Getting Started with Google Classroom
Using Google Classroom for the first time? This session will walk you through the most basic functionality of Google Classroom. We will cover creating your first class, inviting students and posting content for your students to access such as questions and assignments.
Getting Started with Google Drive
Using Google Drive for the first time? This session will walk you through the most basic functionality of Google Drive from the first time signed in to creating your first folder and document. We will review how to create folders, documents, converting content and sharing settings.
Edpuzzle and Google Classroom Integration
This video covers how to seamlessly post assignments from Edpuzzle to Google Classroom, as well as how to track student work on Edpuzzle.
Taking Attendance with Google Forms
Taking attendance remotely can be a little tricky but using Google Forms in Google Classroom makes it easier. We will look at creating a form and assigning it in Google Classroom so you can start taking attendance remotely.
Google Classroom and Meet for Remote Learning
Using the power of Google Classroom, teachers can continue productivity for students and keep instruction going. Students can access content, complete assignments, join into conversations, either synchronously or asynchronously. Along, with google Meet, teachers can keep students and parent up-to-date with assignments and announcements.
Using SLSO's Monster Quiz to Create Competition
Not only can Google Classroom serve as the vehicle to deliver your instructional content but can facilitate assessment as well! We are here to share tips for delivering instructional materials and links to assessments students can access on their own devices at home. This course will focus on using Google Classroom to push-out materials that can be assessed through a Monster Quiz to gather students to collaborate and monitor student understanding at the same time.
Let’s take our knowledge of Google tools to the next level! Join us as we discuss the benefits of using Google Slides with your students. We’ll show you how to create engaging and visually appealing Google Slide presentations using text, images, animations, and links. We’ll also discuss how to share, collaborate, and publish your Slides. Finally, we’ll cover some best practices for presentation creation, and share ideas for using Google Slides across all grade levels!
Google Classroom: Un resumen para los padres
Google Classroom es un sistema de gestión de aprendizaje desarrollado por Google para escuelas que tiene como objetivo simplificar la creación, distribución, colaboración y calificación de tareas de una manera sin papel. Aquí, en este video, usted aprenderá cómo navegar por la plataforma para saber qué tareas su hijo o hija debe completar y mantenerse informado sobre su progreso.
Attention Music teachers! Looking for music activities to use with your students with remote learning? Well, look no further! In this course, we will demonstrate and discuss different activities and lessons you can do with your students from Kindergarten to High school and even some ideas for your Ensembles. From Rhythm activites to Music Synthesizing, We'll help you become a remote learning Maestro!
Creating ScreenCasts with Quicktime
Looking to record your lessons from your Apple Computer? Well, look no further, here is a How-To on recording ScreenCasts with Quicktime.
How To Create a Livestream with Youtube Studio
We all love to watch Youtube videos whether for entertainment or for education resources. Now its time to make our own! Together we'll learn how to set up and record a Livestream to make remote lessons available to your students!
Creating a Virtual Whiteboard in SLS Online
Come learn how to use SLS Online as a live virtual whiteboard for students. We will also be seeing how to create quick handouts for students that you as the teacher can monitor and provide feedback on.
Google Classroom: an Overview for Parents
Are your kids using Google Classroom at home you wish to help out? What does that mean? How can you see what they're working on? What can you do to help your child? Well, here is a simple guide to help you help your child.In this course, we'll go over the basics of Google Classroom and what you need to know as a parent.
Using Mobile Devices for Remote Learning
Join us as we dive into to some underutilized features of the iPad and iPhone. We will show you how to record your screen, annotate on images pdfs and website, as well as use the iPads amazing Multitask feature to split yoru screen and get more done. This course will show you some ways to make remote learning accessible for anyone with a mobile device.
Scan Documents with iPad or iPhone
Do you have worksheets, attendance lists, or other documents you need to digitize? No need to buy and expensive home scanner - you've got one already built in to you iPad or iPhone. Join us to learn about how to use the Notes and Files apps to scan and share documents with ease!
Using Apple iWork for Remote Learning
Apple's iWork - Pages, Numbers and Keynote apps - have wonderful collaborationa nd sharing features that can be utilized for remote learning solutions. You can even use these tools on iPads or iPhones with easy.
Using Zoom for Remote Learning
In this course you'll learn some of the basic features within the Zoom video conferencing platform and how you can potentially use it as a tool for remote learning.
Making Screencast Videos with Screencastify
Join us as we learn how to use the Chrome Extension Screencastify! In this course, you'll learn how to use the Chrome extension Screencastify to create tutorial and webcam videos for your online classes.
Remote Learning: Administrator Strategies
Join our Chief Learning Officer, Robert-Wayne Harris, and our Director of eLearning, Joseph Sanfilippo, as they share administrative strategies for implementing Remote Learning in your school or district. With over 30 years of collective school administrative experience as Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, and Directors of Technology, along with 20+ years of experience planning technology professional development and school improvement plans, Robert-Wayne and Joseph offer a variety of strategies as you transition your school and district to a distance learning model.
Making Quick Tutorials with SMART Lesson Recorder
SMART Lesson Recorder is a built-in feature to SMART Learning Suite. If you have SMART Notebook installed on your computer, SMART Lesson Recorder is available to use right away. With this feature, you can create quick tutorials for your students. In this video, we will show you how to create quick tutorials that you can send to your students as they complete work from home.
Microsoft Teams Overview for Parents
So your student has been assigned work through Microsoft Teams. What does that mean? How can you see what they're working on? What can you do to help your student? In this course, we'll go over the basics of Microsoft Teams and what you need to know as a parent.
Using Microsoft Teams For Remote Learning
Did you know Office 365 for Education has a feature that's perfect for remote learning? You may not currently be using it, but Microsoft Teams is your ideal solution for setting up a remote learning experience for your students. Join us as we walk through how to best utilize this Microsoft app.
Keeping Your Students Engaged with Google Docs Trading Cards
Teachers are always looking for an activity to keep their students engaged, whether they are in the classroom, or working from home. Join us as we use Google Docs to provide a fun and engaging lesson for your students as they create trading cards for any content. By the end of this course, you'll have a great lesson that you can use tomorrow!
Using Google Meet for Remote Learning
Looking for a way to get some face-to-face time remotely? Google Meet has you covered! In this course we will take you through setting up a Google Meet and go over some different strategies for how to use this tool for remote learning for your class.
Remote Learning with SMART Learning Suite Online
Discover how SMART Learning Suite Online could be used for Remote Learning. This session covers the features and functions that allow you to provide direct and indirect instruction to students at home, for homework or in a distance learning model.
Remote Learning: Things to Consider
Join Joseph and Matt as they share tips and things to consider as you prepare for Remote Learning in your school or District.
Introduction to SMART Learning Suite Online
SMART Learning Suite Online (SLS) gives teachers a place to create classroom activities, assessments, and enhance archived lessons to extend learning. Join us as we walk through the SLS features that will help you to add an interactive spin to your static lessons that will spark engagement in your students. We’ll explore ready-made activity templates and complimentary lesson files that can be easily adapted to fit your classroom!
Creating Student Voice with Flipgrid
How can we, as educators, promote student voice and self-expression? There are several strategies for promoting student voice in the classroom environment. Join us as we explore Flipgrid — an engaging and empowering tool that is perfect for having your students express themselves creatively. Using this interactive tool, we will show you how your students can record and share ideas, videos, and stories. We will also dive into how educators can utilize this digital tool to create weekly reflections, discussion groups, and explore numerous topics. Watch as confidence and storytelling skills blossom!
Does technology hold the key to academic success? Schoology is a virtual learning environment that allows you to create, manage, and share academic content with the students in your K-12 class. Join our team as we explore the schoology platform and how it helps to improve student performance, foster collaboration, and deliver a personalized learning experience for students.
G-Suite & SMART Learning Suite Online Integration
SMART Learning Suite Online integrates with G-Suite for Education. This session will cover how you can create, access and deliver SMART Learning suite files from Google Drive and Google Classroom. All while using content that alreayd exists in your Google Drive like Google Slides.
As flipped classrooms become increasingly popular, the question arises: flipped classrooms or hybrid classrooms? Hybrid classrooms are a great way to provide both traditional teaching methods and effective learning experiences. Join us as we take a deep dive into the hybrid classroom, and learn why you might want to consider this model this year!
Google Classroom Updates: April 2019
Join us for our Google Classroom Updates session, where our Curriculum Specialists will show you some of the latest changes and innovations to come to Google Classroom in April 2019. You'll not only learn all about these updates, but discover how they can enhance your Google Classroom experience.
Creating Student-Driven Instruction with SMART Learning Suite Online
The more technology advances, the more independent today's learners can become! SMART Learning Suite Online enables learners to take control of their learning in a multitude of ways. From contributing to workspace activities, to accessing lessons outside of class, the level of ownership students can take changes everything. Join us as we walk through what's possible when students are able to access lessons from anywhere, at any time, and on any device!
Engaging Students with Video:PlayPosit
Do you assign students videos and clips to watch for complicated content? Maybe you provide multimedia for students to use as additional resources and review. How can you tell with the utmost certainty that your students are actually utilizing these videos, and learning from them? With PlayPosit, you can add interactivity to your videos and get data about students' use and performance with embedded assessment items. From popular sites like YouTube and Vimeo, PlayPosit allows you to stream videos on to your personal dashboard and customize the user experience with pauses, questions and more! Now integrated with Google Classoom, PlayPosit makes it easy to use video in your already seamless workflow! Join the Curriculum Specialists as we guide you through the platform, so you too can begin using this wonderful learning tool in your class!
Engaging Students with Video:EDpuzzle
How can you make sure your students are fully understanding the videos and clips you are showing them? Yes, we use videos all the time in our classrooms. Our hope is that we not only increase student engagement, but student achievement as well. EDpuzzle allows teachers to customize a video with embedded questions, voice tracks, and notes. With this platform, you are always in the know of how your students are doing. Teachers can also trim videos for important content, permit scrubbing features and other viewing options, and integrate video assignments with Learning Management Systems such as Google Classroom and Edmodo. Join our curriculum specialists for an exciting and informative course on ways to take advantage of video in your classroom!
Join us to learn about Educreations, a resource that allows you to engage students in an interactive and exciting way with videos. With this resource, teachers can engage students both in and out of the physical classroom, reach a variety of learners, and explore ideas like flipping their classroom! Learn how Educreations can be used to create classes, enroll students, build courses, and share screencasts!
Classroom is a powerful mobile device management system built specifically for iPads. With this tool teachers can lock student screens, let students share thier work through the Apple TV, share documents with students, see what students are working on and reset forgotten passwords! Join us as we show you how to leverage the power of this tool to manage your classroom.
Going Further with Promethean ClassFlow
In this going further course we will dive deeper into the content creation and management tools provided by ClassFlow; real time collaboration, assignment builder, assessment builder, and activity builder. By the end of this course you should have all the tools you need to create engaging, and interactive lessons to start using in your classroom right away!
Digital Teaching and Learning with Nearpod
Engage your students with interactive lessons and better your mobile assessment techniques with Nearpod! Let our PD instructors show you the ins and outs of this interactive learning tool so you can focus your students’ learning and create interactive presentations that include polls, quizzes, videos, drawing activities, self-guided quizzes, and more.
Mobile Assessment with Socrative
Socrative is a free movile assessment platform that can be utilized both through any web browser and iOS or Android device. Join us and learn how to use Socrative to engage your students with educational exercises and games and to streamline your workflow by collecting and analyzing data in a paper-free process. Tune in live for some real-time questions Q&A with our moderator in the chat box!
Mobile Assessment with Kahoot!
Create, play and share fun learning games for any subject, for all ages, for free! Kahoot! is an interactive platform that allows teachers to create fun learning games in minutes or choose from millions to play or adapt. Kahoot! works on any device with internet connection and there is zero set-up time or user accounts that need to be set up. Make sure you join us to learn how to foster social learning and deepen your pedagogical impact with Kahoot!
Mobile Assessment with Nearpod
Engage your students with interactive lessons and better your assessments of their learning with Nearpod! Let our PD instructors show you the ins and outs of this interactive learning tool so you can focus your students learning, and create interactive presentations that include polls, quizzes, videos, drawing activities, self-guided quizzes, and more.
ClassFlow for Cloud Based Teaching and Learning
Create classes and lessons with ClassFlow to share with students. With their own devices, students can access a teacher's ClassFlow lesson, take assessments, and receive personalized content. Join us as we discover all that ClassFlow can do to enhance your digital learning environment.
Edmodo provides teachers and students with a secure place to connect and collaborate, share content and educational applications, and access homework, grades, class discussions and notifications. Edmodo's goal is to help educators harness the power of social media to customize the classroom for each and every learner.Edmodo professional development will teach you how to set up an Edmodo teacher/class account and invite students to connect and share content and important information in the classroom. You will learn how to assign and grade homework, class assignments, and quizzes.
