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Interactive Simulations for Science and Math

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Interactive Simulations for Science and Math

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Over 1.1 billion simulations delivered

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Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

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Flippity.net: Flashcards and Other Resources for Educators and Learners

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Storyboard That is a completely web-based platform for creation. Whether you are in the classroom or across the globe, you and your students can create storyboards with an internet connection!

There are many resources available for teachers in a wide variety of subjects and grade levels. Use them for inspiration, or copy an assignment or storyboard to your account and customize it to fit what you and your students need.

1. Add Students into Classes
Roster your students using Google Classroom or sync data via Clever. You can also invite students with a link or manually add each student.

2. Create an Assignment
Create your own assignment from scratch, copy one of our assignments, or copy any storyboard you like and THEN create an assignment.

3. Give Assignment to Classes
Select which classes should see the assignment. Only students in those classes will have access.

4. Students Log In and Create
Assignments are front and center on students' dashboards. They click "Start Assignment" and away they go!

5. View Student Work
Monitor student progress and completed work on the Student Work tab of the assignment.

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In an effort to do our part during the COVID-19 outbreak and to support schools, we can offer you and your school a complimentary pilot for five weeks.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have access for?

We are offering 5 weeks of free access to schools. Request access through the form above.

How fast are you setting up schools?

Storyboard That staff is working to get access to schools as quickly as possible. We can likely get you started within 1 hour of your request during business hours. Requests that come in overnight may take up to 12 hours to be completed.

If you want a later start date, your account will be set up for that date.

Is there a link for me to send to my staff?

After you fill out the form, you will receive an email from us prompting to set up your school. You have the option to send them a special join link. Alternatively, you can send a list of teachers to us at support@storyboardthat.com and we will get them set up for you.

Can we roster via Clever?

Yes, thanks to our partnership with Clever, we can roster your entire school or district for free.

How do my students join?

There are several ways students can join, depending on the resources available through your school.

1. Teacher/school admin rosters with Google Classroom (recommended)

2. Teacher/school admin syncs via Clever (recommended)

3. Teacher invites students with a special link (recommended)

4. Teacher manually creates accounts with user names and passwords and distributes to students

5. Students go to https://school.storyboardthat.com and join your account using your user name and access key.

After you have a teacher account, go to https://www.storyboardthat.com/portal/create-assignment and add a title and instructions. You also have the option of including a template, an example, and a rubric.

What resources do you have?

Storyboard That has various Teacher Resources available.

Nearly all of our Teachers Pay Teachers resources are now available for only $1.00. Don't forget, you can also sell the resources you make on Storyboard That on Teachers Pay Teachers.

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COVID-19 has impacted the lives of people around the world. As Jared and Lily Zheng shared yesterday, the daily routines of millions, including educators and students, have been impacted. And our Microsoft Education team is committed to helping teachers and students stay connected and engaged.

As some schools look to continue learning remotely for the safety of their students and faculty, Microsoft Teams for Education provides an online classroom so students and teachers can find new ways to continue to focus on learning. Free for schools and universities, Teams provides an online classroom that brings together virtual face-to-face connections, assignments, files and conversations into a single place accessible on either mobile, tablet, PC or browser.

We have heard incredible stories about how educators are supporting students and have also received questions regarding how students and educators can stay connected using technology. We want to take this time to share some of the ways you can stay connected and engaged with classrooms and faculty during this time.

To learn more about Microsoft Teams and how to get started, you can join the live webinars on March 26 th, from 8:00 - 9:30 AM PST, after which they will be available on demand. To see all the webinars, click here.

Microsoft Teams is included in Office 365 A1, which is free for educational institutions. For IT guidance on how to deploy Office 365 and get your entire school started on Teams, check out this page. Once Teams is enabled, students and faculty can start using it by entering their school email address at teams.microsoft.com. For any support questions or issues, file a ticket here and for more information on Teams training or other professional development workshops, contact your local Microsoft store.

We are learning so much from schools all around the globe that are enabling remote learning in ingenious ways and you can learn more about Microsoft Teams for Education here. No matter which tools you use, we wish your students, faculty, staff, and families all the best.

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Find a location with strong WiFi signal, find a clear background and ensure plenty of natural light. When using webcam, turn your camera off to reduce lag.

Disclaimer: Note that YouTube is not a core service of G Suite for Education. YouTube is an additional service, which can be enabled by your domain administrator.

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GeoGebra - the world's favorite, free math tools used by over 100 million students and teachers

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FREE AT-home retreat

A retreat is an opportunity to draw away from the world for intentional time of prayer and reflection. In the current climate, this retreat, "Peace in Pandemic Times," focuses on regaining a sense of God's presence in the midst of turmoil and distress. It includes scripture study and a Litany of Trust. This retreat was designed for teachers in our Catholic schools, but it is available for all. Click the button below to access the web-based self-paced retreat on your own time.

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A retreat is an opportunity to draw away from the world for intentional time of prayer and reflection. In the current climate, this retreat, "Peace in Pandemic Times," focuses on regaining a sense of God's presence in the midst of turmoil and distress. It includes scripture study and a Litany of Trust.

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FORMED brings beautiful and faithful Catholic content to parishes, families, and individuals. There is something for everyone here: award-winning studies and parish programs, inspiring audio content, movies, e-books, and family-friendly kids' programming. Led by the Augustine Institute and Ignatius Press, and in collaboration with over 100 content providers, this site reaches more than one million subscribers worldwide.

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Educator, student, marketer, engineer, gamer. Whatever part you play, you'll have simple, yet powerful screen recording and editing tools.
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Easily share your creations in multiple channels. Let more viewers watch, pause and rewind on their schedule while maximizing time by eliminating unnecessary meetings.
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Collect video assignments to ensure any team or student is heard. Track viewing activity and add interactive questions and more to ensure your message is understood.
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FREE Tynker at Home offer for students learning to code at School

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At Tynker, we know you're concerned about the effect of the COVID-19 coronavirus on not just the health and safety of your loved ones but on the education of your students in the weeks to come.

That's why we're making Tynker for Home, our premium home learning programthat complements our school product, available for FREE during school closures:

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Even if you've been using Tynker for Schools, using Tynker for Home boosts kids' confidence and accelerates their coding skills. Here are some of the additional benefits offered by Tynker for Home:

Immersive story-based courses where students learn by themselves without needing a teacher to assign a lesson

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We hope these resources will ensure that your kids' time away from the classroom doesn't mean time away from learning.

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The CPALMS Original Student Tutorials is a collection of interactive online lessons created specifically for the standards.

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Jamboard is G Suite's digital whiteboard that offers a rich collaborative experience for teams and classrooms. It is also available for iOS.

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With this Jamboard companion app, you can browse, view, and share Jams created by you and your teammates. Jamboard is a digital whiteboard that lets even far-flung teams sketch out ideas and save them in the cloud so they can be accessed on any device.

This app is for G Suite customers that own a Jamboard device. To learn more about Jamboard, visit google.com/jamboard.

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Transform presentations into classroom conversations

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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 and Study From Home : App Store Story

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Free communication platform to engage with students and families.

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Join 95% of U.S. schools using ClassDojo to engage kids and connect with families! Free for teachers, forever.

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ClassDojo connects teachers with students and parents to build amazing classroom communities

Create a positive culture

Teachers can encourage students for any skill or value - whether it's working hard, being kind, helping others or something else

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Students can showcase and share their learning by adding photos and videos to their own portfolios

Share moments with parents

Get parents engaged by sharing photos and videos of wonderful classroom moments

Share the story of your classroom with families

Instantly share photos, videos, and announcements on Class Story, or privately message with any parent 😍

Parents easily join your class using any device

Instantly translate messages into 30+ languages

Let families know when you're busy with Quiet Hours

All your classroom tools in one place

Make random groups of students. Display activity directions. Turn on background music. And there's so much more to come with ClassDojo Toolkit.

Give students a voice with digital portfolios

Students can showcase their learning by adding photos and videos to their own digital portfolios. Available on Chromebooks, iPads, and any computer.

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Let's look after ourselves, and each other. - Calm Blog

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At-Home Learning

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Coronavirus, COVID-19, is the topic of conversation and concern in school systems, workplaces, and within our own homes. As educators face reaching students remotely, WUCF and PBS LearningMedia are here to help with digital learning tools.

If you will be reaching students remotely and have questions on PBS LearningMedia, please feel free to reach out to janice.sante@wucf.org.

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How to Find Great Learning Resources for Your Students During School Closures

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From using video to project-based learning, get recommendations on the best tools for distance learning.

Schools across the United States and the world are closing due to the coronavirus pandemic and the urgent need for social distancing. This leaves teachers and schools scrambling to figure out how to keep kids learning at home during this time.

Whether you're used to teaching with tech or not, transitioning to distance learning is a big undertaking. So many variables will determine your specific needs -- from your students' ages and access to technology, to the goals and expectations your school district has outlined for you.

While you're ultimately going to know which tools are best for you and your students, we're here to provide inspiration and support. We have thousands of reviews that dig into the pros, cons, and "how-tos" of each app, website, and game. To make sifting through these reviews easier, we've put together this collection of our most relevant Top Picks lists.

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How to Find Great Learning Resources for Your Students During School Closures | Common Sense Education

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Schools across the United States and the world are closing due to the coronavirus pandemic and the urgent need for social distancing. This leaves teachers and schools scrambling to figure out how to keep kids learning at home during this time. Whether you're used to teaching with tech or not, transitioning to distance learning is a big undertaking.

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Order or print CDC’s handwashing posters for adults, teens, and kids. Find posters in Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, and more languages.

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James Francis | October 23, 2017

At Screencastify, we create and view hundreds of screencasts every single day. Over the years, we've picked up a few tips and tricks that separate average screencasts from great ones.

It doesn't matter if you're creating a product demo, recording a lecture for your students, or anything in between. A high-quality screencast will hold your audience's attention for longer and enable them to retain more information. Period.

Making a great screencast isn't rocket science, and a little extra effort can go a long way towards improving your final product.

We asked our team to share their favorite best practices for creating higher quality screencasts. Without further ado, here are our 24 top tips.

1. Create an outline before recording

You may be tempted to just wing it, but even making just a rough outline forces you to organize your thoughts and design a "roadmap" for your screencast. There's no faster way to lose your audience than rambling or jumping back and forth between thoughts. Making a script will also reduce your "ums" and "ahs".

2. Record in a quiet environment

Nothing is more unprofessional or distracting than a dog barking or child crying in the background!

3. Practice once or twice before recording 🚦

Nobody can make a perfect screencast on the first try. While you certainly don't want to over-rehearse, going through your talking points once or twice will help you speak more smoothly (e.g. you won't have to struggle to find the best word or phrase during your recording).

4. Close out all other apps and tabs

This will do two things: 1) free up your computer's processing power so that your screen recording software can run more smoothly and 2) eliminate the possibility of distracting notifications.

5. Grab a glass of water

If you're recording a long screencast or do multiple takes, your mouth will quickly get dry. And trust us...your viewers will notice.

6. Test your recording software

If you record a 5-minute screencast only to realize the audio wasn't picked up, you were speaking too loudly/softly, or your settings weren't right, you will pull your hair out. We don't want you to pull your hair out.

7. Only record what you need

If the content of your screencast is contained in one tab or application, there's no need to record your entire desktop. Only recording what you need will get rid of unnecessary "visual noise" and reduce your video's file size. If you're using Screencastify, you can choose to record only your current tab or crop your video after you're finished recording.

8. Record with standard dimensions 📏

In most cases, you'll want to record with standard dimensions (e.g. 480p, 720p) to make sure it displays correctly on video hosting sites like YouTube and doesn't have black bars around the edges. Screencastify allows you to automatically resize your browser tab to preset dimensions. You can also use a Chrome extension like Window Resizer.

9. Tell your viewers what you'll cover

Before you get into the meat of your presentation, give your audience an idea what they'll learn. This will help them get oriented and know what to be listening for. If you don't do this, they'll be unsure where you're going and won't know what's important and what isn't.

10. Keep it short

It's no secret that video length is negatively correlated with engagement. These days, our attention spans drop off a cliff after 2-3 minutes. If you must record longer screencasts, consider breaking it up into separate, more focused segments.

11. Embed your webcam wisely

While embedding your webcam is a nice way of making your screen recording more personal, it can be overdone. Remember, your viewer will most likely be watching your face whenever they see it. This is great during introductions, conclusions, and other moments when there isn't much on-screen action, but could be distracting during the meat of your screencast. If you record your browser tab in Screencastify, you can toggle your webcam on and off during your screencast.

12. Speak slowly

Rehearse once while consciously speaking more slowly than you regularly do. Then when you record, slow it down even more. Seriously. We're all naturally inclined to speak more quickly when we're giving a presentation. Plus, a viewer can always speed up playback on YouTube if they prefer.

13. Don't worry if you make a mistake 😬

Depending on the context of the video, it's totally fine to slip up once or twice. It makes you seem more like a real human! If you make a large mistake that you don't want in your final video, don't end the recording. Pause for a few seconds and start that segment over. Then cut the mistake out after you're finished recording. If you're a Screencastify Premium subscriber, you can cut clips using our new browser-based video editor.

14. Use a good microphone

Screencasts with poor audio quality are hard to listen to. The good news is that you don't need an expensive, fancy microphone. Simply using basic headphones with a built-in mic is much, much better than simply using your computer's internal microphone.

15. Zoom in 🔍

Don't assume that your audience will watch your video in full screen (in fact they probably won't). This is especially true if you're recording a web page with small text. You can zoom in on your Chrome browser tab by pressing Control (or Command) +. Your audience will thank you.

16. Use annotation tools

Screencastify includes annotation tools for tab recordings that allow you to focus a spotlight on your mouse, draw with a pen tool, and more. These tools can be tremendously helpful for directing your viewer's eyes where you want them to go.

Your browser does not support this video. Direct your viewer's attention with Screencastify's annotation tools.

17. Limit mouse movements 🐭

Excessive mouse movements are distracting. Screencastify allows you to hide your mouse when it's not being moved. You can enable this feature in the annotation toolbar. We definitely recommend it.

18. Use keyboard shortcuts

Similarly, the more you use keyboard shortcuts to do things like enable and disable annotation tools, switch tabs/applications, etc, the less often you'll have to move your mouse. It's worth taking a few minutes to learn Screencastify's keyboard shortcuts.

19. Scroll smoothly 📜

Watching someone scroll up and down websites quickly and haphazardly is disorienting. We recommending installing the SmoothScroll extension, which does exactly what its name suggests. This will allow your viewers to follow your movements more easily and adds some polish to your recording.

20. Cut out dead moments 🔪

There's no reason for your audience to watch you filling out a form, typing something, or waiting for a website to load. Simply cut it out of your video after you're finished recording. You can easily do this in Screencastify using our editor.

21. Don't be afraid to pause

If you need a second to gather your thoughts, think about how you'll present your next point, sneeze, or go to the bathroom, just pause! If you're using Screencastify, press Alt + Shift + P to pause or resume your recording.

22. End with a summary

Recap your recording and tell your viewers what they should have learned. This will help them remember all of your key points - not just the last 1 or 2 that they heard - and make your presentation more effective.

23. Trim your video

Your screencast should start promptly when your viewer clicks play and end as soon as you sign off. Dead air at the beginning and end of screencasts is a waste of time and unprofessional - nobody needs to hear that! Trimming your video takes just a few seconds and has a major impact on the quality of your recording.

24. Give your viewers more resources 📚

Because a screen recording is just that - a recording - you obviously won't be able to answer any questions you viewers have. That's ok, though! Simply provide additional resources for them to check out after viewing your video (e.g. in the video's YouTube description, on your website, in an email), and encourage them to do so at the end of your recording. That way, they'll know exactly where to go next.

Have a tip that we didn't mention? Let us know on Twitter @Screencastify!

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EEEK! I'm not an online teacher but I've been told the possibility of virtual teaching could be a reality due to the possible spreading of COVID-19.

You may be more prepared than you think you are! It's safe to say that some of your lessons will need to be adapted for at home learning but you probably have access to tools that can help with this already! Tools to help you think through this possibility:

Learning Management System. Our school has access to Google Classroom for our lower school teachers and Canvas LMS for our upper school teachers. The ability to add content and share it with others is something that many of our teachers are doing on a regular basis anyway. The ability to have students share their learning back through various assignment options opens the door to many possibilities. For teachers of younger children, use SeeSaw Learning Journal to have students turn in work to you as a teacher- whether it be a video, a photo of something, or a worksheet that they can upload.

Google Suites for Education. Cloud-based computer application software allows for realtime collaboration without needing to physically be together. Students can open a Google Doc, Google slide, Sheet, and Email, to communicate and collaborate with you teachers and fellow students in synchronous and asynchronous options.

Video Uploads to Share Learning. Have students record their learning and upload it to you in video format (or try something like Flipgrid). For instance, a math teacher can assign a Khan Academy video to their students to watch to learn a new concept and then have them do a problem that shows they understand what they learned! Options like Screencastify, Quicktime, or just using the camera option on a device allows students to video learning and share it with the teacher.

Video Conferencing. Teachers can lead courses via options like Google Hangouts, Zoom, or FaceTime. These videos can also be synchronous or asynchronous in nature. Have students log in during 3rd block and teach as you normally would or ramp up the possibilities by having students video conference with subject matter experts, authors, or teachers from around the world for a day of learning outside the box.

Digital Discussion Boards. Discussion boards can happen inside your LMS- both Canvas and Google Classroom have options to keep the classroom discussions going. What a great way to talk about digital presence and expectations for appropriate use when it is happening inside a closed digital discussion board.

Consider assigning options that can't be done easily at school! Have students cook things in the kitchen as a design thinking process. Have students interview family members for their views on a subject being studied and critically consider their view against that of their family members. Create a project based learning opportunity that students can do at home to share learning. Learning can happen anywhere, not just in the classroom. Send students to code.org and have them learn how to code- attach it to the learning in your classroom. Work with the teachers in other departments and create a learning activity that you both can add feedback on. Send students to Brainpop, have them practice math facts with their home Alexa device, or visit an art museum around the world virtually. What are the websites or apps that you have students visit? Give them more opportunities to work with those.

Will the learning look like it does normally? No. You will have to push outside your bubble of comfortability to come up with ideas to turn your class into an online option but with a bit of creativity and planning it can happen!

Here are some other posts I've made in the past that might aid teachers in thinking about digitizing their courses:
Differentiating in Canvas: Discussion boards: Benefits of Digital Testing: Free Apps that Integrate with Canvas: Rethinking Teaching with Available Canvas Tools: https://medium.com/voiceedu/rethinking-teaching-with-available-canvas-tools-6afc84e0d5d6 https://medium.com/voiceedu/free-apps-that-integrate-with-canvas-lms-ab068fc4d9ad https://medium.com/voiceedu/data-benefits-of-digital-testing-7b578da9bb8c https://medium.com/voiceedu/online-discussion-boards-for-learning-d785e7cc7888 https://medium.com/voiceedu/differentiation-of-instruction-in-todays-connected-classrooms-33068c575bb8
The Value of Relevant Teaching: https://medium.com/voiceedu/the-value-of-relevant-learning-41194c93b82

Teacher Tips for Canvas: https://medium.com/voiceedu/teacher-tips-for-canvas-361a9ad693aa

Digital Testing Safeguards: https://medium.com/voiceedu/digital-testing-safeguards-ee39e0d10a39

Digital Course Design in a Nutshell: https://medium.com/voiceedu/digital-course-design-in-a-nutshell-eye-on-the-prize-8fb38d071fd6

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As teachers, we want to meet all of our students' needs. But in a classroom of 30 or more students, it can feel overwhelming. EdTech tools like Nearpod make meeting your students' needs a little bit easier. Not only is the website easy to use, but creating lessons is simple, and there are many built-in tools available within Nearpod to use to differentiate instruction in your classroom. Today, I am sharing 4 ways to use Nearpod in your classroom!

1. Interactive Lessons

One of Nearpod's best features is the interactive lessons. You can use pre-existing lessons that you can upload to Nearpod, or you can create lessons within the web browser. If you want to ask a question for the students to respond to, then embed one into the slides! Students are drawn into the lesson by participating on their own device with the lesson on their screen. Some of the interactive features include:

1. Open-Ended Questions

2. Matching Pairs

5. Collaborate

7. Fill in the Blank

8. Memory Test

These interactive slides allow you to check for understanding immediately during the lesson. One of my favorite features is the collaborate option. Students can share text and pictures with the class in real time. It would be a great tool when brainstorming or introducing a topic. You can also embed websites directly into your presentation! If you are teaching students how to research, or if you want them to complete a reflection on another website, then you can have them go directly to it from the Nearpod slide. You can also embed YouTube videos, PDFs, images, Twitter feeds, virtual field trips, and more!

2. STUDENT PACED MODE

In your classroom, you may have a few gifted students who are ready to move on, some students who are on level, and some students who need reinforcement on a topic. How do you reach all of their needs and different educational levels? Nearpod has the option to present the lesson live or to turn each presentation on "student-paced" so students can work at their own pace, at home or in the classroom. This is a great tool to differentiate your instruction. Here are some ideas where student-paced mode can come in handy!

1. Set up stations and have students work on different lessons, depending on their needs.

2. Have students pair up and work together on student-paced mode, encouraging discussion and teamwork.

3. Let students and parents work together at home. This keeps parents involved in the student's learning and creates valuable discussion and reinforcement at home.

4. Create a flipped classroom. Students need to preview the information before coming to class to allow greater time for discussion and hands-on practice in class.

3. Lessons and Virtual Field Trips

Nearpod has a vast collection of lessons and virtual field trips that are easily shared with your students. Looking for a lesson on linear functions? Desmos has created lessons within Nearpod that can be used in your classroom with a touch of a button! Need to show seniors a college tour? The virtual field trips are ready to go with interactive questions already embedded into the slides. Nearpod has collaborated with Flocabulary, Desmos, iCivics, Newsela, and others to create amazing resources and lessons!*
*Some of these lessons cost money, but there are plenty of free ones available.
4. Student Insight and Data

As you are presenting your Nearpod lesson, you can immediately see student responses and get feedback. If you are presenting in Live Mode, one of the features allows you to highlight and share a student's answer with everybody in the class. This would make for great classroom discussion. After you have presented a lesson, you can see your session in the Reports tab. This makes the data easy to break down and see exactly where your students are so you can meet all of their educational needs.

Nearpod is a great resource to try out this summer and into the fall! There are three different types of accounts with different features: free Silver, Gold, or Platinum. Have you used Nearpod? I would love to hear how you use it in the classroom

If you are interested in more ways to use technology in your classroom, check out our posts on Pear Deck, Khan Academy, or check out all of our technology posts.
Samantha Cast has her Masters in Digital Learning and is a Texas History teacher. As a digital enthusiast, she is always finding new ways to incorporate EdTech into her classroom. You can find her on Twitter at @mrscast.

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We asked teacher blogger Adam Hill, whose school has been closed due to the coronavirus, to explain what the current situation is like at his international school in Hong Kong and how he uses Edpuzzle to connect with his students via remote learning. If you're in a similar situation, you'll love his advice!
Until April 20th, 2020 (at the earliest), schools remain closed in Hong Kong, China and other parts of Asia as governments take precautions to limit the outbreak of COVID-19 (better known as the coronavirus).

We haven't been to school since the Chinese New Year holiday started on January 22nd. We were expected to return to work on February 5th, but the closures were confirmed and extensions continue to be regularly announced. Since February 5th, we've been working hard to continually support our students and offer remote learning engagements that continue to challenge and engage.

Flipped Learning vs. Remote Learning

I hesitate to call it flipped learning because, despite common misconceptions, flipped learning is not about homework, videos or other online tasks. Rather, it is about using those activities to best utilize the critical face-to-face time that we have with students in the classroom.

Flipped learning recognizes the importance of classroom time and, most importantly, time that students have with a supportive, encouraging teacher. In a flipped learning model, input is offered before the lesson so that the limited classroom time can be fully leveraged for creativity, critical thinking, application and other tasks that require higher level thinking and teacher support.

During this period of school closures, we do not have the luxury of classroom time. We must do our best to offer high quality learning experiences remotely. Nevertheless, the practices that are discussed here certainly apply to flipped learning as well.

Remote Learning at Victoria Shanghai Academy

Remote learning looks slightly different in every school, and so it should. What works for us won't necessarily work in all contexts. Nevertheless, I will share our approach in the primary section of Victoria Shanghai Academy, Hong Kong.

The class teachers have been sharing home learning grids daily with learning engagements that are designed to keep the curriculum moving forward. To avoid putting pressure on the parents, we design activities that can be completed as independently as possible. As class teachers, we are online and available throughout the school day to offer support, encouragement and feedback.

We also offer two time slots every day for group video calls using Zoom. We use these to answer questions, clarify our expectations and generally just check in with the children. The Zoom calls have been very well received.

Specialist teachers (art, music, drama, etc.) used to post their lessons separately on whichever day they would normally see the class. However, feedback from parents suggested that the workload from class teachers was a little too much, and that the students were struggling to make time for the specialist activities. This was also a shame for the specialist teachers because they were working equally hard but getting significantly fewer responses.

To address both issues, we've allocated one day per week for specialist learning. On this day (different for each grade), the students get a specialist grid only, without additional work from the class teachers. This also allows the class teachers to take a breather! Again, this was well received by all.

It's been important to seek feedback, gather different perspectives and tweak our practices, but we now feel that we've found a routine that works.

Using Edpuzzle to Enhance Remote Learning

The silver lining of this challenging situation is that all teachers have adopted technology, and therefore, it has been a period of significant upskilling for many.

Edpuzzle has been a core application in my technology toolbelt for many years and I'm thrilled to see more educators discovering it. Especially with the generous upgrade that Edpuzzle is offering to affected schools, many teachers are enjoying it for the first time.

When schools finally reopen, technology tools like Edpuzzle can continue to be utilized to facilitate learning. It is clear that educators who are making the best of a bad situation are embracing this fantastic opportunity to learn, grow and upskill.

We have had a lot of important discussions and even debates about what best practice looks like with regard to remote learning. I would like to highlight a few of these key principles, ones that Edpuzzle strongly support. These also apply to flipped learning and other learning models that utilise technology.
- Students Respond Best to Their Own Teachers
There are many existing educational videos that are fantastic, but students respond best to their own teachers.

With Edpuzzle, we can utilize the existing content without reinventing the wheel and, importantly, personalize it for our own students. Audio notes allow teachers to pause the video at multiple points to add their own verbal comments. Even better, with the voiceover tool, we can use the existing visuals while offering our own explanations.

This has been particularly useful for our Chinese teachers who can explain the content in their usual language of instruction. As it states on the Edpuzzle site, voiceover allows you to "explain a concept the way you would in class - in your own style or maybe in another language".
- Students Should Actively Engage
With online content, it is easy to passively consume. But we need to maintain students' attention, encourage them to think about the content and offer opportunities for them to respond.

Using Edpuzzle, we can promote active learning by adding questions, notes and comments to videos. We can insert these at various points throughout and prompt responses from students before the video can continue. Especially if students need to answer questions about the content, they will need to listen actively.
- Feedback and Support Are Essential
Feedback plays a critical role during this time, as it always does, but not just to support learning. It also shows that we are present, available and active. Even when the students are learning remotely, we are always available to help. As always, feedback is most effective when it is timely.

In fact, supporting students while they work is most powerful, and still possible remotely using online tools such as Google apps. I want to focus my time and attention on in-depth feedback that nudges students forward. I'd rather not spend my time on "tick and flick" marking.

With tools like Edpuzzle, I don't have to. Teachers can simply pre-select the correct answers and the marking will be done automatically. This is good news for students because they get instant feedback. By automating the marking in this way, it allows me more time to offer in-depth feedback and support.

I can find the assessment data in Edpuzzle's instrumental Gradebook, along with progress bars for each student. With these features, I can easily identify which students had difficulties with specific sections of the assignments. I can then interject with support when necessary.

During this period of remote learning, we have utilized a range of technology tools. However, there are a few core tools that we depend on more than most. These have been invaluable across the school, with a range of different ages and by teachers with varying levels of confidence when using technology. One of these, undoubtedly, has been Edpuzzle. I look forward to more educators unlocking its potential and utilizing it long after schools reopen.

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The digital nature of BrainPOP makes it equally powerful in the classroom and for distance learning.
School closures due to weather or more recently, the coronavirus outbreak, have led to a growing demand for effective ways to teach children remotely. Fully-enabled virtual learning environments are no longer a dream for the future, but happening today in locations around the world, and many are equipped with BrainPOP!

BrainPOP's cleverly animated movies and primary sources build knowledge on topics across the curriculum, while concept-mapping and movie-making tools prompt kids to think critically and creatively about what they are learning.

And you can kiss workbooks and making copies goodbye! BrainPOP works on all devices, making it easy for both teachers and students to use from the comfort of their homes.

1. Make Virtual Learning Pathways

Assigning work is a vital part of distance learning. With BrainPOP's feature, teachers can design Assignment learning pathways for students to complete at home. For example, if the objective is to build background knowledge about a topic, you can create a three-part assignment:

1. Watch a movie

2. Read a related article ( Related Readings are BrainPOP's digital articles associated with the topic)

3. Take a quiz to assess understanding

Expand on this pathway by assigning a templated concept map with a question that prompts students to brainstorm prior knowledge about the topic building background.

After watching the movie, have students add to their maps and make connections to what they learn. The concept map serves as a digital artifact illustrating students' learning process.

2. Differentiate for Diverse Learners

One size does not fit all. That's why BrainPOP designed flexible resources that you can adapt and customize to meet students' varying interests and needs. As an example, you can create and assign a partially completed concept map to students who need extra support or scaffolding.

For students requiring more of a challenge, try assigning a map that challenges them to find evidence from multiple movies. Or you can create quizzes for different levels using the Quiz Mixer -mix and match existing quiz questions to meet students' needs or customize by writing your own. Then assign to students to complete at home.

Taking a quiz on BrainPOP results in a score, while interacting with the creativity tools ( Creative Coding, Make-a-Movie, and Make-a-Map) result in artifacts (e.g., movies, concept maps, coding projects)-all of which can be submitted remotely.

The scores and artifacts provide insight into how a student thinks and learns. BrainPOP provides a variety of on its site to help you and your students know the expectations for the different creative projects.

4. Encourage Student Agency

BrainPOP offers hundreds of topics across all subject areas, and multiple entry points to learning. We empower students with the freedom to follow their passions or simply meander, discovering new and interesting information and experiences along the way.

You can choose to use BrainPOP in a prescriptive way, creating assignments and learning pathways, or you can invite students to follow their own BrainPOP adventures. You can even do both. There is no one "right way" with BrainPOP-just what works for you and your students!

There are countless ways BrainPOP can support distance learning. How are you using it with remote students? We'd love to hear your ideas in the comments.

Offering Free BrainPOP Access During School Closures Due to Coronavirus

Distance learning is of immediate importance to schools around the world closed temporarily due to the coronavirus outbreak. Recognizing the enormous impact of this situation, we are offering free, unlimited use of BrainPOP to any school, anywhere, that is closed due to the coronavirus during the period of their closure. Click the button below and complete the form. Then, then keep an eye out for an email from BrainPOP with information on how to set up your account.

We will maintain your free access for the duration of the 19/20 school year.

NOTE: This offer is for schools only and terms and conditions apply. Please contact us if you have any questions.

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Posted by Andrew Gardner on The digital nature of BrainPOP makes it equally powerful in the classroom and for distance learning. School closures due to weather or more recently, the coronavirus outbreak, have led to a growing demand for effective ways to teach children remotely.

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Home Learning Ideas: K - 5th Grade - Seesaw Activity Collection

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Meaningful learning can happen anywhere. Share these activities with students to support remote learning across all subject areas. Find additional remote learning resources for students, teachers, and families at https://web.seesaw.me/remote-learning

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Coronavirus, Snow Days, Monsoon season, rained out? Educators everywhere are trying to provide a quality education for their students. While nothing is as good as in person, we can make home learning meaningful by following a few tips while using Seesaw.

1. Make it hands-on- The need to manipulate, observe, and experiment don't go away just because students are at home. They do hands on learning at home all the time through their natural world. How can we, as educators, capitalize on their home environment to bring forth quality learning?

2. Ask students to take pictures of their hands on learning. Use the Use the camera- camera feature to inspire students to find connections to their learning in their environment at home. We know students need to practice their presentation skills, ask them to give their book report or biography through video.

3. Involve the parents- Parents want to know what their students are learning. Asking parents to play a game with their student or build a terrarium allows students to learn with the most influential person in their lives. Capitalize on their time with loved ones by assigning an interview, encourage them to share 5 fascinating facts about their relative.

4. Relevancy- Studying multiplication facts? Learning about patterns? So many of the items in a household can be used for learning. Asking students to create groups of their favorite toys, take a picture, and then write a word problem about it will engage them more authentically than any worksheet. Their own backyard holds Science lessons waiting to be discovered.

5. Keep it simple- We all want to do the cool projects. What a great time to have students try that new app! No, this is NOT the time for new apps and cool tools! This is the time for consistency and routine. Students should be using familiar technology so they can learn new content. If you introduce new technology and the student does poorly, you won't know if it is because of the comprehension of the content or the ability to use the new tool. Not only could this be bad for comprehension, it may frustrate the parents at home who are helping their students learn. Some parents are not tech savvy and do not understand new technology.

6. Are you uploading a multi-page document for student Multiple Page Documents- work? Make it difficult for students to forget about the next page. On each page, insert a text box or symbol that reminds them to go to the next page. A big box with NEXT PAGE-> should do the trick. Also, know there are limits to multi-page uploads. 10 pictures, 1 pdf (can be multipage), 1 Google slides/doc/sheets, or 1 video.

7. Activities- Seesaw activities are amazing! Make sure that you, as the teacher, try any activity you assign. Some activities have directions that are not clear, you may wish to make an instructional video for these activities. Also, if students have never used Seesaw activities, it may be difficult to obtain quality work. Teaching students routines when using Seesaw activities and the kind of quality you expect, may be something that is challenging for the first time remotely.

8. Encourage students to comment on each other's work. Ask them to go Collaborate- further than simple compliments. Providing sentence stems like, I see..., I think..., I wonder..., can assist students with quality feedback. If you haven't ever tried the copy/edit feature, this can also be a valuable way for students to learn from each other and extend on each others' knowledge. Ask students to create a visual word problem using toys, money, the clock, etc. Then have another student copy/edit a peer's word problem and solve. What a great way for students to learn from each other and with each other.

9. - There are Seesaw classrooms all over the world! Use the blog feature Reach out for students to connect and learn from others, no matter the time zone. Find a classroom to blog with here.

10. Set a goal!- At home learning can be tricky! It is much harder for students to be focused at home (adults too). Ask students to set a daily goal for their learning. Perhaps they aim to have all Math done before lunch time or they attempt to read over all their assignments for the day right after breakfast. Reminding students to set a goal for completion of work each day with help them create a routine.

Seesaw's resource center is full of short, easy help videos. If you have a question, you can easily find an answer!

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The best way for students to access the Class App from home is by signing in with an email address. To ensure student work remains private at home, make sure to tap the wrench icon in your teacher account and toggle 'students can see each other's work' OFF. This way students can only access their own posts and are unable to look at other student work.

If your students do not have email addresses then we recommend turning the sign in mode to Class Code - Shared Devices and setting 'students can see each other's work' OFF. This will only allow students to turn in work and will ensure student work is private.

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The best way for students to access the Class App from home is by signing in with an email address. To ensure student work remains private at home, make sure to tap the wrench icon in your teacher account and toggle 'students can see each other's work' OFF.