2016 August In-Service

This in-service was held in Salina at the Smoky Hill Education Service Center. Teachers and facilitators from around the state joined together in-person to network and learn about managing a videoconference classroom. In-services like this are held at least once a year for KAIDE members.

August 2016 Agenda Items

Marshmellow Challenge Introduction - This was an interactive game for attendees to work together and get to know each other at the start of the day. This activity could be played with your students at all sites.
Zoom Session - Much of the day was spent on Zoom training. This is a new technology that will be used more and more in years to come.
- Basics overview
- How To's
- Zoom app
- Break out Rooms
- Screen layouts, controls, management
Minute 2 Win It Games - These games are simple and easy to do, and can be used with all of your classes to encourage interaction and collaboration.
Collaboration Session - attendees had a great discussion about distance learning classroom strategies, concerns, and any other topic of interest related to the distance learning classroom.
How to Engage Students at Remote Sites - presentation by a teacher.
Google Classroom & Add-ons - How to implement Google Classroom in the distance learning scenario. Great free tool! Also, many Google add-ons to use with Chrome. There are lots of things available to teachers and students!