Engagement

Gamify your class with ClassCraft

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

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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 Slack channels for curated student discussion

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Send daily or weekly email summaries to guardians in Google Classroom

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

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

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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

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

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

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

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Use Padlet to allow students to leave comments and feedback

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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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Use GoNoodle for fun and interactive brain breaks

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Use Smartypins or GeoGuessr or other games to incorporate fun competition

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

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

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

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Use Google Translate to break down language barriers with families

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Use Translate Document in Google Docs to translate an entire doc

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

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

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Connect with another class on Skype in the Classroom

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

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

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

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Consider grant for at-home hotspots such as KajeetEdu

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

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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

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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

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

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

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Shared Google Doc or OneNote Class Notebook with class notes to capture work that has been done

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

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