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GotTechED Epi 12 Tips for the First Year Teacher

GotTechED Episode 12: Getting Ready for the 2018-2019 School Year

Welcome to GotTechED the Podcast! In this episode, Guise and Nick give some simple, practical tips for new teachers.  After a teacher’s inquiry, they review some of their favorite ways to use Google Slides. They also take a look at better methods for starting the school year in the most engaging ways possible.  Finally, Guise and Nick argue over the best edtech “Google Hacks” in another Tech Battle Royale!

Tips For Pre-Service and New Teachers

Teacher Question: Best Activities with Google Slides

Starting the School Year Right

Tech Battle Royale: Google Hacks

  1. Nick argues for Save to Google – https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/save-to-google/meoeeoaohbmgbocpdpnjklmfmjjagkkf
  2. Guise argues for Google Explore – https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-use-the-new-google-explore-feature/

Music Credits:

  1. The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/
  2. @bensounds https://www.bensound.com/

Social Media:

  1. Guise on Twitter @guisegotteched
  2. Nick on Twitter @nickgotteched
  3. GotTechED the Podcast on Twitter @wegotteched

Other GotTechED Episodes:

  1. Managing the 1:1 Classroom
  2. Misconceptions of the 1:1 Classroom
  3. Using Classcraft to Motivate the Unmotivated Student
  4. State Testing and Battling Senioritis

Other ways to follow GotTechED

  1. Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gotteched/id1358366637?mt=2
  2. Google Podcasts  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Indeizidhz4h37mawfylwdgco4y
  3. Stitcher  https://www.stitcher.com/search?q=gotteched
  4. YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIQwu39Tkow3kduRQAH85w?view_as=subscriber
  5. Twitter   https://twitter.com/WeGotTechED
  6. Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/WeGotTechED/

About the author, Eric

Eric Guise is a media specialist and technology coach with more than a decade of experience as a teacher.

Eric was named the 2016 Biology Teacher of Year by the New Jersey Biology Teachers Association and is currently pursuing an EdD in Leadership in Digital Transformation in Educational Technology.

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