Asynchronous: 'not happening at the same time.' Think: Music video.

Think of watching something after it was filmed.

Synchronous is live and interactive. Think of being at an N'Sync concert.

Happening in real time. Audience can interact!

Synchronous: Google Meet

meet.google.com (Hold a video conference with students)

Go to the Google Meet website
Click "Join or start a meeting"
Type in a nickname (ex. mrtapril8)
Share the link (meet.google.com) and nickname with students
Only staff can create meetings
At the end of the meeting, make sure to kick everyone out and leave (it will close the meeting)

Learn more on the Google Meet sub-page

Asynchronous Options

Smartphone Video

With your smartphone, record a video with the Camera app. Pictured: A repurposed cassette case could be a good smartphone holder.

(On a smartphone)

Google Meet Video

Open a Google Meet meeting, record, and it saves to Google Drive (Meet Recordings folder)

(Usually on a laptop/desktop)

Screencast

Signed into Google Chrome, use the Screencastify extension to record a screencast.

(On a laptop/desktop)

Transferring Saved Videos to your Students

Your Current Tech Tool

Example: Remind, ClassDojo

Post to your class's story or files from your smartphone

YouTube

Go to YouTube (Google login) and upload a video to your channel.

"Unlisted" is a great option. Only people with the link. The video won't even show up on your channel!

Google Drive link

Upload your video to Google Drive

Google Meet and Screencastify adds it automatically to Drive.
Smartphones: You can send it to your Google Drive (Share button).

Right-click the video and click "Get shareable link" (or select it and click on the link icon).

Share the link to the video in an email or any other tech tool.

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