Technology in the Classroom Resources
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Contents
- G Suite Tutorials and Tips
- Remote Learning Tools and Tutorials
- Remote Learning Strategies and Tips
- eBooks
- Databases
- Virtual Experiences (Including things parents can do with kids while homebound)
G Suite Tutorials and Tips
G Suite Tutorials |
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- G Suite Updates Blog Keep informed of updates and changes to the G Suite.
- Google for Education COVID-19 Support Resources Describes how the Google tools can help with distance learning with tutorials, webinars, and more.
- Teach from Home A temporary hub of information and tools to help teachers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis from Google, UNESCO, and ISTE.
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Google Drive |
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- Add Your Own Headers on Google Classroom
- The Essential Google Drive Keyboard Shortcuts You Need to Know Lists keyboard shortcuts of commands for Google Drive.
- Google Drive and Google Classroom Tips Tyne Brack explains ways you can organize your Google Drive so you not duplicating files.
- Google Drive Cheat Sheet Download Kasey Bell's guide to Google Drive.
- Google Drive Tutorial Aris Rossi demonstrate the basics of Google Drive in this Sailing into Second blog entry.
- Quick Tips for Changing the Layout of Your Google Drive Richard Byrne shows how to change the layout of your Google Drive dashboard.
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Google Classroom |
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- Add Your Own Headers to Google Classroom Debbie Rudthe shows you how to customize the headings on Google Classroom.
- The Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Teachers and Students Download these cheat sheets for teachers and students written by Kasey Bell.
- Originality Reports Explains how you can access Google Originality Reports to combat plagiarism.
- Richard Byrne's Google Classroom Tutorials A collection of YouTube videos that shows teachers how to schedule assignments, stay organized, use rubrics, and more in Google Classroom.
- Google Classroom Resources Lists all of the tutorials, cheat sheets, and tips from Kasey Bell's Blog, Shake Up Learning.
- 10 Important Activities You Should Be Able to Do on Google Classroom Explains how to invite students and co-teachers to join a class, manage classes, create assignments and announcements, grade and return assignments, and more.
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Google Hangouts |
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- Google Hangouts Usually holds up to 10 participants for an unlimited amount of time. Until September 30, 2020, you can have up to 250 participants.
- Set Up Guide
- Google Slides Q&A How to Learn how you can use Google Slides to allow students ask or answer questions during a Hangout Meet. A fantastic feature to keep students engaged!
- How to Use Google Meet This video demonstrates how teachers can get started with Google Meet.
- Troubleshoot Issues with Google Meet
- Google Meet Training and Help
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Google Slides |
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- Closed Captions in Google Slides Adding closed captions can allow students to follow along even when the sound may not be great. This video will show you how easy it is to set up.
- How to Add Sound to Google Slides School librarian and blogger Lisa Mitchell explains how you can add music and narration to Google Slides.
- How to Be a Better Teacher with Google Slides Add-Ons Lists Add-Ons that teachers would find useful including Lucidchart Diagrams, Pear Deck, Adobe Stock, Unsplash Images, AudioPlayer, Slides Toolbox, Math Equations, and more.
- How to Make the Most of Speaker Notes in Google Slides Learn how to use and format the speaker notes for student directions.
- Slides Carnival Discover free templates for presentations using Google Slides.
- SlidesMania Offers free templates for Google Slides.
- 25 Things You Didn't Know Google Slides Could Do Kasey Bell explains 25 ways you can use Google Slides.
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Google Docs |
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- The Best Kept Secret on Google: DICTATION! ... and How to Do It! Explains how you can use Voice-to-Text feature on Google Docs.
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Google Sheets |
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- 10 Important Google Sheet Tips for Teachers Provides ten tips such as how to wrap text, merge cells, freeze rows or columns, and more.
- The Ultimate Guide to Google Sheets Download this detailed handbook on how to get started and use the features of Google Sheets, from Zapier.
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Google Forms |
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- How to Create Google Forms for Your Students Jennifer Lindley demonstrates how you create a Google Form to use in your classroom.
- Using Google Forms in Math Describes how Google Forms can be used with math instruction and incorporating the extensions EqatIO and Flubaroo.
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- Blogger Create a blog for class resources, book reviews, share teaching strategies and lessons with other teachers. There are so many ways you can use this!
- Google Keep: How to Use Google Keep Learn how to use this online notepad.
- How to Start a Blog Using Blogger: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners Describes what a blog is and how to start one using Blogger.
- How to Use Google Jamboard for Remote Teaching Learn how to incorporate this interactive whiteboard with remote learning.
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Google Chrome and Extensions |
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- Alice Keeler Open Side-By-Side Allows you to right click on any link and choose "Open Side by Side" to open the destination URL on the right side of the screen.
- Alice Keeler's Add-Ons and Templates Alice Keeler has created a bunch of scripts, add-ons, and templates to help teachers. A must to check out.
- ColorZilla See a color on a website that you want to use but don't know hex code? ColorZilla will get it for you and more.
- Create a Bitmoji Virtual Classroom Scene: Tutorials & Ideas Explains how you can create a bitmoji and incorporate it in your virtual classroom.
- Dualless This extension splits your windows into two.
- Extensity Helps enabling and disabling Chrome Extensions for those with numerous extensions and add-ons.
- 5 Ways to Use Pear Deck in Your Classroom Samantha Cast provides five ways teachers can use Pear Deck in their classroom.
- Getting Started with Bitmoji Classrooms Stephanie Harris explains what a Bitmoji classroom is and how to set one up.
- Getting Started with Pear Deck Download this handbook on how to use Pear Deck.
- Goobric Web App Launcher Provides teachers an assessment toolbar to help grade Google Drive resources.
- Grammarly This app can work with Google Chrome as well as Microsoft Office. It checks your spelling and grammar as you type away.
- The Great Suspender This extension allows you to keep your computer running smoothly by automatically suspending tabs that you haven't used in a configurable length of time.
- Kami Allows you to annotate PDFs.
- Post It All: Sticky Notes Add sticky notes to websites. Your notes will appear the next time you load the site.
- One Click Full Page Screenshot This Google Chrome add-on allows the user to take a screenshot of the entire webpage instead of what is visible on the screen. You can then crop.
- Screencastify This Google Chrome add-on allows you to record videos and share with your class. It also has an E-Learning Resources page.
- Share to Classroom Allows you to share websites with your classroom. They won't need to type out the URL and you'll know they are all on the same page.
- Super Simple Highlighter Highlight websites. Your highlighting will appear next time you load website.
- Tab Snooze This add-on is a great tool if you have multiple tabs out all of the time. You can save sites, articles, and videos and they'll reappear when you need them and you won't need to have 20 tabs open at one time.
- Turn Off the Lights When showing a film, you can fade the page so only the video can be seen.
- 10 Chrome-ifying Tips and Tricks Provides ten tips on using Google Chrome.
- Unsplash Instant Personalize your Google Chrome with this extension. Every time you open a tab a beautiful picture will appear in the background. Pictures can be downloaded and used in Google Slides.
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Remote Learning Tools and Tutorials
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- 8x8 This virtual meeting space is web-based and has unlimited participants and time.
- Skype Up to 50 people can participate for an unlimited amount of time, however each participant must sign up and download Skype first. Can be used with Xbox and Alexa. Skype Help page.
- Zoom The free version limits groups three or more to 40 minutes.
- Zoom Help Page.
- Best Practices for Securing Your Virtual Classroom Describes how you can use features of Zoom to provide a safe online environment for your students including locking classroom, controling share screen, using the Waiting Room, and more.
- Comprehensive Guide to Educating Through Zoom Gives teachers a step-by-step guide on how to set up and manage online meetings using Zoom.
- Need Quick Info on How to Zoom? Check Out These New Videos Provides links to videos on how to set up and manage Zoom.
- Tips & Tricks: Teachers Educating on Zoom Lists tips for teachers who are using Zoom for remote learning.
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PDF Scanners & Screenshot Programs |
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There are a variety of digital scanners that you can download to your phone so you can scan worksheets, handouts, etc. that can then be posted onto Google Classroom.
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- Adobe Scan
- Genius Scan
- iScanner
- Office Lens With this app, students can have the app read the document to them.
- One Click Full Page Screenshot This Google Chrome add-on allows the user to take a screenshot of the entire webpage instead of what is visible on the screen. You can then crop.
- Step-By-Step: Convert Worksheets for Distance Learning Provides simple instructions on how to turn a printed worksheet into a PDF file.
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Presentation and Note-Taking Tools |
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- A Beginner's Guide to Microsoft OneNote for Windows 10 A terrific video explaining the basics of OneNote.
- Emodo A free platform to communicate with students and parents.
- Evernote A digital note-taking app that can by synced with your phone, laptop, iPad, etc.
- Flipgrid Teachers and students can share short videos and photos on this digital classroom.
- Formative Online whiteboard.
- Joplin This open source app allows the user to take notes from any device.
- Kialo Edu A debate platform optimized to teach critical thinking and facilitate group discussions online.
- OneNote Video Training Microsoft presents a collection of videos on how to get started with OneNote.
- Prezi A free presentation tool but with a Basic subscription and a profile that states you're in Education, you get PreziNext and PreziVideo for free.
- Teaching and Training with OneNote Class Notebooks Karen Beaudway from University of Pittsburgh provides some tips and resources on Microsoft's OneNote.
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Student Engagement and Assessment Tools |
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- Answer Garden Allows a teacher to pose a question and students, using their mobile device or computer, can submit their response.
- ClassTools Offers a variety of online tools that could be used for student engagement and assessment. Here students can create face Facebook page for a biography of a famous person. Create an online museum about a topic. There are also timers and random name pickers.
- Free Math App This app has students copy a math problem on a blank page and then work on the problem just as they would on paper.
- iFake Text Message Have students come up with text messages if two historic or literary characters texted each other.
- Mentimeter Add poll questions, quizzes, Q&As, and create word clouds to keep students engaged.
- Nearpod "An instructional platform that merges formative assessment and dynamic media for collaborative learning experiences" -- from website.
- Pear Deck
- Plickers A great tool for teachers wanting a quick formative assessment of concepts being taught or to make sure students are engaged.
- Poll Everywhere Pose a question and students can either go to the website or text their answer.
- Rubric Builder Design your rubric for student projects, from the Landmark Project.
- Rubrics and Rubric Makers Teachology presents a list of rubrics and rubric makers.
- Rubrics for Teachers Teacher Planet presents a variety of rubrics for teachers depending on the project and the subject matter.
- Rubistar Assists teachers in designing rubrics.
- Socrative Teachers can pose multiple choice, true/false, quick quizzes, short answer or polling questions. Students can respond using a computer or mobile device. Results can be viewed online, as a Google Drive doc or an Excel document.
- Triventy Create online quizzes and surveys that students can log into using a mobile device.
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Graphic Organizers/Mapping Tools |
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- Draw.io Can create free diagrams and flow charts which can be saved as a PDF on your computer or Google Drive.
- Gliffy Design diagrams, flowcharts, organization charts, and sitemaps.
- Mind42 Allows users to create mind maps or graphic organizers.
- Popplet Web tool for constructing mind maps.
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Organization Tools |
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- Livebinders Think of this tool as a digital three-ringed binder to organize websites, PDF documents, Word documents, and more.
- Padlet Can put documents, text, images, videos, websites, and more onto this online bulletin board.
- Symbaloo Here you can save favorite websites and other online resources and share with your students.
- When 2 Meet Assists a group of people trying to figure out when will be the best time to hold a meeting.
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Production Tools |
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- Animoto Create stunning videos using video clips, photos and music with this program.
- Bomomo Doodle with this digital drawing tool.
- Chartblocks Build a variety of charts wtih this app.
- Flipboard Create your own online magazine with images, websites, online articles and more.
- Inklewriter Create your own choose-your-own-adventure story.
- Kapwing Create images, videos, and gifs.
- Meme Maker Create memes or browse previously created memes which you can download.
- Motivator Big Huge Labs provides this tool where you can design and customize your own motivational posters.
- PreziVideo Prezi Video is a video maker that puts your content right alongside you on the screen, creating a broadcast-like experience.
- Tagxedo This web tool creates word clouds from texts, websites, blogs, etc.
- Time Toast Create time lines with this web tool.
- Twine Get creative with this open-source tool for telling interactive, nonlinear stories.
- Vibby If you want to show a clip from a YouTube video, this site allows you to take that clip and create your own video to show to your class.
- Wakelet Here you can capture, organize and share multi-media resources with students, other teachers, and learning communities.
- Weebly Easily creates websites, like this one!
- Zunal Create WebQuests in no time with this free web tool.
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Study Aid Tools |
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- Crash Course John and Hank Green produce 10-15 minute long videos on a variety of topics for teachers and students in the areas of history, literature, civics, economics, sciences, and more.
- Fiveable Contains resources for AP students including live reviews, trivia, and study guides.
- Flashcard Factory From Pear Deck, your class can create flashcards for vocabulary words.
- Jeopardy Labs Create templates to play your own version of Jeopardy or browse what others have created.
- Jeopardy Rocks Another tool to help teachers design versions of Jeopardy to help students prepare for a test or quiz.
- Kahoot An free online game site where you make the questions and students can either go online to text answers.
- Khan Academy
- Quia Generate flash cards, word searches, quizzes, surveys, and more.
- Quizizz This quiz generator contains a bunch of bells and whistles such as a leader board, music, and more. Students can take quizzes at their own pace, at home as homework, and more.
- Quizlet This link takes you to a Teacher's Guide to Quizlet with videos and handouts.
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Other Tools |
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- Clip Art Etc From Florida's Educational Technology Clearinghouse, this collection of clip art on a variety of topics for students and teachers.
- Discovery School Puzzlemaker Here you can make word searches, crosswords, cryptograms, and letter tiles.
- Online Stopwatch Contains a varieties of timers, stopwatches, and countdowns.
- PBS LearningMedia Provides a variety of resources (audio, videos, lesson plans, articles, etc.) tied to learning standards from PBS.
- PDF Candy Offers a variety of tools that will allow you to edit PDF files.
- PDF Escape Edit PDF files and fill out PDF forms either online or on your desktop.
- Pics 4 Learning A collection of images students and teachers may use without copyright issues.
- School Express Teachers can find over 17,000 worksheets or can create their own. They can also create learning games and other printables.
- Slideshare Share with others professional and educational PowerPoint presentations.
- The Teacher's Corner Crossword Puzzle Maker Make learning vocabulary fun by creating your own crossword puzzles.
- Teacher Tube Download short educational videos to show to your students.
- TED Ed Share lessons with educational videos!
- Wizer Design online worksheets and distribute it through Google Classroom. You can also share your worksheet with other teachers and use worksheets created by other teachers.
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Remote Learning Strategies and Tips |
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- Control Alt Achieve: Transforming Education with Technology Eric Curtis provides a wealth of technology resources and tips for teachers. Includes resources about Chromebooks, Google apps, Jamboard, web apps, and a lot more.
- Create Your Own Bitmoji Classroom A secondary Social Studies and ELA teacher from Maryland provides resources and advice on how to create a Bitmoji classroom.
- Designing Differentiated Digital Activity Lists for Students This website was created to help teachers create digital lesson plans that allow students to make choices in their learning.
- Ditch That Textbook: 70 eLearning Activities, Templates, and Tutorials This site is full of ideas, templates, and more for teachers trying to come up eLearning lessons.
- Educational Technology and Mobile Learning Full of resources and tutorials on distance learning, Google Drive, Edtech tools, and more.
- eSchool News Provides news to educators about ways to connect technology to the classroom.
- Ethically Sharing Children's and Young Adult Literature Online Dr. Judi Moreillon explains copyright and fair use and provides resources to share children and young adult literature.
- Free Technology for Teachers Richard Byrne highlights web tools and other technologies for teachers that are free on his blog. There are also tutorials, guides, tips, and more.
- Expert Tips for Shifting to Online Learning during COVID-19 Article from District Administration.
- How to Create a Digital Breakout for the Classroom Provides tips on how to create a Digital breakout using Google Forms.
- Illinois State Board of Education: Continuing Education (#KeepLearning) Provides resources relating to free Internet services, resources for special eduction and English Learners, video conferencing, and more.
- International Society for Technology in Education Provides resources on integrating technology into the classroom and includes learning standards.
- Learn Away The University of Illinois College of Education Council on Teacher Education provides this resource for PreK - 12 teachers doing remote or blended learning.
- Publishers Adapt Policies to Help Educators School Library Journal lists the publishers and their policies allowing teachers to use their books for eLearning.
- Shake Up Learning Kasey Bell writes this blog to help teachers incorporate technology into their classrooms with how-to's, free resources, online courses, lesson plans, books, and more.
- Stanford Online High School Hosting webinars and videos to help teachers transition their classrooms to an online format.
- Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler Full of tutorials, templates, and add-ons for Google.
- Tech & Learning Offers practical resources and strategies for educators integrating digital technologies into their curriculum.
- Technology Infusion - Instructional Design John Schnack from Concordia University in Chicago provides a variety of resources on incorporating technology in the classroom, web tools, using Chromebooks in the classroom, and more.
- Technology Integration Provides articles on topics relating to incorporating technology in the classroom including classroom management, coding, curriculum planning, learning styles, assessment, and more, from Edutopia.
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E-books |
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- eReads Illinois Email Mr. Andrusyk to get instructions for login information.
- RAILS for Schools BiblioBoard Open to Illinois residents, here you can borrow ebook classics, Illinois "indie authors," open educational resources, and more.
- World Book eBooks Use the login information provided to you by Mr. Andrusyk and then select "eBooks."
- Classzone If you have a McDougal Littell textbook, you can search for the online edition by selecting your state, and subject.
- DigiLibraries Free ebooks in a variety of formats.
- LibriVox Check out audiobooks that are in public domain and read by volunteers.
- Many Books Discover public domain and independently published ebooks.
- The Online Books Page Catalogs over two million books in the open domain that can be read on the Internet.
- Planet eBooks Download classic ebooks.
- Project Gutenberg Over 57,000 of the greatest works written are in this collection.
- Standard eBooks Books in public domain that have been formatted and edited for ebook readers.
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Databases Opened for eLearning |
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Many companies have opened up databases and other resources for schools that are closed due to the Coronavirus. I have been signing up for as many as I can. Below are ones we have temporary access to.
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- Awesome Stories 5,390+ robust, original stories based on primary sources and presented in various media formats: written, dramatized narrations, videos, images, maps, and more!
- EBSCO Databases Collection of databases including:
- ERIC
- TOPICSearch
- Professional Development Collection
- Health Source - Consumer Edition
- MAS Ultra - School Edition
- EBSCOhost eBook Collection
- MAS Reference eBook Collection
- Explora
- World Book Online Not only is it the online World Book Encyclopedia, but there’s timelines, Spanish Encyclopedia, eBooks (including classics), and more.
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