Welcome! Directions for Blog Entry

Welcome!

This blog is the shared space for staff taking part in the Instructional Technology Online PD.  Through a series of creative and fun challenges you will build your own knowledge and skill using technology. The learning from each challenge can be used in your classroom with students, with your grade level/department or with your staff. Each challenge asks you to share your thinking on this group blog as a brief reflection. 

The reflection should capture your experience and your thinking about the challenge and the tool you explored. Please use ALL of these questions to help you as you write your blog posts and provide ample evidence in each of your answers to support the work you did: 

• What did you create, and why? 
• What went well for you?
• What was challenging?
• What did you enjoy? 
• What ideas do you have for using this tool with your students, grade level, staff or to communicate with families? 

Please use these questions as a starting point and add any other thoughts and ideas.

Refer to the chart below for help with selecting the correct label to tag your blog post.

Label for Blog	Challenge
Google	Google Classroom
	Google Drive
	Google Sites
	Google Forms
	Google Sheets
	Google Slides
	Google Draw
	Google Maps
	Google Calendar
	Google Earth
	Google Keep
Chrome	Chromebook Basics
	Chrome Apps & Extensions
Website	Classroom Website
Database	Elementary and Secondary District Databases
Arts & Crafts	Arts and Crafts
Digitial Citizens	Digital Citizenship
Assessment	Formative Assessment
Infograph	Infographics
Videos	Interactive Video
	PowToons
	WeVideo
Blog	Blog
SmartNotebook	SmartNotebook
Flipped Lesson	Flipped Lesson
Photo	Photo Management
Online Reading	Online Reading
SAMR	Lessons Redefined
Interactive Presentation	Interactive Presentation
Research	Research Skills