Creating Interactive Activities with Google Slides

In this post I want to encourage you to start creating your own bank of activities for your classes. I want to thank Ms. Lopez for accepting to share her work (I will not claim royalties for it).

There are many tutorials about this, but we can resume to the following steps:

One.- Create Instructions and background Image.
Use your first slide to give instructions how to do the activity or explain your expectations.
Create a background image using slides or any other product. You will export the image to any of the common formats, e.g. .png, .jpg, etc. Set the image as background because it will be the non-movable part or the activity.

 

Two.- Add movable elements.
Draw the drag-and-drop shapes. You need to be aware that some students will use smart phones. Do not make too small elements that will be difficult to be dragged.

 

Video: The video illustrates how this activity was created in slides.

These are some examples of student work. You can see how PK-3 students can demonstrate proficiency in understanding image graphs!

Installing Mobile Apps in your Computer

There are many apps that are designed for mobile design that we would like to have in our computers.

In this case I am going to discuss how to install Android apps in Windows computers through a Chrome browser.

Requisites:

• Windows computer
• Android Application Package or .apk file (This is the actual app)
• Chrome browser

Files:

• Math Fluency Builder Mathness
• Real-Time Assessment Test Engine Beehive   

Create a folder in your computer exclusively for your files, e.g. /arc folder and copy the .apk file(s) there.

Steps:

• On the Chrome browser search "Arc Welder for Chrome" or click here -> Arc Welder for Chrome and install it.
• Execute Arc Welder. Follow the instructions to assemble the executable file for your computer. I will be added as an app that can be executed from chrome or you can create a shortcut to your desktop. 

 

How to use multiple account in mobile devices utilizing Google Classrooms. Cómo usar varias cuentas en dispositivos móviles que utilizan Google Classrooms.

Some districts have been providing computers and tablets to students.  Due to the limited amount of  resources, schools have opted to deliver one device for household.
Parents have issues when trying to use one tablet for two or more children. Here are some examples how to use multiples account in a single device. The following video shows how use more than one account on Android devices.

Algunos distritos han estado proporcionando computadoras y tabletas a los estudiantes. Debido a la cantidad limitada de recursos, las escuelas han optado por entregar un dispositivo por hogar. 
Los padres tienen problemas cuando intentan usar una tableta para dos o más niños. Aquí se muestran ejemplos de cómo usar cuentas múltiples en un solo dispositivo. El siguiente video muestra cómo usar más de una cuenta en dispositivos Android.

The next video illustrates how to to the same tasks on iOS devices (iPads or iPhones).

El siguiente video ilustra cómo realizar las mismas tareas en dispositivos iOS (iPads o iPhones).

Welcome Golden Rule Family!
Bienvenidos familia Golden Rule!

I hope we can use this space to share information related to this new digital environment. This blog  has been included in our private GRS site; however, the topics discussed here belong to the public domain and is not intended to display private student information, such as student accounts or names.
Espero que podamos usar este espacio para compartir información relacionada con este nuevo entorno digital. Este blog ha sido incluido en nuestro sitio GRS privado; sin embargo, los temas discutidos aquí pertenecen al dominio público y no están destinados a mostrar información privada del estudiante, como cuentas o nombres de estudiantes.

Using Istation from home
Usando Istation desde casa

The first topic that I want to discuss is the access to Istation from home. Students can utilize the same account they already have; however, they must log in through the app. One of the main problems is when users access the web. If the students log in to the web, they find only statistics that could be interesting for parents, but they will never see their assignments.
El primer tema que quiero discutir es el acceso a Istation desde casa. Los estudiantes pueden utilizar la misma cuenta que ya tienen; sin embargo, deben iniciar sesión a través de la aplicación. Uno de los principales problemas es cuando los usuarios acceden a la web. Si los estudiantes inician sesión en la web, solo encuentran estadísticas que podrían ser interesantes para los padres, pero nunca verán sus tareas.

Also, make sure they select the proper campus. In case they need to change the school they need to type "CONFIG" in the username field and "CONFIG" as password.
Además, asegúrese de que seleccionen el campus adecuado. En caso de que necesiten cambiar la escuela, deben escribir "CONFIG" en el campo de nombre de usuario y "CONFIG" como contraseña.

You need to be aware that unfortunately, Istation is not available for iPhones at this time. So, we need to find another instrument to measure our students performance or try to provide them a different device.
Debe tener en cuenta que, desafortunadamente, Istation no está disponible para iPhone en este momento. Por lo tanto, necesitamos encontrar otro instrumento para medir el rendimiento de nuestros estudiantes o tratar de proporcionarles un dispositivo diferente.