Whether it is textbook publisher resources or materials that you already have created, digitizing and storing your existing content is simple.
For hard copies, use the copy machines in the duplication center to scan and send them to your email. Once digital, you can save these attachments on your computer. In a pinch, you can use your phone to take a picture of a document.
Save all of your files from your home folder to a USB drive so you can bring them home easily.
If you're ready for the cloud, upload your digital materials to Google Drive so you can access them from anywhere. For more information, on how to do this, click here.
You can also use the Google Drive smartphone app to take pictures of or scan documents into your Drive.
Why re-invent the wheel?! There are many great resources already available online that you can assign to your students.
Sources online - Khan Academy, Crash Course, Duolingo, Newsela (sign in with Google and your eths202 account), BrainPop, TedEd, YouTube in general.
Textbook Publishers - If you use a textbook with your class, they may already have online content. Check with your department chair or your textbook representative.
Evanston Public Library Digital Downloads & eBooks - access many books and other materials without leaving home by using your library card.
Smithsonian Distance Learning Lab - great resources for e-learning.
In the event of an extended closing, you may wish to create new, digital content for students. Below are a few ways to go about doing this.
Create guided notes, projects, presentations, sheets, interactive drawings, etc. in Google Drive. For ideas, review our Lesson Ideas page or check out slides 20 - 61 in our Thinking Outside the Box with G Suite presentation.
Create short video lectures using the Screencastify Chrome extension to record your screen and your voice. This works well with slide presentations or note-taking (on touch enabled devices). Check out the user guide for Screencastify here.
Give live video lectures (and but don't record them!) via video calls using Zoom. See our teacher guide here or our student guide here.
Want to try something more "hands on" while working remotely? Here are some ideas to try:
Simulations can engage students in ways similar to a lab experiment. PhET provides interactive simulations for science and math, many of which have been written in HTML 5, which means they will run seamlessly on Chromebooks. Also check out Google Science Journal for some interesting ways students can use their phones and computers to conduct real-world experiments.
If you need a more specific lab, don't forget to check YouTube. Lots of recorded labs already exist and may be able to suffice in the place of a real demo in a pinch. Make it interactive by loading the video into Edpuzzle so students can answer questions and reflect while they watch.
Take students on virtual field trips using Google Tour builder, or have them create their own.
Sometimes there's nothing like a good, old-fashioned discussion. Some ways to do this include:
The stream on Google Classroom. Post a question and allow students to respond. Or have students post questions and respond to one another.
Padlet. Post discussion questions and have students reply on individual threads. They can also reply via voice or video and include other media like images, links, and videos.
Google Groups. These need to be created by our EdTech team for you, but once live, they allow students to post and comment on threads through a discussion board or email.
Flipgrid. This adds a video layer to a discussion where students reply via video to yours or others posts. Students can turn off video and reply only via audio too.
Wondering how to keep track of student work remotely? Here are some ideas to get you started:
Google Forms. Multiple choice, short answer, paragraph text, and more.
Quia (use the free trial at first and then ask for an upgrade if needed). Fully featured set of quiz question types and the ability to lock the test for certain times and with secret words.
Screencastify. Have students record their screen as they talk through a slide show, piece of writing, math problem, etc. You can grade their thinking and their work.