CADA Area C Advisor Conference - Fresno, CA

CADA Area C Advisor Conference

Google Drive	Google Drive is not quite Microsoft Office, and yet is way better than Office in a number of ways The best things about Google Drive are "anywhere access" and collaboration Add-ons take Google Drive to a whole new level (Flubaroo, Autocrat) Google Forms gives you tools that Microsoft Office can't touch Get started at http://drive.google.com Talk to your school/district about becoming a Google Apps for Education institution--there are many benefits that come when you make this switch and it's FREE
Kahoot!	Play online with groups big or small Kahoot! quizzes can be set up in less than 10 minutes Play in the classroom or play as part of a school competition or lunchtime activity Play individually or with teams, depending on your bandwidth and the number of devices you have available
Flubaroo	Make self-grading quizzes with Google Forms and Flubaroo Email results back to your students at the end of the day, or after each class period! Good for summative assessments, GREAT for formative assessments! Bring this tool back to your teachers and you'll be a rock star! Here's a video on how to GRADE a formative assessment using Flubaroo: http://youtu.be/Wi6YaDv4aMI Here's a video on how to create a formative assessment using Google Forms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6RXJVZlgFc
Autocrat	If you're familiar with Mail Merge for Microsoft Office, this is Mail Merge for Google Docs Popcornopolis demo Imagine registration at the end of summer 2015 . . . More info HERE
Twitter	Twitter is one of the best professional development tools I have ever used Twitter is great for connecting with other educators Twitter is also great for keeping your finger on the pulse of social media at your school Your students are talking about you and your school on social media, whether you realize it or not. Do you know what they're saying about you? Take my 21-Day Twitter Teacher Challenge HERE
Text-a-Tip	Text-A-Tip is another way for your to have your finger on the pulse of your school culture At our school, messages automatically go out to all three administrators (and whomever else you choose) using Google Voice  Use an IFTTT (If This Then That) recipe to setup an auto-response system to each text message
Google Voice	Google Voice is one of the hidden gems of the Google universe With Google Voice, you can setup a free phone number that can send and receive voice calls and text messages Use this when you don't want to give out your real cell phone number Block numbers at any time You have a complete record of every call, message, text all accessible from a mobile device or your computer I put my number -- (661) 347-4990 -- on my business cards, my website, my classroom whiteboard, my email signature, my syllabus, everywhere! It's way better than our less-than-stellar classroom voicemail
Chromebooks in the Classroom

Elect Them, Select Them, Hold Them Accountable: Grading in the Leadership Classroom



Grading Resources Folder HERE