Nearpod & Seesaw with Marisol & Johana

Episode 2

Guest Stars

Marisol H. Salinas

• Edinburg CISD - Norma Linda Trevino Elementary
• 2nd Grade Teacher
• Technology Ambassador at ECISD, Seesaw Ambassador, Class Dojo Mentor
• Twitter: @MSalinas2nd

Johana Resendez

• Edinburg CISD - Norma Linda Trevino Elementary
• 5th Grade Teacher
• Technology Ambassador at ECISD, Seesaw Ambassador, Class Dojo Mentor

G Sweet Ideas

Google for Education Updates

• Google Drive add the ability to comment on Microsoft Files. More Here.
• Team Drive add the ability to email members. More Here.
• Google Drive Files change their editor menus. More Here.
• Some will be renamed
• Some will be reordered
• One will be removed
• Select none under Edit
• Publish to specific audience now available. More Here.
• Best used with Google Groups
• Google Calendar Changes
• New View is better with a small learning curve if you’ve used the old one. More Here.
• Old View will no longer be available, switch now. More Here.
• Google Arts & Culture Selfie doesn’t work in Texas. More Here.
• Google Play Audiobooks
• Google Home
• YouTube TV. More Here.
• Cord Cutters & Nevers
• Motion Stills now with AR. More Here.

Ad Break

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ACEd Topic

Tech integration for elementary

• Nearpod
• Slides
• Activities
• Polls 
• VR
• Seesaw
• Create, share, collaborate
• Parents can view
• And get notified
• All work uploaded instead of journals
• Write notes with emojis to connect what they are learning.
• Develop digital citizenship skills
• Draw & Doodle
• Can be moderated

Beyond EdTech

• Amazon’s Echo loses her voice. More Here
• Superbowl ads.
• Jeff Bezos (Amazon’s CEO) wins the ads according to USA Today’s Ad Meter
• Nest merges with Google
• Alphabet owns Google.
• Genius Hour
• Google Wave
• Google Does Game Streaming. More Here
• Net Neutrality. More Here
• Most people are pro Net Neutrality
• Most people against Net Neutrality is fear of government control
• Retweeting could be copyright infringement. More Here

ACEd Apps

By Johana

• Target Cartwheel
• Type of use: PERSONAL
• Is it on iOS? YES
• UPDATE
• The app no longer exists. It was combined with the Target App
• Download on Google Play Store

By Marisol

• Symbaloo
• Type of use: EDUCATIONAL
• Is it on iOS? YES
• Download on Google Play Store

Postal Flip Call Out

How do you use:

• Nearpod
• Seesaw

#trypod (March is try a new podcast month)

• What podcast should I try?

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