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Mr Thurman has a class of mixed-ability students, and wants to use video so he can effectively teach all students at the correct pace. How can he use video instruction to help him achieve this goal?

 

• Give students with slower learning pace access to fun YouTube videos to watch when the class discussion gets too complex
• Use video instruction to cover the lesson material so he can spend more time with individual students that need help
• Use YouTube analytics to track which students have watched which videos, and how often they paused and rewound the video
• Give students instructional videos to watch in their own time, at their own pace, so they can ask questions about it during class
• Give faster students fun videos to watch while they wait for slower student to catch up

 

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You have a class of mixed-ability students, and wants to use video to teach all students at the correct pace.

You have a class of mixed-ability students, and want to use video to teach all students at the correct pace. How can you use video instruction to achieve this goal?

 

Ms Acton is coaching her students who struggle to write long essays, especially when it comes to finding relevant articles and citing their sources. How can her students use Google Scholar to help improve these skills?

 

• Request results within a date range
• Use the “Cite” tool to correctly format citations
• Access and read the entirety of all search results in a free online library
• Use the “Related Articles” feature to find additional research related to specific search results
• Search for articles by a particular author
• Find academic sources and save the links to “My library” within Scholar

 

Related question: You are coaching your students who struggle to write long essays, especially when it comes to finding relevant articles and citing sources. How can your students use Google Scholar to help improve these skills?

 

What key points do students need to understand when creating an instructional video?

 

• Cards should be used throughout the video as subtitles so the audience does not mishear any dialogue
• Instructional videos should be at least three minutes long, otherwise they are not detailed enough to instruct an audience
• Cards must have a clear purpose and not distract the audience from the content
• Always add humour to an instructional video to keep audiences engaged
• There is a clear goal and purpose for the video

 

Related question: What key points do teachers need to understand when creating an instructional video?

 

Using the different functionalities of Google Maps, students and teachers can create their own maps and virtual tours, and explore areas and locations across the globe. Match the functionality or Google maps tool with the correct class-based activity.

 

Google Maps student activity	Google Maps tool
Identify the types of stones used to build the pyramids of Giza	Street view
Recreate the journey travelled by Lewis and Clarke on their famous expedition with images at key locations	Tour Builder
Create a map of which countries you have visited and calculate the distance you’ve travelled	My Maps

 

Related question: Using Google’s GEO tools, students and teachers can create their own maps and virtual tours, and explore areas and locations across the globe. Match the GEO tool with the correct class-based activity.

 

Mr White is the school’s advocate for recycling and reducing paper waste for both teachers and students. What can he do, using Google tools to actively reduce paper waste in his school?

 

• Create a video about why recycling is important for the environment, and upload it to YouTube.
• Record teacher and student printing activity in a Sheet to identify those with high printing volumes.
• Encourage teachers to put student worksheets, downloadable forms and display student work on their own class Site.
• Run a workshop for teachers and students on how to use smart printing tools to print more efficiently.

 

Related question:

You are the school’s advocate for recycling and reducing paper waste for both teachers and students.

What can you do, using Google tools to actively reduce paper waste in your school?

 

 

Mr Jackson is an enthusiastic geography teacher, and wants to inspire other geography teachers to make use of Google tools to help their students understand the world they live in and meet other students overseas. What activity could he do to promote cross-continent discussions with other geography classes?

 

• Send a questionnaire using Forms to teachers around the world to distribute to their students asking about their life where they live
• Offer Mystery Location Calls using Hangouts with his class and other classes across the world for students to guess where they are based
• Get his students to create a group class presentation using Slides about what they do in their spare time, and share it with schools in other countries
• Send a Calendar invite to schools across the world to see who would be available for a face-to-face discussion

 

Related question:

An enthusiastic geography teacher wants to inspire other geography teachers to make use of Google tools to help their students understand the world they live in.

What activity could they do to promote cross-continent discussions?