How can the Free Website Project help teachers and students use Google Drive to organize and collect projects and exhibitions?

Here is a document that might help teachers use Google Drive

Find this document at www.TINYURL.com/combineprojects

How to combine Projects, Portfolios, Google Drive and Exhibitions

Steve McCrea (954) 646 8246

Item	Where
Essays	Google Docs
Posters	Canva.com, Google Docs, Photos.Google.com
Exhibitions, Performances of Understanding Videos	Youtube, Photos.Google.com Private or Unlisted to protect privacy
Powerpoint, Prezi, Slideshows	Google Slides, PDF
Create a book	Createspace on Amazon.com
Portfolio on the web	Google Sites
Writing and Collaborating (working together)	Blogger, Wordpress
Collections of “what’s important to me” Photo Gallery	Instagram,Snapchat, Facebook, Photos.google
Projects “Market a book”  Persuade us to read a poem or analyze lyrics of a song	Create a business card, make posters on Canva.com Goodreads.com, Amazon.com (reviews)
Create a fan page, create an article	Wikipedia article (editing, create an article)

Begin with the End in Mind

How to present the idea to students:  

1. Look at what kids do at High Tech High schools in California
2. www.TINYURL.com/exampleDP (12 book reviews by Ben Staley)  and www.TINYURL.com/abelsite  4 pages, 3 photos and an internship
3. Step-by-step help at www.TinyURL.com/fwpstart

Each student has a website for showing his/her work.  Students don’t need to create the page (I can do that, with the help of student volunteers).  

“Time is a variable” -- students have extra time to submit their work.  

A reflection about each project by students.

Typical layout of the work will include a summary page (below) showing the rubric for evaluating projects

Projects can include work in other classes.  

One large project can earn credit in several subjects.

Needed:  Communication with other teachers

Privacy

Teacher can create the website and add the student as an editor.

Or  Student can create the website and documents and add the teacher as an editor.

Teacher adds comments to the Google Doc essay

Summary Page for each student

(an example)

Project	Excellent	Meets expectations	Not there yet (beginning)	Student’s reasons about this rating	Teacher’s evaluation
Project 1 Poster	xx			I feel I put a lot of effort into thisproject.  I met with my Science teacher and my history teacher so I can get points for those classes with this project
Project 2 Essay		xx		I completed the items that the rubric requires
Project 3 Book review		xx		I turned this project on time and I have at least three people who made comments about my review.
Project 4 Movie review		xx		I made a poster in addition to writing an essay.  I posted a review on Amazon and I got two other students to “like” my review
Project 5			xx	I need help in getting started.  I don’t have a good idea and I really don’t like this project

Other skills	How to deliver the skills
Ten finger typing	Search “free course 10 finger typing”
Bigger vocabulary	Spread the Words SAT app
Mental math practice	Math Workout app
Learn another language	Translate Google app

The Second Phone (WIFI only, no SIM card, no monthly cost, a pre-owned phone) and 500 apps: What apps would you put on your second phone?

Someday, with 64 GB of storage on a mobile's card, we can see 500 apps.

What will some of those apps include?
That's the theme of this post.  What apps would you put on your second phone?   Part of your digital portfolio is "WHAT DO YOU CARRY ON YOUR PHONE?"

www.TINYURL.com/fwpstart   students can start building a free website.  This is perhaps the single most useful tip in this list.  I will repeat it.   Tony Wagner of Harvard University has stated that the cheapest innovation that schools can introduce is to ask students to set up a website to display their accomplishments.   What can you do with what you have learned?  (That's the key question.  Not, "What is your SAT score?" or "What is your GPA?")

https://pathbrite.com/blog/tony-wagner-the-single-most-important-thing-you-can-do-tomorrow-is-have-every-student-establish-a-digital-portfolio

The single most important thing you could do tomorrow for little to no money is have every student establish a digital portfolio where they collect their best work as evidence of their skills. Where they’re working with their teachers and other adults to present their best work, to iterate their best work, so that they actually have real progress they can show.   -- TONY WAGNER

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THE SECOND PHONE (just for APPS)

If you are interested in hearing my latest applications of apps and how they might assist your students. let me know.  I have recently added a second telephone and I currently have over 50 apps on the memory card.  The phone is used and works only in wifi and has no monthly charges

i particularly like the fast processing that is required with Math Workout and the vocabulary processing in Spread the Words SAT.   

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.akbur.mathsworkout&hl=en

Math workout free

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vocappulary.android.sat2&hl=en

Spread the words, free (volume 2)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vocappulary.android.sat&hl=en

Spread the words, free  (volume 1)

Students are encouraged to obtain a SECOND phone that will not have a monthly contract (no SIM card).  The phone will have Photos.google.com app installed

Offline writing on Google Docs is possible with the Google Docs app

Google Drive is available in Wifi

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs.editors.docs&hl=en

Photos Google app

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.photos&hl=en

Students should record parts of the teacher's lectures that are important to the student.  The student can also record his/her own performances of understanding and perhaps the reocrdings of teams (with their permission) because teens often learn more from another student.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.docs&hl=en

Google Drive.   Doesn't every phone come with Google Drive?  Do people use it?

EverNote to keep notes

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.evernote&hl=en

Translate Google app  Download the dictionary so you can have access to the dictionary when you are away from WIFI

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.translate&hl=en

I currently have Arabic Spanish, Russian and Portuguese on this download.  What's the next language?

Duo lingo app to improve another language

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.duolingo&hl=en

If you have an app that you think would be a good addition to this group of apps, let me know.  I want to spread the idea of TWO PHONES, one for WIFI only and only for Apps.

Connectivity is important to encourage world citizenship and responsible digital connection.  If you are connected, then you can respond.

If you want to be responsible and want to make a difference and have an impact, then get a second phone and connect with

Skype

Twitter

Facebook

Messenger is optional (I found the little message photo annoying)

LinkedIN

Instagram

Satellite app (keep looking up)

tumbler?

BLogger?

edX for online learning

CellWorld to review Biology

Museums 

Yelp to leave reviews.

How about leaving a review and becoming a Google Local Guide?

Free Drive storage offer for Local Guides

If you become a Local Guide Level 4+, you can receive free Google Drive storage for one year.

STEP 1: Sign up to join Local Guides

STEP 2: Become a Local Guide Level 4+

Your Local Guides level depends on the number of points you've earned. Currently, you can unlock Level 4 benefits at 200 points. Learn more

STEP 3: Get free Drive storage

Once you reach Local Guides Level 4+, you can visit your Local Guides profile page to redeem your free Drive storage.

Frequently asked questions about Google Local Guides

Uber (are you ready to call for a lift?)

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IN ADDITION to the APPS for a Second Phone,  there is the idea for CHROMEBOOKS for the classroom.

What apps would make sense for a ChromeBook?  These are extensions for the Chrome Book

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/canva/mbcfmcoibkecmionmehabndbljdleekf/related?hl=en-US

Canva for designing posters (to create visual impact and to highlight an important idea from history, science, English class, a novel, a movie, or anything that the student wants to "hype" or draw attention to).  Canva as a tool for expression and performances of understanding.

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Other projects include the list of requirements for a high school diploma, including

the swim test (at least float)

how to change a car tire

speaking at least 5 phrases in another language

a performance of understanding or exhibition (spoken presentation, recorded and available for public viewing)

Portfolios to show past work.

Coalition to add portfolios and exhibitions to the High School Graduation path in Florida    www.TINYURL.com/Portfoliosforhighschool

portfoliosforhighschool.blogspot.com  

www.TINYURL.com/fwpstart   Students can start building a free website.  This is perhaps the single most useful tip in this list.  I will repeat it.   Tony Wagner of Harvard University has stated that the cheapest innovation that schools can introduce is to ask students to set up a website to display their accomplishments.   What can you do with what you have learned?  (That's the key question.  Not, "What is your SAT score?" or "What is your GPA?")