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Teaching Mandarin Chinese with Google
ClassroomCLTA-NC 2018
Yi-Wen Liu
Damon, Mark. “What the Tech?!?” Smore, 15 Oct. 2016, www.smore.com/cpdnf-what-the-tech.
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Damon, Mark. “What the Tech?!?” Smore, 15 Oct. 2016, www.smore.com/cpdnf-what-the-tech.
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1.What is Google
Classroom?
Google Classroom is
Developed by Google to help educators:➢ Simplify the process of creating, distributing and
grading assignments➢ Combine Google Drive with the course➢ Go paperless
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“Classroom is a free suite of productivity tools that includes email, documents, and storage. Classroom was designed collaboratively with teachers to help them save time, keep classes organized, and improve communication with students.” ©2018 Google
Why use Google Classroom?
➢ Easy to use➢ Saves time➢ Cloud-based➢ Flexible➢ Free➢ Mobile friendly
(Janzen, 2014)
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2.How to use Google
Classroom in Mandarin classes?
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Name of the course
Upcoming assignments
Announcements
Classroom Management
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Quizlet Assignment
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➢ Use Quizlet to review the vocabulary.
➢ Ask students to practice online and take screenshots.
Listening Practice
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Online Discussion
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Grading
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Rubrics
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““It was very easy to use,
and I liked how we could comment on the
assignment posts.”
(A former student from Salem Academy)
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2018 Updates
More options to help managing the class!
The Stream page, the Classwork page, the People page, and the new
Setting page
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Stream
➢ You can share thoughts, information, and questions with your teachers and classmates in the class stream using posts and comments. Everyone in the class can see posts and comments. Only a teacher can see deleted posts or comments.
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https://support.google.com/edu/classroom/answer/6020274?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Stream
➢ Teachers and students have a new Classwork page. Teachers can post assignments and questions on the page, as well as group them into modules with topics.
Your audience will listen to you or read the content, but won’t do both.
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Classwork
➢ Teachers and students have a new Classwork page. Teachers can post assignments and questions on the page, as well as group them into modules with topics.
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People
➢ Teachers can view class member information on the People page. Teachers can also invite and remove students, co-teachers, and guardians on the page.
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Settings
➢ Teachers can edit the class description, change the class code, manage guardian summaries, and control Stream settings on a consolidated Settings page.
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3.Challenges
““Senior students are more interested and involved in Google Classroom than the
newlyadmitted students.”
(Iftakhar, 2016)
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Other Challenges
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Teacher Workload
Administrative Support
AccessibilityLimited Features
School and District Students and Parents
Privacy
New features to explore➢ The ability to add a
classwork page to existing classes
➢ Use lock mode during quizzes
What’s next?
New methods to share➢ Adjusting teachers’
workload➢ Developing effective
Pedagogical Strategies
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ACTFL 21st Century Skills
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Curriculum Use of thematic units and authentic resources
TechnologyIntegrating technology into instruction to enhance learning
Classroom Seeking opportunities for learners to use languagebeyond the classroom
Learners create to “share and publish”
to audiencesmore than just the
teacher.
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The Ultimate Goal
MAPS
our office
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Start today!
