Do you love using technology but find it frustrating when students are all over the internet and not focused on the lesson? GoGuardian provides Chromebook monitoring that helps students learn safely, stay focused, and stayed engaged. Features include tab control, attention mode, screenshots, Google Classroom integration, link sharing, content filtering and so much more. GoGuardian University is a short, self-paced teacher training course. You will learn how to create scenes so that students can only access content you approve while in your class.
MyVRSpot is a video repository used to share videos with students without the worry of advertisements. You can embed questions within the videos to check for understanding. Learn more using the short MyVRSpot training videos.
Pear Deck allows you to engage every student in your class every day. With the Pear Deck add-on you can instantly see who is confused and who understand the concept through quizzes and formative assessments embedded right in your Google Slide. You can learn more using Pear Deck's prerecorded webinars.
Flipgrid allows all students of all ages to answer a question, discuss a topic or share their learning through short, student created video responses. Flipgrid eliminates the problem of the same students answering every question. With the use of Flipgrid, every student has a voice. Excellent for non readers and EL students. Learn how to use Flipgrid in this short video module.
Kami is an online document annotation and markup tool. You can highlight, underline, and strikethrough text in PDF and other document formats. You can also add text boxes, shapes, and images. Kami works with Google Drive and Google Classroom. With Kami, you can easily collaborate on documents in the classroom while avoiding the hassles of printing documents. Learn Kami in 3 videos under 5 minutes each.
BrainPop is a group of educational websites with short animated movies for students with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, arts and music. Currently only available to Beaumont ISD Elementary campuses. Learn more at Brainpop 101.