Teaching Students About Feedback Using Google Apps
A Happy Accident So much of learning happens accidentally. As much as I schedule planning time with teachers to work on their 'Personalized Technology Plans' the best "teachable" moments happen on the fly. Case in point. Recently I stopped to speak to a 5th grade teacher about introducing her students to their CPS Google accounts. As I was leaving her I poked my head into the other 5th grade classroom. I love this teacher (both of them are stellar educators)- as I look to see what the kids are doing on their laptops she starts to wave me over excitedly saying "ooo Mrs. Zumpano, come see what we're doing!". I love her enthusiasm, openness to all-things-tech and how she wants to share (even though I also laugh and tell her she always grabs me in the hall as I'm walking by and never formally seeks out my help). She explained that for Black History Month the students were researching African American colleges and creating Google Presentations on ...