Google Classroom Basics - New to Google Classroom?  Or would you like to review the basics or learn a new basic skill?  These tutorials are for you! 

<<<  Click the image to learn the basics of Google Classroom or search the database for answers to your specific questions.

Digital Feedback in Google Classroom Assignments - Use the comment feature within Docs, Sheets, Slides, & Drawings to provide feedback when students turn assignments in but ALSO along the way while they are working on their assignments.  Deb also covers the "Comment Bank" as well as other ways to provide feedback including adding links to helper YouTube videos or using the "Read&Write" extension to add audio comments.

Creating Assessments in Google Classroom - By using Google Forms, teachers can create dynamic assessments using a variety of question types, several of which can be set up to grade automatically.  Teachers also have the ability to randomize question order, lock students into the assessment tab until they have submitted, and utilize the built in analytics features to analyze student scores. 

<<<<<<<<< To the left is the Google teacher resource page with a variety of instructional videos to get you started.

Google Classroom Calendar and Topics - Help make it easy for parents/students to see assignments from ALL their classes in Google Classroom. Put a due date on each assignment, which automatically adds to the calendar with a link to the assignment.  Parents will then access and use the calendar in Classroom to see all assignments.

Rubrics in Google Classroom - Check out Google's rubric tool in Classroom.  Students will receive a copy of the rubric in their assignment.  Use the rubric to score the assignment.  Overall total score is tallied automatically.  Students can see their final scores within the rubric.

QuickTime Player for Video, Screen & Audio Recordings - Use QuickTime Player on your MacBook to make your own academic videos to flip your classroom.  This short video will show you how to record three different file types and save them to your Google Drive.

QuickTime Player: Basic Editing - Use QuickTime to edit and combine your movie and screen recordings.  Though the editing capabilities are not as extensive as iMovie or WeVideo, QuickTime's editing tools are a quick way to polish your recorded lessons.

Uploading Videos to YouTube - The easiest way to share your videos with students, parents, and EdPuzzle is through YouTube.  Click the image for a quick guide on uploading and setting up your video for optimal viewing.

Kami App Tools - This video will give you a basic overview of the Kami dashboard and tools built into Kami assignments.  

CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE FULL VERSION OF KAMI!

Kami & Google Classroom- In this video created by Kami, learn how to integrate Kami into Google Classroom and review all of the amazing features Kami offers to help you provide student feedback and streamline grading.

Kami Class View allows teachers to view every student's Kami assignment at the same time, monitor student progress, leave feedback, grade work simultaneously, and more!

Watch the video to the left to see it in action or click here to view Kami's instructions on getting started.

Creating Edpuzzle lessons - Start by finding a video on YouTube, Khan Academy, or elsewhere. You can also reuse existing lessons from Edpuzzle's library or upload your own videos. Then, trim the video to focus on key points. Finally, embed questions throughout to check your students' comprehension.
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CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE FULL VERSION OF EDPUZZLE

Edpuzzle in Google Classroom - It is easy to assign Edpuzzle lessons directly to your Google Classroom courses.  This route makes it simple to assign lessons to students, monitor progress, and provide feedback.

<<<<<<<<< Check out Edpuzzle's Google Classroom integration tutorials.

Teacher Assist - The power of AI has been integrated into EdPuzzle with Teacher Assist.  Use this tool to generate questions for any video in EdPuzzle and to assist with grading open-ended responses.

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Make your lesson interactive by combining your Google Slides with questions, drawing tools, polls, simulations, review or practice activities, and more.  There is also a plethora of ready-made templates for all grade levels available to use. 

<<<<<<<<< To the left is a link to a variety of help videos provided by Pear Deck.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE THE FULL VERSION OF PEAR DECK, which allows students to work at their own pace (student-paced mode) or with teacher control (live lesson mode). 

Getting Started with Google Classroom Integration

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To the left are step-by-step directions for creating a Pear Deck assignment for Google Classroom.

Turn any Graphic Organizer, Worksheet or any PDF into something students can complete - using Google Slides! - Learn how to create a graphic organizer in Google Slides, download it as an image, and place the image in the background so the organizer is locked in place and cannot be moved or edited. 

Getting Started with Padlet - Padlet is an online virtual “bulletin” board, where students and teachers can collaborate, reflect, share links and pictures, in a secure location.  Everyone can contribute all at once and all users see everyone's contributions.

Click here to sign up.

Getting Started with Flip (formerly known as Flipgrid) - Flip is a video tool that allows teachers to post "Topics" that are essentially videos with some accompanying text. This is then shared with students, who can be prompted to respond. The response can be made using the software's camera to create videos that are then posted to the original Topic.

<<<< For detailed information about getting started, see the document to the left. 

Getting Started with Canva - Canva is a design platform that provides teachers and students with thousands of templates to get their digital projects started!  OCS currently has a free district license which allows all teachers and students to access the app's premium features by logging in with their OCS Google Account.

<<<< Check out the Canva video tutorials designed specifically for educators to the left.

Produce and edit videos with WeVideo - WeVideo is a video editing program available to teachers and students upon request.  Users can record or import video, audio, and images, utilize greenscreen technology, layer audio, video, and text, and so much more!

Use this link to request WeVideo for you and your students today.