Google Workspace for Education
Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools has joined a large and growing learning community where students use technology for learning via web based email, calendar and documents for collaborative study anytime, anywhere.
Since 2014, students and teachers have been given opportunities to use Google Workspace for Education in WRPS. Technology plays a vital role in our children's future and our goal is to prepare students for the world of work via personalized and student centered learning opportunities. Teachers have been accessing various training to enhance their skills and integrate technology with learning in their classrooms.
Across our school division, students are engaged with technology.
Examples of this include:
-Tracking the Iditarod athletes real time as they mush through Alaska; journal-ling their progress and tracking data related to the race - the weather and distance the athletes have traveled.
-Playing Kahoot, an online game to help study information
-Creating Choose Your Own Adventure stories using Google Slides, individually and collaboratively with a whole class or partner
-Use of Pow Toon to create a presentation
-Playing Co-Co's Adver Smarts to learn how advertisers trick you into wanting their product
-Teachers' use of Google Classroom to post and manage assignments; create a digital classroom that uses no paper.
-Creating a survey for their classmates; individually or collaboratively
Home and School: A Shared Responsibility
Digital Citizenship is an ongoing partnership between teachers, students and parents. Just as teachers build an awareness of the importance of digital citizenship at school, parents build and reinforce these concepts with their children at home.
Digital citizenship is the norms of appropriate, responsible technology use.
How can you build an awareness of Digital Citizenship at home?
*talk with your child about their online activities.
*spend time online reviewing parent resources and becoming informed about what children are doing online.
*read over the Parents Connecting in a Digital World WRPS encourages families to review the Family Contract for Digital Citizenship. You don't necessarily have to sign the contract but it outlines steps parents can take to be involved in their children's online lives.
*From apps and games to social media and streaming platforms, these Parents’ Ultimate Guides are here to help you navigate your kid’s digital world.
Chromebooks in our Schools
Chromebooks are a type of computer designed to help you get things done faster and easier. They run Chrome OS, an operating system that has multiple layers of security, cloud storage, and the most popular Google products built-in.
Chromebooks allow for quick and easy use of Google Docs, Drive, Spreadsheets, and more...
All WRPS schools have Chromebooks on-site to enhance learning for our students.
Chromebooks are lightweight, portable, and access our wifi for secure, filtered internet use. Chromebooks work seamlessly with google and start up in 8 seconds so valuable learning time is preserved and not wasted. Their battery life lasts through an entire school day making them an ideal tool for the classroom.
For more info:
http://www.google.com/intl/en_ca/chrome/devices/features-different.html