New Google Features, 3 Chrome Extensions, Pear Deck and Learning Spaces.

Creating Interactive Google Slides

This video shows how to create a Google Slides presentation with clickable hyperlinks.  A hyper- linked slide presentation allows students to go to different slides based on their choices.  This has many applications for differentiation, literacy, assessment and more.

Alice Keeler also has a great tutorial and lesson ideas.  Click this link for her website.

3 Text-to-Speech Chrome Extensions 

great for supporting struggling readers and English Learners

Find these in the Chrome Web Store

• Speak It!
• Announcify
• Read and Write for Google

Pear Deck

Pear Deck is an interactive presentation application. Pear Deck can be found in Google Drive.  Our district has purchased this application.  This link contains video and explanations of how to get started with Pear Deck and the new features that were added this fall!  If you want additional information or PD on Pear Deck please make an appointment with your Digital Learning Specialist.  Shannon Treichel says, " this is my favorite tool by far!!!!"

Classroom Design around the 4 C's

Here are some great resources for design and implementation ideas for your classroom spaces.  November's DLS focus is on classroom space.  Brainstorm with your DLS on how to create the best space for student learning and the 4 C's classroom.