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What is app smashing? If you’re a teacher on Twitter, you might have noticed a certain hashtag: #appsmash Want to get in on the conversation? Whether you’re a seasoned edtech vet or your school just threw you into the deep end by swapping textbooks for tablets, knowing how to app smash will benefit both you and your students. We’ll explain what app smashing is, look back at how it came to be, and then check out some practical examples so you can get started right away!

Google Slides templates for Snapchat games in class - Ditch That Textbook People all over the world are flocking to Snapchat to share photos and videos that reflect what’s going on in their lives. To be specific, it’s more than 300 million monthly active users. The magnitude of Snapchat’s impact is huge (source): Why Grading Policies For Equity Matter More Than Ever - MindShift Switching to Pass/Incomplete For the fourth quarter, San Leandro’s secondary students will receive a “pass” or “incomplete” instead of a letter grade. In his guidance for grading during COVID-19 closures, Feldman recommended this model for schools that cannot drop grades entirely. 25 Strategies to Engage Students on Your Next Zoom Meeting Now that we have all been thrust into the world of online learning, we have to figure out ways as educators to engage our students when they are online. Some of the first things schools did when shifting to remote learning was to hold regular video meetings with their students. These can vary based on the ages of the students and the frequency of when a teacher interacts with their students, but most teachers realized quickly that they can’t use the same behavioral strategies (like proximity) that they use in a physical classroom.

Game Changer - Add a Feedback Slide Game Changer – Add a Feedback Slide by admin | Mar 28, 2020 | Google | 0 comments In Google Slides, Add a Feedback Slide “Do not use Google Docs” 8 Ideas Designed to Engage Students In Active Learning Online I’ve spent the last four months working with teachers all over the country (virtually, of course) as they navigate the uncharted waters of online and blended learning. The majority of teachers I have spoken with did not enjoy their initial experiences with distance learning. A big issue for many teachers was a general lack of student engagement online. I cannot say I am surprised given the lack of clarity about expectations for participation online, the “no harm” grading policies adopted by many districts during school closures, and issues around equity and access.

Taking Attendance in Google Forms – Teq Post in News by Skyla Lilly on 4th March 2020 At present, Google Classroom doesn’t have an attendance feature included in its platform. If you’re simply using Google Classroom as a supplement for grading students’ online work, then this may not be an issue for you. But, if you’re using Classroom as the general management system for your classes, not having a way to take attendance can be an issue.

How Can We Make the Most of Synchronous and Asynchronous Time in Distance Learning? As we look forward to the fall in which many schools will continue in a distance learning model to begin the year, we know that the Herculean effort that has been referred to as emergency remote learning taught us a lot about how we might better design learning experiences in the fall both in person and in a remote or distance learning model. One of the most important perspectives that should inform next steps is that of the students. YouthTruth surveyed over 40,000 students and the first finding of the report is:

How to Use Kahoot With Google Classroom We're halfway through 2020. This week I'm taking some time off from the blog to work on some other projects. The rest of this week I'm going to re-run some of the most popular posts and videos of the year so far. How to Make a Digital Bookshelf in Google Slides This summer I've had more requests for book recommendations than I ever have in the nearly thirteen year history of this blog. I've also had a ton of requests for help making things like digital choice boards. So to address both of those requests I made the following video in which I demonstrate how to use Google Slides to create an interactive, digital bookshelf. The process is simple and can be used to create all kinds of digital choice boards. In the following video I demonstrate how to create and publish a digital bookshelf with Google Slides. There are really only five simple steps to it.

Life Tags - Photographs classified by Machine Learning 100 metres hurdles(258) 110 metres hurdles(1094) 1937 ford(5) 1941 ford(16) 1949 ford(30) 1952 ford(5) Hipster Google 2 - Even More Google Tools You Probably Never Heard Of A couple years ago I shared my original "Hipster Google" post, where I listed a collection of lesser known Google tools. The idea was to have some fun with the "hipster" theme, where something is cool because very few people know about it. Like a band that hasn't become popular yet, or a restaurant that is hidden away, or a style that is not mainstream. At that time I put together a collection of Hipster Google tools that weren't as popular as the "big ones" such as Gmail, Drive, Docs, and such. Even though these Google tools may have flown under the radar, they were still valuable for use in the classroom. Well since then, so many new unique Google tools have come out!

5 Ways to Make Whiteboard Instructional Videos in Your Web Browser Over the last few months I've written a bunch of blog posts and made a handful of videos on simple ways to make whiteboard instructional videos in your web browser. These have been popular, in part, because this style of video can be made using tools that are readily available to Chromebook users. As a reader pointed out to me in an email this morning, I haven't put all of these videos and posts together in one place. So to remedy that I've put together the following compilation of five ways to make whiteboard instructional videos. Try using Screencastify to record over the free drawing space provided by Google's online version of Jamboard.