Chrome

Due No Due Date
Points 7
Submitting a discussion post

THE WHY

Chrome is a web browser designed by Google for fast, streamlined, and secure Internet browsing. There are many features of Chrome that not only make it a great Internet browser, but also make it very functional in a classroom setting. Imagine being able to sign into Chrome on any computer and have all of your information there in one place, just as you left them on the last computer you were using. Signing into Chrome is NOT the same thing as signing into Google.

Available for both iOS and Android, Chrome can also be used as a web browser on mobile devices. You will have the option to sign in to Chrome on your mobile device, allowing you to sync bookmarks, saved passwords, browsing history, and settings across all of your devices.

Depending on what apps and extensions are used with Chrome, it can be used to facilitate creativity, communication, collaboration, or critical thinking. By providing access to the Internet, Chrome provides students with an opportunity to investigate, compare, cite evidence, develop a logical argument, and more.

THE WHAT

Learning Outcomes

Instructors and students will effectively use the Chrome browser for educational purposes.
Instructors and students will use Google Cast for Education for screen sharing.

Classroom Application

Instructors and students log into Chrome with their school Google accounts to take advantage of syncing bookmarks, settings, etc across multiple devices.
Instructors locate, select, install, manage, and use extensions and/or apps to provide better instruction and meet the needs of students.
Instructors use the District's process for whitelisting and managing extensions and/or apps for students.
Students effectively use Chrome as their default browser to access the Google Apps for Education Suite, Canvas, and various other educational apps and sites.
Students use Google Cast for Education to share their learning with others.

THE HOW

Use these resources to learn about Chrome, watching and reading just what you need to implement Google Chrome in your lessons.

Chrome Browser Guide Links to an external site. by Janetta Garton
Chrome Cheat Sheet Download Chrome Cheat Sheet
with Keyboard Shortcuts from Shake Up Learning
Chrome App and Extension Database Links to an external site. from Shake Up Learning
Chrome Extensions for Struggling Students and Special Needs Links to an external site.
Google Chrome Help Links to an external site.
Chromecast for Education Guide Links to an external site.

EARN THE BADGE

See the attached rubric to know how your submission will be assessed (click 3 dot Options menu at the top and choose Show Rubric). To earn the badge, you must obtain 6 of the possible 7 points.

1. Design a lesson in which you apply what you have learned for use in your classroom, either by using Chrome yourself for instruction, or by having your students use it. See the Designing Tech Amplified Lesson for guidance on creating a lesson plan that uses digital tools.
2. Click Reply below and reflect on your lesson. In your reply include:
  - Did students demonstrate understanding of the learning target? If yes, how?
  - How did the use of Chrome amplify your lesson? Did it add value to the learning goal though engagement, enhancement or extension? Did it make you or your student more efficient and effective?
  - If you had the opportunity to teach this lesson again to this same group of students, what would you do differently? Why?
  - In your reply, you can choose to share an artifact or your lesson plan in the form of a shared link, screenshot Links to an external site., attached file Links to an external site., or embedded image Links to an external site.. This is not required.