E-Learning Pop Up Webinars

Cloud-based Learning | Model Schools E-Learning Pop Up Webinars

LHRIC Model Schools has assembled a series of “Crash Course” webinars focusing on essential skills for technology tools that can be utilized for remote learning, communication, and assessment.

Format: essential skills, followed by Q and A

GOAL: Ensure continuity of learning and student interaction during short or long term school closures.

• Register in My Learning Plan > to participate
• Sessions will be recorded and archived for member districts
• Registered participants will receive instructions for accessing the live session.

Google Classroom

Google Classroom: Creating an Online Classroom in 60 Minutes or Less

Essential Skills:

Create a Google Class and Enroll Students
Create assignments that you can monitor, assess, and grade
Use the Stream for Classroom “discussions”
Add materials for additional learning (websites, videos, PDF documents, images).

Audience: Teachers, Grades 2-12

Google Forms

Google Forms: Creating and Analyzing Quizzes

Essential Skills:

Create digital quizzes and assignments: multiple choice, true/false, short and extended responses
Use Google Form’s “auto grade” option to analyze student response data
Explore other features of Google Forms: setup “locked” mode on Chromebooks, add feedback to responses in Quizzes

Audience: Teachers, Grades 4-12

Google Meet

Google Meet: Running Live Videoconferences with Students

Essential Skills:

Setup, launch, and run a Google Hangouts Meet: easy to join video and audio calls
Google Hangouts provide live, secure face to face connection with enhanced features (screensharing)
Excellent option for facilitating class discussions, small group tutoring, delivering lessons

Audience: Teachers, Grades 6-12

Google Docs

Collaborating with Google Docs

Essential Skills:

Sharing in Google Docs, Sheets, Slides
Setting Permissions to allow collaboration
Using comments to foster a collaborative editing process

Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

Screen Castify

Using Screencastify to Create Video Content

Essential Skills:

Learn how to access Screencastify, a Chrome browser extension that allows your device to record video and create “screencasts”
How Screencastify will allow you to record a video using your device’s camera, or create a “screencast” (a digital video recording of your computer screen)
How your videos can be made accessible to students in a safe and secure way

Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

Accessibility (Google Chrome)

Accessibility: Google Chrome and Chrome OS Accessibility Features

Essential Skills:

An overview of resources to take advantage of built in accessibility features for the Chrome Browser and Chrome Operating System (screen readers, voice typing, and Chromebook keyboard shortcuts)

Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

Accessibility (Microsoft)

Accessibility: Using Microsoft Learning Tools (Immersive Reader and Translate)

Essential Skills:

Develop an understanding of MS Learning Tools available for Office 365 Applications (Immersive Reader and Translate)

Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

Office 365

Using What You Have in Office 365: Creating and Sharing Files and Content

Essential Skills:

Office 365 uploading files & folders — what can you share?
Online version (Lite version) vs. Download to Desktop (has more features)
Understanding Sharing permissions (edit vs view)
Unique features of the shared with me folder (not like Google)

Audience: Teachers, Grades 4-12

Nearpod

Nearpod for Creating and Assessing Interactive Lessons

Essential Skills:

Use a free Nearpod account to access ready-to-run K-12 online lessons in all content areas
Create your own interactive lessons in minutes by importing Google Slides and adding interactive activities
Create assessment reports with just one click.

Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12