Name Picker

Richard Byrne shares one of my tools- Wheels of Names! Bet you could use it on
Google Meet or Webex- just add the student names when you start the call.

Files linked in Google Drive

Alice Keeler shares her strategy for using Google Drive in her classroom.  I especially liked the idea of using Doc or Slides for directions- think how much it would save you in the Classroom.  Please read her post here.

Student resources in Discovery Education

Check out the new Student Learning Activities channel in Discovery Education. 
From virtual field trips to ways to use Discovery, you will find grade-level
activities for your students. Log into your account and search for student
learning- the channel will appear in the search.

Got a Chromebook? Make a movie!

In his blog post here, Richard Byrne shares how to create and share a video using your Chromebook’s built in tools.

Make private comments a conversation

Alice Keeler suggests using comments as a conversation in Google classroom.  Please see her blog post here.

Earth Day Virtual Field Trip

Sign up here for a Discovery Education virtual field trip on Earth Day, April 15.  Here’s the description:

NEW Virtual Field Trip from FUTURE U.  Students will get a fresh look at the future of sustainable innovations on an engaging journey that can be incorporated into your Earth Day lessons. Join us on a virtual journey to meet the incredible individuals who are working to create clearer skies, cleaner water, healthier lands, and a smaller ecological footprint for our planet.

Life Cycles + Storyboardthat at home!

Learning from home didn’t stop Beth-Ann Bulla’s students from demonstrating their understanding of life cycles using Storyboardthat.  Please feel free to leave her students some feedback.

WriteReader at home

Here’s an interesting blog post on how to use WriteReader during our remote learning time.

Sharing Docs in Google Classroom

Richard Byrne does a nice job outlining the options to share a document in Google Classroom in his blog post here. If you are looking to see both the student and teacher view, this video will help.

Fair Use and Reading online

The short answer is Yes- please see this article for some of the situations to avoid.