RRISD Ninja Academy

Create a google form that is linked to your website to use as a drop box for student assignments. This is the final step after attaching an assignment to your google calendar.

Outline of Beginner (White Belt) Session:

* Introductions and prizes
* Account Creation / Login
- Google, Gmail, Create Account, Choose UserName/Password
* Settings (Gear/Flower)
- General
* Conversation View
* Adding Picture/Photo
* Signature
* Vacation Responder
- Labs
* Explain Labs
* PLAY TIME - Labs
* Mail (KRIS)
- Buttons
- Archived vs. Deleted
- Spam Button
- Trash
- Folders vs. Labels
- More
* Marking
* Starring
* Filtering
* Add to Tasks
* PLAY TIME – Email your neighbor, create a folder and/or label
- Tasks
* Creating a task from an e-mail
- Change subject line
- Edit Details (right arrow)
* Add due date
* Make notes
- Actions
* Email Task List
* Print Task List
* Add to Calendar
- PLAY TIME – Turn your neighbor’s email into a task, add the task to your calendar and review your task list
- Calendar
* My Calendar vs. Shared Calendars (ability to edit)
* Active Calendars (Toggle on/off)
* Tasks on Calendar
* Prizes and Dismissal

Going Google with iPads can get sticky! Google is full of ooey, gooey goodness that doesn’t always play nice with the iPad. But there is hope! It is getting better every day, and more apps are integrating with Google Drive, which will make your workflow that much easier. And Google is constantly innovating and releasing new and updated apps to make the most of your iPad in the classroom. Come learn the tips and tricks of using Google Apps on the iPad, natural integration ideas for the classroom, and ways to stay more productive with Google.

Just as shadow skills are important to the Ninja, Drawing skills are important to the Teacher. This hands-on session will focus on the ease and power of Google Draw. Best practices including rubrics will be shared. Participants will leave with a complete new respect for this underrated app.

This summer our district took on the task of creating a support system for new teachers (0-2 years teaching experience). Our goal was to create a program that would provide these teachers with a feeling of support and community not just within their home campus but across the district as well. Join us for a discussion of how Google Apps allowed us to achieve our goal and create a support program that is both open and collaborative.

In this session, the attendees will learn the difference between a Google Hangout and a Google Hangout on the air. They will learn how to create both types of Hangouts, as well as discover ways to integrate Hangouts into the classroom with students.

I will demonstrate how Kaizena can allow teachers to quickly give feedback on essays their students submit. I have found that this shortens the amount of time spent grading, and the kids are very excited about getting their audio evaluations submitted to them via email.

Do you want to integrate technology seamlessly into your content? Do you want your students to deepen their responses to texts they read? Walk away from this session with a plethora of ideas to guide your students toward creating a variety of complex and unique technology-based products to showcase their learning.