Teacher Tip: EdPuzzle

 

Tech Tool: Edpuzzle

Videos are a powerful resource, but it can be difficult to hold students accountable for something you can’t track. Edpuzzle makes the video interactive and gives the teacher data about students’ learning from the video. The process is simple - find a video, add questions and notes, and assign it to your class. Watch as students’ progress and hold them accountable on their learning journey. 

You can experience Edpuzzle as a student with these video assignments:

• Cornstarch Walk on Water (2:20)

• Caesar Cipher (1:47)

• My Dad’s a Space Alien (0:31)

When you assign an Edpuzzle video assignment to your students, you can see who watched the video, how far they watched the video, who didn’t understand the lesson, and who did a good job. Students can re-watch the video as many times as they need at their own pace, while you can easily check their progress from your account. Check out the instructor’s Edpuzzle dashboard:

Edpuzzle is free for students and teachers. With the free Basic plan, you can store up to twenty video assignments in your Edpuzzle account. Go ahead, create an Edpuzzle video assignment today!

Parent Pointer: YouTube Transcripts

 

Are you creating a new Schoology Course? Where’s Ongoing PD?

 

We have changed the name of the “Ongoing PD” grading period to “Do Not Use.” We plan to archive all these courses at the end of the school year, including Sandbox courses. Thus, please save all course materials to your Resources in Schoology (directions and video). If you still need to create a new Schoology course for students, here are directions on creating a non-rostered Schoology course.

Parent Pointer: Virtual Learning Parent Resources

Are you wondering how you can help your child succeed with virtual learning? Or are you having technical difficulties with Schoology or Chromebooks? Check out the Virtual Learning Parent Resources. This website has information on:

Schoology Videoconferencing Successful Student Skills Chromebooks

Using Clever Using Google Tools Technology Help Desk - Self Help Site Infinite Campus

Schoology Tips: Saving Course to Resources and Where's Ongoing PD?

Schoology Tip: Saving Course to Resources Schoology provides a consistent instructional platform that students are familiar with and parents can access. Making assignments available in a digital platform should be considered part of our classroom instruction, whether in person or virtual.

As we plan for the transition to a new semester, there are some things that need to be addressed inside of Schoology. At the beginning of the new semester, teachers may have new courses created and their old courses will be archived. Below are some resources to help you with this transition to the second semester.

• Saving the course to Resources and Importing it into your rostered course - directions and video

• Adjustments to be made - directions and video

• Accessing your Archived courses - directions and video

Are you creating a new Schoology Course? Where’s Ongoing PD?

We have changed the name of the “Ongoing PD” grading period to “Do Not Use.” We plan to archive all these courses at the end of the school year, including Sandbox courses. Thus, please save all course materials to your Resources in Schoology (directions and video). If you still need to create a new Schoology course for students, here are directions on creating a non-rostered Schoology course.

Slides Toolbox

Slides Toolbox 

Slides Toolbox lets you to cut the clicks on repeated tasks and brings features for organizing and unifying data in Google Slides.

 

Google Drive Folders Tips

 While the search feature in Google Drive is helpful and amazing, sometimes it may feel as if you are searching in a black hole. One way to organize your Google Drive is to create folders. Think of folders as ‘boxes’ for storage. Some tips for organizing your folders in Google Drive:

• Use consistent naming and numbering. You can organize your folders by year, subject, and/or type. 

• Add colors to folders. To do this, select the folder and right click. You will see Change Color next to a paint palette icon. Choose colors that make sense to you.

• Add emojis for a visual effect. To do this, go to emojopedia.org to search for the emoji you want. Copy it. Select the folder you want to edit and press ‘n’ to change the name. Put your cursor BEFORE the name of the folder. Then paste.

Time spent creating an organized structure in your Drive means having more time and energy for other tasks. Depending on the state of your Drive, this could be a lot of work. Don’t overwhelm yourself. Take pride in even the smallest accomplishment!