written before about using the power of Google Sites and Google Drive to create magical, automatically updating class websites. However, a class website is only one part of a communication strategy. What else can we add to this to give parents a way to talk to their children about their grades, their work, and most importantly, their learning? Thanks to Google Forms and the Google Sheets add-on autoCrat, parents can get a glimpse into their child's grades with a little up front work by the classroom teacher, some reflection on the part of the students, and the automating powers of Google Forms, Sheets, and the Google Sheets add-on autoCrat.
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district, and shared how my team and I were able to be productive when my district was shut down for a week at the end of the school year due to a major flood. In between,
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and the teacher on a deeper level. I went back to my office, looked at the rubric that teacher shared with me and modified it by adding a column for self-assessment and a row for student comments. Those two small modification transformed this ordinary rubric into a reflective tool that can be used to springboard conversations about student work between the student and teacher.
 Dear teachers,
We know that you have a difficult job. From what we hear, grading homework and tests, planning activities and going to meetings takes up a lot of your time. In addition, we know that we can be a handful at times, too. While we may not always show it, we really appreciate what you do, and no, we can't do your job even though at times we say and act otherwise. With that being said, there are a few things we would like you to keep in mind when you are planning lessons and interacting with us throughout the school day:
each partner gave and explained their answer. I did this so that every student in the classroom had an opportunity to think about and engage in discussion around the content. This was a great way to break up a class period and get students talking and thinking.
faces told our nurse that. However, now, after five years of parenting experience to go on, we were calm, confident, and ready to go when we finally got to take our little guy home. This change in demeanor came down to things: context and confidence.
Needless to say, it was a little tricky getting all of our end of the year work efficiently and effectively. However, thanks to G Suite tools, meetings were rescheduled, collaboration took place, and deadlines were met. In the next few paragraphs, I will share some of the ways Google tools can help get work done and connect people remotely.
Certified Teachers and Trainers. I remember being awed by this group of educators who seemed to have all the answers and cool schwag. I hoped that one day I would be able to include myself in that group.
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