Online Teaching and Platforms
Website Resources
In this blog post, over 30 Chrome web extensions are reviewed that can assist students in five main categories:
- Text to Speech
- Readability
- Reading Comprehension
- Focus
- Navigation
Google Voice gives you a phone number for calling, text messaging, and voicemail. It works on smartphones and computers, and syncs across your devices so you can use the app in the office, at home, or on the go.
Google Docs
- Create, edit and collaborate with others on documents.
- Create new documents or edit existing files
- Share documents and collaborate in the same document at the same time.
- Work anywhere, anytime - even offline
- Add and respond to comments.
- Never worry about losing your work – everything is saved automatically as you type.
- Research, right in Docs with Explore
- Open, edit and save Word documents.
What is Google Docs?
How to Format in Google Docs
Google Docs - Inserting Images
Advanced capabilities with free access to audio and video conferencing tools: Unlimited number of video meetings with up to 100 participants; Breakout rooms; Collaboration tools with other teachers.
Use below link to register your domain for free Zoom licenses:
A quick presentation on how Educators can use ZOOM.
Free access through July 1 to advanced Hangouts Meet video-conferencing capabilities to all G-Suite & G-Suite for Education customers; Larger meetings - up to 250 participants per call; Live streaming up to 100,000 viewers; Record meetings and save to Google Drive
Teaching Tools: Presentation and Content Supports
https://www.remind.com/
Remind is an app to connect students and parents with the classroom. Users can share files, links, and other instructional resources from personal devices as attachments, or through a previously-established cloud sharing system such as Google Classroom, Google Drive, Office 365, etc.
https://socrative.com/
Socrative is a free online collaboration and assessment tool. There is a free limited option as well as subscription options for educators.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/nearpod
NearPod is an interactive slideshow tool designed to engage students and promote collaboration. Teachers can use Nearpod to give students opportunities for interaction and immediate feedback by having them draw on a map or diagram, respond to a poll question, post a note or image to a collaboration board, or take a multiple-choice quiz. Teachers can also help students review key learning concepts by watching videos, reviewing notes, or taking their own notes. Teachers can also incorporate social and emotional learning (SEL) and digital citizenship skills with pre-created lessons on empathy, cyberbullying, or Internet safety.
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