Hub Quick Tips by Alison Frauts https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw Useful quick tips for faculty and staff that we can share on our social media channels! en-us 2020-10-07 17:50:02 UTC 2020-12-07 19:12:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Breakout Rooms https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811381188 Did you know that you can allow participants to select their own breakout room? This is helpful if you want to create breakout rooms by topic and allow students to self-select the breakout room/topic they are interested in discussing.]]> 2020-10-07 18:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811381188 Moodle https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811660991 Do you have a student who needs an accommodation?  Create a User Override to give that student extra time, or change the start and end dates for a quiz or assignment in Moodle.

More info here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bk5sKpsUAQ&feature=emb_logo
]]> 2020-10-07 19:36:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811660991 Trick-or-Teach https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811662957 Did you accidentally delete an activity in Moodle?  Check your Recycle Bin (Administration > Recycle Bin) and restore it!]]> 2020-10-07 19:36:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811662957 Trick-or-Teach https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811663573 Want to shuffle questions in your Moodle quiz?  While editing the quiz, check the Shuffle box in the top-right corner.]]> 2020-10-07 19:37:03 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811663573 Trick-or-Teach https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811668600  Need a way to check attendance after a Zoom meeting?  Log into Zoom’s website, click Reports and select Usage.  Adjust the date range, choose your meeting, and voilà! ]]> 2020-10-07 19:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811668600 Zoom https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811671220 Check if your recordings have a password when sharing with others. Log into Zoom’s website and click Recordings. Click Share next to the recording and click the toggle to add/remove a password.

More info here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/205347605-Managing-cloud-recordings#h_48ac2f31-187a-4051-95a6-ef35fae2562c
]]> 2020-10-07 19:39:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811671220 Accessibility pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811693087 Quickly and easily check for accessibility issues in your PowerPoint slideshows using the Accessibility Checker tool. It highlights any issues in your slides and explains how to correct them. Click "File" --> "Info" --> "Check for Issues" --> "Check Accessibility" to get started. 

More info here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qJRsLgCs8M ]]> 2020-10-07 19:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811693087 Trick-or-Teach pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811699880 Want to refresh the design of your Moodle courses? Use the free tool called Coolors.co to generate a colour scheme that you like. Then in your Moodle course, click "Administration" --> "Edit Settings" --> and change the course colours under the "Course Format" section. 

More info here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yiqmhwmzmg ]]> 2020-10-07 19:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811699880 Trick-or-Teach pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811713197 Make your YouTube videos more accessible to readers by including a text transcript. Find a YouTube video, click the three dots below the video, and click "Open Transcript". Save this text to a Word Document on your course near your video. 

More info here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjzrz8RZPhI ]]> 2020-10-07 19:51:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811713197 Trick-or-Teach pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811728498 Using Zoom instant messaging feature for desktop and mobile devices, you can stay connected to colleagues, create chat groups, send files, and have fun online. It's one way to feel less isolated during this time and can be a fast way to communicate throughout the day. 

More info here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED2KJVypVe8&list=PLL6-nOurbfmeVIow2-aERSrT8g6vVy2tS]]> 2020-10-07 19:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/811728498 Moodle https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/824819139 Save time with advanced grading rubrics in Moodle.

See this video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys9BfzuUzdY]]> 2020-10-13 13:41:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/824819139 Grammarly https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/829811762 Did you know Grammarly has a Chrome plugin?

It can give faculty members or students quick access to grammar and spell check.

https://www.grammarly.com/?q=brand&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=brand_f1&utm_content=329885936576&utm_term=grammarly%20plugin%20chrome&matchtype=e&placement=&network=g&gclid=CjwKCAjww5r8BRB6EiwArcckC3Y_N8xtMTISRJhTlNRhTjrFEycDzWF88CjQaL32Ykvi53BfgO4eHRoCsTkQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds]]> 2020-10-14 18:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/829811762 PowerPoint https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/829862131 You can record audio to your slides to make them more accessible using the audio recording tool right in PowerPoint.]]> 2020-10-14 18:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/829862131 Zoom https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/829876434 You can screen record using Zoom by hosting a meeting with yourself, sharing your screen, and hitting the record button! Then save recording to the cloud and share away!]]> 2020-10-14 18:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/829876434 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/866954254 Convert an existing PowerPoint presentation to an interactive Nearpod lesson. Add quizzes, games, simulations, and much more in a few simple steps!

More info: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE8Mb2vALv ]]> 2020-10-27 18:03:40 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/866954254 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/866959603 Do you enjoy using Google Slides? Build an interactive lesson using the Nearpod add-on. Create collaborative discussions, fill-in-the-blank questions, drawing activities, and more, right in Google Slides!

More info: https://cambriancollege.zoom.us/rec/play/u8Aqc-6hqz43G4CQtQSDBKJ6W9S4KPqs1yIa8_Vez0vgVyRRZgbzYbRAZubl4oh1czY-k8woTAGxlKAu

]]> 2020-10-27 18:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/866959603 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/866984445 Did you know that with Nearpod, you can build a lesson once and deliver it in multiple ways? Whether you are teaching in-person, virtually, or fully online, you can deliver a Nearpod lesson synchronously using the "Live Lesson", asynchronously using the "Student-Paced Lesson", or both! ]]> 2020-10-27 18:10:09 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/866984445 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/866996260 Did you know that when students participate in your Nearpod lessons, you can view their responses in a report? Whether you are delivering synchronous or asynchronous lessons, you can view whether your students have answered correctly or incorrectly in your Nearpod Reports. Helpful formative feedback to inform your teaching practice! ]]> 2020-10-27 18:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/866996260 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867010437 Do you want to build more trust and community in your class? Take away students' fears of participating by keeping their responses anonymous in your lessons. Toggle the "Show/Hide Student Names" in your Live Lesson so students' names are hidden. ]]> 2020-10-27 18:15:45 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867010437 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867034938 Want to make your Nearpod lessons appear seamlessly in Moodle? Use the "Embed" option in your Student-Paced lesson to display it nicely on a Moodle page. All students need to do is enter their name and join the lesson - all within Moodle.  

More info: (4:46 mins onward)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE8Mb2vALvc]]> 2020-10-27 18:20:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867034938 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867054760 Add content and multimedia to your Nearpod lesson quickly and easily by dragging and dropping from your computer into your lesson. Add audio files, videos, images, PDFs, PowerPoints, and more. So easy! ]]> 2020-10-27 18:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867054760 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867072501 Teaching a subject where students are learning about landscapes, architecture, history, culture, geography, or art? Incorporate a virtual reality "field trip" into your lesson using Nearpod! Search for a city, landscape, or building using the 360 Cities add-on. Explore museums, historical sites, cultural heritage sites, geological wonders, and much more. ]]> 2020-10-27 18:29:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867072501 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867105635 Teaching math or science? Incorporate PhET simulations into your Nearpod lesson to teach graphing, trigonometry, physics, electrical, chemistry, biology, genetics, and more. Students can interact with the simulations live during a lesson or on their own time in Student-Paced Mode. ]]> 2020-10-27 18:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867105635 Nearpod November pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867119254 Want quick, real-time feedback from your students? Ask their opinions using Polling in Nearpod. Incorporate opinion-based questions to gauge how students feel about a topic, ask if they need extra help, learn more about their study habits, discover ways to make your lessons more meaningful, and more. ]]> 2020-10-27 18:40:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/867119254 Start-Up Checklist pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938463127 2020-11-18 19:22:53 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938463127 Moodle Design pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938464121 Want to add more colour and visual design to your Moodle courses? Looking for some inspiration to get started? Check out our video that demonstrates our new Moodle template, how to view courses shared by fellow colleagues, and how to apply design elements to your course such as coloured sections and graphics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3U5B8S49Fg]]> 2020-11-18 19:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938464121 Syllabus Infographic Template pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938464769 Want to make your winter syllabus more visual and engaging? Try out one of our syllabus infographic templates! Created in PowerPoint, you can download a template from our website and customize right in PowerPoint. So easy! https://teaching.cambriancollege.ca/templates/]]> 2020-11-18 19:23:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938464769 Course Development Page on Website pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938465766 2020-11-18 19:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938465766 Asynchronous PD sessions - check January calendar pirq1 https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938475035 2020-11-18 19:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alisonfrauts16/h10ykisabdz7jonw/wish/938475035