Student Accountability
When in a virtual learning situation, all students should be emotionally connected with, challenged, and held accountable for their individual learning. Education is very personal and important for students to feel the intrinsic motivation to learn, better themselves, and feel pride for their hard work.
Social Emotional Daily Check-Ins
When teachers ask about how a student is feeling each day, it communicates to the child how important they are as a person. We care so much more about students than just academics, these resources are a great way to show them this.
One great idea is checking in with your students, especially at the end of the week, to see how they felt the week went. Here is an example of a Reflection to send to students.
Resource created by Christina Chase Lane.
This will take the student to a google form that students will answer in the morning AND afternoon. There are seven questions that are a mix of multiple choice and places to type in a response. This choice could be ideal for older grades.
Free resource Adapted by Melissa Canter 2020.
Each day the student will fill out a google form with three question checking in about how they are feeling that day and if they want to talk about it. This google form is only multiple choice and might be suited for younger grades. From the TheLimitlessClassroom for $4 from Teacher Pay Teacher.
Digital Notebooks
A great way to utilize technology and boost student buy-in and motivation is through digital notebooks! It is powerful for students to understand their data and keep it in a centralized location. Taking ownership of individual learning is a great goal for the school year.
Click on the picture to get a forced copy of the Interactive Notebooks with Google Slides. Created by Schroeder & Burke from Mooresville Graded School District and shared during NCTIES 2019
Click on the picture to get a forced copy of Digital Student Data Notebooks that can be edited. Created by Shuford Elementary and shared during PD session in 2018
Click on the picture to get a forced copy of a Bitmoji Digital Notebook. Adapted by Melissa Canter. Originally shared in Bitmoji Craze for Educators group on FaceBook 2020.
Check out SlidesMania for more templates and ideas too!
Google Sites Portfolio
It's free to anyone with a Google account, and the built-in tools make it easy for students to use content directly from their Google Drive with just a click of a button.
Google Sites Overview.mp4Google Sites Overview
This video goes over how to use Google Sites and its features.
Google Sites Embedding a Calendar with Docs .webmEmbedding in Google Sites
This video goes over how to embed in your Google Sites pages. It also goes over how to use a Google Doc as a classroom calendar of assignments.