GAFE NZ Summit - North Island

What a great few days I had at the 'Gafe Summit' in the North Island. This summit was all about Google in Education and the magic it provides to us as educators and to our students.

It was a brilliant mix of inspiring thinking, shifting the norm of teaching practice, new technologies and opportunities and motivational talks, chats and presentations.

It was more than flipping the class it was about flipping the teacher.

Okay so this blog could go forever so here is a few GEMS, AhHa moments that I got from the two days.

Very necessary: 

1. Google Apps in Education
2. www.synergyse.com - This is PD for staff at the click of a button - MAGIC
3. http://whatsnew.googleapps.com/update-feed - Google Updates, you must sign up
4. http://edutraining.googleapps.com/apps-edu-admin/chapter-2 - How to implement Google Apps 
5. HAPARA - A must for schools if you have a domain in your school

Some interesting resources:

1. MOOC's - Massive Open Online Courses
2. http://youtu.be/lZqX6ocwHWU - all about Google Add-ons
3. SAMR Model - Ted Talk
4.  Steal Like an Artist - Book by Austin Kleon is a guide to creativity in the digital age

Just Cool Stuff:

1. WeVideo - Google app for video editing
2. Backupify - back up all your Google Drives, emails etc
3. Lucidchart - very cool 'Mind Map'
4. Easybib - Google Add-on
5. Table of Contents - Google Add-on
6. Easy Header and Footer - Google Add-on
7. Audio Tool - Google App for online music production Studio
8. Pixton - Google app for cartoon creation
9. http://www.colourlovers.com - a good site to give colour backgrounds for your Google Sites

Quotes and Sayings that I liked:

1. "Ensure you implement Google Apps in meaningful ways in your school to increase efficiency, collaboration and engagement"  - Tim Lee
2. "Is this the real world?" - Youngboy on a YouTube Video
3. "Students need output when being Creative" - Jim Still
4. Learning is a social process and Google plays a strong part with collaberation - Rob Clark

So much more but that will do for starters.....