December 2020

Nestlenook Farm, Jackson, NH

Photo by Judy Foley

Theodore Roethke said: “In a dark time, the eye begins to see.” So perhaps on this winter solstice, before we start turning toward the light, we need to spend some time embracing the darkness — or letting it embrace us. There are life-giving lessons to be learned there, even in our darkest times. Happy Winter Solstice

Google Meet Updates

Virtually raise your hand to ask a question in Google MeetQuick launch summary Video meeting participants can now let you know if they have a question or indicate that they would like to speak by ra...

Polling results, questions and attendence all get shared to the host which provide great data! See the sample below:

The Google Meet version we have (Google Meet Enterprise), has been updated and now includes simple breakout rooms, polls (multiple choice questions), Q&A (questions only with upvote ability), and backgrounds (limited control but works on Chromebooks). You may know the grid layout view was already added some time ago and can be adjusted between 6, 9, 16, 30, 42, 49 users; this is a native build not the 3rd party extension we had trouble with in the spring. There are also controls to toggle some entry control, ability to chat and share screen with users which appear under the security shield. If your meeting is with more than 5 attendees; you get an email to track attendance after the meeting

New safety and collaboration features in Google MeetHear about new and upcoming features for Google Meet; including enhanced security, more control and better collaboration tools.

This work from TeachingForward.LLC by Jennifer Judkins licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Int’l License

Google Meet Cheat Sheet

Teacher Tips!

How to Show a Portion of your Screen when Zooming. Tip from Julie Killgoar, Greenlodge 3rd grade

Teacher tip #1.mp4

Ms. Lynch and Ms. Newton K Classroom set up at the ECEC. They use a camera on a tripod, dual screens, and projection for hybrid learning.

This Word Cloud is a Virtual Snapshot of the Software being used by Teachers Across the District based on a recent survey

This is a Jamboard of Best Practices used by Teachers Across the District based on a recent survey

Google Workspace Updates Coming

What's Google Workspace? Google Workspace, formerly known as G Suite, is a collection of cloud computing, productivity and collaboration tools, software and products developed and marketed by Google. It was first launched in 2006 as Google Apps for Your Domain and rebranded as G Suite in 2016. (Wikipedia)

Google for Education Teacher Center

Product Training Overview | Teacher Center | Google for EducationGet started with Google products and programs for education with Product Trainings including Classroom, Google Docs, Expeditions, Google Forms, Google Jamboard, Google Slides and CS First.

ATUDL Online Course PD Option

Want to learn more about Assistive Technology & Universal Design for Learning in this new remote learning world?

ATUDL Learning Institute is offering a four month course. The instructions are using a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences and ongoing instructor coaching and support.

Course Dates: December 8, 2020 through April 6, 2020

Fee: $349, 30 contact hours,

(optional additional $250 for 2 graduate credits Worchester State University)

The ATUDL Institute is led by Jennifer Edge-Savage and Mike Marotta. If you are interested you can sign up by visiting the TEC website

To learn more about the course, visit their website: atudl.com