4. • Emanuel students are learning in a
one to one computing environment
using three types of devices…….
5. Grades 1-6 are using their Google Apps
accounts on the Firefox browser on the
most prevalent device in our school –
the eMacs, older Apple computers.
Their classrooms and the computer lab
contain devices that work this way.
6. Learning about Internet Safety
• Sixth graders use the lab to access the
internet site that Mr. Lepke uses to
teach a basic several week unit. Kids
will produce a safety poster and
Google presentation to present
information to a lower grade
classroom. Now they are more aware
of safety when using the internet.
7. Presentation will be done on Google
presentation……
an app in the free suite of software
8. Making an iMovie about
Grandparents‟ Lives
• Mrs. Potratz works with fifth graders on
two different devices – half have use of
the „extra‟ eighth grade Macbooks, and
half use the eMacs.
9. This time Google gets used for storage of
family photos and scripts written for the movies.
So even though we are Using iMovie, we still use
Google Apps for Education!
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11. • In the eighth grade room students
have worked on Google apps to sign
up for books to read, create a map,
house their vocab on a spreadsheet,
and write stories, essays, and
summaries, and a blog. Many
examples of many Google apps used
on a Macbook using the chrome
browser. These are examples of using
Google and chrome technology across
the curriculum.
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15. Lots of collaboration on common documents occurs in
both grades seven and eight – Gr.8 English lesson shown here.
16. • The seventh graders showcase the
use of the Chrome browser and
Google Apps on the newest device –
the Google Chrome Book. They have
written works in language arts and
researched early explorers of our
world. Maps with routes, photos, and
information when clicked, show the
kind of innovative and collaborative
learning we hope to encourage.
20. A Look Ahead……..
• March 23 is our pizza making fund
raiser.
• Tech fee possibility
• New budget for 2013-2014
• Projected need of total of $9000 to
continue the initiative into next year
21. Let‟s Remember…..
• It‟s not about the technology; it‟s about
the learning…….21st century learning.