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~When completing a quick task, ask students to turn off camera and turn it on when they are finished so you know they are ready to move on (similar to flipping paper upside down in F2F).
~Taking attendance in HR - I ask a question on GC.  It provides an opportunity to connect, share thoughts, then send them in breakout rooms to discuss the question.
~checklists or progress trackers on Google Sheets

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~Blocksi is a must.  You may think students are engaged or following, but Blocksi always tells the truth. :-)
~Google Breakout Rooms
~Edulastic
~classroomscreen.com has been a lifesaver for me.  Has different tools like random name selecter, timers, text boxes.  I use it to share my agenda with students as they join my meets.
~Screencastify for tech tutorials/directions is helpful

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-Teach routines: how to join the google meet, how to turn in assignments, how to share your screen, and to keep their camera on during class.
-Use breakout rooms for student group activities and collaboration. It also is a way for the teacher to work with a small group.
-Remind the students (and yourself) that you are all navigating this virtual world together.  It's an "adventure" that may include some tech issues, especially when the teacher gets kicked out of the google meet!  There is a learning curve at the beginning. Be flexible and make adjustments as needed.

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-Team website: link everything to this and make sure students know it is their "go to" for all things virtual.  Must have links for google meets so kids access classes through it.
- Blocksi: use it to monitor student engagement. You can also send individual messages to students (such as reminders to turn in an assignment or correct a quiz) through it.
-Kami, jamboard, & document camera are tools that make virtual teaching possible.

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Question #1  Blocksi is a must. I know we all use Google Classroom, but this virtual world would not even be possible without it. Master all it has to offer. I LOVE Pear Deck for interactive presentations. Kami is also necessary on a weekly basis. Break out rooms are a daily tool and the document camera...also a must. Planning some type of work that is not connected to the computer is always well received and mandatory. Games. Games. Games. There are many. The list is long...This is but a short list of survival tools. Sorry, I know you said 3, but...

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Question #1  Blocksi is a must. I know we all use Google Classroom, but this virtual world would not even be possible without it. Master all it has to offer. I LOVE Pear Deck for interactive presentations. Kami is also necessary on a weekly basis. Break out rooms are a daily tool and the document camera...also a must. Planning some type of work that is not connected to the computer is always well received and mandatory. Games. Games. Games. There are many. The list is long...This is but a short list of survival tools. Sorry, I know you said 3, but...

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Not to expect the virtual world to be the same as the f2f world.  It becomes very difficult to gauge student understanding. Cameras can be off, comments can be limited.
Take time to say hello to each child, each day. I have noticed the impact.  Kids can get lost in the virtual world.
Breakout rooms sometimes just for time to talk. The kids can seem so isolated. Encourage cameras on. Once a face appears it's like they are in the room,

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Google Meets... How to make a virtual classroom seem live
Weekly Guides... How to be specific so kids can follow the week, but not so much so that kids jump into things they are not prepared to do.
Edulastic - Easy way to make PDFs into classwork that is manageable and easy to evaluate
Kami and Blocksi Our way of keeping in touch

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- We spent a week teaching all things technology. We showed them how to organize their files, create a google doc, slide, sheets. All sorts of things. It was really helpful in the long run.
- Non-verbal responses are great, especially because you can't easily do choral responses. I like to utilize a lot of arm motions and things to help keep them engaged and encourage them to keep their cameras on. Tangentially related... I also always start class with a stretch break and play some music and set a timer. It gives students an opportunity to transition to the class and chat with each other if they'd like. I also take appropriate music request sometimes.
-Don't think that because you're virtual it's more challenging to do group activities. I've had students work together on the same slides file for a warm up, or play battleship to practice plotting points. It's very doable! Use it to develop collaboration and a team mentality. :)

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- Spend DAYS on routines, expectations and how-to's it makes ALL the difference in the long run. Role play, walk throughs, screencastifys
- breakout groups in google meet, pop through every single one, asking leading questions, clarifying--treat it just like a small group in your classroom.
- right away encourage cameras on. Encourage them to raise their actual hand and speak. The more personal you can make it the better!

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-Google Classroom - put EVERYTHING in here, easy as pie
-Blocksi- couldn't do virtual without it
-Kami- this is EVERYthing in the virtual world

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1. Engagement- just because we are virtual doesn't mean we have to make the learning any less fun. I try to ensure we are learning in different ways from week to week so it doesn't become monotonous. I also try to encourage them to  have their camera on by having them physically raising their hand and show their expression as we chat and I teach so I can gage their interest and understanding. I continue to give them high interest content that is relevant to their lives and new so they want to come back for more they next day. Of course cliff hangers in our read aloud novels help, too! :)

2. Consistency in Location of Needed Tools- we created our Emerald Team Hub and I created two Bitmoji classrooms that house everything. My students know they can find everything for our team on the Hub from each class, to our Meet Links, to Tech Help, to Flex Info, to my Weekly Guides, to Schedules, and more. This has been super helpful because they know it has all the answers and they can always rely on it. My Bitomji Classrooms have also been an engaging way to house all the links we use on the daily for Reading and Writing with visuals to help them know where they are going. They love them!

3. Flexibility- Obviously as teachers, we have to flexible, but this is a whole new level of flexible! I have learned that even more so in the regular F2F classroom, students are learning at very different paces, not only because of their own learning needs, but also because of their home life, parent support or lack thereof, and technology reality at home. I am constantly reworking my plan based on tech issues and students questions that sometimes require a whole class answer rather than one on one. I've also been more patient this year than I think ever before just because of the nature of it all. We have the sweetest students who really want to learn and do their best, but lots of times they need more help they we may realize with a variety of things. I would also having students share their screen and also helping one another has been huge. They are wonderful about offering tips to one another! :)

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1. Blocksi- the absolute best tool to help students learn and ensure they understand what you are asking them to do and help them to stay on task! The Message option on Blocksi is also incredible because it is allows me to have one on one conversations with students without having to involve all the rest the students, especially if it is private. It is also so nice that they can message us from their end if they don't want to post a question to the whole group.

2. Google Classroom- I have used GC for five+ years, but I feel like I am using it better than ever before as it is another wonderful way to communicate with students one on one with comments on their work. The rubric option is also amazing that students can see it all right there digitally and we can save comments to reuse them from one student to another. I have also learned how to hide Assignments and Materials until we are ready to learn/do them so that students are not completing work early before discussing it and becoming confused. I've also posted on my read aloud clips on Google Classroom which has been so nice for it all to be in one place.

3. Jamboard- has been absolutely wonderful for allowing kiddos to have a feeling of the classroom and gallery walks, creating anchor charts, and backchanneling while reading. It has been an incredible resource to have students collaborate together on one while in Breakout Rooms. They love it and gives them a regular type groupwork atmosphere. They have become SO creative with it!

4 & 5. Cincy Library Overdrive/Loom- (sorry for adding more, but it is true :) ) I have relied on these amazing sites to allow my students to access all their Independent Reading books that are high interest and challenging to them. My main priority is for my students to strengthen their independent reading game and this has been the key since they cannot access my plethora of library books in my classroom. There are SO many wonderful books available and the site works so well! For our read aloud novels, I have rented the books and then recorded myself reading it or recorded the Audible reading paired with the pages. This way, whether I pre-record it or record it live, students who are having tech issues or are absent, can access it all later! Loom is much faster than Screencastify and is more user friendly!

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1. Patience & routine - watch on blocksi to make sure students are following along; I go through specific steps - everyone open to google classroom, click on classwork, open what ever assignment students need. Make sure to explain and let students practice the tech skill needed for an assignment b/4 teaching it. Be clear giving instructions
2. Meet link - make sure students know how to attend their classes using meet links. Make a plan with students as to what to do if teacher is kicked out of meet link.
3. Speak a little slower in the remote world. There is lag time between teacher and students
4. The home environments can be VERY loud and distracting -- realize you can not control student learning environments

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Blocksi
All of the components of Google Meet
jamboard

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1)Kami--drawing tools used on any doc. You can assign a Google doc w/ Kami tools as an option in Google Classroom

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1)Kami--drawing tools used on any doc. You can assign a Google doc w/ Kami tools as an option in Google Classroom

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2) document camera
3) Google Classroom

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- Take time to go through each technical step at the beginning of virtual learning. This will save time in the future.
- Realize that you have little control over the home learning environment of the students. Give them a friendly reminder to turn off their mic to help themselves and the class concentrate when there is noise in the background.
- Inform the parents/learning partners when you will be collecting data for IEP goals so they are aware of the prompting they are giving to the student.

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Google classroom - Try to make all assignments come through google classroom, saves a lot of headache.
Jamboard - Great way to get instant feedback
Blocksi - This is a literal saving grace.

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Blocksi is helpful for those students who do not know how to present their screen and need help navigating to another document/website.

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1) Blocksi - This helpful to have individual conversations with students and to keep them on task! (close their unnecessary tabs).
2) Whiteboard (link below) - online whiteboard where you can push screens out to the students and view all students whiteboards at one time.
3) Edpuzzle

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Three tools:  #1 Kami is such a great resource for annotating pdfs #2 Attendance taker for Google saves so much time and energy  #3 Nearpod has helped me teach many virtual lessons that are engaging.

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Three tools:  #1 Kami is such a great resource for annotating pdfs #2 Attendance taker for Google saves so much time and energy  #3 Nearpod has helped me teach many virtual lessons that are engaging.

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Three teaching strategies: #1 I use the PBIS system to award participation. I also use the raffles by weekly for incentive. #2 I often ask questions of students who are not showing their video to see if they are still paying attention. #3 As students are joining the session I ask random questions about their weekends or favorite foods or movies to get them engaged and develop relationships.

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#1 - 3 tools -- Google Classroom, Blocksi, EdPuzzle, online resources for the textbooks (Savvas)

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#1 - 3 tools -- Google Classroom, Blocksi, EdPuzzle, online resources for the textbooks (Savvas)

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#2 - Everything takes longer than in the F2F setting. Brain/screen breaks. Create routines just like you do in the classroom -- this makes life easier in the long run.

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-Remind students that they should only have 1-2 tabs open in Chrome and to make teacher video full screen (pin) for Google Meet. Chromebooks run the best this way. If they are still having issues they can move closer to the router or turn off the camera.

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- Non-verbal feedback is essential. Kids are very hesitant to speak when they have a question so being able to look at their faces to see if there is any confusion is essential (They have terrible poker faces)
- Understand the kids are going to be confused by all the new programs and how to access things.
- Try to create a time for the kids to get away from the screen for 2 minutes, they will be more active in learning after..

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-Non-verbal feedback from students is great (at least for music since I cannot hear them). "Thumbs up/down if you...." or "Rate yourself on a scale of 1-5..." or "Wave at me if you...".  Quick feedback from students without bombarding the chat or having to unmute.

-I like to have the students raise their actual hands, not the virtual one, so they have to have their camera on.

-When sharing audio (from a video or other source) it is best if they can play it on their computer. I put everything in Drive or Youtube and share the link so they can play it directly on their device.

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-PearDeck: for any slide shows to make them interactive and fun

-Attendance taker for Google Meet (plugin): Tells you which kids are there, and when they are present. If they leave early it will track it for you. Saves so much time!

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Question 1: What are 3 online tools ALL teachers should know about teaching in the virtual classroom?

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Question 1: What are 3 online tools ALL teachers should know about teaching in the virtual classroom?

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Question 2: What are 3 teaching strategies ALL teachers should know about teaching in the virtual classroom?

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Question 2: What are 3 teaching strategies ALL teachers should know about teaching in the virtual classroom?