The buttons below will take you to the Hangouts Meet selected. Click the button on the day and time of the Hangouts Meet to join.
These will be drop in sessions for questions and help. I will not be presenting info, they are for casual help. Click in and have a chat or ask a question.
Monday Hangouts link Mondays at 11am
Wednesday Hangout Wednesday at 9:30am
Thursday Hangout Thursdays at 11am
Friday Hangout Friday at 9:30am
The free resources here are designed to support our Tamariki and Kiako at this unprecedented time. As a teacher who recently departed the classroom I understand the stress our teachers are under and want to help where we can
Distance learning with Google for Education Tools
As New Zealand schools are now closed due to COVID-19, Google for Education is continuing to provide distance learning solutions, training and resources to help them stay connected. Today Google supports schools in New Zealand and around the world by providingG Suite for Education, a free range of productivity tools to enable teaching & learning. These cloud-based tools (which include Google Classroom, Gmail, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms and more) are currently used by more than 100 million teachers and students, and can be used from any device in more than40 languages.
Here are some additional resources around our recent effort to support educators and students globally.
- G Suite for Education. Schools can make use ofG Suite for Education (for free) to get access to Gmail, Calendar, Classroom, Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, Sites, Jamboard and Hangouts Meet, and many more to help with distance learning.
- Google for Education Teacher Center : For upskilling on the use of GSuite tools there are a set of resources that you can work through at your own pace to upskill or refresh your knowledge of the use of digital resources
- Distance Learning resources:This resource page,series of blog posts, as well as thiswebinar series discuss tips and best practices for distance learning. We arecollecting and sharing additional stories and strategies through ourTeacher Center and social channels includingTwitter andFacebook.
- Information on how to send school Chromebooks home for distance learning: As school admins activate contingency plans, we’re sharing how they canquickly and securely prepare their school’s Chromebooks to go home with students, with our new Help Center article onhow to prepare Chromebooks for e-learning days at home.
- YouTube Learning Hub: In partnership with education-focused content creators on YouTube we have also launchedthe Learning Hub as a destination for safe, curriculum-relevant learning content.
- Teach From Home:Teach from Home is an initiative to create a hub of information, tips, resources and tools to help teachers keep teaching during the school closures.
- Best practices for Hangouts Meet: If using Hangouts Meet, you can find best practices for setting up Meet for distance learninghere, including how to turn on live captions, limit bandwidth usage, and use Slides Q&A for engagement while live streaming. We also have neweducator controls in Hangouts Meet.
- Google for Education technology partners: ThisDistance Learning page on theChromebook App Hub shares offers from our integrated solutions partners that can help schools during the COVID-19 crisis. These resources are directly related to distance learning and are completely free or discounted tools.
TheGoogle for Education blog, theGoogle for Education page for our COVID-19 resources, and@GoogleForEdu on social media are the best places to check for updates.
We hope that the information contained here is helpful to our New Zealand Teachers and Students at this tough time.
If we can be of any assistance please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Nga Mihi Mahana
Steve Smith