Remove User on Chromebooks

To remove a user from a Chromebook:

When you turn on the Chromebook you will see the login boxes for anyone who has added themselves to that specific Chromebook.  To clean these up and remove them from the Chromebook, simply click on the small arrow on the login box and select 'Remove this person'.  That's it!

This does not remove an account from Google.  Students will still have access to their accounts during the summer, after school, etc from their home computers.  

For students leaving CBS, they will be given access to Google Take-out to save anything on their drive to a new account outside of CBS.

Adding music to your Google Drive

To save music in your google drive, do the following:

Insert CD into the disc drive on your computer.  Accept the prompt to copy the CD to your iTunes.  This will take awhile to load, and it whirs away while it's doing so.  Once you have copied the music to your computer's iTunes, click on the music icon in the top left corner.  This will take you to your music library.  If you have a lot of music you can sort it by Name, Time, Artist, Album, Genre.

Open your Drive and create a folder for your music.  Open this folder and then drag the screen to half size so you can see your iTunes screen beside it.

Find the music you want and click on the song.  If you want to choose multiple songs, hold the command key and choose as many songs as you like, or the shift key to select a group of songs that are listed in order.  Drag these songs and drop them into your google drive.  That's it!  Now you can access your songs from any computer, by simply clicking on the song.

Note:  Sometimes when you copy a CD onto your computer it doesn't list the names of the songs, but changes it to Track 1, Track 2, etc.  After putting these into your drive, you can rename them by right clicking (or two finger clicking) on the title and renaming it.

Social Media FOR Schools

Something to think about.....

Social Media IN schools is very different from social media FOR schools.

Have a read of Langwitches' blog.  >>HERE<<

Google Draw

This week I spent a block teaching two Year 4 classes how to use the Google Drawings App.  Here is a link to the lesson.  >> Google Draw Onomatopeoia Lesson<<

Room 7 and Room 8 thoroughly enjoyed illustrating their favourite onomatopeoia words!

Room 7's blog

Room 8's blog

Year 4 Chromebooks

In Term Three two of our Year Four classes were fortunate enough to receive Chromebooks. During one morning block we combined both classes and got all 60 students logged in to their own Google accounts on their Chromebooks. It was like Christmas!! Very excited and very happy children!

After our introductory lesson they spent the next block getting right to work writing stories  and also researching space.

Yes!

Google Translate & Your Blog

Did you know you can add a simple button to your blog that will make a world of difference to our international students and their parents?  Here's how.

Go to your blog settings by clicking on 'Design' at the top of your blog.

Click on 'Layout' on the left side column.

Click on 'Add a Gadget' in whichever area you wish your gadget to appear.

Scroll through the options until you find 'Translate'  (This is a good time to remind you to add 'Follow by Email' if you haven't yet, so that your parents can receive emails when you post on your blog - it's in the same list)

Choose 'Translate' and then decide which of the three options you want on your blog.  You can go back and change this later if you prefer a different look.  Then click 'Save'.

Click 'Save arrangement' on the top of the Layout screen.

This is what it will look like on your blog home page.

And this is what it will look like when you click on your chosen language.  It's magic!  

Global Awareness via Snapchat Life Stories

Global Awareness via Snapchat Life Stories
Snapchat is a social media app that can be used for good or not so good.
This is one of the great things about snapchat that I personally have been enjoying.
Trips around the world in 3 minutes or less.

Turn your blog into a book

Here's one way of how to turn your blog into a book.

http://www.theedublogger.com/2015/06/01/turning-your-edublog-into-a-book/

Authentic Audience

Today our class blog received a comment from one of the children's grandparents in South Africa!  It is exciting to see family members around the world reading about and seeing pictures and videos of what we are doing in our classroom.  http://room3twentyfifteen.blogspot.co.nz/2015/06/michelangelo-art.html 

A Year 3 class in our school has created a buddy blog with a class in Australia.  They have each posted their first posts.  It is very exciting to see how the teachers and children are able to use blogger to share learning outside of their own classroom walls.
http://ourfriendsacrosstheditch.blogspot.co.nz/

Getting Googley

Room 3 shared their learning with Room 17 and helped them get connected on their google accounts.

Integrating ICT into the classroom

This is a great article about 5 common mistakes that occur when introducing ICT into the classroom.

Langwitches Blog 

Room 20 learns to blog by Mrs Nichol

Today room 20 learned to blog on their iPads. 

Room 22 learns to blog by Mrs Nichol

Today room 22 are learning how to blog on their iPads. 

Room 23 learn to blog by Mrs Nichol

Today room 23 learned how to blog on their iPads. 

Room 21 learns to blog by Mrs Nichol

Today room 21 are learning how to blog on their iPads. 

Room 19 learns to blog

Today in room 19 we are learning how to blog on the iPads. 

Room 18 learns to blog

Room 18 are learning to blog on their iPads today. 

Room 2 learns to blog

Today room 2 are learning how to post a blog from their iPads. 

Room 1 learns to blog.

Today room 1 learnt to blog on their iPads.