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The Calendar is a great way to view everything you have to do for all your courses in one place. You can view calendar events by day, week, month, or agenda list. The calendar also includes access to the Scheduler, which is an optional scheduling tool in Canvas.

Note: If you change your language or locale preferences, the Calendar week start date may also change. Certain languages or locales change the Calendar week start date to Monday.

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This YouTube video, The Importance & Value of the CHECK LIST explains check lists. I encourage you to make a checklist of your daily to do list for successful online learning.

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This is a great way to stay on task, but also remember to take breaks. This timer system helps students remember to take short scheduled breaks. I used it on this assignment and it also helped me be aware of how much time I was spending on the assignment.

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Google Keep can help students stay organized. Students can use for class notes and small group collaboration. Students can also keep websites during research to help them create a bibliography. Google Keep can be a very useful tool for organization and productivity.

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Wondering how to help keep your elementary school student motivated as the new school year heads into fall? Losing motivation from time to time is common among all K-12 students, whether attending homeschool, virtual school, or traditional school-and it can be a source of stress and strain.

Over the years, many experienced homeschool parents and Connections Academy ® Learning Coaches  have shared their personal strategies for keeping students motivated for virtual learning. Now you can also combat difficult academic challenges, waning self-discipline, and slipping enthusiasm with their ways to motivate virtual school kids below.

How to Make Virtual School Fun

1. Use games to make virtual learning fun.

"Each day I post a 'brain teaser' question on the board that covers anything we're studying. My son can guess at the answer even before he starts to work on it. It really draws him into the classroom and motivates him to get started on the school day," one Learning Coach says.

Such questions can act as reviews before a quiz, or as introductions to new concepts to see what your  student already knows and understands  while keeping him or her interested and motivated to learn.

You can also adapt other classic games(opens in a new tab) as ways to motivate your child to learn classroom subject matter.

2. Track daily progress with marble jars.

One Learning Coach uses jars of marbles as her motivation system. Each student has his own jar filled with as many marbles as he has lessons scheduled that day. As a student finishes a lesson, they take a marble from the jar and put it in the family "completed" jar.

Each student can keep track of how much more they have to do that day. When a student's jar is empty, their school day has been completed!

3. Connect learning to fun activities.

Here's a challenge you may have faced: "My son was having a hard time learning spelling words in our classroom. He just wasn't getting it. One evening he picked up the jump rope we use for PE, asked me a spelling word, and jumped as he spelled it out. So now his favorite way to learn spelling words is to go outside and jump rope. I sit in a chair with a stack of spelling cards and call them out to him. He spells out each word by jumping and saying each letter of the word."

An alternative to jumping rope is to use a ball. You child might enjoy bouncing the ball along with spelling out each letter of their words. If you have two or more children of close enough age in homeschool programs, they can pass the ball back and forth as each says the next letter in the word. Listening for the other to add their letter will reinforce memory and learning.

4. Volunteer as part of learning.

A great idea any time of the year is  volunteering in the community. Make it a reward for completing assignments. "Our children volunteer twice a week at a local veterinary clinic. (It's) an experience they truly enjoy, but they may go only if schoolwork is done well and attitudes are appropriate," one Learning Coach says.

In addition to the service it provides to the community, fun volunteering can:

Motivate your student to complete schoolwork

Serve as a reward for work well done

Teach social interaction in a quality environment

Develop the student's maturity

Provide a taste of work experience.

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5. Find a special place to display schoolwork.

Display your child's schoolwork in your designated home school space, whether it's art, handwriting, or a difficult test that went well. Reserve a place to hang work that your child's teacher returns so your student can see that their teacher does look at his or her assignments and the rest of the family can see what he or she has been working on. This kind of recognition will give your student a big boost of confidence that could help them through a tough day.

6. Let your child see their progress.

Review where your child started a week, month, or year ago and compare it with his or her current abilities. It helps you see which goals have been met and develop new objectives. Help your student set goals appropriate for his or her growth, confidence, and happiness.

Virtual school teachers and counselors are here to support your student, so be sure to include them in your plan to reach those goals and measure progress. And remember to give your kids a chance to set their own goals. They'll be more motivated, and it teaches them independence and responsibility. If you post your student's goals in your homeschool area, they can check them off as they accomplish them, giving your child a continuous sense of achievement.

7. Implement a reward system.

Reward your child's effort and persistence. Many students respond well to rewards that acknowledge academic progress, meeting deadlines, reaching specific goals, and maintaining good attitudes.  Create a reward system  that matches your child's personality.

Once you get your student back on track with schoolwork this semester, keep them motivated and rolling along. Learn how to help your child become a self-motivated learner at any age, and watch the amazing transformation in your virtual school student.

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There is so much to do at the start of the school year, and things certainly don't slow down once your students start completing work and taking assessments. Making sure your students accomplish tasks, meeting with grade level teams, and planning lessons can make for a mess of sticky notes, notebooks, and paper! Why not utilize your digital tools to get organized this school year! One of my favorite ways to get organized is with Google Keep. Start using Google Keep for organizing your notes and to-do lists!

Creating notes in Google Keep is easy! Simply add the Chrome extension or go to keep.google.com. Click take a note and start typing. Notes look like digital post-its and are so versatile! Add images, text, and even voice. Notes can be hand-written or typed. There's so much you can do with Google Keep. Here are a few of my favorite ways to use Google Keep in the classroom!

First, Google Keep is perfect for setting reminders! On the left side of your Google Keep note, there is a bell icon. Click that icon to set a reminder. Pick dates, times, and even locations where your reminder will alert you to a task to complete.

Collaborators

Another one of my favorite features of Google Keep is adding collaborators. Like your other Google Tools, you can invite others to add to your Google Keep notes. This is perfect for assigning team tasks for grade level or curriculum teams. In addition, teachers can add ideas and brainstorm using collaborative Google Keep notes!

Next, there are 12 different color options for your Keep notes. Change the color based on the tasks, curriculum area, home/school, or other categories. One way to optimize the color coding is to use Google Keep as your lesson planning checklist. What do you need to accomplish this week or month in each content area? Color code based on the subject and make a to-do list to check off as the items are complete!

Speaking of to-do lists, making a list is so easy with Google Keep. Just make sure "show checkboxes" is selected. Once you or one of your collaborators complete a task, check it off!

Add Google Drawings

Google Keep also integrates so well with other Google tools. Click the three dots on your note to add a Google Drawing. When your note needs a diagram or image, add the drawing. You don't have to be an artist to add Google Drawings to your Keep notes.

In addition to colors, labels can help you organize your notes. Label based on content area, task priorities, units, weeks/months, and more. The possibilities are endless. Your labels should be based on your organization. Get more ideas on how to get organized in our Classroom Organization Academy!

On the Google Keep mobile app, you can add voice notes! Simply click on the voice icon and your voice will be converted to text. Edit the text on any version of Google Keep but add voice notes on the mobile app only.

Convert to Text

If you choose to handwrite your notes, you may click the three dots to grab image text. Your handwriting will be converted to text that you can send to others or add to a Google Doc.

Google Docs

Did you know you can send your Google Keep notes to Google Docs? Sending your notes to Docs makes it more accessible to share with all users. In addition, Google Docs are perfect for printing or sharing with your learners in the classroom! Jot your ideas on Google Keep then send them to Google Docs for the perfect collaboration.

I love using Google Keep for organizing notes and to-do lists! There are so many ways to use Google Keep. Want to use my templates for your Google Keep? Grab my free headers below when you fill out the contact form below.

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In this blog post and podcast episode, you will learn 13 Tips to Organize Your Google Drive.

Google Drive is the heart of G Suite. Google Drive allows you to store your files securely and access them from any device, as well as create, open, and edit your files.

I have thousands of files stored in my My Drive and struggle with keeping them all organized.

Luckily, Google Drive has an amazing search capability that saves me loads of time.

But did you know that you can do things like color-code your folders, add emojis, hashtags, or add the same file to multiple folders?

There are so many great features of Google Drive that can save you time and help you and your students work more efficiently.

If your Google Drive is a hot mess, I have 13 tips to help you!

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Keeping things organized in Google Drive helps save me time and sanity.

Google Drive is where I store EVERYTHING, including not only my Google file types like Docs and Slides, but I also upload and backup other files like my podcasts and images.

Teachers love to organize, so here are 13 Tips to Organize Your Google Drive!

(Please note, these tips refer to the desktop version of Google Drive, but most tips will work similarly on mobile.)

1. Use Consistent Naming Conventions

A naming convention is the way you name your files.

This is an old school recommendation, but still handy. Even though Google Drive will let you name your files however you like, it's important to be consistent.

Keep file names short but meaningful to you and your students. A consistent naming convention will help clean up our Google Drive.

For instance, when naming lesson plan documents, use the same naming conventions to make life easier.

Example:

Notice, I didn't include "and," not because it is wrong, but to keep it short and simple. Extraneous words are not necessary.

In most cases, there isn't any reason to include the name of the file type because Google Drive will allow you to see the file icon and filter by file types, like Docs, Slides, etc.

If you need to add a date, include month, day, and year. However, remember Google Drive will allow you to see the last time you opened or edited a file, so adding a date may not be necessary. I added it above as a note to myself of the date I was delivering the lesson.

If you need to abbreviate, I recommend using CAPITAL letters to help you remember.

Google defaults to display your files in alpha order, so this also helps you see things more clearly as opposed to naming them with different versions of the same title.

Of course, keep this in mind when you assign files in Google Classroom since Google Classroom will name each student's file the same and append their name to the end of the title.

Bottom line, choose the system that works for you and stick with it!

2. Organize into Folders and Subfolders

Once you have determined your naming conventions, you will want to organize things into folders and subfolders.

To see your current folder list, click on the drop-down arrow next to "My Drive." From here, you can easily click-and-drag files into folders.

If you are organizing as you go, you can also just click on the folder icon from the application to move the file to a folder.

To create a new folder from Google Drive, click on the "New" button, and then select "Folder."

You will then be prompted to name your folder. Remember to use your consistent naming convention.

Be sure to pay attention to what you have selected BEFORE you create the folder.

If you want it at the top-level (as seen above), select "My Drive," then create the folder.

If you want to create a subfolder (a folder within a folder), select the parent folder first. This will save you time clicking-and-dragging things around.

3. Use File and Folder Descriptions

Did you know that Google Drive allows you to add even more information to your files and folders?

You can view the details and activity related to a file or folder by first selecting the file/folder, then click on the "View Details" icon near the top-right.

Here you add additional information, a more detailed description, a note to yourself, or whatever you need. This also makes your file more searchable.

4. Create a Master Folder for Each School Year

Many teachers like to create master folders for each school year. As most teachers are on a school year cycle, this helps you organize each year's files and folders.

You can then add subfolders for other topics, lessons, etc.

5. Color-Code Your Folders

Adding color to your folders can help you visually recognize files faster and give you additional ways to organize your Google Drive.

As you can see in the screenshot above and below, the folders are colored. Not only is this more visually appealing than plain old grey, but you can assign meaning to specific colors.

To change the color of the folder from Drive.

1. Right-click (or control-click) on the folder

2. Go to "Change Color"

3. Select the color from the palette

You may really love color coding and color all of your folders, or you may be more like me and just add color to your most important folders, so they stand out.

Again, choose the style and method that works for you.

6. Try a Numbering System

Numbering my files and folders has helped me keep my most important folders at the top of My Drive, no matter what they are named.

Now compare this screenshot to the one above where I only used words. By adding the number, I can now see my classes in order (and the rainbow pattern I assigned ;)).

I also used numbers to help me get my most important folders at the top of My Drive so I can get there is just one click.

7. Add Emoji and Special Characters

Adding emojis ? and special characters ✿ can add a little extra fun to your files and folders, and your students will love this too!

Emojis can give you and your students a visual cue, and help emerging and struggling readers and well as English Language Learners process the information.

There are lots of ways to find and copy emojis into your file and folder titles. One of my favorite resources for this is Emojipedia, where I can search and copy emojis quickly on the desktop. There are also many Chrome extensions and other places you can find emojis.

Another great resource that I learned about from Jen Giffen is copypastecharacter.com, where you can find symbols, emoji, and other special characters to spice up your organization. (Highlight the character you want, and copy and paste where you want it to go.)

Tip: You can use this idea in Google Classroom as well! Try adding emoji to your assignment titles and directions ?.

8. Try Hashtags

Another way to help organize your files and folders is to use hashtags as we use on social media. These could be words or numbers, like #msbell or #001.

This strategy could be overkill if you use it for everything, but it could be a way to personalize your files. I have used hashtags for event files that have hashtags, like #edcamp.

You may find this handy for numbering your assignments. Adding the # symbol helps group the numbers in a unique way, so when you search, you don't get EVERYTHING that has the number one in it, just #001. This is a strategy I recommend for naming assignments in Google Classroom, which in turn, will name your related Google files and folders.

See also: 6 Tips for Getting Started with Google Classroom.

9. Try Google Drive Workspaces

Take advantage of the new Google Drive Priority Page and custom Workspaces to better organize your Google Drive as your work.

Look for "Priority" to appear above "My Drive."

You can make the Priority page your default home by going to your Google Drive settings.

Priority is using machine learning to try to predict what files you will need next and making those available at the top of the page.

Below Priority, you will also see Workspaces. Workspaces allows you to create a collection of files in one location.

"The Priority page also organizes files into workspaces. These let you gather a private set of working files for ongoing easy access. Adding files to a workspace doesn't affect their storage location or permissions -it just aggregates files to help you find them faster. Our studies show most users only work with around 10-20 files at any given time. Workspaces help make sure you can get to those files more efficiently. To build your workspace, you can use Drive's intelligent file suggestions or add files manually." (G Suite Updates Blog)

In Workspaces, you'll be able to see intelligent suggestions of related content to group together for easier access- like multiple files related to the same project. You can also create your own personalized Workspaces collecting any files you have access to, including content stored in your My Drive and various Team Drives.

Create a new workspace from the Priority page.

Alternatively, you can right-click on any file and select "Add to Workspace" to dynamically group files as you work.

10. Add Files to Multiple Folders

When organizing your Google Drive into folders, it can be difficult to decide exactly where to save certain files. For instance, would the draft of this blog post go in my "Blog" folder or my "Google Tips" folder?
Use workspaces to organize files without moving them.
Digital file folders typically imitate the old, paper-based way of doing things. With folders in Google Drive, you can do more!

You can add files to multiple folders without having to make copies. This allows folders to act more like tags or categories, which is much more useful.

1. Single-click the file in Google Drive

2. Then use the keyboard shortcut, "Shift + Z."

3. A pop-up will open and allow you to "add that file to another folder.

11. Use the Advanced Search to Find Anything in Your Google Drive

Even when you aren't the most organized Google Drive use, you can rely on the search capabilities to find anything!

You can do a simple search, or click the drop-down arrow from the search box for more advanced search options. You can filter by file type, owner, keywords, dates, and more!

To learn how to make the most of thes features, see this post: 8 Ways to Find Anything in Your Google Drive.
To add a file to multiple folders from Google Drive,
12. Leave "Shared with Me" Alone

The "Shared with Me" section of Google Drive is just an aggregation of files that have been shared with you in some way.

Many users want to clean up this section, but I advise teachers to just leave "Shared with Me" alone. These are not your files. Think of it like a feed showing you what files you have access to that are not your own.

If you begin deleting files, it can often cause problems for you or other users, so the best advice is just to accept it for what it is.

However, there is a way to add these files to your own folders. (See the tip below.)

13. Use "Add to Drive" to Organize Shared Files and Folders

Even though "Shared with Me" may not be pretty and organized as you like, there is a way to add these files to your own drive and organize files into your own folders.

When you have the shared file open, you will see a Drive icon near the top left.

Once you click that icon, the file will be added to your Google Drive, and you can organize it into a folder. (Note: This is not making a copy. It is just giving you access to the file in your Drive.)

You can also add the files from the "Shared with Me" section of Google Drive by right-clicking on the file and choosing "Add to Drive." Or select the file and click on the "Add to Drive" icon from the menu.

I hope these tips help you keep your Google Drive more organized, and be sure to share these tips with your students! Do you have a tip to share? Leave a comment or voicemail with your favorite Google Drive tips!

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With Mote, easily add voice comments and audio content to documents, assignments, emails and forms.

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You can also create voice notes for any website or application directly from our Chrome extension menu - simply click on the browser icon to access our 'Motepad' recorder.

You can embed your mote recordings into apps like Notion and Google Sites, or share your voice notes as a QR code.

Mote supports transcription in more than 20 world languages, including English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Arabic.*

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Add voice comments within Google Classroom's Stream and Private Comments views, as well as within Google Docs, Slides and Sheets. Look for the Mote icon in comment boxes.

Record and insert audio clips within Google Slides and Google Forms - simply click on the Mote icon within the application to insert your audio.

Add voice notes anywhere, using our voice recorder accessed from the extension icon in the browser bar.

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Students can leave voice notes, and react to teacher feedback and comments, to let teachers know that they've understood and will action feedback, or that they need more help.

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Add voice-to-text transcription to your voice note - just click the Mote icon in your browser window to access the menu - and choose from more than 20 world languages to transcribe.*

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I have used Chat GPT to help me write emails to parents and to give me ideas for recommendation letters. These administrative tasks can take too much of my time and energy trying to get it just right. There is a saying, "Done is better than perfect". I stress about it, but it doesn't have to be perfect and AI helps me get it done.

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Teachers can use the artificial intelligence tool to effectively automate some routine tasks.

ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot trained to understand typed prompts and generate content that sounds human, is the fastest-growing web platform ever. For a couple of months, I've assessed how ChatGPT handles dozens of common teacher tasks. It's not perfect, but the chatbot can reduce the 10 hours and 40 minutes a day that the average teacher works by automating the first drafts of our most time-consuming professional writing.

In the paragraphs that follow, I've divided these tasks into the following categories: planning instruction, handouts and materials, differentiation, correspondence, assessment, and writing instruction and feedback. Welcome to the revolution.

Category 1. PLANNING INSTRUCTION

Unit outline:When you align its output with the Common Core State Standards, the AI tool is able to craft a unit outline for any grade level, subject, or timeline.

Lesson plans:Ask ChatGPT to write a lesson plan on, say, Westward Expansion. The tool composes assessments, activities, scaffolding, and objectives. Want that in the form of problem-based learning or revised for a flipped classroom? ChatGPT can adjust the lesson plan according to your instructions.

Slide shows: When directed to outline a slide show for any topic and grade level, ChatGPT creates an intuitive organization and adds formative assessment questions if requested.

X-factor instruction: When I asked ChatGPT to devise a "challenging and creative approach to teaching metaphors" to students, the tool described an activity that involved integrating student-created metaphors into original stories conveyed through visual genres (e.g., a comic strip, a storyboard).

Simplify topics:Having difficulty articulating an advanced concept? Ask ChatGPT to "explain the topic to a first grader." Here's the tool's simplified explanation of chloroplasts: "Chloroplasts are little green things inside plant leaves that help the plant make its own food. They are like tiny factories that use sunlight, air, and water to make the plant's food."

Discussion questions: Use ChatGPT to write engaging, higher-order prompts for a class discussion on any topic.

With its mighty language processing and generation capabilities, ChatGPT can streamline planning when you're developing the following assets:

Category 2. HANDOUTS AND OTHER MATERIALS

Develop instructionsthatdescribe cooperative learning roles and expectations.

Generate assignment directions with a detailed overview, grading criteria, a description of the required format, and task details.

Create solved examples of math problems, chemistry equations, etc., with explanations of each step.

Build a prereading or advance organizerby extracting critical and unfamiliar vocabulary from a chapter and listing keywords with their definitions.

Provide word problems-for example,using ratios: ChatGPT gives the problem, the formula for solving it, and a full explanation of the procedure.

Compose a syllabus (boilerplate) that includes a course schedule, late-work policies, and a description of how assignments will be graded.

Make flash cards with questions and answers.

Produce posters that list classroom rules, 10 reasons why algebra is important to the students' future, or the 20 most common writing errors of high school students, with short definitions and examples included.

Perhaps ChatGPT's biggest time feature is that it can generate text for materials and handouts that target your specific instructional needs. It can do the following:

Category 3. DIFFERENTIATION

Need a choice boardfor an art activity? Boom, done. Ask ChatGPT to create a passage, chapter, or book summary for students who need support. The tool can also function as a text compactor that analyzes readings and creates more concise and condensed versions. Furthermore, the AI will generate differentiated rubrics for an assignment so that each heuristic emphasizes customized expectations and levels of challenge.

Category 4. PROFESSIONAL CORRESPONDENCE

Using ChatGPT, teachers can streamline communication with parents, colleagues, and administrators via AI-composed welcome-to-class letters, newsletter copy, volunteer and donation requests, supply lists, grant and field trip proposals, assembly programs, and permission sheets.

Category 5. ASSESSMENT

Quizzes:AskChatGPT to create tests on specific topics using any type of question format. Paste a passage into the chatbot or identify the title and chapter of a classic piece of literature, and the AI will produce a test bank and answer key.

Rubrics: ChatGPT will compose a rubric for any type of student performance. Depending on the needs of the user, examples include analytic, holistic, and developmental rubrics, as well as rating scales.

Checklists: The tool can develop an observation checklist to document students' academic, social, emotional, and physical progress.

Cloze tests: ChatGPT can create a Cloze comprehension test, where words are removed from a passage, and the reader is asked to fill in the blanks to test their understanding of the main ideas, vocabulary, and sentence structure of the passage.

With careful oversight, teachers can use ChatGPT to quickly create a variety of assessment materials.

Category 6. Writing Instruction and Feedback

Prompt generator:The tool can compose writing prompts for any genre and include a corresponding rubric.

Essay improvement: Submit sections of student writing to ChatGPT, and it will suggest enhancements.

Grammar feedback: When kids make grammar errors, teachers can direct ChatGPT to define, describe, and identify how to improve the error and also provide examples.

With ChatGPT's assistance, teachers can improve their students' writing skills through a range of tools and features.

While ChatGPT amplifies our pedagogy and automates routine tasks, it's easy to overlook its greatest weakness: The tool always sounds authoritative, even when disseminating inaccurate content. Erroneous and polished bloviation pops up in human communication as well. Nevertheless, we must check all AI-produced information for accuracy and usefulness before it reaches students.

The chatbot's prose represents another shortcoming. Without clear directions from the user, it comes off as canned, like it was written by an algorithm, when a prerequisite for uplifting, informing, and empowering students and school stakeholders is correspondence that sounds like you, not Wikipedia. Using ChatGPT responsibly means always viewing its compositions and curricula as first drafts.

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