Distance Learning
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Upcoming Webinars (see flyer on homepage for Zoom links)
Distance Learning Best Practices & Suggestions
Distance Learning Best Practices & Suggestions
- Try to not introduce more than one new tool at a time.
- Having students use a new tech tool? Include a video tutorial (YouTube is a great resource for these).
- Also, consider having the first thing students create with a new tool being fun and low risk (aka non-academic). This allows them to become familiar with the tools and its features without worrying about a grade, etc.
- Try to keep any direct instruction videos to 6 minutes or less. Most sites won't host longer videos for free - and most students have difficulty focusing for longer. If your lesson will take more than 5-6 minutes, try to "chunk it up" into smaller pieces and post them together as "Part 1, Part 2", etc. This helps build in breaks for your students, as well.
- Be sure to pay attention to copyright laws when posting materials online.
- Don't post materials from district curriculums on platforms that anyone online can access (stick to secure platforms like Google Classroom and Seesaw). Same goes for recording yourself reading aloud a book.
Management & Communication Tools
Management & Communication Tools
Video Chat Tools
Video Chat Tools
Direct Instruction Tools
Direct Instruction Tools
Collaboration & Creativity Tools
Collaboration & Creativity Tools
Assessment & Feedback Tools
Assessment & Feedback Tools
If there is another tool in this toolkit that you would like to use to support your Distance Learning plan, please let us know how we can support you.
If there is another tool in this toolkit that you would like to use to support your Distance Learning plan, please let us know how we can support you.
Misty Kluesner, Digital Innovation
Tiffany Spaulding, Literacy
Julie Goo, STEAM Innovation
Tyler Derler, Math Intervention