Teaching Using Digital Tools

Record Video or ScreenCast with Loom

Step 1:

CLICK the blue box to the right and apply for the FREE Loom Pro teacher account!

Step 2:

Click the LOOM logo on teh right to download LOOM to your Chrome browser.

Step 3:

Click on the video tutorial to learn how to easily make screen-cast lesson videos!

Step 4:

IF you are NEW to making video lessons, click on the video tutorial for 8 tips on setting up your space (and self) for success!

Digital Whiteboard - Chrome & iPad

Jamboard can be created under your drive as a + NEW item, or as an app under the waffle!

Click above for the KAMI Chrome Extension - Free!

Easy to use along with Loom to record a lesson demonstration and audio

(with or without your face!) ...

Ready to use Kami?

You can choose "Blank Page" for whiteboard

... or annotate over any PDF, etc!

Google Canvas

Simple web app that lets you make quick doodles. You can just type in “canvas.apps.chrome” into a Chrome browser on any computer. You can export your drawing as a PNG file when you’re done. To install the app on your Chromebook, just tap the three-dot button and hit ‘install Canvas’, and it’ll show up as a palette icon on the Chrome OS launcher.

Quick Tutorial Article

eduCreations can be used on an iPad to record a whiteboard lesson.

Click HERE to get a FREE upgrade to educreations.

Download the iOS app for iPads HERE

Chrome Extensions for Learning

Chrome Extension Tools for Google Classroom - Milstead.pdf

iPad/iPhone Record, Cam, & Scan

How to Screen Record on iPad or iPhone

Document Scanner using "Notes" app on iPhone - Makes a PDF

Google Classroom - PD & Helpers

Beginner Video Tutorial

Official Beginner Training by Google

GREAT info to help you with common questions!

Google Classroom Post Options by Tony Vincent.pdf

GOOGLE CLASSROOM IDEA:

Create a GOOGLE FORM to post for student questions!

Google URL Tricks for Teachers

Click here to see many more details about each of the graphic tips and tricks listed below.

Teacher Tip: Changing /edit to /preview?rm=minimal in Google Slides presents the slideshow without the navigation bar at the bottom. This is handy when you do not want your audience to skip slides.

This link works just like the regular Make a Copy link, but it also copies any comments from the original document into the copy. This can be handy if there are comments you want viewers to see and possibly reply to. Comments may include additional information, instructions, checklists, and hyperlinks.

Instead of displaying the document in Google's viewer or app, a PDF is automatically downloaded when the link is clicked.
PDF links are good for when you want others to print or save your document.

One way to turn on link sharing is by clicking the Share button in an open document. Then you'll see an option to Get shareable link.
Clicking that option turns link sharing on and copies the link to your clipboard.
Once you have the shareable link copied, you can paste it into a document, webpage, link shortener, etc.
By replacing /edit in the URL, you can do some pretty nifty tricks:
You can transform a shareable link into a Preview, Copy, Template, or PDF link.
Below are glanceable graphics for each kind of link.

This method of sharing forces a user to make a copy of the original, and the copy is now fully owned by the user and placed in her Google Drive.

Use a Template link to share the contents of your document with the option to make a copy—it's a combination of a Preview link and a Make a Copy link.
The audience for a Template link does not see editing in real-time.

If you'd like the PDF to display in the browser, you can use Google's online document viewer.
Add https://docs.google.com/viewer?url= to the beginning of the PDF link.

😁 Using Emojis w/ Google 📑

✂️ Copy and 📋 Paste Emoji 👍

No apps required!

Teacher Uses for Emojis:

Google Classroom Header

On www.canva.com , search for the template keywords:

google classroom header

Learn how to make a custom Google Classroom header (with or without a Bitmoji)

Learn how to make an animate Google Classroom header!

Graphic Designing Tools

Canva is an online graphic design program that allows you to easily make amazing looking newsletters, flyers, project sheets, invitations and more!

Bitmoji is not available as a shelbyed.org extension. However, you can download to a phone or tablet through the link above.

If you need symbols, icons, or clipart for slideshows, videos, or to use in a website, The Noun Project website is your source for high quality symbols!

I like to use them for bullet points on slides or symbols to outline topics!

The search is easy as can be, and you can copy the symbols right from the search result page and paste them into your slide or website.