• very good for letting parents know what their kids are doing at school
  • you can see what parents have read the announcements and seen the pictures etc.
  • teacher takes photos of students (with consent from parents) as well as activities they are doing and than will upload it to fresh grade
  • can lesson plan on it
  • can do report cards on there
  • Fresh grade vs. Fresh grade next
  • parents love it as it’s a great communication tool
  • some prefer traditional paper reporting
  • if you as a parent posts a comment, only you and the teacher can see it
  • Pros: convenience, instant sharing of info, window into the classroom, more timely assessments and reports, environmentally friendly, multimodal engagement for students, progress, google translate
  • Cons: privacy, inconsistent use, parent expectations and time, limited engagement, intimidating, glitches
  • Fresh grade Next isn’t approved because it’s too glitchy

 

Continuing your journey of professional learning:

https://teachercenter.withgoogle.com/certification

  • refer to teaching and learning podcasts (on website)
  • https://www.microsoft.com (tools)
  • Unsplash

Virtual reality- googles on, can feel sick

ex. Kitsilano school – Dilemma 1944, connect to space, play, and time

 

I had the opportunity to do virtual reality and as cool as it is it made me feel very dizzy as I am normally pretty dizzy due to my insomnia and low blood pressure