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Teaching Tools

These are tools that will help you connect with students, share information or improve efficiency.

Key Technology Supports

  • 287 How-To Technology Help Resources
  • Video Tutorials for Google Resources

Connecting with students, staff and families

  • Online Meeting Protocols: Guidelines for connecting to meetings on Hangout or Zoom
  • Google Hangout or Meet: See videos in the Hangouts and Calendars section. Use to connect with staff and students who have gmail accounts
  • Zoom: Web conferencing tool that with a few improvements over Hangout (like being able to mute all participants’ audio and video).
  • Remind app: this can be used to connect with families from your cell phone without giving away your phone number.
  • Marco Polo: app combining texting, social media and video chats

Technology in the Classroom

  • 287 PBL, Makerspace, Coding Distance Learning Resources: additional activities for ideas
  • Flipgrid: a free, simple way to foster short video-based discussions on classroom topics.
    – Sample Flipgrid template
    – Learning at Home, collection of 50+ topic-based discussion prompts
    – Family Learning Guide
    – How to set up a Q&A check in board in Flipgrid
    – Flipgrid’s feed with lots of educator examples and resources

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