Instructional Technology Learning Modules
Virtual Learning Sessions + Resources
Seesaw for Schools
PK-3 Learning Platform
NEW: Tools and Strategies with Seesaw video and slide deck by Karen Collin
Seesaw training recording (district level training and staff discussion)
Seesaw for Families Video: What it is + How to log in.
Google Classroom
Grades 4-12 Learning Platform
Overview of Google Classroom: Organizational View by J. Boudreau, GAHS (Presentation to the School Board)
Google Level 1 Training: Fundamentals of Classroom
Google Level 2 Training:
Advanced TrainingWebsite: About Google Classroom, FAQs for different roles
Google Meet
PK-12 Video Platform
New! How to be sure your computer is ready to share the screen in Google Meets (video, 1min48sec)
New! Adding a Google Classroom Meet link to a document to ensure that meeting does not expire by Haley Rowe; (minutes 0:00-1:29)
How to Use Google Meet Breakout Rooms from EdTech Show
Updates + Engagement Strategies slide deck
Recorded training: Grs 6-12 orientation training video (10m18s)
Recorded training: Grs PK-5 orientation training video (1h14m)
New! Google Meet Breakout Rooms: Strategies for Differentiation article
New! Google Meet Breakout Rooms: How-To by Google Support
**The system does not allow breakout rooms to be livestreamed or recorded.New! How to Record Direct Instruction without Sharing Personally Identifiable Information [note: video doesn't show presenting screen in Screencastify but the "student" saw it]
Virtual Learning Strategies
Grades PK-12
Session 2 of 2: Engagement Strategies for Live Virtual Sessions Using Google Meet + Google Classroom: slide deck + recorded training (missing first 5 minutes; 1 hr)
Session 1 of 2: Teacher Engagement + Impact During Virtual Learning: slide deck + recorded training (1 hr)
8 Strategies to Improve Participation in Your Virtual Classroom, Edutopia article
7 High-Impact, Evidence-Based Tips for Online Teaching, Oct 9, 2020, Edutopia article
Safely Sharing YouTube Videos
Grades PK-12
How to safely share or crop/cut sections of a YouTube or Vimeo video: Watch this How-To Video
EdPuzzle Resources
How To Videos: The Nuts and Bolts of Seesaw and Google Classroom
Seesaw How To Videos
Tools and Strategies with Seesaw (many how-to features) by Karen Collin
New! How to Create a Weekly Schedule with Links in Seesaw by Karen Collin
New! How to Add a Google Meet Link to Seesaw for all students by Angela Hardy; Another video showing how to send a Google Meet link to one student by Lindsey Bickford
New! Setting Google Meet security features to ensure students are not unsupervised. (Google Classroom Meet links already do this.)
Google Classroom How To Videos
Organizing Features
Cleaning up the Stream page so only announcements are present (like Jen Boudreau's example)
Adding emojis and/or color coding to assignments and weekly headers to support organization
Student Tutorial
Chromebook How-To Videos
Document Camera
How-To Videos
How-To Videos
Step-by-step directions for how to record and get a sharable link from Google Drive. The ladibug auto creates a folder for your pictures and recordings in drive.
New! How to record with your document camera directly into Seesaw
New! How to switch between document camera and live video feed in Google Meet (if it gets stuck) by Haley Rowe; minutes 1:30-3:58
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MSAD 11 Resources to Guide Blended Teaching + Learning
Staff Version: Return to School Learning Expectations (new!)
Attendance: How to Take Attendance in a Blended Learning Environment (draft protocol, 8.23.20)
Performing Arts: Practices that Align with the Pandemic Learning Zones (green, yellow, red); Updated on 12.08.2020
Library Services: Practices that Align with the Pandemic Learning Zones (Coming soon!)
Resources
Strategies for Teaching in a Blended Environment
Want to Learn More Effectively? Take More Breaks, Research Suggests by Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge
Creating Moments of Genuine Connection Online by Jennifer Gonzalez, Cult of Pedagogy
9 Ways Online Teaching Should Be Different from Face-to-Face by Jennifer Gonzalez, Cult of Pedagogy
The Hybrid Teacher, a free e-book by Emma Pass
Learning Revolution, online + worldwide community + event hub
Maine Department of Education, Resources for Schools page
Student Safety Guidelines
Letter to Families about Virtual Learning Environments and FERPA; published by MSAD 11 on 9/16/20
Guidelines for Protecting Student Privacy When Using Virtual Instruction; published by Drummond Woodsum law firm
Copyright Guidelines in Virtual Spaces
Including using and performing copyrighted material
Using Copyrighted Works in Distance Learning; published by Drummod Woodsum law firm