Online Platforms for Education
These are tools that can be used to communicate with your peers, parents and/or students, to organize and assign work, and to give your students a way to connect with you and each other.
It is not necessary to learn every one of them. Take a look at the information and choose what is appropriate for your students, and doable for you.
Chromebook is a device that has been assigned to our SMBSD students to use at home.
For tutorials on how to use and navigate a Chromebook from a student's lens , click here.
Achieve3000 is a program to access leveled readers with lessons to accelerate literacy growth.
Click here for the resources.
AERIES is a portal to record student attendance, grades, and to access student profiles.
Click here for the resources.
Edpuzzle is a software used to create interactive videos. It allows the user to embed questions and activities throughout a video. Videos can easily be grabbed from other platforms like Youtube, Khan Academy, or the user can upload a video.
For additional support on Edpuzzle, click here.
Login to Edpuzzle through the icon in Clever or go to Edpuzzle.com.
FlipGrid is the meeting place for your classroom or any learning community to discuss a topic. Learners record short, authentic videos based on your criteria.
Google Classroom is a streamlined, easy-to-use tool that helps teachers manage coursework. They can create classes, distribute assignments, grade and send feedback, and see everything in one place.
Google Sites is a simple web creation tool that lives in Drive. Drag and drop docs, slides or forms straight into it. Add text and images easily. Embed a YouTube video.
To create a Google Site go to your Drive, click "+ New", and then "More."
For additional support in Google Sites, click here.
Google "Stu_" account is a demo student account to "see" what students see.
For additional support with your "Stu_" account, click here.
Hapara makes it easier to view and manage learner activity and work in the cloud.
Teacher Dashboard for Hapara or open through your link in Clever
For additional support on Hapara, click here
Padlet is a software people use to make and share content with others. Somewhere between a doc and a full-fledged website builder, Padlet empowers everyone to make the content they want. Students can answer questions visually and with text, interact with each other, and post assignments in Padlet.
ParentSquare is a simple, collaborative platform for school-home communication that facilitates parental engagement. It's designed for collaborative use by principal, admins, teachers, and staff. Share messages about school logistics and student learning along with pictures and files, volunteer requests and class supply lists, calendar and more.
Peardeck is a platform that integrates with Google Slides and Powerpoint Presentation to create interactive presentations.
To begin, install the Google Slides Add-on, and then go to Google Slides to design your presentation.
For additional support for Peardeck, click here.
Screencastify is the #1 free screen recorder for Chrome. No download required. Record, edit and share videos in seconds. Videos autosave to your Google Drive
Zoom is a remote conferencing service. It combines video conferencing, online meetings, chat, and mobile collaboration.
Login to Zoom through the icon in Clever (you should have received an email invitation from Zoom authorizing your account)
For additional support on Zoom, click here.