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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

Class Dojo
Google Sheets

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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

Appointment Slots

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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

Google Forms

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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.

Offline Access

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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

Google Classroom

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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

Google Slides

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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

Google Expeditions
Virtual Field Trips in Google’s Connected Classrooms

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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

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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

Google Classroom

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GoNoodle for brain break videos

Planning, Preparation & Management

GoNoodle for brain break videos

GoNoodle

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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.

Google Forms
Flubaroo

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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)

Google Forms
Flubaroo

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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

Canopy G Suite Skilss
Badge EdTech

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Use Newsela to find scaffolded articles for student learning

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use Newsela to find scaffolded articles for student learning

Newsela

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Use GeoGuessr or other games to incorporate fun competition.

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use GeoGuessr or other games to incorporate fun competition.

GeoGuessr

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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

Google Classroom

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Use YouTube 360 and Streetview for user-generated VR content

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use YouTube 360 and Streetview for user-generated VR content

YouTube 360
Google Street View

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Use GoNoodle for fun and interactive brain breaks

Planning, Preparation & Management

Use GoNoodle for fun and interactive brain breaks

GoNoodle

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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

Google Slides
Crafty Text

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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

Creative Commons
CommonSense Media

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Be Internet Awesome
Gamify the classroom with Classcraft

Planning, Preparation & Management

Gamify the classroom with Classcraft

Classcraft

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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)

Google Docs

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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.

Google Classroom

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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

Google Classroom
OneNote Class Notebook

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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

Google Docs

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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!)

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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”.

SAMR Lesson Plan Databases

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Give students a 5 minute tech break during longer lectures.

Planning, Preparation & Management

Give students a 5 minute tech break during longer lectures.

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Explore the world with Google Earth (esp Voyager)!

Planning, Preparation & Management

Explore the world with Google Earth (esp Voyager)!

Google Earth
Voyager

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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

Powtoon

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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

Power Search

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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

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

Screencastify
YouTube Live