Going Google for a Digital Filing System

I have already started planning for my sixteenth year of teaching. Each year I get excited for a new beginning...creating a theme, decorating my classroom, and integrating new ideas and strategies to ensure overall student success.

I began my plans with my curriculum this time. I know I want to do Standard Based Grading, integrate technology, literacy, and PBL into my lessons. I am using Google Drive as my digital filing cabinet. Since we are a 1:1 school, I can easily share links to students for all assignments. I am dedicated to going Paperless this year. So here is my set-up...

Each unit students will have a set of vocabulary words to know. I will digitally give students the link to the entire folder. Vocabulary words will be reinforced with weekly activities. (Subscribe so you won't miss these activities).

Last year we did an Interactive Notebook. This year we will do a Digital Interactive Notebook. I will share QRs (Quick References) with students for each lesson. Students will create their own Google Drive Folder to keep their QRs in. This will be something they always have and can easily assess as they continue through their high school math courses. 

Last year as my Blended Learning/Flipped Classroom component, I did videos for students. My students gave mixed reviews on these videos. So this year I decided to do PowerPoint lessons with video tutorials provided to help assist students. I think we will use Khan Academy and/or Virtual Nerd as our video tutorials.

Everything will be filed using Google Drive. Allowing me the opportunity to go Paperless. Our school has a contract with Schoology, which allows easy integration of Google Drive documents. Students will submit their assignments via Schoology or through their shared Google Drive class folder.

Here's how to set-up your Google Drive Filing Cabinet:

Educator's Technology provides  great resource for setting up Google Drive.

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The Interactive Notebook

One of my goals for this school year is to invest time in student recording and organization of notes. My goal is to create a foundation to help students become organized and accountable for what they learned. I did an Interactive Notebook as a review project last semester, and I really thought it was great. The kids enjoyed creating it, but I think doing it at the begininning, would benefit students more.

So of course I went to Pinterest for ideas and here is what I created....

My Pinterest Inspired Notebook. Thanks to all the educators for the inspiration, ideas, and printables.

The outline....

Students will use old magazines to create their outside cover. The cover will have words of motivation and/or words to describe them.

The inside Front Cover will have students Password Tracker. We will be using a lot of digital learning tools and having a quick reference sheet of usernames and passwords will help students throughout the semester.

The very first page is just an information page of student's name and room #. They are free to decorate this page as they please.

The next 4 pages will be dedicated to the TOC (Table of Content) I will print these for students to tape in their INB. I found a site via Pinterest. I can't remember the exact site though.

I stole the ideas for my next section from another Pinterest Inspiration. Of course, I can't remember, but if you created it, Thanks!!!!!!

I began my numbered pages after the TOC. So Page 1 and 2 are Class Expectations.
On the left side students will draw their hand and write one of the most important things they should know about the class. The right side students will tape The ABC's of Room 117. This is their
syllabus.

Pages 3 and 4 is INB Information. On the left side students will give some predictions on how the INB will help them in math. In the right side, students will place their INB Information page.

Pages 5 and 6 are Learning Styles. On the left side students will draw 5 pictures of ways that they can use the learning style inventory survey they completed on the right side.

Pages 7 - 10 will be for Words Worth Knowing (WWK). Students will place important math terminology here.

The next pages will be for students notes, foldables, graphic organizers, etc.


With the last 2 pages I created a pocket for students to store all of their extra paper and things they do not finish in class.

 

 

An Interactive Scrapbook Review

My students final project will be in interactive review scrapbook. Students will take basic foundational concepts learned throughout the semester and create an interactive review scrapbook.

Most interactive notebooks are completed throughout the year/semester. After reading blog posts and seeing many pictures on Pinterest I decided to have students complete one as a way to review.

Here are a few pictures below:

 

 

 

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