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Improve Your Tech Skills
Improve Your Tech Skills
Do you feel rusty with your Google-fu? Are you uncertain about how to use some of these software titles? This section will highlight some self training options to get you up to speed. For more detailed information on G Suite or Microsoft products, see their respective sub-pages.
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Tech Tuesday Tutorials
Tech Tuesday Tutorials
FDRESA and the Georgia Southern ISRC collaborate on a weekly video series focusing on tutorials for various software titles. See the latest video here, browse the full list or see the various playlists on their channel, and/or click the Subscribe button below the video!
Remote Learning Training Sessions
Remote Learning Training Sessions
FDRESA is hosting a week of online training on all of Google's collaboration tools. Registration is still open for a few sessions and for those of you who cannot attend, they have been recorded so that you're not totally left out!
Browse the list of trainings below and click the Watch link to the right to view the recorded session. Of course, you can Register to attend the live training!
Your First Days with G Suite
Your First Days with G Suite
Google has a nice collection of beginner guides for G Suite products.
Include basics video tutorials, teachers lounge (tips and tricks), and extra credit
Your First Day of Google Slides: Move on from PowerPoint to a web-based solution. No more downloading PPT files to a PC to study; your kids can review with mobile devices, and can collaborate on presentations.
Your First Day of Google Docs: Google Docs saves you time, keeps you organized, and allows you to connect and collaborate with your students in real time.
Your First Day of Google Forms: Google Forms makes creating quizzes and grading faster, easier, automated and customizable.
Your First Day of Classroom: Post assignments, materials and quizzes, keep grades, and communicate with your students in one central place
Your First Day of Expeditions: Bring the world to your students through AR and VR
Beginner Videos (Let's Talk About)
Beginner Videos (Let's Talk About)
Malorie Rivera, a teacher from Emanuel County, has put together some quick intro videos on various topics, geared towards absolute beginners. Informal and down-to-earth.
Let's Talk About: Google Classroom - the absolute basics about Classroom starting from the very beginning (I mean it, I start with how to get to Classroom up through assigning work).
Let's Talk About: Google Forms as Quizzes - Beginners Guide - the absolute basics about creating a quiz through Forms (I mean it, I start with how to get to Forms up through grading answers).
Let's Talk About: Google Forms as Differentiated Formative Assessment - Advanced Guide - how to use the "Go to section based on answer" option in Forms, plus adding feedback on answers.
Let's Talk About: VidPaw - using VidPaw to rip videos off of YouTube so students can access them.
Let's Talk About: Zunal - using Zunal to create, borrow, and/or adapt WebQuests.
Let's Talk About: Screencastify - how to use the Chrome Extension Screencastify to record your desktop and/or web browser.
Guides and Collections
Guides and Collections
The items below form longer or more detailed lists and collections of resources.
A HUGE list of companies and sites that are offering FREE subscriptions due to School Closings
For educators and IT administrators currently facing school closures, here are a few ways to engage students through distance learning.
GaDOE has also curated extensive training opportunities and resources for educators, including free online courses for teachers new to virtual learning and instructional resources organized by content area.
The Georgia Department of Education Mathematics Team is pleased to announce the release of over 1300 curated resources to support you and your students as you embark on the journey of teaching learners remotely.
During this time of uncertainty the Alisal Educational Technology department remains committed to supporting all teachers in our school district, and all teachers who visit this website in the practice of remote instruction. Since our school district uses Google for Education and Seesaw For Schools, many of the resources and tutorials here feature those tools, however, not all of them. You may feel free to use, borrow, and modify with attribution anything you find on this website.
This extensive guide will give you insights into how educators around the world are approaching school closures due to the COVID-19 epidemic.
This document was created to assist schools and teachers during the Coronavirus outbreak. The following apps and resources are FREE. Brian Buffington will also be providing a video series to help teachers implement these resources. http://bit.ly/onlinecheatsheet
Included are tips for virtual learning, free online tools, wrap-around resources for families, online PL for teachers and special considerations for SWD teachers and students.
A blog for teachers looking for tech tips, as well as anyone wanting to stay current with educational technology, along with some random thoughts and current events.
https://www.itsthemitchell.com/2020/03/elearning-resources.html
There are many free online courses from universities offered here.
GaDOE’s Curriculum and Instruction team and Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) Education Division have partnered to launch the Georgia Home Classroom initiative, which includes instructional TV broadcasts aligned to Georgia’s state standards, along with a library of digital learning resources.
To help support educators continue the business of teaching and learning during these unprecedented times, as the end of the 2019-2020 school year draws near, GCA is providing FREE access to District and School Connect Lite, FREE digital writing assessment resources and FREE related online professional learning.
General Resources
General Resources
Free resources for teachers to use due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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