Teacher Resources for School Closure

Virtual Learning Tools

  • Flipgrid: Students can upload short videos and then view and comment on each other's. This is great for class discussions, presentations, and performances.
  • Screencastify: Allows teachers to make videos demonstrating how to do something on the computer. The teacher can be on-screen or just do a voice-over. Note that you will need to install this as an extension in Chrome (it's easier than it sounds!).
  • Explain Everything: A virtual whiteboard perfect for teachers who use the whiteboard a lot (looking at you, math teachers!). Now offering free access while schools are closed.
  • EdPuzzle: Use pre-made videos (TED Talks, Youtube, etc.) or make your own, then embed multiple choice and short answer questions to the videos to assess student understanding as they go. 
  • Quizlet and Quizalize: Great assessment tools; students can complete it once or multiple times. Quizalize even allows you to give students assignments based on mastery in order to differentiate your instruction.
  • Gimkit: An extremely engaging tool for students. They can play on their own as review or you can give it as a quiz. Works with google classroom.
  • Kami: Students can annotate and fill out PDF documents, articles, worksheets, etc. online and then resubmit their own unique copies of those documents via Google Classroom. See Mr. Walz's screencast instructions here!
  • Learning Express Hub has free AP and ACT prep materials. All juniors received a lesson earlier this year on how to use it. Most seniors should be aware as well, but they can contact Ms. J with questions.
  • Adobe Spark: students all already have accounts through their gmail and many have used it before to create graphics, web pages, and videos that can be uploaded to Classroom.
Tech Tips
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  • You can turn photos into PDFs with your phone using Adobe Scan (Android or iPhone) or Genius Scan (iPhone).
  • Using the camera or microphone within Hangouts or other apps on Windows 10 devices:
         Select the Start button, select Settings > Privacy >  
         Camera, and then turn on Let apps use my camera. 
         Microphone is next to Camera, select it, and then turn on 
    ​     Let apps use my microphone.
  • Teacher's Guide to Google Hangouts Meet​​​

​Access to Reading Material
BEYOND BOOKS 
The library has so much more!
Cricut Smart Cutting Machine   
​Movies & DVD Players  
​Board Games ​
​Microphones 
​Little Bits
OzoBot    ​
Swivl Video Robot
Document Camera​
Audio books & CD Players
​Headphones
 Bloxels ​
​K'Nex
Library Classroom (with projector & 9 tables)
Research Area (with 12 desktops & 4 tables)