Virtual K-12 Learning Environments

Post-course resources

Powerpoint Slides

Certificates of Completion
Participants will be able to download a Certificate of Completion following their training, within 1-3 business days after completion of the course. 
To print your Certificate of Completion, log into our registration portal and go to Menu > My Transcript > Print Proof of Completion (which will be located underneath Class Information).  Note: You must be logged in to your student account to access the Menu item.

Online Classroom Resources

• Polls
  • Setting up polls in Zoom
  • Poll students in Google Classroom
  • Poll Everywhere
• Timers
  • Windows Timer
  • Chromebook Timer
• Zoom
  • Nonverbal Feedback in Zoom
  • Playing Music in Zoom (so users can hear it)
• Windows Swap
• Student workload calculator
• Habitica (gamify to-do lists)
• Social Apps
  • Discord
  • Kast
  • Roll20
• Otter (live transcription note-taking)

Distance Learning

• Universal Design For Learning Guidelines
• Distance Learning Teacher Center  
• Distance Learning: A Gently Curated Collection of Resources for Teachers 
• My Online Learning Plan  
  • students  
  • teachers  
• Maker Challenges for Students (videos)  
• HitRECord (collaborate maker space) 

Social Emotional Supports 

• A Trauma-Informed Approach to Teaching Through Coronavirus  
• The Challenges of Reopening  
• How to Humanize Your Online Class (Infographic)  

Engagement 

• Breakout Sessions in Online Synchronous Discussions – Carleton College  
• “Jump Around!” The Benefits of Movement in the Online Learning Process 
• Instructor Presence 
• Ideas for Virtual Community Building (Google Doc)  
• Three Strategies for Better Online Discussions  
• Ten Ways to Overcome Barriers to Student Engagement Online 
• Keeping Students Engaged in Digital Learning (video)

Online Tools to support Student Engagement 

• Kahoot! Learning Games 
• Padlet (Create a virtual ‘bulletin board’ of articles, stories, pictures…)  
• Peardeck  
  • Pear Deck for Google Slides (Video)  
• Flipgrid 
  • Getting Started with Flipgrid (Video)  
• Brain Break (Game)  
• Nearpod Student Engagement Platform . 
• How to Use Google Jamboard for Distance Learning Success  
• PlayFactile
• Popplet
• Jeopardy

Family Engagement 

• PED Family Education Survey
• Engaging Families in Distance Learning: Supporting from Afar  
• Family Insights ToolKit 
• Parent Tips and Tricks for Distance Learning 

Collaboration 

• Jigsaw Resources  
  • AdLit.org 
  • Reading Rockets 
• Managing Student Group Projects in an Online Environment (Video)
• Group Work (Video) 

Group Project Tools 

• Google Resources (Slides/Sites)  
• LiveBinder (Create a ‘binder’ of resources/papers/pictures using tabs and subtabs to collect information) 
• Popplet (Create a ‘mind map’ of ideas)  
• Student-Collaboration Tools  

Session Recordings

August 7 (Michelle Jewett & Victoria Stark Romero)
August 8 (Jennifer Chavez Miller & Juanita Sandoval)