Gail Moore, Author at EdTechTeam

April 20, 2018

Smashboard Edu

Gail Moore Article, Pedagogy #designteaching, #smashboardedu 0

Smashboard Edu is my personal passion, and it was born out of a desire to remove the “blah” out of my lesson plans. Over the past year, it has been redeveloped several times into what it is today, but it stays true to its original intent. As documented in a previous blog post, the reason […]

April 18, 2018

Technology Integration in a 21st Century Science Classroom

Gail Moore Article, Pedagogy, Science scichat 0

Imagine this classroom scenario Students gather around the lab table helping one of the group members focus in on a specimen on a flat panel screen from a USB camera connected to the microscope. Once focused, the students capture the image and insert it into Google Slides and label the image on the slide. Another […]

April 16, 2018

Putting Learning on the Map with Google Earth

Gail Moore Geo Tools, Google, Google for Education, Pedagogy #EarthDay #GoogleEarth 0

Preparing students for a future with unimagined technologies can be a daunting task. As educators, we need to assess the tools that we use in our classrooms and consider if technology can make learning more meaningful for students. Think about the last map you used. Was it a huge, folded paper pulled from your glove […]

April 11, 2018

The Awesomeness of Applied Digital Skills

Gail Moore Applied Digital Skills, Article, Google for Education 0

The Bait! I admit I am a totally “Googley” teacher. From Google Classroom to creating journal entries with Google Draw with Kindergarten, I love immersing my students in the educational amazing-ness provided by Google For Education! You can imagine my chagrin when I found the Applied Digital Skills curriculum would be geared toward middle, high […]

April 10, 2018

Bringing the Outside World into the Classroom

Gail Moore Google, Google for Education, STEM AR 0

Augmented Reality (AR) in the classroom allows teachers and students to view 3D objects from around the world that they would normally not have access to with the exception of seeing them in a textbook or online. Most content areas cannot take students on trips around the world. Through Google Expeditions AR, teachers and students […]

April 9, 2018

Social Media in the Library: 4 Top Ways to Promote Digital Literacy

Gail Moore Article, Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy, Library, Pedagogy 0

The importance of media literacy cannot be understated. Nor can the value of social media as a teaching, learning, and publishing tool. Two principles inform why I engage with my students around social media: Digital literacy doesn’t just naturally develop any more than print literacy does, and All learning happens through reflection and revision. So, […]

April 6, 2018

Let’s Get Ready to Ignite Ontario Summit UP!

Gail Moore Google for Education, Pedagogy, Professional Development, Summit #edtechteam 0

Educators are busy people with no shortage of tasks being added to their “to do” lists each day. In the ebb and flow of a school year, it is easy to lose track of what brought you to the teaching profession and the ability to integrate your passion into your work. Reflect on the work that […]

April 4, 2018

10 Reasons Why I ❤EdTechTeam Summits

Gail Moore Google for Education, Professional Development, Summit 0

Before I start confessing my love for EdTechTeam Summits I have to be transparent with you and declare that my only affiliation with EdTechTeam is simply this blog, which I write for exclusively to share my passion for Google at no charge nor any sort of employment or financial contract. EdTechTeam has been a big […]

March 30, 2018

Immersive Learning with Breakout EDU for Schools

Gail Moore Article, BreakoutEDU 0

Breakout EDU is an immersive learning games platform. The kit allows for the facilitation of games where players use teamwork and critical thinking to solve a series of challenging puzzles in order to open the locked box. Games are available for all ages and content areas. See Breakout EDU in Action here. If you’re hoping […]

March 29, 2018

Projects with a Purpose! Applied Digital Skills