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Social and Emotional Learning with Sphero
With Social and Emotional Learning being a focus in education, teachers are always looking for fun and creative ways to incorporate SEL into their daily lessons. In this course, we'll explore how the Sphero robot can not only be used to teach code, but be a key player in SEL. Come roll on in for some fun ideas and inspiration!
Best Practices for Accessible Websites
There are many requirements of an accessible website. In this course, you will learn some best practices to ensure that your website is accessible. We will reinforce accessibility basics and help you post accessible information on your website.
MC: Google Educator Basics - Session 15 - Final Assignment
Congratulations! You have made it to the last session in our Google Educator Basics micro-credential series. You are one assignment away from earning your certificate, and this session is going to give you all the tips, tricks, and details you need to make that happen. In this session, we'll provide you with plenty of example final assignments, a detailed look at the rubric, and a review of the Google Educator Certification process should you decide to move forward with Google's own certification.
MC: Google Educator Basics - Session 1 - Introduction
Join us for the first session in our Google Educators Basics micro-credential track! During this series, you'll learn how to create a 21st-century classroom with Google. You might even move on to take Google's Google Educator Level 1 exam! In our first session, we'll introduce the micro-credential, discuss the breakdown of courses, assignment requirements, and support resources. We'll also go over the Google Tools that will be covered throughout the series and how you can use these in creative ways to expand your classroom and create relevant, collaborative, and exciting learning opportunities for your students.
Website Makeover Series: Powerful Images
In this series, learn how to make your school website engaging and accessible to all. This session will cover how to use powerful images to best represent your school. After engaging with this course, you'll know all of the tricks and tips to use when assessing and selecting images for your school website. Note: This course does NOT count toward the annual 3-hour accessibility requirement for NYC DOE webmasters.
Website Makeover Series: Human-Centered Design
In this series, learn how to make your school website engaging and accessible to all. Join this session to reimagine your school website with a focus on human-centered design. You'll learn what that means, why it's so important, and how to redesign your website so that it is easier for users to access.
Note: This course does NOT count toward the annual 3-hour accessibility requirement for NYC DOE webmasters.
Website Makeover Series: Telling Your School's Story
In this series, learn how to make your school website engaging and accessible to all. In this course, we'll discuss how to use storytelling to make sure that anyone accessing your website will find the information they're looking for. We'll also talk about telling your school's story, and presenting your school in a positive light, through your website design. After taking this course, you'll be able to plan and redesign your website to best represent your school. Note: This course does NOT count toward the annual 3-hour accessibility requirement for NYC DOE webmasters.
Website Makeover Series: Assessing Your School's Website
In this series, learn how to make your school website engaging and accessible to all. In this course, you'll learn what to assess — and how to go about the assessment process — when evaluating your school website. By the end of this session you'll be ready and able to test and reflect on your school website, and have a clear sense of ways to make improvements. Note: This course does NOT count toward the annual 3-hour accessibility requirement for NYC DOE webmasters.
Google Workspace for Education Admin: Managing Buildings and Resources
When users in the Google domain need to check out equipment, reserve a room or technology cart, or schedule their students into a STEM lab, they will use Google Calendar. However, these resources need to be set up ahead of time by you, the super admin on the account. Every resource or learning space needs to be connected to a building. This video shows you how.
Infusing art into lessons is a great way to make the curriculum more vibrant and provide additional avenues for student understanding. Google Arts and Culture offers thousands of works of art, and virtual tours of museums and landmarks for users. This video explores this website and offers strategies for incorporating them into classroom and remote lessons.
Google Meet for Remote Learning (Updates)
As the use of video conferencing has increased in times of remote learning, Google has made some critical improvements. In this course we will explore some important updates Google has released for Meet and Google Classroom that will make your life a lot easier as you continue to use Google Workspace for Education for remote learning.
Administrative Strategies: Managing Staff as They Implement Remote Learning.
Join our Chief Learning Officer, Robert-Wayne Harris, and our Director of eLearning, Joseph Sanfilippo as they discuss strategies for managing a staff as they implement remote learning.
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.
Creating a Virtual Whiteboard in Lumio
Come learn how to use Lumio, formerly known as SMART Learning Suite 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.
Share Your Voice with Voice Memos
Voice Memos is an app on your iPhone or iPad that you can use to record your voice. Making voice recordings for your students can be particularly meaningful when working remotely. In this session, we will show you how you can use this app to create, edit and share your recordings with your students.
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.
Understanding the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)
Innovations in science are happening at a rapid rate. Often driven by technology and human ingenuity, these advancements must be supported from the ground up in future working populations to sustain this growth. That's where the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) come in, since strong K-12 science standards can help to prepare students for careers within this discipline. Join us to learn about the inner workings of the NGSS and how to read them in a way that helps you to frame engaging science activities.
Creating a Split Screen on a Chromebook
In this video we will demonstate how to create a split screen on your Chrombook.
Microsoft Teams Video and Microphone for Parents
In this video we will demonstrate how to turn on and off your video and mute and unmute your microphone in Microsoft Teams.
How to Join a Microsoft Teams Video Meeting
In this video we will show you how to join a Microsoft Teams meeting.
Renaming a File in OneDrive for Parents
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Creating a New File in OneDrive for Parents
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Make a Copy of a File in OneDrive for Parents
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Resetting Networks and Routers in Windows 10
Join us to learn how to reset your network and router in Windows 10.
Setting a Default Web Camera in Windows 10
In this video, learn how to set a default web camera on your Windows 10 device.
Switching Audio Sources on a Windows 10 PC
Join us to learn how to choose your audio output source on a Windows 10 PC.
Choosing a Microphone on a Windows 10 PC
In this video, you'll learn all about how to choose a microphone to use on your Windows 10 PC.
Multiple Desktops/Extending the Desktop in Windows 10
Join us to learn how to set up multiple desktops and extend your desktop to those additional displays.
See What You've Copied to the Clipboard in Windows 10
In this video, we'll show you how to access and manage your clipboard history on your Windows 10 device.
Creating a New Folder in Windows 10
In this video, learn how to create a new folder for storage on your Windows 10 device.
Moving a File or Folder in Windows 10
In this tutorial, learn how to move and organize files and folders on your Windows 10 device.
Connecting and Forgetting Wi-Fi Networks on a Mac
In this tutorial, we'll cover how to connect your Mac to Wi-Fi and forget Wi-Fi-networks.
Bookmarking Websites on Safari
In this video, we'll cover how to bookmark websites on the Mac version of Safari.
Checking for Software Updates on a Mac
In this video, learn how to check for software updates and see your OS version.
Setting a Default Web Browser on a Mac
In this quick tutorial, we'll cover how you can set a default web browser in your Mac settings.
Uninstalling and installing programs on a Mac
In this tutorial, discover how to uninstall and install programs and applications on your Mac.
Accessibility Settings on a Mac
Discover all of the different accessibility settings available on your Mac.
Pinning Apps to the Dock on a Mac
In this video, we'll cover how to pin your favorite or most-used apps to the Dock on your Mac.
Enabling a Web Camera on a Mac
In this video, learn how to enable a web camera on your Mac for various applications.
Choosing a Microphone on a Mac
In this quick tutorial, we'll show you how to choose a microphone for use on your Mac.
Changing the Default Language on a Mac
In this video, we'll cover how to change the default language on your Mac.
Schoology: Checking Your Child's Progress
In this video we'll go over how to check your child's grades in the student view.
Schoology: Joining a Group on Schoology
In this tutorial we'll cover how you or your child would join a new group on Schoology.
Schoology: How Your Child Can Submit an Assessment
In this tutorial we'll cover how students can take and submit an assessment/test/quiz in Schoology.
Schoology: How Your Child Can Join a New Course
In this tutorial we'll cover how students can join a new course in Schoology.
Schoology: How Your Child Can Find Their Courses
In this video we'll cover how you can help your child see all the different courses they are enrolled in.
Schoology: Viewing Your Child's Calendar
In this video, we'll see how to check a child's calendar through the student view in you Schoology parent account.
Schoology: Creating a Personal Library in My Resources
In this video, we'll cover how to create your own library of resources in Schoology using My Resources.
Schoology: Observing Your Child's Account in the Student View
In this video, learn how to view your child's Schoology courses from the student perspective.
Schoology: Creating a Parent Account
In this quick tutorial, we'll go over how to create a Schoology parent account for the first time.
Schoology: How Your Child Can Submit an Assignment
In this video, you'll learn how your child can work on and submit an assignment in their Schoology account.
Schoology: Adding Additional Children to Your Account
Learn how to add a new child to your existing schoology account.
Creating a Numbers File on a Mac
In this tutorial, we'll cover how to create a new Numbers file on your Mac.
Creating a Pages Document on a Mac
In this tutorial, learn how to create a new Pages document on your Mac.
Accessing the Control Panel on a Mac
In this video, we'll learn how to access the control panel on a Mac and discover some of the different settings available.
