The MOTE Chrome extension lets you easily add VOICE COMMENTS and AUDIO CONTENT to shared documents, assignments, emails and forms.
Mote is integrated into Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms and Classroom - and Gmail - for easy recording and playback.
MOTE: Fast, Friendly Voice Messaging (webinar GEG NZ)
Add Audio to Google Forms with Mote (Kasey Bell, ShakeUpLearning)
ISH teachers have access to a premium Zoom account.
Take a look at this tutorial on screencasting with Zoom to learn more about their features.
More info on Screencasting HERE
ISH teachers have access to a Google Workspace for Education account (with Google Meet).
Take a look at this tutorial on screencasting with Google Meet to learn more about their features.
More info on Screencasting HERE
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Zoom. Check out Susan Vincentz on the Shake Up Learning website. Zoom has now become a verb! Zoom has become the standard for teaching online, online meetings, and even newscasts.
But this robust tool does so much more than you know!
Movavi Video works with Mac, Win, iOS and Android. This is important because we want student learning to be a dynamic learning experience. iMovie is great, but not every student at ISH uses a Mac or an iPad. Movavi works on practically anything. I say practically because the Chromebook experience is still being worked out.
The price is very good. Not free, but very realistic.
Kahoot Academy
Discover high quality, ready-to-use learning content.
With Kahoot! Academy Connect, Kahoot!’ers will be able to follow the profiles of Kahoot! Academy’s Verified educators and to join their communities.
To create your own Flipgrid account, head HERE and find out to create an Educator account.
Google Sites has to be the easiest webpage creator that is available. You can make a useful webpage in minutes.
This tutorial is designed for teachers and staff who have not used or tried out the new Google Sites and gives you the basic skills to get started.
CHECK OUT the following:
Using YouTube in Google Slides When we teach our classes online we ALL at some point use YOUTUBE. YouTube is great. A powerful tool in the learning process. However, as we all know there are some downsides to using YouTube.
The big three are:
Too much content
Adverts - often inappropriate
Suggested videos at the end
This tutorial, Using YouTube in Google Slides gives you the teacher and your students an effective way of dealing with each of the issues I have listed.
Easy and intuitive. Even if you’ve never used any kind of productivity software before, Padlet is familiar and fun.
Add posts with one click, copy-paste, or drag and drop
Works the way your mind works - with sight, sound, and touch
Changes are auto-saved
Simple link sharing allows for quick collaboration
SeeSaw Activities for Music Teachers Presenter Amy Burns will show you how to create a range of interactive Seesaw activities - from the simplest of designs to clever and complex ones! These activities are designed for MUSIC teachers but can be applied to generalist teaching. Amy will demonstrate activities that can be used in your classroom right away.
In this video, you will learn how to use iMovie to edit your videos on your iPhone. This is a comprehensive guide showing you all of the main features of the app.
iMovie is available as a free download from the App store.
You will learn:
Importing the video clips
How to trim your video clips
Create in and out points
Re-arrange clips on the timeline
Add transitions
Adding text overlay
Create PIP (Picture in Picture)
Split screen
Add text, music, voice over.
Other useful TUTORIALS
Google Takeout Transfer
This video covers how to transfer your Gmail and your Google Drive files from your school account to another account. This is useful if you are a student graduating from school, or an educator retiring or moving to another district, and you want to take a copy of your email and Drive files with you. For written directions on Eric Curt's blog at: ControlAltAchieve.com
Google Cheat Sheets Kasey Bell provides you with cheat sheets for the Google apps you will use in your digital learning environment.
Google Classroom (for teachers and students)
Google Docs
Google Sheets
Google Forms
Google Drive
Google Keep
Google Chrome