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Remote Learning Staff PD

Welcome to our Cobra Staff PD website. In this website you can find resources about training's and staff professional developments that we have done and are upcoming. Please enjoy the links, pdf's, etc that can help you as we transition to this new world of public school teaching.

NEW THIS WEEK 08/17/2020:

Grade Transfer Chrome Extension

Basics of Google Forms

The need for greater Social Presence in Online Classrooms (And ideas to achieve that presence).

Diversity and Inclusion in the Online Classroom

Student Career Exploration

Harvard Quizzes: Exploring your Implicit Bias

Building Community in the Online Classroom with Affinity Groups

Social Presence in Online Learning: 7 Suggestions for Instructors

MORE great google extensions for teaching

Great Article: SUPPORTING ONLINE LEARNING IN A TIME OF PANDEMIC

Google Sheet to help teachers organize their day/week/unit

Staff PD Agenda with live links 08.19.2020

Staff PD Agenda with links 08.20.2020

Infinite Campus Messenger for Staff

Videos, Documents and Websites to help support our Distance Teaching Skills

  • HUSD Distance Teaching Upcoming PD's and Support Modules
  • Posting Grades

  • Basic Set UP
  • Organizing Classroom Files and Saving Time
  • Make your PDFs and Worksheets Editable Online - Using Google Slides
  • GradeTransfer Extension
  • Extensions for Google Meets
lick below:Tips, Tricks, Reminders and short sample real zoom classes From Host's Perspective


Helpful Support Links From IT

  • lot of short videos to help teachers optimize use of Ixl
  • How students can check scores
  • Making a quick flexible exam from a test you already have a pdf of.
  • Build a custom report
  • Make a quick test from the data base
  • aff PD Agenda with live links Aug. 19, 2020
  • ekly Staff Meeting Highlights

ot Meal / Food Pantry Every Tuesday Night From 5-6:30pm @ New Hope 22110 Montgomery Ave, Hayward Community Relief Grant



  • From SIA: scroll down a little when you open this link to find ergonomics and self care links.

Suggested websites: By our staff and For our staff

  • screencast-omatic : Good for easy video of classes : Free up to 15 min total video time

  • screencastify: Good for creating free 5 minute short videos to automatically upload to google classroom. $29.00/yr for editable unlimited length videos.

  • screencastify submit: Good for students creating videos for assignments, or exam use with great privacy policies in place.

  • ck-12 : Good for lesson plans and activities: Free

  • Kahoot : Good for game review of lesson/unit, also collects results in a Google Sheet for easy grading/record keeping: Basic is Free

  • Flocabulary : engaging support for tons of lessons: Free Trial

  • Brainpop : Lot's of good stuff especially emotional support lessons during Distance Learning: Limited Free Access

  • Bozeman Science : Upper division science videos and NGSS Science videos: Free

  • Quizlet Live : Good for review games for groups, teams or individuals: Free

  • Ed Helper : Good for crossword puzzles and worksheets: Free

  • Lesson Planet : Ummm...basically the title says it all: Limited Free Access

  • Mystery Science : Ready to use lessons that "inspire kids to love science": Free

  • Class Dojo: Good for parent communication: Free

  • EdPuzzle: Great for Asynchronous and synchronous learning. Videos editable for questions, notetaking, and voice overlay

  • PearDeck: Great Add-on for Google Slides. Polling, variety of question styles (drag and drop, list, mult. choice, etc) with pre-made and editable options

  • NearPod: Similar to EdPuzzle above.

  • Quizizz: Pick from 1000's of pre-made quizzes and build your own for multiple subjects. Interacts in a "game" format like Kahoot, but usually used ashnchronously.










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