As you have learned, Remote Learning is not the time to introduce a wealth of new tools. You want to stick with what your students know and that they are comfortable with.

HOWEVER

Opportunities need to be created for students to respond to you and their peers, submit any work that they are expected to do, and to stay connected. If your class already uses a tool that provides these opportunities (such as one listed below), then it is advised that you stick with that tool. If your class has not used a tool that allows for this back and forth communication, it will be necessary to introduce it to students and families. Here are some options that you can consider learning and using with your class and families.

Prefer to read about how to use Flipgrid? Click here.

This blog gives tons of great tips on Remote Learning using Flipgrid!

• Help Desk: Having a topic about any questions students have, and students responding with what they need help with

• Check in on how students are doing, having them share about something from their day. Kids can then respond to one another

• Reflections on assignments, projects, a book: this could be a great self-discovery tool

• Project demonstrations: students showing something they worked on and explaining the process behind it or the details of the product

• Fluency and phonics: students could read a portion of a book (responses are up to 5 minutes - you choose!)

• Math: students could demonstrate a math problem, you could give feedback, they could share a revision if need be.

• Interactive read aloud: Reading part of a story and then having students respond to a prompt or question. Reading another part of the story and asking a question, giving students a chance to respond.

• Flipgrid is public to the class; anything students post, other students will see as well (you can set it to require your OK with video moderation)

Prefer to read about Seesaw? Click here.

• If you are setting up a brand new Seesaw account, using student email addresses for sign in (as opposed to the code) allows for easier management of different accounts

  • • For example, if a student receives reading support, they can toggle between the reading teacher's account and the classroom teacher's account

      • • • Classroom teachers are able to add one additional teacher to the account (like reading), but the two teachers would need to manage any notifications or turned in work together, which may be difficult

          • It may be better for teachers to set up separate accounts, and have the student use their email address to sign in; then the student can toggle between the two accounts easily. When using a code, students will be given a unique code for each account, which would involve signing in and out frequently to access all accounts

    • It also makes signing in and out for families easier, particularly if siblings are sharing the same device, as an email address may be easier to remember than a code

• You can adjust the settings so that posts are private; anything a student posts goes only to the teacher and family

• Students can use various tools to demonstrate their learning: video, drawing, pictures, and more

• Can be used to submit assignments

Prefer to read about Padlet? Click here

• On the free version, there is a limit to create 3 padlets.

** We are purchasing a district account - so go ahead and sign up and you will have unlimited padlets soon.

• Can add any media that you choose

• Can be used for:

  • Asking questions

  • Watching and sharing videos

  • Making lists or keeping notes

  • Brainstorming

  • Discussions

  • Gathering work

One last tool would be to send out a google slide deck. Each student can have a slide in which they insert pictures, video, or audio to share their learning.

Refer back to the Google Slides Learning page from yesterday :)