Connection Before Content

Connect with Students and Build a Community

How do you get students to actually engage and start to build up your classroom community? In this session, we're giving you the tools, activities, and strategies to connect with your students and continue to build the relationship throughout the year. Learn strategies to help students to actually show up, complete work, and participate.

Blended Learning: Connect with Students & Build Community

More resources for Microsoft users:

Split view in Mac:

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204948

Split Screen on PC:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/snap-your-windows-885a9b1e-a983-a3b1-16cd-c531795e6241#:~:text=Select%20the%20window%20you%20want,a%20corner%20after%20snapping%20it.

Here's a O365 Version for you of Breakout Group Roles:

https://1drv.ms/p/s!At8UlqECoazAkUIiRCuCsKfpC9w_?e=j3tfSO

Peardeck for Microsoft:

https://www.peardeck.com/microsoft

Cardio Desk Drumming:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1AwkepN9LxJ7R_ERfOXjSpyLk34iklMp3in_eZIqtbEc/edit#slide=id.gbcd52b7b50_0_72

Flipgrid also does live events that you can tune into with your students:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/store/workshops-training-and-events/flipgrid

Flipgrid Live Event: Tidepool Animal Adaptations

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/education/remote-learning/parents

✏Check out Microsoft Whiteboard (like Jamboard for Google) for a collaborative experience for students:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-whiteboard/digital-whiteboard-app

🔗Here is a HyperDoc about HyperDocs in Word:

https://1drv.ms/w/s!At8UlqECoazAkUaBfGAYxC7KzYdH?e=WON8l3

Web-based writing app which I like. Just copy and paste text or do some free writing.

https://hemingwayapp.com/

SlidesMania

https://slidesmania.com/

The Microsoft Guru:

https://www.youtube.com/c/MikeTholfsen Very short videos