Tools like Flipgrid are great to keep your class going as a cohesive whole. If you and students are all trying to learn remotely, the collaboration and sense of community are tough to maintain. Also, hearing students’ thinking is a key part of monitoring progress. Flipgrid is a way to empower your students’ voices by sharing short videos. Also, because you create the ‘grid’ it is private to your class and responses are moderated by you. Click here for the Educator’s Guide to FlipGrid to help you get started.
Resources for Teachers Teaching Remotely: Kahn Academy for Math
If you are teaching remotely, you may not have all of the curriculum materials that you typically use. There are many great resources to enhance your virtual teaching. For math, there is Kahn Academy. Khan Academy is a non-profit educational organization created in 2008 by Salman Khan with the goal of creating a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lessons in the form of videos website also includes supplementary practice exercises and materials for educators. All resources are available for free to users of the website and app. Click here for a quick start guide if you haven’t used Kahn Academy before.
Tips and Tricks: How to Help Students Who Don’t Have Access
Tips and Tricks: How to Create a YouTube Account and Upload a Video
Creating a YouTube account for your classroom can be a great way to begin teaching using a blended method of interactive and on-demand.
Reasons for creating a YouTube account for your virtual classroom:
Ability to create playlists of YouTube videos to share with your students created by other teachers and organizations.
Record and upload your lessons so students can watch and re-watch tricky content OR
If students do not have constant or consistent access to the internet they can view your lessons when they are connected.
Allows you to track views of your lessons
Here is a quick video to get started:
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How to Upload a Video to YouTube
Tips and Tricks: What is Blended Learning?
Blended Learning is using two forms of content delivery. Usually a combination of interactive, or live teaching and static or on-demand content or lessons.
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Resources: Zoom Video Conferencing Tips for Distance Learning
Inspired Classroom Tips and Tricks for Teaching Remotely
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