TTP Week#2 – Hanging Out & Intro to Online Activities

Week#2 Overview


Week#1 Leftovers


Hanging Out in the Google Universe
Add your classmates to a ‘circle’ (TTPClass#1 hereTTP Class#2 here)
Later, you can update your Google+ profile,
find
others to follow
, and download the Hangout
app
to use it  on mobile devices.

In class, we will attempt to use a Hangout to text chat and video
conference.
Google+ Hangout Guide


Blogger Tweaks
Questions? Blogger Guide.  To see some examples of what you can do with a ‘Blogger’ blog check out
the ones below.

To experiment with your new blog, try


Begin Exploring Activities, Games, & Quizzes

  • Explore the Games & Activities Guide 
  • Creation Sites:    Quizlet  Proprofs    Jeopardy ,  Jeopardy Kids  
  • Look at  examples – Hot Potatoes  ProProfs  Quizlet   Padlet  (nice Google Doc usage here)
  • Play a few online Word Games

    To Do
  • Explore activity sites and use Diigo to bookmark your
    favorite sites
    Use our Hangout to share and comment on any interesting finds 
  • Create something with Quizlet, Profprofs, or
    Padlet and post it on your blog
  • Create other kinds of games using websites or downloadable
    programs
  • Create a short blog post about your thoughts on activity
    resources and using them in your teaching

Quizlet

Help edit this set by registering at
Quizlet (confirm your email), joining the BUFS TTP class
(wait for Jeff to accept your enrollment), and then edit the set.