Google Drive – Easy Organization Tips
One of the benefits to using the Google Apps is that the Google autosaves information and drafts as you work. All of these files are stored safely on the user’s…
Author: Rebecca Keeling
Flipgrid – a video response platform
Flipgrid is a platform that promotes discussion by having students respond with videos. Teachers create Groups (similar to classes) with Topics (assignment posts) that students can respond to with either…
Coding Concepts 102: Block Coding
If you haven’t practiced coding concepts before you can view our previous post about introducing beginning coding concepts in our Coding Concepts 101 post. Coding can be a way to…
Google Meet & “Uninvited Guests”
Please note: depending on how your district/domain has configured Google Meet the following information may be different. The information below applies specifically to WWCSD. Since we are still in a…
Google Meet Host Controls
When using Google Meet, generally the first person to join is the meeting moderator (or host). They will also have access to the Host Controls. If you have the host…
Google Meet Backgrounds
Google Meet has been going through massive updates this year (it just changed it’s icon!) and one of the recent updates included backgrounds for users. We have previously seen this…
Making any site Read-aloud (and typing by talking!)
As we have become more digital this year, we are relying more on digital sources. With that comes some difficulties for those that may have reading struggles and/or typing restrictions….
Student Work Summaries in Google Classroom
Google Classroom has a unique feature that will allow teachers to send a Student Work Summary, similar to a student progress report, to a student and/or their listed guardians. This…
Inserting audio instructions and background templates in Google Slides
Google Slides is a great place to make interactive student activities. You can create manipulatives or drag and drop activities for students to practice sorting, adding, and more. This can…
Best Practices for Classroom Video Conferencing
*Links below are specific to WWCSD and only available to those with district accounts* With school moving to a remote learning environment, many if not most or all teachers have…