Resources
The resources are for lesson development. Each lesson should include 1) Lesson Video/Animation, 2) Lesson Activity, and 3) Assessment. Please review the three tech lab assignments related to three components.
1) Lesson Video/Animation: Fall 2019 Online Tech Lab Storytelling and Video Lesson Assignment (MS Link, SS Link)
2) Lesson Activity: Spring 2020 Online Tech Lab Google Apps for Education Assignment (MS Link, SS Link)
3) Assessment: Fall 2019 Technology for Assessment Assignment (MS Link, SS Link)
Virtual Learning Resources
Virtual Learning in Action after Taking Sac State Online Tech Lab
SCUSD (Free Online Materials and Resources)
American Education Research Association (Teaching Online Resources)
With school closures, teachers can keep their lessons going remotely
Video/Animation Creation Resources
Your lesson video or animation or any multimedia should be about 2~5 minutes. Use any video creation software or video lesson tools to create. Most of the tools were introduced in Fall 2019 Online Tech Lab Storytelling and Video Lesson Assignment.
1. Screencastify (Video): Use Screencastify and Google Slides to create a Presentation Video
Loom: Instantly Screen Record & Share
2. YouTube Channel (Create and Upload Video on YouTube Channel Video)
3. Educreations: Great for not only creating a story, but also for making a teacher tutorial or lesson.
4. PowerPoint: You can create a video to teach a lesson or share a story.
Examples from Former Candidates
PowerPoint Tutorials
5. Powtoon: Great for creating animated videos and animated presentations. PowToon is a tool that allows you to develop cool animated clips and animated presentations.
6. Voicethread: Voicethread asking students to contribute their take on emotion and expression in the pictures. Feel free to experiment on this voicethread- it's available for you to play!
VoiceThread Tutorial Creating a VoiceThread
7. Storybird: this is definitely worth checking out! Use their illustration library to inspire poetry and stories. Very kid friendly site.
View a sample Storybird Book
8. Shadow Puppet: It is a great app that allows students to create videos, slideshows or presentations.
Shadow Puppet Video Example: Link
9. Voki: Create a talking head with your voice or a computer-generated voice. Avatar selection is limited on free accounts.
Voki Lessons (Mostly K-6 Lessons)
10. Vyond: free version allows for quick videos with two characters. Limited selection with the free version, but enough to make a fun animated movie.
Video/Animation Creation Tutorials
Virtual Learning in Action - Google Docs.webmOnline Lesson 2 - Google Slides.webmDr. Chung's Ed Tech Lab Site Spring 2020.webmWeebly.webm
Lesson Activity: The lesson activity can be created on Google Doc, Slides or Sheet, with fun, engaging activities. Make sure the file can be edited or viewed by anyone without logging in. Please review Spring 2020 Online Tech Lab Google Apps for Education Assignment.
Lesson Activity Resources
Google Apps and New Ways to Create Google Files
Learn How to Create Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, forms and Save in Google Drive
Google Drive: Docs, Sheets, Slides & Forms
Activity Idea Resources
6 FREE Google Templates for Creative Productivity
Use Google Docs in the Classroom
Use Google Forms in the Classroom
Considerations for Developing a Learning Activity
Tutorials:
Tutorial: How to Share a Link of Your Google File
Lesson Activity Tutorials
Assessment Activity: The assessment activity can be a quiz, a test or any creative assessment format, using Google Forms, or any other assessment tools such as Kahoot, Quizlet, or Quizziz. Use the tools you learned in Fall 2019 Technology for Assessment Assignment.
Assessment Activity Tools
Here are some tools for creating assessment activities. Some platforms are better suited for certain levels of Bloom's, etc. Some of these are teacher-created.
24 Tips for Google Forms Quizzes
How to Generate the Assessment Activity Link?
Assessment Activity Tutorials
Synchronous Tools
Zoom: It's a great synchronous tool. You can schedule Zoom meetings and post the Zoom meeting links on Google Calendar. The students will only need to click the link and type their first name only to participate. New to Zoom? Before joining a webinar, you'll just need to visit csus.zoom.us and login with your SacLink credentials to confirm your free campus account.
Google Hangouts Meet: Similar to Zoom, Google Hangouts Meet is another great synchronous tool for teaching and learning. Please use this cheat sheet to start.
Google Doc or Google Sheet: You can create an editable Google Doc or Google Sheet synchronously with the students. You will need to let the students know when the synchronous activity will be held online.