Our teacher Chromebooks have arrived and our Clark PD committee discussed that having some time to orient teachers to their Chromebooks and ways to use them would be a great use of PD time at the beginning of the year. As a result, I planned ‘Camp Chromebook!’ Sessions were summer camp themed like 🧭 Orientation, ⛺ Pitch the Tent, 🎨 Arts & Crafts, and 🧗Obstacle Course. Who doesn't love a theme? Ours was complete with campfires and smores trail mix! I enlisted the help of some teacher leaders on campus. We stated with Camp Orientation for getting acquainted with the new teacher Chromebooks and followed that with four rotations.
⛺ Pitch the Tent: We talked about classroom design and how teachers are no longer teachers to a teacher workstation. We encouraged teachers to design theri space based on the types of learning activities for the day. In additional, Ms. Scott shared with teachers how to mirror their Chromebook to the to the projector and annotate using Kami app. 🎪 Talent Show: We had stations set up around the library for teachers to try out different apps/sites like Flipgrid, Screencastify, and Google Tour Creator. 🎨 Arts & Crafts: This session was housekeeping for getting started with our new learning management system, Canvas. In addition, we learned about how to use the Google Docs Cloud assignment integration. 🧗Obstacle Course: This session was all about classroom management. Ms. Sears shared ideas for device management, student accountability, expectations, and what to do when there's no wifi. It was a fast and furious training with big payoff. Teachers left training feeling a bit more confident about their new classroom setup and with ideas for how to use the student Chromebooks that will be stationed in their classrooms for student use.
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