Distance Learning

Check here for mini lessons on various resources. You must be signed in with your @wmpccs.org school account to view the videos.

Screencastify_intro_360p.mp4
Created with Animoto and Screencastify. School event pictures from WMS staff and students.

Screencastify

Screencastify is a simple, easy to use screen recording tool integrated into your Google Drive.

It can be used to create tutorials, allow people to see you recorded over a presentation, or capture a story.

Additional/detailed information on getting started with Screencastify:

https://www.screencastify.com/blog/beginners-guide-educators

WMS Tech PD Day #1 (2020-08-06 at 14:33 GMT-7)
Captured from Google Meet.

Virtual whiteboards and collaboration tools

  • Padlet

  • Jamboard

  • Explain Everything

  • Mural.co (experimenting)

WMS Tech PD Day #1 (2020-08-06 at 12:35 GMT-7)
Captured from Google Meet.

cURRICULUM AND TECH INTEGRATION

  • What are "hyperdocs"?

  • What about interactive features for engagement?

WMS Tech PD Day #1 (2020-08-06 at 11:22 GMT-7)
Captured from Google Meet.

Screencastify overview

  • Tips on getting started

  • Chapters inside of lessons for shorter, manageable clips

WMS Tech PD Day #1 (2020-08-06 at 11:01 GMT-7)
Captured from Google Meet.

Classdojo overview

  • Clarification and troubleshooting

Summer Tech PD 3 (2020-06-22 at 16:08 GMT-7)
Captured from Google Meet.

Google Photos and more drive (6/22/2020)

  • Google Docs - folder and file management in Google Drive to share efficiently

  • Google Photos - sharing and organizing photos (what's the difference from uploading and downloading to Google Drive vs. using Google Photos)

  • Using profiles to keep your Google Accounts in order

Summer Tech PD 2 (2020-06-15 at 11:38 GMT-7)
Captured from Google Meet.

Google drive (6/15/2020)

  • Google Drive Organization

  • Adding to My Drive via Shortcut

  • Owners of files (updates to sharing window)

  • Shared Drives (managing copies - External shared drives coming soon)

Summer Tech PD (2020-06-10 at 13:38 GMT-7)
Captured from Google Meet.

Gmail (6/10/2020)

  • Email organization, Gmail settings and Q&A

  • Other organization questions

  • Discussing collaborative work in remote settings (didn't get to cover)

Unplanned conversation on:

  • Contacts in Google Account

  • Groups in WMPCCS Google Account