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Engagement

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Gamify your class with ClassCraft

Engagement

Gamify your class with ClassCraft

Classcraft

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Send daily or weekly email summaries to guardians in Google Classroom

Engagement

Send daily or weekly email summaries to guardians in Google Classroom

Google Classroom

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Use Voice Typing in Google Docs to have a parent or student speak in their native language

Engagement

Use Voice Typing in Google Docs to have a parent or student speak in their native language

Voice Typing

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Use protocols (great resource: National School of Reform) for structured collaboration so that students need to work together at length to figure out problems

Engagement

Use protocols (great resource: National School of Reform) for structured collaboration so that students need to work together at length to figure out problems

National School of Reform

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Create student discussion on a Google Doc (or other cloud-based word processor) or in Google Classroom, or in Hangouts

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Create student discussion on a Google Doc (or other cloud-based word processor) or in Google Classroom, or in Hangouts

Google Doc
Google Classroom

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Hangouts
Use Google Forms with short videos and questions to learn at student pace

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Use Google Forms with short videos and questions to learn at student pace

Google Forms

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Use a Breakout EDU activity to have students moving, collaborating, and problem solving

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Use a Breakout EDU activity to have students moving, collaborating, and problem solving

Breakout EDU

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Allow students to decide if they are well enough to Hangout or Skype into class or video chat with a partner throughout the day for projects

Engagement

Allow students to decide if they are well enough to Hangout or Skype into class or video chat with a partner throughout the day for projects

Hangouts
Skype

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Utilize social media (class or individual accounts) to connect the curriculum to the real world (ie: students can: tag an author in a tweet linking the blog p ost the student wrote about the author’s book, email their state representative to share their thinking on certain issues they are studying, write a book review on Goodreads.com, etc.)

Engagement

Utilize social media (class or individual accounts) to connect the curriculum to the real world (ie: students can: tag an author in a tweet linking the blog p ost the student wrote about the author’s book, email their state representative to share their thinking on certain issues they are studying, write a book review on Goodreads.com, etc.)

Twitter
Goodreads

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Use Google Classroom or OneNote Class Notebook to create open communication with students

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Use Google Classroom or OneNote Class Notebook to create open communication with students

Google Classroom
OneNote Class Notebook

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Keep parents up-to-date with announcements and photos/videos of learning with a class website using Google Site, Weebly, or other website builder

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Keep parents up-to-date with announcements and photos/videos of learning with a class website using Google Site, Weebly, or other website builder

Google Sites
Weebly

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Create a class blog using Blogger, Wordpress, or other online blog

Engagement

Create a class blog using Blogger, Wordpress, or other online blog

Blogger
Wordpress

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Enable offline access in Google Drive so students can work without internet connection

Engagement

Enable offline access in Google Drive so students can work without internet connection

Offline Access in Google Drive

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Use a Learning Management System like Google Classroom to create online dialogue and other avenues of participation

Engagement

Use a Learning Management System like Google Classroom to create online dialogue and other avenues of participation

Google Classroom

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Gamify the classroom with Classcraft

Engagement

Gamify the classroom with Classcraft

Classcraft

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Use Padlet or GoFormative for collecting questions, ideas, and comments during a lesson

Engagement

Use Padlet or GoFormative for collecting questions, ideas, and comments during a lesson

Padlet
GoFormative

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Use Google Drawings, Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool), or Canva to create powerful images

Engagement

Use Google Drawings, Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool), or Canva to create powerful images

Google Drawings
Google Slides

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Canva
Create a badging system to celebrate student achievements and motivate continued progress

Engagement

Create a badging system to celebrate student achievements and motivate continued progress

Canopy G Suite Skilss

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Offer brain breaks where students can reflect on a collaborative Google Drawing

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Offer brain breaks where students can reflect on a collaborative Google Drawing

Google Drawing

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Interactive Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool) and Google Docs for note taking

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Interactive Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool) and Google Docs for note taking

Google Slides
Google Docs

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Teach students the C.A.R.P. design principles

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Teach students the C.A.R.P. design principles

C.A.R.P. Design Principles

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Use YouTube timer or Slides speaker notes timer during talking points

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Use YouTube timer or Slides speaker notes timer during talking points

Slides speaker notes

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Use Google Translate to break down language barriers with families

Engagement

Use Google Translate to break down language barriers with families

Google Translate

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Model and teach quality presentation techniques with little text on slides and large, meaningful images.

Engagement

Model and teach quality presentation techniques with little text on slides and large, meaningful images.

Quality Presentation Techniques

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Use Voxer to create a virtual student discussion

Engagement

Use Voxer to create a virtual student discussion

Voxer

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Have students create shared class notes with Google Docs (or other cloud-based word processing tools)

Engagement

Have students create shared class notes with Google Docs (or other cloud-based word processing tools)

Google Docs

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Use Translate Document in Google Docs to translate an entire doc

Engagement

Use Translate Document in Google Docs to translate an entire doc

Google Translate

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Video a class discussion or find a discussion on YouTube or Teaching Channel and have students watch and critique

Engagement

Video a class discussion or find a discussion on YouTube or Teaching Channel and have students watch and critique

YouTube
Teaching Channel

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Use Smartypins or GeoGuessr or other games to incorporate fun competition

Engagement

Use Smartypins or GeoGuessr or other games to incorporate fun competition

GeoGuessr

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Google Classroom allows students to see work that they have missed.

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Google Classroom allows students to see work that they have missed.

Google Classroom

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Create podcasts with YouTube or Soundtrap

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Create podcasts with YouTube or Soundtrap

Soundtrap

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Use Kahoot to create interactive quizzes

Engagement

Use Kahoot to create interactive quizzes

Kahoot

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Use Revision History to observe participation of students in collaborative tasks

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Use Revision History to observe participation of students in collaborative tasks

Revision History

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Use GoNoodle for fun and interactive brain breaks

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Use GoNoodle for fun and interactive brain breaks

GoNoodle

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Start your day off with A Google a Day or Google Feud to build perseverance and solid search skills.

Engagement

Start your day off with A Google a Day or Google Feud to build perseverance and solid search skills.

A Google a Day
Google Feud

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Monitor behavior and give positive incentives with Class Dojo

Engagement

Monitor behavior and give positive incentives with Class Dojo

Class Dojo

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Try different tools to engage participation, like Kahoot or a shared Google Slide deck

Engagement

Try different tools to engage participation, like Kahoot or a shared Google Slide deck

Kahoot
Google Slides

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Use Soundtrap or YouTube to create a class podcast or video blog

Engagement

Use Soundtrap or YouTube to create a class podcast or video blog

Soundtrap

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Connect with another class on Skype in the Classroom

Engagement

Connect with another class on Skype in the Classroom

Skype in the Classroom

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Consider using a resource such as an SOS card

Engagement

Consider using a resource such as an SOS card

SOS Card

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Use QR codes on student work in the hallway to see more information about their project.

Engagement

Use QR codes on student work in the hallway to see more information about their project.

QR codes

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Give students their own blog with Blogger and the ability to receive comments from outside the classroom

Engagement

Give students their own blog with Blogger and the ability to receive comments from outside the classroom

Blogger

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Consider grant for at-home hotspots such as KajeetEdu

Engagement

Consider grant for at-home hotspots such as KajeetEdu

KajeetEdu

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Use a template from Google Docs or create a template with Google Slides to email weekly newsletters to parents

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Use a template from Google Docs or create a template with Google Slides to email weekly newsletters to parents

Google Docs
Google Slides as Newsletter

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Record lessons with Screencastify, YouTube Live, or Facebook Live (using a professional, not personal, account) and post links in Google Classroom or OneNote Class Notebook for review

Engagement

Record lessons with Screencastify, YouTube Live, or Facebook Live (using a professional, not personal, account) and post links in Google Classroom or OneNote Class Notebook for review

Screencastify
YouTube Live

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Facebook Live
Use Google Sites or SeeSaw to create digital portfolios to show student growth

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Use Google Sites or SeeSaw to create digital portfolios to show student growth

Google Sites
SeeSaw

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Create a Google Forms check in/check out system to get immediate insight into how a student is doing

Engagement

Create a Google Forms check in/check out system to get immediate insight into how a student is doing

Google Forms

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Use Google Classroom or OneNote Class Notebook so students can still access the day’s learning and resources

Engagement

Use Google Classroom or OneNote Class Notebook so students can still access the day’s learning and resources

Google Classroom
OneNote Class Notebook

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Begin each class with Poll Everywhere or Kahoot to build excitement.

Engagement

Begin each class with Poll Everywhere or Kahoot to build excitement.

Poll Everywhere
Kahoot

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Use timers and track work progress in Google Sheets using charts to document progress

Engagement

Use timers and track work progress in Google Sheets using charts to document progress

Google Sheets

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Use Poll Everywhere, Pear Deck, or Plickers to get input from every student

Engagement

Use Poll Everywhere, Pear Deck, or Plickers to get input from every student

Poll Everywhere
Pear Deck

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Plickers
Create shared incentive trackers using Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool).

Engagement

Create shared incentive trackers using Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool).

Google Slides

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Use QR codes to get students out of their seats and tracking the room

Engagement

Use QR codes to get students out of their seats and tracking the room

QR codes

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Create Slack channels for curated student discussion

Engagement

Create Slack channels for curated student discussion

Slack

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Create web-based, collaborative videos with YouTube Editor or WeVideo

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Create web-based, collaborative videos with YouTube Editor or WeVideo

YouTube Editor
WeVideo

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Give students time to reflect on their learning by creating a screencast using Explain Everything (paid) or Educreations (free)

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Give students time to reflect on their learning by creating a screencast using Explain Everything (paid) or Educreations (free)

Explain Everything
Educreations

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Use Padlet to allow students to leave comments and feedback

Engagement

Use Padlet to allow students to leave comments and feedback

Padlet

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Create a shared class calendar to allow students to input dates of sports games and other extra curricular activities that classmates and teacher might attend.

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Create a shared class calendar to allow students to input dates of sports games and other extra curricular activities that classmates and teacher might attend.

Google Calendar