GCE Level 2 Blog- Jordan Balhorn

  a) Unit 6 & 7 were really helpful because it made me think about what I am currently doing in the classroom and how to make it better! I love the idea of having differentiated Google Classroom sections, and make it a personalized way for students to work independently or collaboratively with their peers. Also, I definitely want to learn more about the "cards" feature on Youtube- it seems like it could be really helpful. b) I hope to use Google Sites more with my students. I have always wanted student made portfolios, so they can see their progress overtime and it would be a helpful tool for parents to track and observe as well. I am hoping to use it in Trimester 3 coming up and have students pull what work they are most proud of and can showcase learning for parents and classmates. 

  a) In Unit 5 I learned how tools like google sheets and the different functions can help sort data, along with Google Forms and Classroom make a much more focused learning environment for students with excellent ways to provide feedback to students. I liked how Google Sheets can be a data tracking tool for myself when looking at student and assessment data, but I also gained a lot of ideas on how to use Sheets as a way to get student's involved while still being able to sort data for my own purposes. b) I hope to use the "Conditional Formatting" and "Pivot Table" in my future google sheets, it is important to me to sort data in a structured way and I think this could be a great way for me to track student progress. I also see this linking up well with Google Forms, and have students take formative assessments using that tool- and combine it with their own google sheet so they can see clear feedback right away, and also track their learning.