Thursday, April 2, 2020

Google Classroom and Google Meet Parent Letter

page1image432page1image600
Inform | Google Meet and Google Classroom
Yesterday, our principal let you know that the Calgary Board of Education’s was activating Google Meet and Google Classroom to enable teachers and students to better connect with each other. This email outlines what to expect as we begin setting up times to connect with our students over the coming days.
Accessing Google Classroom for the First Time
Starting on Monday, April 6, we will be using Google Classroom as a learning platform as we continue ongoing learning from home. Below is a brief introduction to Google Classroom and how students at Maple Ridge School will be accessing the tool.
Google Classroom
Google Classroom is an online platform that enables us to communicate with our students as well as assign and distribute tasks. Google Classroom gives us the ability work with our students in safe, manageable, and appropriate ways. It will also help students manage their work while learning from home.
Students will access Google Classroom using their CBE G Suite ID (username@educbe.ca). As we begin to use these new teaching and learning tools, we will work with our students and their families to help them understand both the benefits and risks of using online tools.
Accessing Google Meet for the First Time
Google Meet
Google Meet is a video conferencing application that enables us to host and our students to join organized ‘meetings’ in real-time. We can also record meetings and make the recording available to students to view at a later time. We are able to share their screen and guide students through tasks and/or documents and websites they wish to share.
Students will access Google Meet using their CBE Gmail address (username@educbe.ca). As we begin to use these teaching and learning tools, we will work with our students to help them understand both the benefits and risks in using online tools.
page1image18152page1image18320page1image18480page1image18648page1image18808
Inform | Google Meet and Google Classroom
First Google Meet Meeting:
We are planning to have our first Google Meet meeting on Thursday, April 9th at 11:00 am. I have sent you emails sharing your child’s CBE Gmail address and password. If you have misplaced this information or require it to be sent again, please let me know. Later next week your child will receive an invitation to our first Meet Meeting via their CBE Gmail address.
This first meeting will be a chance to connect through a video chat and reconnect after being away from the school and classroom.
If you are having difficulties accessing these resources, please contact me so that I can help you and your child connect.
Thank you for your support and patience as we all adjust to ongoing learning at a distance. We will keep you informed every step of the way.
Stacy McCaw sdmccaw@cbe.ab.ca
page2image9160
Page 2

No comments:

Post a Comment

Welcome to Room 10!

 The students of room 10 have had a very busy first couple of weeks of school. We have been working on settling into the rules and routines ...