Instant Engagement Series

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Instant Engagement Series #1: ThingLink & Book Creator

Hey, Everyone!

Thanks for joining me in for this online PL series! I'm so excited to share with you some simple ways that you can boost student engagement (and student learning) quickly and easily in virtually any content area! :)

The video below covers our first two tools in this series: ThingLink and Book Creator.

Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:

- - ThingLink
    - - Ideas for Use
      - Introductory Tutorial
      - Link to an example ThingLink: Classroom Tour
  - Book Creator -- Additional Book Creator Accessibility Features!
    - - Ideas for Use
      - Introductory Tutorial
      - Link to an example of Book Creator: Mrs. Ervin's Sample How To Guide Book

Instant Engagement Series #2: Seesaw & FlipGrid

Hey, Everyone and welcome to Week 2 of our Instant Engagement series!

The video below covers our next two tools in this series: Seesaw and FlipGrid - two of my absolute personal favorites!

If you haven't gotten to watch last week's video yet, scroll to the section below.

Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:

- - Seesaw
    - - Ideas for Use
      - Introductory Tutorial
      - Link to an example Seesaw: BookSnap Walk Through
  - FlipGrid
    - - Ideas for Use
        Unique Community Building Idea
      - Introductory Tutorial
      - Tips for Apprehensive Students
      - Link to an example of FlipGrid: Student Book Trailer

Instant Engagement Series #3: Hyperdocs & Screencastify

Hey, Everyone and welcome to Week 3 of our Instant Engagement series!

The video below covers our next two tools in this series: Hyperdocs & Screencastify.

If you haven't gotten to watch any of the previous week's videos yet, scroll to the sections below.

Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:

- - Hyperdocs
    - - Ideas for Use
      - Introductory Tutorial
  - Screencastify
    - - Ideas for Use
      - Introductory Tutorial

Instant Engagement Series #4: Adobe Spark & Canva

Hey, Everyone and welcome back for Week 4!

The video below covers our next two tools in this series: Adobe Spark & Canva.

If you haven't gotten to watch any of the previous week's videos yet, please scroll to the sections below.

Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:

- - Adobe Spark
  - Canva
    - - Ideas for Use
      - Introductory Tutorial

Instant Engagement Series #5: Google Drawings & Ziteboard

Hey, Everyone and welcome back for Week 5! Only one more week to go!

The video below covers our next two tools in this series: Google Drawings and Ziteboard.

If you haven't gotten to watch any of the previous week's videos yet, please scroll to the sections below.

Here are the topics covered - click on any topic in the list below to jump to that section in the video:

- - Google Drawings
    - - Ideas for Use
      - Introductory Tutorial
      - Side Note: Editing Google URLs for "preview only" and forcing viewers to make a copy
  - Ziteboard
    - - Ideas for Use
      - Introductory Tutorial

Instant Engagement Series #6: PeerGrade & Poll Everywhere

Hey, Everyone and welcome back for Week 6!

I apologize for the delay - who knew we'd be facing a pandemic by the end of this series!? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

That said, this week's session is a bit different. These days I'm struggling to find the time, as I'm sure you all are as well. However, I've had a few people reach out about the conclusion of this series, so I wanted to provide that closure sooner rather than later. That said, below is some information on our final two engagement tools:

PeerGrade Tutorials | PeerGrade Slides

Poll Everywhere Tutorial | Poll Everywhere Slides

Submitting for PL Credit

Please complete the following Google Form. -- Note: You must certify that you have viewed all videos in this series and complete the document linked in the Form as well. Simply click on the link in the Form to make a copy of the document. Once complete, get a shareable link to your document (please set permissions to "Anyone in BCPS with the link can view") and paste the link to your completed document into the Form below.

If you have any questions about the submission process, please ask anytime! :)

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