Google Forms
Google Forms is a cloud-based questionnaire and survey solution with real-time collaboration and powerful tools to customize form questions.
As we move into Remote Learning many teachers have decided to start using Forms to assign videos, create exit tickets, check comprehension in the form of a worksheet or quiz, etc..
A few quick Form Tips:
always set your form to collect email addresses of those responding/completing the form---this will be helpful if you forgot to include a place for people to put their names
you can set questions as required so they can't be skipped or left unanswered by simply selecting the "Required" option in the lower right corner of each added question or item in the form
by using the quizzes option in settings you can set the form to be graded/corrected automatically---this works well for True/False, multiple choice, and one word answers (spelling can be an issue though)
the fastest and easiest way to share Forms is either by assigning them in Classroom or providing students a link, which you can get when you select "Send"
to view responses you need to open the original Form you made and select the "Responses" tab---you will see a summary of all responses, but also have the option to view individual responses or view the responses on a Google Sheet
YouTube
Many teachers aren't aware that they have access to YouTube through their school-issued Google accounts, but they do. Google bought YouTube in November of 2006 and it has been part of our GSuite ever since. You can easily sign in and activate your YouTube account then start uploading and sharing videos that you share with your students.
Siince YouTube is linked to Google you can easily insert a YouTube video in any Google Slide, Drawing, Form, and even on Classroom.
For example, you could embed a video lesson with you giving instruction into a Form and then students can answer a few questions regarding that lesson and submit it to you to track their daily interaction with you as we work through Remote Learning.
You can make playlists in YouTube to share with specific groups of children, which you can also restrict you has access. Check out some of the videos below for additional ways to use YouTube in your class.
Make sure you open every video you want to share and APPROVE so kids can view them---whether they're yours or one found on YouTube.
You can embed your own YouTube video into an EDpuzzle to assign questions and provide an interactive element to the video as well.
One concern that often comes up regarding posting videos via YouTube is when a student opens a video they can get distracted by the other videos promoted or suggested and possibly exposed to inappropriate comments or videos. To avoid that you can embed your YouTube videos in other GSuite tools like a Google Form or Slide.
123apps
123apps is a collection of free and easy to use webtools for creating audio/visual projects, including an audio convertor, media merger, video recorder, etc..
Video Recorder will become your best friend, since it allows you to record and upload videos up tp 45 minutes long.
You can quickly record and upload any video you've made to share with students.
The only downside of this program is that it doesn't let you share your computer screen.
Google Classroom
Google Classroom is a free web service, developed by Google for schools, that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading assignments in a paperless way. The primary purpose of Google Classroom is to streamline the process of sharing files between teachers and students.
A few tips and reminders when using Google Classroom:
to give an assignment or collect work from students you must go to the Classwork tab---don't post on Stream
Classwork tab allows you to use TOPICS to organize assignments by units or categories
in order to have access to student work for the duration of an assignment it is beneficial to "make a copy for all students"
once you've made copies of an item for each student changes you make to the original won't appear on the students' copies
you can only schedule assignments or announcements 1 class at a time ---- use the reuse post option under create to schedule assignments for multiple classes
if you want students to indicated they've complete the task assigned but aren't collecting work from them have them indicate on the task "Mark as Done"
Kami PDF Annotator
Kami PDF and document annotator is a application and extension that allows users to annotate, highlight, markup, insert, etc. any PDF, document, powerpoint, image. Annotated documents can be shared, saved, or printed.
Screencastify
Screencastify is a Chrome app that allows the user to record their screen on their computer to create a video. Users can opt to only record their desktop as they create a voice over or they can use the built in camera to record themselves and embed a thumbnail of their live video.
Google Meet
Google Meet is a video conferencing app. It is the business-oriented version of Google's Hangouts platform and is suitable for businesses of all sizes. The solution enables users to make video calls with up to 30 users per high-definition video meeting.
Please keep in mind students can't receive 3rd party emails, so they cant receive an invite via email to join. You have to send them an email from your account and include the link to join or attach link on your Google Classroom.
Google to Give Teachers More Control over Google Meet (3/19/20)
Many people complained that Google Meet doesn't have the grid view feature like other video conferencing apps. Google has been working hard to improve Meet and has recently released the Google Meet Grid View Extension.
Google Meet is now integrated in Google Classroom
BrainPOP
BrainPOP is a group of educational websites with over 1,000 short animated movies for students in grades K-12, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, math, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
Teachers can sign into BrainPOP through Clever and can assign videos, activities, and quizzes to classes or individual students. Teachers can even customize their own quizzes for a video, or modify quizzes made by other educators.
BrainPOP also allows your students to access other features of BrainPop including Make-a-Movie and Make-a-Map when they sign in through Clever as well.
Edpuzzle
Edpuzzle. Edpuzzle is a free assessment-centered tool that allows teachers and students to create interactive online videos by embedding either open-ended or multiple-choice questions, audio notes, audio tracks, or comments on a video.
Newsela
Newsela.com is an education website focused on building student reading comprehension by providing high-quality news articles and real-time assessments for students in grades 2–12.
Articles can be modified to meet the Lexile level of the reader and users can also access Newsela’s built-in “annotation tool” to highlight the article, jot notes, etc as they read.
Newsela has recently allowed teachers to access the Pro Version for the remainder of the school year/during remote learning.
Newsela Pro Now Available for the District
Newsela - Getting Started Toolkit
Quick Links to Newsela Collections
Using Newsela Tips:
both teachers and students should access Newsela using CLEVER to sync PowerSchool rosters and classes
assign articles using the BINDER
Additional tips for assignments, annotations, & Write Prompts from Newsela
Loom
Loom is a video recording tool that helps you get your message across through instantly shareable videos. With Loom, you can record your camera, microphone, and desktop simultaneously. Your video is then instantly available to share through Loom's patented technology.
Loom allows you to record longer videos than Screencastify (over 2 hours) and has a few other features like the ability to pause and resume recordings as well as tracking views of your videos.
Currently Loom's Pro Features are free to teachers and students. Check out this video on the Current Loom Pro Features.
Padlet
Padlet is an application to create an online bulletin board that you can use to display information for any topic. Easily create an account and build a new board. You can add images, links, videos, and more.
ThingLink
ThingLink is a friendly digital tool that provides users with the ability to turn any image into an interactive graphic. Users can easily augment photos with text, audio, closeup photos, links, and video creating images with sound, explaining what’s in the picture with notes and narration, documenting nature around them, sending instructions for how things work, or telling an engaging story of what they’ve just learned.
Flipgrid
Flipgrid is a website that allows teachers to create "grids" to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is like a message board where teachers can pose questions, called "topics," and their students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.
Clever
Clever brings all K12 applications into one secure portal and provide single sign-on for everyone in the district.
We use Clever to quickly get students access to key applications and websites like iReady, BrainPop, Typing Club, etc..
Formative
Formative, which is also known as GoFormative, is a web-based tool that allows teachers to create digital formative assessments, tasks, or assignments that are easily accessible from any electronic device:laptop, tablet, or smartphone
The basic version Formative is FREE and offers unlimited Formatives, real time student responses, basic grading and feedback tools, as well as integrates well with Google Classroom. The premium plan includes all of the basic plus many more features. The district has a pilot version of the premium plans that teachers can be added to, if they reach out to Christina DeBello.
Google Slides
Google Slides is a presentation program included as part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. Google Slides allows users to create and present professional pitch decks, project presentations, training modules, and more. With Google Slides, you can build presentations right in your web browser—no special software is required. Even better, multiple people can work on slides at the same time, you can see people’s changes as they make them, and every change is automatically saved.
How I Make My Google Slides for Teaching
Google Slides Online Course for Teachers!
How to Make INTERACTIVE Google Slides (All the Basics & Then Some!)
Must-Have Google Slides Add-Ons for Teachers
Google Slides: Inserting Video & Using Format Options
Creating a Hyperlinked Index in Google Slides
Jamboard
Getting Started with Jamboard
Jamboard is one smart display. Quickly pull in images from a Google search, save work to the cloud automatically, use the easy-to-read handwriting and shape recognition tool, and draw with a stylus but erase with your finger – just like a whiteboard.
Get Your Jam on with Google Jamboard
Jamboard for Teachers
How To Use Google Jamboard Tutorial For Teachers & Students - 2020 Guide
Google Jamboard - Google Classroom Integration