chromebooks and Google Apps. Gain ideas from Google and your colleagues for classroom use. Start preparing your classroom to go paperless, organize grading systems, and communicate with students, parents, and other stakeholders. Going Paperless! - Tri Team Group will explore ideas for Going Paperless. Strategies for class management, spreadsheets, turning in papers, group assignments, and general organization for paperless classrooms.

Teacher & Student Management - Introductions to teacher Chromebook use, managing student use, rules, and acceptable use policies. - Storing information in the cloud not on flash drives or hard drives.

Chromebook History & Introduction - We explain the background behind the Chromebook decision, movement, and purchasing. Also, we discuss why Google Apps for Education was the best decision for our school district.

Welcome - Provided by Jennifer Anderson and Superintendent Sykes - Videos: What is Google Apps for Education? - Additional videos

Overview

Google App Packs Exploration - In addition to the Google Drive apps, Google offers App Packs that include a variety of tools for classroom use. These include science lab activities, vocabulary practice, video and audio tools, and much more. This is your time to explore these apps and integrate more apps into your classroom. Tri Team will provide training on appropriate apps for each grade level and collaboration ideas. Think, Pair, Share - Think on your own about how you will use the tools you have been presented, then pair up with a partner and discuss your ideas. Finally, share out with the entire group so everyone can collaborate and learn from each other. Student Centered Learning with Google Apps - Now is the time to focus not only on how you will use Google Apps, but also how your students will use Google Apps. We will discuss ideas for classroom use, project-based learning, and integration for use with multiple content areas. Training will require five student-centered technology integrated lessons to be completed by May 2014. - This portion of the training will also discuss ways to differentiate instruction by using Google Apps. Remediation and extension activities will also be discussed.

Google Resources - We will provide you with an electronic and hardcopy list of tools, videos, resources, and ideas for using Google Apps. If you find any new resources that are not part of this list, we encourage you to add your information to our ever growing online resource. - Introduction to apps user groups and district collections.

Resources 1. Google Apps Webinars http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/recordedwebinars.html 2. Google Apps Lesson Plans http://www.google.com/enterprise/apps/education/resources/lessonplans.html 3. Google in Education Resources http://www.google.com/edu/teachers/lesson-plan-search.html

6. Apps User Group http://www.appsusergroup.org/

5. A Gaggle of Uses for Google Apps Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVInZwfvmbU

4. Google Apps Training Modules http://edutraining.googleapps.com/Training-Home/module-1

8. Creating an Online Portfolio with Google Sites http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P16ghRGXZ1w

7. Using Google Forms to Create a Quiz http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBDtOc4AHCQ

10. The Paperless Classroom with Google Docs Presentation http://www.appsusergroup.org/presentations/paperless-classroom

9. The State of Tech- Technology Podcast and Resources http://www.thestateoftech.org/

Pre-Survey

Pre-Survey Google Apps and Chromebooks PD

Please complete this survey prior to attending the Google Apps/ Chromebooks training in August. * Required School *

Pine Bluffs Middle/ High School Burns Middle/High School Pine Bluffs Elementary School Burns Elementary School District Office Other:

Grade Level * Content Area(s) * Describe your comfort level using Chromebooks. *

Completely comfortable Somewhat comfortable Little Comfort Not comfortable

Describe your comfort level using Google Apps. *

Completely comfortable Somewhat comfortable Little comfort Not comfortable

How often do you use technology in your classroom? *

Everyday 2-3 times per week Once per week

2-3 times per month Less than 3 times per month

How often do your students use technology in your classroom? *

Everyday 2-3 times per week Once per week 2-3 times per month Less than 3 times per month

What type of technologies are currently used in your classroom? *

Desktop Computers Laptop Computers iPads or Tablets Mobile Devices Doc Cameras Audio/Video Recording Devices Conferencing Technologies (Skype, Blackboard Collaborate, etc) Learning Management Systems (Moodle, Blackboard, Edmodo, Haiku, My Big Campus SmartBoards Other:

How often do you use the following Google Apps? * Daily Calendars Docs (word processing) Drawings Forms Presentations Spreadsheets Sites Weekly Monthly 2-3 times per year Never

What type of technology training are you interested in? What do you hope to gain from a technology training?

Post-Survey

Post-Survey Google Apps and Chromebook PD

Please complete the following survey after attending the Google Apps/Chromebooks training. * Required School *

Pinebluffs Middle/High School Burns Middle/High School Pinebluffs Elementary School Burns Elementary School District Office Other:

Grade Level Content Area(s) Describe your comfort level using Chromebooks after the training.

Completely Comfortable Somewhat Comfortable Little Comfort Not Comfortable

Describe your comfort level using Google Apps after the training.

Completely Comfortable Somewhat Comfortable Little Comfortable Not Comfortable

How often do you anticipate using Google Apps in your classroom in the future? *

Everyday 2-3 times per week Once per week 2-3 times per month

Once per month

How often do you anticipate your students using Google Apps in your classroom in the future? *

Everyday 2-3 times per week Once per week 2-3 times per month Once per month

Which of the following topics were most beneficial? *

Chromebook History and Introduction Student/Teacher Management Email and Shared Calendars Docs and Spreadsheets Forms, Sites, Presentations, Drawing Play Time! Q & A; Homework Going Paperless! Inserting Class Rosters and Schedules Google App Packs Think, Pair, Share Student-Centered Learning/Differentiation Google Resources

Please rate the following training components. * Excellent Good Quality of Information Quality of Presentations Quality of Materials Speaker Effectiveness Trainer Responsiveness to

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How do you plan to use the tools you learned in your classroom? *

How do you anticipate your students using these tools in your classroom? *

If you could have changed anything about this training what would it be? *

What do you want to know more about from this training? *

Please share with us additional thoughts/feedback regarding this training. *

Course Questions
1. Are the goals SMART? The goals for this training were listed on page 4. They include 1)Teachers will complete training on both technologies during the 2014-2015 school year; and 2)After training, teachers will develop a student centered technology lessons during the 2014-2015 school year.

Chromebook features and Google Apps for Education during the 2013-2014 school year and implement minimum of five student-centered technology lessons by May 2014 and implement at minimum of five

These goals meet the SMART goal format and are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time bound. a. Professional development goals that will improve all students learning? Yes. These goals focus on preparing teachers to integrate district-wide technology. Both teachers and students will have access to both Chromebooks and Google Apps. Teachers must learn how to use the technology and identify resources for lesson development. Specifically, goal number 2 addresses the requirement of teachers to develop a minimum of five student-centered technology embedded lessons by May 2014. b. Professional development goals that will improve teacher effectiveness? Yes. Teachers who are well trained on the use of Chromebooks and Google Apps will be more effective at providing learning opportunities that promote 21st century skills. c. Professional development goals that differentiates the learning? Yes. District lesson plans and the student-centered technology enhanced lessons must incorporate plans to differentiate learning and provide both remediation and enrichment. What activities are planned? a. See Schedule and Overview on pages four and five. What are expected outcomes? a. Expected outcomes include increased comfort levels with both Chromebooks and Google Apps, increased utilization of Chromebooks and Google Apps, increased student-centered, technology rich lesson plan development, and increased number of teachers going to paperless classrooms. How will the learning be measured? a. Learning will be measured through formative assessment, observation, and questioning during the training. In addition, teachers are required to develop lesson plans integrating Chromebooks and Google Apps. Technology staff will be available to provide additional assistance with lesson development and troubleshooting. How will you ensure the learning returns to the classroom? a. Teachers are required to develop lesson plans integrating Chromebooks and Google Apps in order to promote 21st century skills. Technical assistance and additional training will be provided to promote technology use and lesson plan development integrating technology. How will you measure the outcome on student learning? a. Surveys will be given to students and teachers to measure the impact of Chromebooks and Google Apps before and after implementation. We will measure topics such as motivation, engagement, knowledge attainment, collaboration, critical thinking skills, and comfort levels.

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