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Use BrainPop to engage your students in informational videos on a variety of topics. Complete the review quizzes and activities as a class, or assign them to your students through Google Classroom.
Use your ClassLink launchpad to quickly access our district apps and resources. Use the password locker and autolaunch for quick and convenient access.
Adding Apps to Class Link Launchpad
App Passwords
Auto Launch
Do you wonder if your students truly watch the videos you assign them? Using Edpuzzle, you can ask questions and add notes throughout your video to assess their understanding! Implement EdPuzzle videos to create a flipped classroom, to reinforce concepts, or as a center rotation. Create your own video and questions or choose for an extensive library.
Open this using the EZ Write 6 icon on your desktop. Once you are in, you'll be able to write on your BenQ board using all of the EZ Write tools without changing inputs! Use this to take notes, present lessons, access your SMART files, and more! Be sure to check out the templates that are available. You can also save and reopen these interactive whiteboard files!
Google Classroom is a great way to organize assignments, grade student work, and communicate with your students! Use the Classwork tab and topics to keep your Google Classroom neat!
Resetting Google Meet link in Google Classroom
Show Attachments in Notification
Hiding Attachments in the Stream
Organize Your Google Classroom with Topics
Use Progress Monitor to track student performance by standard. Create assignments in Infinite Campus and select all standards that are assessed in that standard. These averaged scores will export directly to report cards with a click of a button!
Introduction to Progress Monitoring
Create Categories in Gradebook Settings
Setting Up Grade Calculation Options
Create an Assignment and add report card indicators
Use Kami to digitize worksheets! This PDF reader allows you to type and draw on pdfs or create new documents. Access Kami through the extension or visiting Kamiapp.com. Kami works directly with Google Classroom to make creating and submitting assignments easy!
Question Tool for Quizzes in Kami
Arranging, Merging, Deleting Documents
Make a New Copy in Kami (so you don't change your original version)
Use Lightspeed to monitor your students' browsing while they are in your class! Custom web rules allow you to control which sites your students can or cannot visit. Classes in Lightspeed come from your Google Classroom, so you must have a rostered Google Classroom.
Viewing the Class Summary report
Viewing student activities and answers in a lesson
Viewing the Class Progress report
Viewing a student's progress report
Viewing the Usage report for a class
Viewing the Usage report for a student
Accessing Guided Notes for a Lesson
Spanish language for a student account
Assigning MyPath student placement
Students: View Student Rewards
Assignment Builder: Previewing a lesson
Assignment Builder: Assigning a LessonViewing Reports and Data
Use Nearpod to engage your students in interactive lessons. Choose from a variety of precreated lessons and activities or create your own!
Quizizz is a student-centered, teacher-powered interactive learning platform that motivates students to learn. From instruction to reinforcement to review Quizizz makes it all more engaging for students. Use this platform to enhance your lessons, quizzes, or review. Don't want to start all over? Use your already created Google Slides, Google Forms, or select from an extensive library.
Use Quizzes from the Quizizz Library
Edit, Save, Share & Delete Quizzes
Host a Quiz Asynchronously (Video)
Import presentations from Google Drive to Quizizz Lessons
Importing Classes via Google Classroom
Screencastify is an extension that has already been added to your Chrome. Click on the extension to record your screen. Choose if you'd like to include your webcam and/or microphone. Create these videos of upcoming lessons, review, or for assignments! Be sure to check out Screencastifies analytics tools!
Tips for Using Screencastify in Your Classroom
Ways to Use Screencastify in the Classroom
Screencastify Interactive Questions
Make Quizzes Using Screencastify
Screencastify Submit - Intro Doc
Screencastify Submit - Creating New Assignment
Screencastify Submit - Closing an Assignment
Screencastify Submit - Using as a Student
Convert SMART files to Google Slides
Images may not convert on their own. You can copy and paste the image into the Google Slides
If you create a folder of SMART to PowerPoint files, you can upload the whole folder in Google Drive