CCS 135 TEacher Resources
Purpose
The purpose of this site is to provide resources to support faculty and staff in a hybrid, remote, or in-person instructional setting. This is a collection of digital tools, strategies, and organization tips from various contributors, including Centralia City Schools teachers.
Teaching with Technology Resources
Whiteboard.fi (free online whiteboard tool for teachers and classrooms)
nearpod.com (utilize premade or create interactive lessons for synchronous or asynchronous learning)
teachermade.com (create editable PDFs)
wordwall.net (utilize premade or create interactive lessons)
Virtual Meeting Resources
Tips & Tricks: Teachers Educating on Zoom
Getting Started with Zoom (training from the beginning of the year)
Adjusting Settings for Zoom Recordings (allows recording without other students' images in video)
Meeting Participant Reports in Zoom (taking attendance)
Sharing a Recorded Zoom Session
Adding Rotating Slides to Start a Zoom (allows slides to play while everyone waits for the session to begin)
Content-Area Resources
Digital Science Labs (limited with trial account)
Ready to Use Social Media-Inspired Templates (for student projects, reports, etc.)
Epic (digital library)
Dogo News (kids news articles--ELA, science, social studies) & Student News Report Template
English Language Learner Resources
Just for Fun
Inspirograph (Remember Spirograph...it's the online version)
Online Soundboards (Document with a list of sound effect libraries for online and in-person classes)
Tools for Adaptations/Accessibility
Talk and Comment Chrome Extension (allows teachers to record text and paste a "play" button)
Professional Development Resources
Skyward: Quick Hits for Teachers-Dashboards & Widgets (How to customize your dashboard)
Skyward: Gradebook Display (How to customize your gradebook display, including order in which students appear)
