A slide presentation delivered for 'Google for Education' workshop on 23rd September 2015 organised by GDG DevFest, and supported by Google

1. Google for Education
STEM vs. Language teaching at school
– how can Google support their
intersection
Vanessa Camilleri
Faculty of Education, University of Malta
23rd September 2015

2. Workshop Outline
• STEM & Language – how are computers
affecting them?
• What can Google provide?
• How can these tools be applied?

3. http://tinyurl.com/nw66cw2

4. On average, seven out of ten students use computers at
school – a proportion unchanged since 2009.
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OECD report, 2015
Source: http://tinyurl.com/pudrwaw

5. Source: http://tinyurl.com/off44zp
The level of ICT use in mathematics lessons is related to
both the content and the quality of instruction. Countries
and economies where students are more exposed to real-
world applications of mathematics tend to use computers
more. There is also a specific association between
mathematics teachers’ use of student-oriented practices,
such as individualised instruction, group work and project-
based learning, and their willingness and ability to
integrate ICT into mathematics lessons.
OECD report, 2015

6. 9 Activities using Computers at School
• Browse the Internet for schoolwork;
• Download, upload or browse material from the
school’s website;
• Post work on the school’s website;
• Play simulations at school;
• Practice and repeat lessons, such as for learning a
foreign language or mathematics;
• Do individual homework on a school computer;
• use school computers for group work and to
communicate with other students.
OECD report, 2015, pg.51

7. How can we bring about …

8. What can ..
.. offer?

10. Time to talk
• How has technology affected you?
• Identify one way technology has saved you
time and made you more efficient.
• What are other teachers doing with
technology in the classroom that you’d like to
try?
Co-create on: http://tinyurl.com/pee7qns

11. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
Smartphones
have made a
huge impact for
me. I can process
email or work on
a presentation
while standing in
line at the
grocery store.
How has technology affected your life?

12. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
I take advantage
of podcasts so
now I’m even
learning when
I’m working out.
How has technology affected your life?

13. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
Google Maps
have changed
the way I see the
world. I’ve even
gone house
hunting using
StreetView.
How has technology affected your life?

14. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
I can teach
myself anything
with technology.
Right now I’m
learning how to
play the ukulele
by watching
how-to videos on
YouTube.
How has technology affected your life?
Identify one way technology has saved
you time and made you more efficient.

15. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
How has technology affected your life?
Identify one way technology has saved
you time and made you more efficient.
I use tasks on my
phone and on
my laptop. I’m
never without
my to-do list, so
I’m getting more
things done than
I used to.

16. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
How has technology affected your life?
Identify one way technology has saved
you time and made you more efficient.
Organizing team
meetings is
easier now that
we can co-create
our agenda on a
Google Doc
instead of one
person needing
to contact
everyone
individually to
create an
agenda.

17. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
How has technology affected your life?
Identify one way technology has saved
you time and made you more efficient.
I use the camera
on my phone to
quickly shoot a
photo of my
whiteboard after
a class. I upload
it to our class
site to keep any
absent students
in the loop.
What are other teachers doing with technology
in the classroom that you’d like to try?

18. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
How has technology affected your life?
Identify one way technology has saved
you time and made you more efficient.
What are other teachers doing with technology
in the classroom that you’d like to try?
My teaching
partner uses
Google Drawings
to make
manipulatives
and sorting
activities for her
students.

19. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
How has technology affected your life?
Identify one way technology has saved
you time and made you more efficient.
What are other teachers doing with technology
in the classroom that you’d like to try?
The eighth-grade
English teachers
are all using
Google Docs to
give students
formative
feedback on
their writing
BEFORE the
students have to
turn it in.

20. WhatTeacherssay…
Source:http://tinyurl.com/pzc48pd
How has technology affected your life?
Identify one way technology has saved
you time and made you more efficient.
What are other teachers doing with technology
in the classroom that you’d like to try?
I’ve seen a jigsaw
activity where
students were
responsible for
different parts of
a chapter, and
recorded the
main points in a
shared Google
Slides
presentation..

21. Starting out: Setting Goals
Source: http://tinyurl.com/nkj2dry
Think, Type, Talk:
http://tinyurl.com/o8kcj3j

22. Teachers say …
• Problem: My math class is totally teacher-
directed and too scripted.
• Goal: I want to change my approach and give
students more ownership over how they solve a
problem and what tools they use to show me
what they’ve learned. Some may do a
presentation or make a video about the concept
we are studying.
• Success: When I see students start taking varying
approaches to solving problems and using tools
that I wouldn’t have thought of.

23. Teachers say …
• Problem: I want my students to collaborate more.
• Goal: We do a persuasive speech project, and I’m
thinking that creating collaborative presentations
would be cool. Kids could work together on the
same slide deck to create a persuasive message.
• Success: When students reflect on the
collaboration process and can express what they
learned by working together.

24. Checkpoint:
http://goo.gl/forms/YEl6dYuf4E
Source: http://tinyurl.com/oxjpaqy

25. GOOGLE APPS
Starting out with

26. Google Docs
• Multiple edits by students at the same time
• Collaborative stories (using document
rotation)
• Peer feedback and comments
• Peer writing (resolving queries and
comments)

27. Google Forms
• Data collection & analysis (science & maths)
• Data visualisation & presentation
(manipulation of big data)
• Student quizzes
• Surveys & polls used for language & culture

28. Google Slides
• Presentation & speaking (language &
culture)
• Co-creation & creativity (linking multimedia
across subjects)
• Hyperlinked interactive presentations can
be used for STEM & Language

29. Google Drawings
• Editing drawings online in real time with
peers
• Communicate & chat with peers editing
drawings
• Publish drawings on the web or insert them
in other Google apps

30. YouTube
• Creation of Playlists
• Creating videos in context
• Editing videos, adding transcripts
(important for language)
• The flipped classroom (e.g. the Khan
Academy for Math learning)

31. Getting Creative

32. Scenario 1:
• Before your class starts, you hear students
excitedly talking about a video they saw on
YouTube. You are teaching science concepts
and begin to think, “How can I use YouTube to
get my students talking like that about
science?”
• Use Google Slides to present your
thoughts/views

33. Scenario 2
• Google Drawings gives students creative tools
using shapes, images, and text. How can you
help students improve their Language Arts
skills using Google Drawings?
• Use Google Slides to present your
thoughts/views

34. Beyond the Covers of the Textbook
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFjwIlfwI
7E
Source:http://tinyurl.com/ow4vq3h

35. In summary …
Thank you …

36. Google for Education
Please give us your thoughts … help
us carry out an evaluation:
http://goo.gl/forms/JXZ4xz9ufD