Google for Education Events: Northern Ireland

Whilst most learning is now happening back in the classroom, there will likely still be instances where students, or even whole classes, are learning from home for one reason or another. In this session we will look at that challenge of teaching lessons when some students are in the classroom and others at home.

We will consider best practices in using Classroom, Meet, Jamboard and more to ensure that the learning continues, wherever students are working from and that no student is disadvantaged. Finally we will consider the accessibility features built into every Chromebook that help every student make full use of their device.

When: Tuesday 14th December, 4pm - 5.30pm 

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Designed to help schools get the most from their investment in devices by exploring how teachers and students can unlock the potential of a Chromebook.

Explore what makes ChromeOS different: Shareability, Battery life, Student User settings v teacher settings, Durability Discover a range of useful Chrome tips and the built in accessibility features.

When: Monday 1st November, 4pm - 5.30pm 

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This session will focus on how bringing Chromebook and Google Workspace into our teaching can transform the way our students learn. By sharing ideas and examples, we will show that technology makes it possible for you to transform the types of tasks you set your students.

Explore how you can embed digital activities through a session, from pre class work & starter activity right through to plenaries making effective use of your Chromebooks and Google Workspace tools such as:

 - Research and cite directly from within a Google Doc

 - Encourage independence with flipped activities in Google Forms

 - Record project work through interactive notebooks in Google Slides

 - Set group work through Classroom Use mapping tools across subjects, not just Geography

 - Let students showcase the work they are proud of with in Google Sites

When: Tuesday 19th October, 4pm - 5.30pm 

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Designed to help schools get the most from their investment in devices by exploring how teachers and students can unlock the full potential of a Chromebook.

Aimed at teachers and teaching assistants who want to offer their students a toolkit for research and study skills . We will cover the Explore feature, Google Scholar, Google Books and mindmapping within the Google ecosystem.

Aimed at teachers and teaching assistants who are new to Google Sites. During this session we will explore how Google Sites can be used as a platform for students to showcase their work. 

Aimed at teachers and learning support who are managing students accessing learning from outside the classroom due to COVID-19 related challenges or for medical/other reasons. This session will explore the options available to teachers to make learning engaging and easy to access. Learn about; using Google Classroom and Google Meet to provide a simple and safe environment for students to engage with synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities, developing a hybrid approach you can use for effective learning now and enhance learning beyond COVID-19.

Aimed at teachers and teaching assistants who have not used Google Jamboard. This session will give you the confidence to use Jamboard as a collaborative digital whiteboard. 

Engage learners in your curriculum with breakout activities. In this session you will learn how Google Forms and Slides can be used to create fun breakout activities. If you grew up with adventure books then this is a session you will want to catch.

Aimed at teachers and teaching assistants. In this session you will explore how to use WeVideo to create your own videos easily using stock media, adding audio, titles and transitions. You will also explore using green screens and screen recording as well as easy GIF creation. 

Aimed at SLT, teachers and support staff, this session will cover features that you will have as part of Google Workspace Enterprise for Education. We will take a deep dive into Google Meet, focusing on breakout rooms and livestreaming, as well as the benefits of using originality reports in Google Classroom.