Nearpod also has thousands of pre-made lessons ranging through many subjects and topics. If you are stressed about building an online lesson, we have full access to the ones already created. If you are interested in joining our school site account, just shoot Nicole an email. nicole.wessel@emuhsd.org
Nearpod now offers audio answers from students if you enable this per slide. Great tool if you are wanting to adding Speaking/Listening elements to your lesson. You can choose to have them write some of their answers, but record themselves responding to other answers/discussions.
Don't have time right now to listen to the episode and explore the resources?
Here are some quick tips:
1. Your video should be under 6 minutes.
2. Minimize text and use visuals.
3. Be authentic. Be yourself. Give them a reason to watch your video instead of just going to
Youtube.
4. Make it interactive: embed questions or use guided notes.
This episode goes over planning for your screencasts, video design tips, the best recording tools/platforms to use, and how to embed checks for understanding.
Screencast-o-matic allows you to record up to 15 minutes using the free version.
GimKit - GimKit was created by a high school student. It allows you to gamify your quizzes. There are already created quizzes/games you can use as well as being able to create your own. You can also keep track of student progress. There is a free version as well as a pay version.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/adobe-scan-digital-pdf-scanner/id1199564834 - Adobe Scanner app for you IPhone
chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/kami-extension-pdf-and-do/ecnphlgnajanjnkcmbpancdjoidceilk?hl=en - Link to GooglesStore to add Kami to your Chrome apps.
www.kamiapp.com/ - Kami allows you and your students to annotate PDFs.
This is a link to a screencast tutorial explaining how to get started and import a class from Google Classroom. I also explain how to update the grade on Google Classroom.