Teacher Technology Help

TUSD Technology Supported Applications App Name What app is used for? How to access and use apps?

● An open-source web conferencing system for on- learning eTUSD Blue Button Tutorial ● Enables the user to share documents (PDF and any office document), , chat, audio, and your desktop Big Blue Button Tutorial ● It can also record sessions for later playback

● Brings all K-12 applications into one secure portal Logging in to Clever ● It provides a single sign-on for everyone in the district

● Free learning platform used by TUSD using Moodle eTUSD Help Desk ● Designed to provide educators, administrators, and learners with a single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments. eTUSD Quiz Quickstart

● Free web service that aims to simplify creating, distributing, and grading Getting Started with assignments in a paperless way Classroom ● Used to streamline the process of sharing between teachers and students How to Create Digital Assignments for

How to Submit Assignments

● Video conferencing platform How to use Google Meet for Remote ● Teachers have the ability to mute microphones and record the session and Online Learning ● Teachers can use the Record feature to create videos for students ● Set up a meeting and share a link. No worrying about whether students have the How to Invite Students, Teachers, or right accounts or plug-ins. Parents to Google Meet or Hangouts

● Public chat feature for questions or comments Google Meet ● Layouts can be changed to see some of the students, but with a large group, you How to Share your Screen in Google cannot see all participants. Meets

● Students can stay in the chat room after the teacher leaves How to Record the Meeting or Screen

Google Chrome Extension to see All Participants in Grid View

● does not have its own record feature, but Google Meets Record How to Record the Meeting or Screen Feature can be used to record the screen and teacher voice ● Google Slides can also be recorded using Loom, a free screencasting software How to use Loom and Record your ​ ​ ​ available via Chrome extension or a desktop app (see more information about lesson for Remote and Online Loom below) Learning

How to Hold Live Q&A sessions Google Slides Record using Google Meets and Slides

● Record Audio and Video alongside PowerPoint slides How to Make a Video in PowerPoint ● Include your footage if you choose to Upload in YouTube ● Upload easily to YouTube for sharing ● Teachers already have Youtube Accounts connected to their google accounts How to Upload a Video to YouTube under the Google Apps “9 circle” button PowerPoint Record ● Videos can be shared via many platforms including eTUSD and Google Add a YouTube video link to eTUSD ​ Feature Classroom or Google Classroom. ​ ​

● Cloud-based video conferencing platform that can be used for video How to use for Remote and conferencing meetings, audio conferencing, webinars, meeting recordings, and Online Learning live chat ● Hosts have the ability to mute microphones and use breakout rooms for smaller Securing your Zoom meeting to groups prevent hacking. ● Students would need to download the software or app to use ● There are public and private chat features Zoom Video Tutorials ● Layouts can be altered to include all participants in a gallery feature ● When teachers close the session, it ends How to use Breakout Rooms for * Zoom has removed the 40-minute time limit for schools affected by the Teaching and Learning ​ ​ Coronavirus. Must use your school email address to create your account. Getting started with Breakout Rooms’ ​

Zoom Settings Tips

Host Annotation Controls & Video Sound Controls

Student Directions for Zoom

Uploading a Class Roster to Zoom

Other Useful Applications, But Not Fully Supported by TUSD App Name What app is used for? How to access and use apps?

● A program designed to help students advance their nonfiction reading skills Instructions for getting access to ● It provides differentiated online instruction students who do not already have ● Assignments are tailored to each student's reading ability level log-ins

● Save time by collecting all digital content in one place Blendspace Tutorial

● High-quality free reading passages for grades 3-12, complemented by aligned Commonlit Overview Video interim assessments, growth-oriented data, and expert-led teacher development. ● Resources are: Introduction to Annotations ○ Flexible ○ Research-Based Guided Reading Mode

○ Effective, as proven by third-party review ○ Aligned to the Common Core State Standards ○ Created by teachers, for teachers

● A free assessment-centered tool How to start with Online Learning! ● Allows teachers and students to create interactive online videos by embedding Remote teaching made easy (start ​ either open-ended or multiple-choice questions, audio notes, audio tracks, or video at 3:34 and end at 7:27) comments on a video

● App that transforms your iPad into a recordable whiteboard How to Use Educreations ● It records your voice, handwriting and also allows you to insert pictures to produce your own personal video lessons that you and your students can share Example of Teacher Math Lesson online using Educreations * You must have an iPad to use this app ** Educreations Pro upgrades are free to teachers until May 1st

● A website that allows teachers to create “grids” to facilitate video discussions Remote Learning with Flipgrid where each grid is like a message board where teachers pose questions called “topics” and students post video responses that appear in a tiled grid Getting Started with Flipgrid ● Is free to educators

● is a chat/text app and it also offers video chat Google Hangouts Get Started ● You can video-call up to 25 people at once ● You can incorporate effects like adding a fake hat to your head or playing a sound effect

● Incorporates videos, , worksheets, audio, quizzes, and other Logging In To Lightbox exciting interactive features. ● Integrates access to your eBook collections, Destiny® Library Manager™, Vocabulary.com, and other key sites *username- guest password- follett

● Free screencasting software available via Chrome extension or a desktop app Loom ● Can be used on Mac, Windows, and ● Log on using your school account for free use How to use Loom and Record your ● Allows you to record using both your webcam and screen with audio. You can lesson for Remote and Online then download your video, embed it on your blog, or share it via email, Google Learning Classroom, or eTUSD

● They take authentic content from the world's most trusted providers and turn it Newsela Tutorial into learning materials that are classroom-ready ● Content is aligned to national and state standards Finding Content in Newsela ● Provides all content at 5 reading levels ● Diverse opinions are covered and feature people all students can identify with Annotations ● Quiz capabilities * Their entire product suite is free for the 2019/2020 school year Using the Write Prompt ​ ​ ● Pear Deck Slides are very similar to a PowerPoint or Google Slides Intro to Peardeck Video presentation ● Teachers create Interactive Slides that let every student respond to their questions or prompts ● Teachers can add the magic of formative assessments and interactive questions to presentations right from Google Slides.

● A free tool in which teachers can conduct student-paced formative assessments Getting started with Quizizz in a fun and engaging way for students of all ages ● There are remade learning quizzes or you can make your own Steps to create a quiz ● Students can join using their eTUSD log-in and you can assign in Google Classroom ● Quizzes can be played live or assigned for homework

● Differentiated reading passages for K-12 Accessing and Using Readworks ● Articles can be pushed out digitally and teachers can track student progress online ● Students have access to Readworks through clever. All teachers need to do is import their classes through Google Classroom.

● Teachers can record 5-minute videos of their screen for free (after 5 minutes Screencastify Help and Learning there is a cost), as well as edit and share the videos Center with instructions for set-up, ● Available via a downloadable Chrome extension recording, editing, and sharing

● A screencasting and video editing software tool that can be launched directly Beginners Guide to from browser Screencastomatic ● Teachers can record a 15-minute video for free (after that there is a fee)

● A platform for student engagement where students use creative tools to take Introduction to Seesaw pictures, draw, record videos and more to capture learning in a portfolio

● Enables students to connect remotely to live lessons delivered by teachers and Videos and Guides for Self-Paced engage in real-time with lesson activities Learning and Teacher-Led Learning ● Students can access and contribute from any web-enabled computer, tablet or for Distance Learning with SMART phone ● Collaborative Workspace activities empower students to work together from How to import a PDF into Smart home on a shared digital canvas to co-create, add content and problem solve Notebook or PDF directions ​ ​ ● Shout It Out activities enable students to send text and images from their devices to a lesson ● Teachers can then rearrange, organize, and discuss contributions

*Currently free to schools affected by the Coronavirus outbreak

● A visual math program that builds a deep conceptual understanding of math Four Tips For a Great Start With ST through rigorous learning and creative problem-solving Math

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