Stephanie Howell - Student Choice Activities in Google Slides + Design Tips

Educational Duct Tape: An EdTech Integration Mindset

Stephanie Howell joins me to share what she’s learned in her experience designing student choice activities. She also shares some great Google Slides design tips.

Find the show notes online at jakemiller.net/eduducttape-episode-70

• Soapbox Moment: “Is EdTech Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader?”
• Today’s Guest: Stephanie Howell
• • Bio: Stephanie is the CEO of Gold EDU, a Google for Education Partner, a founder of Global GEG, and the EdTech Lead for Pickerington Local Schools. She is key to the embedding and implementation of EdTech tools across her schools and organizations. She has a Master's in Curriculum and Instruction.
  • • Twitter - @mrshowell24
    • GoldEDU Website goldedu.org
    • Podcast getinspiredandinnovate.com
    • Global GEG globalgeg.org
• 2 Truths & 1 Lie
• Educational Duct Tape Question: How can I design student choice activities?
• • Learn from Stephanie's Experience:
  • • 9 tasks in a 3x3 grid can be overwhelming at first
    • Teach choices explicitly either in whole group or individually
    • Set up learning procedures before to help eliminate misbehaviors
    • This or That choice board - docs.google.com/presentation/d/1j13s-vlj08c2Rt3dNzv9wytfLB7Njhd5HH3EEDdOuX8
  • Designing in Google Slides
  • • Pull in backgrounds from Canva, Adobe, Unsplash
    • Find colors and designs you like around you. Take a pic and pull in colors.
    • Consider the topics the lesson is about to help with inspiration.
    • Eyedropper Extension - chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/eye-dropper/hmdcmlfkchdmnmnmheododdhjedfccka
    • Use the Lexand Fonts - lexend.com
    • fonts.google.com
    • coolors.co
  • A great activity to help students learn about designing - Worst Presentation Ever! docs.google.com/presentation/d/11cpDuwR3N4yPoc3fHaJypMwgTh5rPAXRHcAgy-XMaL4
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