Organize Your Google Classroom!

3 easy strategies to organize your Google Classroom

Brought to you by: 

Matt Miller 

Ditch That Textbook

1. Pick the organizational structure that works best for you

2. Organize more deeply with subtopics

3. Use emojis and/or parenthetical abbreviations as tags

Use one of those strategies. Use two or even all three! Then, watch as your Google Classroom falls in line with your organizational hopes and dreams!

See how to do it here!

70+ EdTech Tips from Fellow Educators!

Brought to you by: 

Matt Miller 

Ditch That Textbook

The #Ditchbook community came together in an epic Thursday night “Tech Tip Smackdown” chat where they shared over 70 (yes 70!) tips for utilizing these powerful tools in your classroom. The conversation was STILL going on the next morning!

Participants shared fantastic tips for using your favorite edtech tools like:

• using Google Drawings as a digital bookshelf
• links for helping students annotate on Google Docs
• utilizing the new “pixelation” filter to create a “Who Am I?” game in Flipgrid
• creating a grid for each kiddo to monitor reading progress throughout the year
• using Kahoot to introduce a topic
• finding alternate ways to play Quizlet Live
• playing Kahoot to review current events

     ... and SO many more! Find them here!

10 Can't-Miss Gmail Tips & Tricks That Will Change the Way You Email

From:

Time.com

 1. Smart Compose

 2. Schedule an Email to Send Later

 3. Cut Corners with Keyboard Shortcuts

 4. Un-send an Email

 5. This Email will Self-destruct in 3, 2, 1..

 6. Canned Responses

 7. Put Your Gmail on Snooze

 8.The Personal Assistant You Didn't Know You Needed

 9. Put It On Your Tab

10. Never Break the Chain

Details HERE!

Engage Students in Online Learning-3 Strategies

brought to you by:

TechSmith Blog

Dayna Amboy

• Engage students in online learning - know them by name
• Engage students in online learning - key videos
• Instructor "Welcome" video
• Course navigation video
• Short video lessons
• Add quizzes
• Record on-the-go
• Engage students in online learning - track performance with analytics
• Which students are watching videos
• How much of each video they've watched
• When they're watching (when assigned, or on the day of exam)
• Quiz results - individually and as a class

Find the original post here. This post is based on a webinar with Odessa College titled “Using Video to Drive Student Success.” Read more about how Odessa chose and implemented the flexible video creating and hosting platform TechSmith Relay in order to support their online student engagement initiatives. Download the full case study.

Collaboration in the Classroom with Quizlet - Start Your Game in 60 Seconds!

Want Your Students to Collaborate 

in a High-Energy, Fun Way?

Quizlet Live can create that electric atmosphere.

by Matt Miller at ditchthattextbook.com

1. It gets students the valuable repetitions they need to remember key content — the kind that will enable them to do bigger and deeper things later.
2. It’s easy on you as the teacher. You can start a game in a matter of seconds.
3. Plus, you can get unique games every time. A set as small as 20 flashcards can yield more than 125,000 12-card combinations needed for a Quizlet Live game.

Step 1: Pick a flashcard set

Step 2: Load up the game

Step 3: Students join the game

Get the details + tips & tricks from Matt HERE!

11 Types of Videos You Can Make Right Now

Getting started may be difficult, so here's a How-To 

by Lauren North from TechSmith Blog

It includes an Ultimate Guide to Easily Make Instruction Videos 

which would be useful for transitioning to Online Teaching 

Link to the overall How-To

Link to the Ultimate Guide to Easily Make Instruction Videos PDF

Google Forms Quizzes: Video Training

Brought to you by:

Eric Curts

ControlAltAchieve.com