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Planning, Preparation & Management

Planning, Preparation & Management

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Track student behavior using Class Dojo or Google Sheets to see trends over time

Planning, Preparation & Management

Track student behavior using Class Dojo or Google Sheets to see trends over time

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Appointment Slots to create times for people to sign up to meet

Planning, Preparation & Management

Appointment Slots to create times for people to sign up to meet

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

Planning, Preparation & Management

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

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

Planning, Preparation & Management

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

Add feedback and send grades all from one place with Google Classroom

Planning, Preparation & Management

Add feedback and send grades all from one place with Google Classroom

Create student behavior trackers using Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool) and give viewing permission with parents and student

Planning, Preparation & Management

Create student behavior trackers using Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool) and give viewing permission with parents and student

Take a trip with Google Expeditions or Virtual Field Trips in Google’s Connected Classrooms or Skype in the Classroom

Planning, Preparation & Management

Take a trip with Google Expeditions or Virtual Field Trips in Google’s Connected Classrooms or Skype in the Classroom

Engage students with a SWAT team (Students Willing to Assist in Technology) to engage more students in learning and to get help with management

Planning, Preparation & Management

Engage students with a SWAT team (Students Willing to Assist in Technology) to engage more students in learning and to get help with management

Use Google Classroom or other Learning Management System to assign differentiated tasks to each group

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use Google Classroom or other Learning Management System to assign differentiated tasks to each group

GoNoodle for brain break videos

Planning, Preparation & Management

GoNoodle for brain break videos

Use Flubaroo to grade assignments and email students their scores or use Google Form Quiz features.

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use Flubaroo to grade assignments and email students their scores or use Google Form Quiz features.

Use Google Forms to create quizzes automatically (try Flubaroo for grading short answer questions)

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use Google Forms to create quizzes automatically (try Flubaroo for grading short answer questions)

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

Planning, Preparation & Management

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

Use Newsela to find scaffolded articles for student learning

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use Newsela to find scaffolded articles for student learning

Use GeoGuessr or other games to incorporate fun competition.

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use GeoGuessr or other games to incorporate fun competition.

Post objectives in Google Classroom or other Learning Management System for students to refer to before or after class

Planning, Preparation & Management

Post objectives in Google Classroom or other Learning Management System for students to refer to before or after class

Use YouTube 360 and Streetview for user-generated VR content

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use YouTube 360 and Streetview for user-generated VR content

Use GoNoodle for fun and interactive brain breaks

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use GoNoodle for fun and interactive brain breaks

Have objectives posted via Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool) or CraftyText

Planning, Preparation & Management

Have objectives posted via Google Slides (or other cloud-based presentation tool) or CraftyText

Teach students the importance of Creative Commons. Great resources from CommonSense Media and Google’s Be Internet Awesome

Planning, Preparation & Management

Teach students the importance of Creative Commons. Great resources from CommonSense Media and Google’s Be Internet Awesome

Gamify the classroom with Classcraft

Planning, Preparation & Management

Gamify the classroom with Classcraft

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

Planning, Preparation & Management

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

Use Google Classroom or other Learning Management System to easily track assignments and grades.

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use Google Classroom or other Learning Management System to easily track assignments and grades.

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

Planning, Preparation & Management

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

Use Google Docs (or any other cloud-based word processing tool) to create shared lesson plans with colleagues

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use Google Docs (or any other cloud-based word processing tool) to create shared lesson plans with colleagues

Rethink what assignments need grades and which just need feedback. Can that feedback come from their peers? Have students share docs with each other and give meaningful feedback (dedicate a lesson or two to this!)

Planning, Preparation & Management

Rethink what assignments need grades and which just need feedback. Can that feedback come from their peers? Have students share docs with each other and give meaningful feedback (dedicate a lesson or two to this!)

Use online SAMR Lesson Plan databases for idea of teaching “Above the Line”.

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use online SAMR Lesson Plan databases for idea of teaching “Above the Line”.

Give students a 5 minute tech break during longer lectures.

Planning, Preparation & Management

Give students a 5 minute tech break during longer lectures.

Explore the world with Google Earth (esp Voyager)!

Planning, Preparation & Management

Explore the world with Google Earth (esp Voyager)!

Use Powtoon to create a video with directions for students using one of the templates

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use Powtoon to create a video with directions for students using one of the templates

Explicitly teach students how to power search to find the information they need so they don’t need to plagiarize

Planning, Preparation & Management

Explicitly teach students how to power search to find the information they need so they don’t need to plagiarize

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

Planning, Preparation & Management

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