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When I have held in-person trainings in the past, I tend to walk around my environment as much as possible, acknowledge people by name, keep close proximity to them, engage in laughter over a funny remark or scenario. Use my body to act out or mime a concept. Movement tends to help us retain information better, particularly for participants. Also, you can almost overlap one another in speech, briefly without being disrespectful while in person, without being "paused/blocked" out, similar to what happens while on Zoom.

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You can now use automated transcription service Otter.ai to transcribe and provide closed captions for Google Meet calls with the help of a new Chrome extension. Meetings will be transcribed in real time, and transcripts will be saved right to your Otter account so you can access and share them later.

Otter.ai says the extension works with all of its plans, meaning even free users will be able to take advantage of the tool.

To set it up, first download the Otter.ai Chrome extension here. Once you've installed it, head over to meet.google.com and then click on the Otter extension. (You might need to click the puzzle piece icon to open the extensions menu to find it.) Then, you may be prompted to log in to use the extension, though I was already logged in when I tested it. From there, log into your meeting, tap the "record" button from the Otter extension, and you should see the transcription start to fill out in real time.

You can also activate closed captions by clicking the button with "cc" surrounded by a box in the Otter window. But Google Meet already offers a closed captions feature, which you can turn on by clicking a similar icon in the menu at the bottom of a Meet window, so picking which to use will be a matter of personal preference.

Otter.ai doesn't just do live transcriptions of Google Meet calls; the service also integrates directly with Zoom. But to use Otter's integrated live transcriptions in Zoom, you'll need to be on a paid Otter and Zoom plan, unlike with Google Meet.

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Otter.ai's new Chrome extension can transcribe Google Meet calls in real time

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Misc. resources
https://nmaahc.si.edu/sites/default/files/downloads/resources/racialhealinghandbook_p87to94.pdf

https://www.teachingforchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/ec_whatifallthekids_english.pdf

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Use this map to help you find the indigenous people’s land upon which you are living/working/zooming from

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Mapping

We strive to map Indigenous territories, treaties, and languages across the world in a way that goes beyond colonial ways of thinking in order to better represent how Indigenous people want to see themselves.

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Native Land is a resource to learn more about Indigenous territories, languages, lands, and ways of life. We welcome you to our site.

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Conference on College Composition and Communication

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We encourage all presenters to provide a land/water acknowledgement before their session. We've worked with local community members and the American Indian Caucus to draft the following acknowledgement. Tribal nations people have always practiced land acknowledgements when visiting territories that were not their own. Acknowledgements are opportunities for learning history, relationship building, situating oneself in a larger web of relations, and holding oneself accountable to being a good guest. Before giving a land acknowledgement, we ask you to do the following:

1. Practice self-reflection
Why are you giving this acknowledgement?
How do you hope to support tribal nations people?
How can your scholarship and teaching make visible indigenous intellectuals and grassroots movements?
2. Do your homework: take some time to learn about the tribal nations people of Milwaukee-past, present, and their future goals
3. Practice the pronunciation of the language and tribes
4. Be honest about the actions of colonizers. Yet, land acknowledgements are not grim. It should celebrate the resiliency of tribal nations people and the gifts provided by the land.

Yet, giving a land acknowledgement is not enough. We do not want to tokenize or fetishize indigenous people or this land. We ask you to also do the following:

We ask you to build real and authentic relationships with tribal nations people through the following: cite indigenous intellectuals in your research, teach indigenous intellectuals, attend sessions by indigenous scholars, and support grassroots movements in your own community.

If you have questions, please contact Andrea Riley Mukavetz, American Indian Caucus Co-Chair.

Land/Water Acknowledgment
As the Conference on College Composition and Communication welcomes attendees to Minowaki, which in Anishinaabemowin means "the good land," we take a moment to thank the water for supporting life in this region for over ten thousand years along the southwest shores of Michigami, where the Milwaukee, Menominee and Kinnickinnic rivers meet. We also acknowledge the ancestors who created effigy mounds made from the living earth between 800 BCE and 1200 CE as we stand today on land that has been inhabited by the Potawatomi, Menominee, Ho-Chunk, Ojibwe, Sac and Fox, and Mascouten people. They are joined today by the Oneida, Stockbridge-Munsee and Brothertown people who were displaced from the east and now, with the sovereign nations and citizens of Wisconsin, serve as stewards of this space.

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We encourage all presenters to provide a land/water acknowledgement before their session. We've worked with local community members and the American Indian Caucus to draft the following acknowledgement. Tribal nations people have always practiced land acknowledgements when visiting territories that were not their own. Acknowledgements are opportunities for learning history, relationship building, situating oneself in ...

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MyPronouns.org Resources on Personal Pronouns

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It means that if you refer to me using a pronoun instead of my name that you can use "she." For example, if Dana goes by "she" pronouns, you could say "Dana went to the library" or " She went to the library."

Often, people make assumptions about the gender of another person based on a person's appearance or name. Then, they apply those assumptions to the pronouns and forms of address used to refer to a person.

Whether or not these assumptions are correct, the very act of making an assumption can send a potentially harmful message -- that people have to look a certain way to demonstrate the gender that they are or are not.

If someone shares their pronouns with you, it's meant to disrupt the culture of making assumptions, and to provide you with the information you need in order to refer to them appropriately.

Just as we generally have names we go by, we also tend to have pronouns that we want to be referred to by. The name or pronouns someone goes by do not necessarily indicate anything about the person's gender or other identities. Names and pronouns tend to be publicly shared, because they are part of the language commonly used to refer to people. However, identities tend to be private (i.e. many people don't proactively share their gender just as many people don't proactively share their race, class, or sexuality with mere acquaintances).

A person who goes by " she" could actually be a man, a woman, both, neither, or something else entirely. The pronoun itself does not necessarily indicate gender, even though culturally " she" tends to be associated with women (and many people find pronouns to be an important affirmation of identity). Again, because people's genders tend to be private, the sharing of pronouns should not be taken as an invitation to ask for potentially private information about someone's gender.

A person who goes by " she" pronouns is generally referred to using " she " and associated pronouns (only in the third person), as in this example:

Please note that some people go by multiple sets of pronouns or by certain sets of pronouns among only certain audiences (just as some people have different legal names from the primary names they go by, or special names they use in certain spaces, such as pen names or performer/artist names). If in doubt, ask.

You can also share your own pronouns by sharing a link to the pronoun you go by. Here are some of the more common ones:

This website also provides much more explanation, examples, and information about pronouns and gender inclusive language. See the appropriate section for more:

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Zoo Atlanta Panda Cam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJGrLNCg0pM

These gentle giants eat almost exclusively bamboo ... and if this webcam is any indication, they do it all day long. Check out their powerful jaws!

California Academy of Sciences Penguin Cam

Let the waddling commence! Watch these little cuties from South Africa and Namibia swim and nest from one of three webcams.

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Seattle Aquarium Sea Otter Cam

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Cornell Lab FeederWatch Cam

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RoyalCam Live Albatross Cam

Albatrosses are large oceanic birds with wingspans up to 10 feet. The last time we checked, this season's not-so-little chick was hanging out in the nest.

Raptor Resource Project Decorah Eagles

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Africam Nkhoro Bush Lodge

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Animal Adventure Park Giraffe Yard Cam

April the giraffe went viral when the birth of her calf was live-streamed in 2017. Now you can check in on her and her son Tajiri while she enjoys her retirement.

Mpala Live African Watering Hole

We're here for the hippos, but at this watering hole in central Kenya, you catch also catch elephants, giraffes, zebras, gazelles, crocodiles, and leopards taking a drink or going for a swim.

Lubee Bat Conservatory Mixed Species Flying Fox Cam

Check out these rescued fruit bats and please, help us figure out if that really is a teddy bear in the cage. Do bats need toys?

Orcalab Rubbing Beach

Believe us-you've never seen anything like this before. Watch as orcas in British Columbia's Johnstone Strait engage in a unique behavior called "beach rubbing."

Audubon Puffin Loafing Ledge

You're going to have to bookmark this one until the puffins return, but it should be soon. In the meantime, you can watch the livestream highlights of Atlantic puffins foraging, feeding, and raising their young in the rock crevices of Seal Island off the coast of Maine.

Brooks Falls Katmai National Park

One more to save for later. For now, check out the amazing highlights of brown bears as they feast on the salmon who have returned to spawn.
Have your own favorite nature webcams? Come share in our WeAreTeachers HELPLINE group on Facebook. Plus, 25 Amazing Virtual Field Trips for Kids.

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Goal Setting with Student-Created Vision Boards in Google Slides!

A great idea for a new year! Student-Created Vision Boards with Google Slides! A student-created vision board is a great way to help students set goals and visualize reaching them! We often use the start of a new year, new school year, or new semester to set goals, personal and professional. Visualization is one of the most powerful exercises for the mind and for reaching your goals. Let's take advantage of this fantastic strategy with students.
What is a Vision Board?
A vision board is a collection of images and words that represent the things you want in life-the things you want to do, the things you want to learn, the things you want to be. I create a vision board for myself each year, and I got to thinking about how valuable this experience could be for our students.

Often, vision boards are not digital, they are hands-on creations, cutting images from magazines, and gluing it together on posterboard. While this is fun and tangible, it may not be as classroom-friendly.

The Digital Vision Board
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You can create digital versions of vision boards using the tools of your choice. Google Slides or Google Drawings stand out as obvious choices when it comes to G Suite. I created an example using Google Slides and the Unsplash photos add-on to show how easy this activity can be. Of course, a digital version allows you to carry it with you wherever you go and regularly reflect on your progress.

Why Vision Boards?

Vision boards are nothing new, but they may be new to students and your classroom. Over the past few years, vision boards have been featured on TV shows such as Oprah and Ellen. Visualization can be a powerful mind-body connection in helping you stay focused on your goals. Let's leverage visualization for LEARNING!

"A goal without a plan is just a wish."― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Vision boards also support Dynamic Learning and the ISTE Standards for Students! This is just one small way we can empower learners in our classrooms this year.

Through the Dynamic Learning model and framework, I shared some ways to go BEYOND, including a mindset to take learning BEYOND the BELL. One strategy to go BEYOND the BELL is to have students set their own learning goals. Help students write their own learning goals, both goals aligned to what they are learning in class, but also BEYOND. What problems would they like to solve? What's something they've always wanted to learn?

Creating Digital Vision Boards with Students

I think this is an activity that just about any student could produce. However, I would recommend this for grades 3 and up.

STEP 1:

Have students brainstorm their goals, both personal and academic. Give them good, guiding questions to help them imagine the end of the semester or school year and the things they hope to accomplish by that time.

You will need to help them understand the difference between unrealistic dreams (becoming King of England) and a realistic goal (reading two chapter books). But don't stifle the dreams in the process, just help them visualize all kinds of things for themselves.

- What have you always wanted to learn?

- Picture yourself at the end of the school year. What does it look like? What did you accomplish?

- What books do you want to read?

- What problems do you want to solve?

- What's something you struggle with that you would like to overcome?

- What's something you would like to learn in this class?.

Help students brainstorm a list of ten or more ideas. Then have students reduce that list to their top five or six. This could quickly get to be a long list and an even longer activity. Help students stay focused and to generate a good list of personal and academic goals. Three of each would be an excellent place to start. I would also suggest showing lots of examples, even creating one for yourself so your students can see the possibilities.

STEP 2:
Add Images
Create your vision boards in Google Slides! As I mentioned earlier, you could also do this in Drawings, but I think the new add-ons for Slides gives it the edge.

- Add images from the Explore tool. Go to Tools>Explore and search. Click on Images, then just click-and-drag into the project. (Note: Click on the image to open and view usage rights. It will appear very small below the image.)

- Add images and icons using the Unsplash Add-On and the Icons by Noun Project Add-On. BOTH ARE FREE, but Icons requires attribution. (Note: Add-Ons do NOT work on mobile devices.)

- Add words, text, shapes, lines, arrows, emoji, even GIFs ...WHATEVER! (I would encourage you not to add video. GIFs could even get out of hand. Remember, you want this to be something they can glance at and visualize in less than a minute.)

Vision boards can take many forms; some are organized, some are chaotic, some are organized chaos. Check out this post from LifeHack for some fresh ideas.

Encourage originality and creativity! You don't want these to be cookie cutter; these should be very personalized!
Google Slides Tips and Tricks: Other Ideas to Spice Up the Boards:
Although the focus of this post is a digital vision board, you can easily go old school with this and get out the scissors, glue, poster board, and magazines. If you do this, take a picture of each vision board so students can save to their Google Drive.

- Use one collaborative slide deck for the entire class and have students comment on each other. (Note: You may want them to create independently first, so they aren't all choosing the same goals and images.)

- Sprinkle some Bitmoji fun in there! (where age appropriate)

- Even add emojis!

- Track goals in Google Keep

- Use Flipgrid for reflection and periodic goal reviews (every 6-9 weeks)

- Share with the world! I would love to see these! Tag me on Twitter or Instagram @ShakeUpLearning.

STEP 3:

Save the vision boards in a shared folder in Google Drive, or if students are okay with it, publish the slide deck on a webpage or Google Site. You can keep it in the slide deck, or students could download their board as an image file (File>download as> png or jpeg.) They could save this image as the background on their personal device!

The key is to have it somewhere handy, so you can review your goals periodically throughout the year.

STEP 4:
What do you think? Will you try vision boards this year? Leave me a comment and share your thoughts! Love to see links to vision boards!
Review and track goals! Review your vision boards periodically. The timing is up to you as the teacher and what works for your classroom. Secondary students could also write out their goals in Google Keep and track their progress. Reflection, discussion, and review will make this a precious experience for students of all ages.

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Maximize the value of your work-related meetings. Gather valuable input, feedback, and insights from your colleagues to make better decisions together!
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For education

Enhance learning outcomes and engage every student in the classroom. Experiment with modern teaching methods using Mentimeter's features!
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Turn tough crowds into engaged audiences

Build an immediate connection with your audience and make them a part of your presentation.

Create an interactive experience letting everyone vote, ask questions, and interact throughout.

Create truly unique presentations

Use a wide range of interactive slides to pose questions, gather feedback, and connect with your audience.

Build an impressive slide deck in minutes, craft an insightful icebreaker instantly, or find a new and creative way to engage your audience!

Millions of voices have already been heard

"Mentimeter allows everyone to ask questions, to get clarification or a clearer understanding on subjects resulting in a more fulfilling learning experience." Teresa Delfin, California State Polytechnic University Explore more stories

Want to become a better presenter?

Impress with Interactive Presentations

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Interact with your audience using real-time voting. No installations or downloads required and it's free!

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How to create a Jamboard (similar to a Padlet)

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EFFORTLESSLY BUILD ENGAGING INSTRUCTIONAL CONTENT, RIGHT FROM GOOGLE SLIDES

The fastest way to transform presentations into classroom conversations

Imagine if you could engage every student in your class, every day. What if you could instantly see who's confused and who's ready for more? That's the power of Pear Deck. And now, with the Pear Deck for Google Slides Add-on, you can add the magic of formative assessments and interactive questions to your presentations right from Google Slides.

Design brilliant slides & engage your class

Open up Google Slides & the Pear Deck sidebar

Design a new presentation or open an existing one in Slides. Just getting started with Google Slides? Upload your PowerPoint or Keynote lessons to Google Slides and get going!

DROP IN FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

Our team of educators created a library of templates to support learning objectives typically found at the beginning, middle, and end of a class. Think: bell ringers, checks for understanding, exit tickets, and more. Simply drop in one of these templates for instant engagement and watch your class transform.

Create custom questions

You can always create your own custom activity or question from scratch. Use Text, Number Response, Multiple Choice, and Web Slide questions to engage students. Or upgrade to Pear Deck Premium to add Drawing and Draggable™ response types.

ADD AUDIO TO ANY SLIDE TYPE

With the Pear Deck Add-on, you can leave audio instructions, descriptions, or examples for your students to hear while they read the prompts and respond to Interactive Questions in your Pear Deck Slides presentations. Make a new recording instantly or upload one from your computer. The recordings you insert will play in the Student View of your live presentation Sessions, so it's perfect for any remote learning lesson!

Present with Pear Deck

Start your presentation and students will join your Session from any device with a web browser. As you advance your slides, students will be prompted to answer your questions! Students' answers can be displayed anonymously on the classroom projector, so instead of worrying about getting the right answer and feeling silly in front of peers, your students are putting ideas out there in a safe, anonymous way, discussing, and learning from each other.

GO DEEPER WITH THE tEACHER dASHBOARD

As an instructor, you can quickly see what each individual thinks on the Teacher Dashboard. Noticing a lot of wrong answers? Adapt! Take a pause, back up, re-explain. But don't forget to help the learners help each other: Why did some people choose this while others chose that? How can we find out the right answer? What else do we need to know?

INVITE TEACHERS TO YOUR SHARED tEACHER DASHBOARD

This feature enables teachers using Pear Deck Premium to share Session controls and valuable student insight with other designated educators, including student teachers, special educators, co-teachers, or even substitutes. With a real-time view of individual student work and the ability to guide and provide direct feedback, educators teaching together can better support the diverse needs of learners everywhere!

Using Videos, Animations and GIFs in your Pear Deck? Get ready to Power-up!

Want to show a video about the Mars Rover in your Pear Deck presentation? Need to carefully layer in information on a slide to reduce information overload? Found a perfect GIF of a plant emerging from its seed? If you want your videos, animations, and GIFs to play at full resolution when you present with Pear Deck, install the Power-Up Google Chrome extension.

The Power-Up is a free Google Chrome extension. Installing it ensures that videos, animation, and GIFs embedded in your Pear Deck slides play at full-resolution on the projector and student devices - exactly the way they should!

Install the Power-Up from the Chrome Web Store on the device you use in class. Now when you present with Pear Deck, the Power-Up magically enables the display of your videos, animations, and GIFs.

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Learn Pear Deck for Google Slides

Watch a video for self-guided Google training:

Or, dive into a self-paced Pear Deck for Google Slides practice deck:

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Pear Deck for Google Slides is the #1 Slides Add-on, making it effortless for educators to add interactive questions and formative assessments to their presentations.

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Canva is a free-to-use online graphic design tool. Use it to create social media posts, presentations, posters, videos, logos and more.

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Wakelet allows you to bookmark, organize, collaborate and present on content all in one platform. Harness your content to build remarkable things.

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Using it a lot to gather ideas and get everyone's voice in the room.

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It's how you include everyone
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Slido gives you everything you need to engage your participants, capture their views and make everyone feel connected - whether you're running a team call, training or an all-company meeting.

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Slido is the ultimate Q&A and polling platform for live and virtual meetings and events. It offers interactive Q&A, live polls and insights about your audience.

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A fun online Interactive Magic 8 Ball will tell your fortune, forecast your future, and give you advice. WARNING: Predictions can sometimes be accurate, inaccurate, or statistically improbable!

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I posted above. Add engagement activities to any google slide deck AND they can become self guided or interactive as a group.
Game changing!

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Walk around and chat with the people in the room so I can get a sense of the group's and individual's state.  I am using different virtual strategies but haven't adjusted to not being able to make good eye contact and connect.

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Walk around and chat with the people in the room so I can get a sense of the group's and individual's state.  I am using different virtual strategies but haven't adjusted to not being able to make good eye contact and connect.

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Give people a choice for which breakout room/activity they want to go to for small group activities

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Give people a choice for which breakout room/activity they want to go to for small group activities

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Use without attribution, no credit needed

Alex-Productions (Aylex) is a music producer that creates tracks in many genres - Cyberpunk, Cinematic, Classical, Electronic, Lo-Fi Hip-Hop, Trap, Ambient, House, and more. For commercial purposes, Alex-Productions offers three types of licenses for his music tracks - PRO License, BUSINESS License and BROADCAST License. The price here is for the PRO License.

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SlidesCarnival: Free PowerPoint & Google Slides Templates That Stand Out

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Captivate your audience with our collection of professionally-designed PowerPoint and Google Slides templates. Boost your presentations and make a lasting impression!

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SlidesCarnival: Free PowerPoint & Google Slides Templates That Stand Out

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Captivate your audience with our collection of professionally-designed PowerPoint and Google Slides templates. Boost your presentations and make a lasting impression!

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Fun and easy way to learn! Hour of code.

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Learn computer science. Change the world.

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Being able to give a hug or handshake to a colleague! 

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Being able to give a hug or handshake to a colleague! 

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Sitting with participants during lunch break and answering questions.

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Sitting with participants during lunch break and answering questions.

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Co-teachers can be participants, colleagues, your own kids...or even a rubber chicken. I recommend JC!

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OBS Studio for video recording and live streaming

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OBS Studio for video recording and live streaming

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OBS Studio is equipped with a powerful API, enabling plugins and scripts to provide further customization and functionality specific to your needs.

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Browse or submit your own in the Resources section

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OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) is free and open source software for video recording and live streaming. Stream to Twitch, YouTube and many other providers or record your own videos with high quality H264 / AAC encoding.

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A few practices to help avoid tech traps include:

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A few practices to help avoid tech traps include:

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1. Have a co-pilot (either a facilitator or a plant in the audience that understands the content/subject matter) that you can rely on to help find links, info, troubleshoot tech, take over if your tech fails, etc.
2.  Have a behind the scenes tech support person (doesn't need to know content but a bonus if they do) for large sessions (may not be needed for smaller informal activities but a necessity for large/formal events).
3. Practice with new tech tools in small group environments (or with friends/colleagues) before trying them live
4. Know your outcomes, tools and audience and use this to help determine what is possible during the time you have together (e.g. if you are introducing the audience to a new tech tool such as drawing tools,  jamboard, breakout rooms, etc. you need to know what the audience view looks like, coach them on how to find/use the tools, and plan for extra time/questions and/or have someone in place to support them so you are teaching/supporting all learners regardless of their knowledge/skills/comfort levels with these tools...and if the time it takes to do this doesn't outweigh the benefit of the activity then consider another way to accomplish the task/outcome)
5. Interaction/Engagement is essential and happens in many different ways...but don't try to do too much if the bells and whistles sound/seem like fun but risk being a distraction from the outcomes

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Virtual Engagement Strategies For Supervisors

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Virtual Engagement Strategies For Supervisors

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This is a document that the Early Intervention-Early Childhood Professional Development (EI-EC PD CoP) put together after the community started brainstorming all the different strategies we are applying to connect with learners/staff in a virtual environment.

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Virtual Engagement Strategies - For Supervisors