Most of GLI will be about merely exposing you to exciting ways Google
tools can be used in education. When you leave, we hope you will run
with some of these ideas and implement them in your classroom—or
in your role as a professional developer. Several of the activities
you will participate in today will be interactive, but one in
particular will require you to learn-by-doing as you create something
new: the proof-of-concept project.In
the last day of GLI, you will be able to put into practice something you've learned.
You will choose a tool (or tools) that you're interested in and then
work with a partner (or two) to create a project that illustrates how
the tool might be used for a specific educational purpose.
Reading
the following steps will help you complete this challenging activity:
As you
participate in GLI,
consider which of the tools you might want to explore in more depth.
When we
begin the proof-of-concept projects, select a partner (or two) from
within your team. You will work with this person (or these two
people) to create a "mock up" of something you might use
in your role as an educator—or that students might create
themselves.
Keep an
open mind about collaborating with others who teach different grades
or different subjects—or who have other roles as educators.
You may be pleasantly surprised by the results of collaborating
outside your own professional silo. Remember you need to have a
product in 30 minutes, so don't let little details (or big egos) bog
you down.
With your
partner(s), spend about 30 minutes creating a proof-of-concept that
meets the following criteria:
Utilizes
at least one Google tool
Is
tailored for a specific educational purpose
Illustrates
how you or students would use the tool
Demonstrates
the concept sufficiently that other educators might implement it Is
incomplete ;)
This is
an exercise in "rapid prototyping." You will need to
exercise your creativity and put your innovative streak to work. We
look forward to seeing what you produce.
Each
group of partners will have 15 minutes to share their project with
others on your team.
Finally,
your team will share one of the projects with the large group.
Each of
your projects will also be mentioned to the large group so that
others might contact you if they are interested in your project.
Ideally,
we'll also get links to all the proof-of-concept projects to share with other educators!
Have fun!
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