Ms. Teper - 2014 - Serena Leo
Teacher: Ms. Teper
Subject: Grade 10 science, chemistry
Technology: Google Sites (main), Google Accounts, ClipGrab and Google Calendar
Subject: Grade 10 science, chemistry
Technology: Google Sites (main), Google Accounts, ClipGrab and Google Calendar
Ms. Teper was having a few problems with her website that she wanted fixing. Mainly that some of her power points did not show, but also that her embedded videos were not working. She also wanted to make the site sign-in only, and embed apps and gizmos.
The main problem, the power points not showing occurred because the webpage overloaded since there were so many power points showing on the same page. My solutions were to either have one power point per page, so she would have to make a sub-page for each power point, or to have the power points uploaded as files. With the sub-pages, the power point would be a shared file from her Google Drive that students could view, but not edit. The main advantage of this strategy is that when she made an edit on the power point, there was no need to update the one on her website, since Google automatically updates it. However, it can be tedious to make a sub-page for every single power point. Uploading files is less likely to crash, however the user would need to update the files each time a change was made. Also, if it were a public site, anybody would be able to download her power points. Fortunately, the website is now private, and she is fine with her students being able to download the power point files. Ms. Teper decided to use both methods to have a smaller chance of having no power points being accessible due to a website failure.
Initially, Ms. Teper was reluctant to put her power points on the website in case others tried to download them. She wanted to make the site a private, sign-in only site, so I helped her make an account for her students. This account can be used by both grade 10 and grade 11 students and gives them full access to view or download power points.
I also showed Ms. Teper how to embed gizmos, videos and apps. On Google sites, instead of gizmos and apps, we have gadgets! I showed Ms. Teper how to search for, add and edit gadgets and I also made an instruction file for her. The videos that she embedded before were not working anymore. This was most likely just because the video was taken down, or some update changed the URL. Because all the videos kept breaking, I showed her how to download videos so she could upload directly from her computer. I introduced her to to ClipGrab, a program that let’s you download videos from YouTube and Vimeo. Since the TDSB had rights to Disney, it was legal for her to download videos like Bill Nye the Science Guy.
An extra skill that I taught Ms. Teper was simple editing on Google Sites. During one meeting I showed her how to delete objects, change the page layout, use the calendar, make new pages, manage the pages and share the website. After that meeting, I put everything into a a instruction document. I also got separate sections of instructions and put them in separate documents with pictures with arrows and circles for clarity.
Possible uses in other classes/subject areas
Teachers can use the step-by-step instruction booklet that I made for Ms. Teper. It is mainly for Google Sites, so teachers using the website that need help can refer to the booklet. The instructions are very clear and detailed, so someone with very little knowledge in computers will still be able to use them. They also have screen shots with arrows and circles pointing things out.
Here is my creative Jing! :D
The main problem, the power points not showing occurred because the webpage overloaded since there were so many power points showing on the same page. My solutions were to either have one power point per page, so she would have to make a sub-page for each power point, or to have the power points uploaded as files. With the sub-pages, the power point would be a shared file from her Google Drive that students could view, but not edit. The main advantage of this strategy is that when she made an edit on the power point, there was no need to update the one on her website, since Google automatically updates it. However, it can be tedious to make a sub-page for every single power point. Uploading files is less likely to crash, however the user would need to update the files each time a change was made. Also, if it were a public site, anybody would be able to download her power points. Fortunately, the website is now private, and she is fine with her students being able to download the power point files. Ms. Teper decided to use both methods to have a smaller chance of having no power points being accessible due to a website failure.
Initially, Ms. Teper was reluctant to put her power points on the website in case others tried to download them. She wanted to make the site a private, sign-in only site, so I helped her make an account for her students. This account can be used by both grade 10 and grade 11 students and gives them full access to view or download power points.
I also showed Ms. Teper how to embed gizmos, videos and apps. On Google sites, instead of gizmos and apps, we have gadgets! I showed Ms. Teper how to search for, add and edit gadgets and I also made an instruction file for her. The videos that she embedded before were not working anymore. This was most likely just because the video was taken down, or some update changed the URL. Because all the videos kept breaking, I showed her how to download videos so she could upload directly from her computer. I introduced her to to ClipGrab, a program that let’s you download videos from YouTube and Vimeo. Since the TDSB had rights to Disney, it was legal for her to download videos like Bill Nye the Science Guy.
An extra skill that I taught Ms. Teper was simple editing on Google Sites. During one meeting I showed her how to delete objects, change the page layout, use the calendar, make new pages, manage the pages and share the website. After that meeting, I put everything into a a instruction document. I also got separate sections of instructions and put them in separate documents with pictures with arrows and circles for clarity.
Possible uses in other classes/subject areas
Teachers can use the step-by-step instruction booklet that I made for Ms. Teper. It is mainly for Google Sites, so teachers using the website that need help can refer to the booklet. The instructions are very clear and detailed, so someone with very little knowledge in computers will still be able to use them. They also have screen shots with arrows and circles pointing things out.
Here is my creative Jing! :D
Here is the Instruction file! (without pictures)
instructionsforwebsite.docx | |
File Size: | 6 kb |
File Type: | docx |