Online Instructional Support Transcripts

FROM 8 AM - 3 PM ON SCHOOL DAYS, contact your CTIS or Media Specialist to setup On Demand Office Hours to Meet at this link.

The Classroom Technology Integration and Media Specialists will be offering Office Hours to answer your questions on demand on Google Meet.

If you join from a device with a microphone/webcam, you will be able speak with us directly. However if you join from a device without them, you can still use the chat feature. We are here to support you!

Online Instruction Office Hour

April 1, 2020 from 2:00-3:00

  • Using Google Meet for Phone Calls

      • You can provide the call in phone number for a scheduled Google Meet.

Google Meet as a Google Voice Alternative

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March 30, 2020 from 1:00-2:00

Make Google Meet More Powerful

Online Instruction (2020-03-30 at 10:50 GMT-7)

March 23, 2020 from 8:00-9:00

Jeff Gargas and Alex Oris drop in to the Teach Better Team private Facebook group as part of our effort to support you in anyway we can during this unique and challenging time while schools are closed for an unknown period of time as our country tries to fend off the COVID-19/Coronavirus pandemic.

March 20, 2020 from 9:00-10:00

Quick links from today's topic:

Copyright and Fair Use in Education

Session 5 - Copyright & Fair Use in Education

March 19, 2020 from 1:00-2:00

1) What are the best tools for recording myself and sharing with students? (one way communication)

2) What are the best tools for a live chat with equal collaboration? (all users have the same permissions)

3) What are the best tools for a live chat with manager controlled collaboration? (the teacher/admin has total control of the permissions)

Video Communication Tools

March 19, 2020 from 9:00-10:00

Using our New Sora App for eBooks and eAudiobooks

Sora for eBooks & eAudiobooks

Session 3 - Sora ebooks

March 18, 2020 from 1:00-2:00

1) How do I change the setting in Google Classroom to "Make a copy for each student"

2) How do I add a co-teacher in Google Classroom?

3) How do I change the banner in Google Classroom to give directions?

4) How can students edit a PDF? Dochub

5) Staying copyright compliant.

6) Using Google Meet for conference calls (parents phoning in and for student instruction)

Google Classroom

March 17, 2020 from 9:00-10:00


1) Distribution e-mail groups

2) How do I convert something like Microsoft Word to Google Docs, without changing the format?

3) Videoing a read aloud and sending it to families

4) When changing a Google Doc share permissions from CFalls to “Anyone with the link can view,” does the link change?

5) Some of my students can’t remember their usernames. When a parent asks me, how can I look them up?

6) My student is unable to access Google Classroom.

7) How do I make a link to a form from a doc?

8) How do I send emails to students and/or parents from within your class rosters to active 9) Parent Access student and/or parent accounts?

10) How do I break down a PDF into smaller PDFs?

11) Do we have the ability to take a pdf, and convert it into an editable format?

12) I have an Audible book that I have purchased on my personal Audible account, can it be uploaded on google classroom?

General Q&A

Online Instruction Office Hours (2020-03-17 at 06:00 GMT-7)