The Ann Arbor Public Schools has published a website chock full of in-house learning opportunities, called the Learning On Demand suite of resources. See this link: https://sites.google.com/aaps.k12.mi.us/learningondemand/home The website offers drop in PD sessions specifically designed for teachers needing some support teaching from home, provided by our own in-house expert staff. You'll find real-time/live, on-demand, "face to face" support (Ask An Expert), as well as recordings of previously offered presentations, how-to guides, slide shows, and more. See also the AAPS staff resources page, which has been updated to accommodate us during this time: https://www.a2schools.org/domain/2317 Google Meet is a free and easy app that is already built into your Google account (if you already have one). Simply open it up and get started. I've attached a really handy one-sheet (also in Spanish) that will get you started in no time. As always, if you have any questions, let me know and I'll gladly facilitate. Google Meet is just like Skype, Zoom, and many other video conferencing apps. But the nice thing is, it is free and easy, especially if you already use Google apps (such as Gmail, Docs, etc.) because it is already built in. You can hold meetings with as little as one other person, all the way up to hundreds of people. You can send invites to people, run the meeting, record the session, share your screen (screencast) or slide show, and so much more. Take a look at the attached PDF file below and give it a try!
Those of us faced with the impromptu task of "remote learning" may be looking for some great resources for their students to utilize while away from the classroom during the nation's school shut downs. I will start sharing a few great and easy "go-to's" right here over the coming weeks. Check out the Big Deal Media website: https://www.bigdealbook.com/ This site offers "trusted resources for educators" with a focus on free education and technology resources for K-12 teachers, schools, and classrooms. The site is chock full of searchable blogs, articles, reviews, links to great sites, webinars and professional development, ebooks, and newsletters delivered directly to your mailbox (you can filter the types of resources you want sent to you). No matter what you teach, there is plenty of great grab and go stuff for you to choose from. From the site: Big Deal Media saves educators hours of research and thousands of dollars while identifying top-quality resources and OERs for schools and classrooms. It is a content-rich collection of trusted print and electronic publications that offer the information and tools K-12 educators need-all vetted through the prism of the curriculum. It consistently delivers wish lists of resources and funding opportunities, and has done so since 1995. Big Deal Media publications provide timely, relevant, and reliable resources in a rapidly changing educational environment, created with insight and attention to detail by seasoned educational publishing professionals and practicing K-12 educators. Remember to keep copyright in mind while sharing materials online during the shutdown. Here's why...3/16/2020 Many of us are scrambling to make content available to our students during this shut down and our directive to "teach from home." Many authors are giving teachers the green light to go ahead and record themselves reading their books, recording it, and posting online. This is all well and good, and although many entities won't sue you for sharing content freely during the shut down, keep in mind that we should still be cautious and follow copyright law. The rules may seem complex, but if you keep a few simple guidelines in mind, you can keep yourself, and your school district from getting sued. One surefire way to prevent "free distribution" of copyrighted material is simply to post it behind a password protected forum. For example, let's say you want to read some passages from a novel you are assigning to your students. It would be best to record it and then post it within a school-only intranet system, such as Google Drive/Classroom or MediaCast, so that students at least have to log in to access it. If you post it to easy access places such as YouTube or an open web page, you could be setting yourself up for some trouble outside of fair use. This article is a great discussion on the issue of a major crisis such as the COVID-19 situation justifying an educator's fair use: https://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/?detailStory=librarians-address-copyright-concerns-argue-fair-use-applies-amid-academic-closures-coronavirus-covid19 IMPORTANT NOTE: the AAPS district is currently planning on how to deal with copyright issues during this crisis. But, that still doesn't make education completely immune to legal rules. If you want to read how one district got fined millions of dollars in copyright infringement charges, check this out: https://abovethelaw.com/2019/06/houston-school-district-ordered-to-pay-9-2-million-in-copyright-infringement-case/ More articles on legally doing read-alouds the right way and the easy way: MediaCasts is a great source for video content, as well as TV and cable news channels and programs. MediaCast is not just video: you can post all types of media on MediaCast for your students, from documents to audio, images and presentations, and much more. Here is how you can share direct MediaCast links to your students: Teaching students podcasting can be a powerful presentation activity that can be employed in any subject. Plus, kids have fun tackling the healthy challenges it can present. Podcasting can even be done relatively "low tech," using any number of various devices. Take a look at some of these tips and resources listed below. Tips and Lesson Plans
Software for recording and/or editing audio recordings
Check out the following lists that recommend podcasts for educators: The Tappan Technology Committee is presenting a one-hour workshop on how to use Adobe Spark in the classroom.
What is Adobe Spark? Adobe SPARK is a free and flexible one-stop-shop online content creation tool for making sharp graphics, videos, and webpages. It is like having all of the ADOBE programs bundled together in one quick and easy to use format. Teacher’s get exclusive free premium features that you’d normally have to pay for, plus you can set it up for all your students. During this hands-on workshop, you’ll be able to:
KALPA# 1017765 More useful links: Teacher Guide - https://spark.adobe.com/images/Adobe%20Spark%20Edu%20Guide.pdf Teacher resources - https://edex.adobe.com/spark Spark for students - https://spark.adobe.com/students/ Reviews - https://www.commonsense.org/education/website/adobe-spark At today's staff meeting, the Tappan Technology Committee presented a brief demo of Quizizz, a cool tech tool to help enhance your formative assessments. If you have more questions or would like help working with this great tool, feel free to email anyone from the Tech Team and we can meet for a tutorial. The Tappan Technology Committee is: Kyle Kipp, Daniel Capitan, Yvette Wright, Jen Shaw, Renee Nassar, and Rebecca Lee. Follow this link to try out Quizizz for yourself: https://quizizz.com/ Don't forget, there is a really great 1-hour workshop on Adobe Spark that will be presented on Feb 17 in the library computer lab from 3:30 to 4:30pm. KALPA # 1017765. Practice making high quality content the easy way with this free to educators resource; you and your students can make sharp graphics, videos, and webpages in no time. The Tappan Technology Committee will be offering in-house workshops this school year on the third Monday of each month in the Media Center Computer Lab from 3:30 to 4:30pm and KALPA professional development credit is available for each one. The workshops will feature a different topic each month, covering hands-on how-to's on new tech tools that you can start using in your classrooms right away. Please see the full list of offerings at the bottom of this post for the schedule. For this month, I will be showing you how to use the new GALE online databases chock full of great info for school projects such as research, reference, pleasure reading, and more. I hope to see you there! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2019-2020 Tappan Technology Committee Workshops Schedule Note: all meetings will take place in the Tappan Media Center Computer Lab Date Time Topic Summary Kalpa # ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10-21-19 3:30-4:30pm Gale Resources Workshop: Learn how you and your students can get the most out of these professional databases and resources. Kalpa # 1017759 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11-18-19 3:30-4:30pm Pear Deck Workshop: Enhance your slide presentations and make them more interactive for your students. 1017762 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12-16-19 3:30-4:30pm Discovery Ed Workshop: Practice using and exploring the extensive new features of this wonderful resource. Kalpa # 1017764 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2-17-20 3:30-4:30pm Adobe Spark Workshop: Practice making high quality content the easy way with this free to educators resource; make sharp graphics, videos, and webpages in no time. Kalpa # 1017765 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3-16-20 3:30-4:30pm Google Classroom Workshop: Get started with this amazing classroom management tool, or simply learn a few new tricks if you’ve already gotten started. Kalpa # 1017766 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4-20-20 3:30-4:30pm Social Media for Education Workshop: Explore and start using social media in the classroom the smart way. Also learn about the pros and cons of social media that your students are using, but you may not have heard of. Kalpa # 1017767 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5-18-20 3:30-4:30pm Tech Tools You Can Use Tomorrow In The Classroom Demonstration and Workshop: A multitude of free and easy ed tech will be showcased and you will have time to get started using it. Kalpa # 1017768 |
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