Hybrid & Remote Learning Resources

Live classes will be held via zoom, a video-chatting tool. Zoom offers lots of options, such as the ability to wordlessly signal to the teacher that you have a question, brainstorm on a virtual whiteboard, and collaborate on projects by annotating documents on other students' screens.

Zoom gives kids tools to interact with each other and the teacher, work together, and even break off into smaller groups -- just as if they were sitting with each other in a classroom.

• Share screen. This allows the entire class to view one person's computer screen. Students can even annotate a document on another kid's computer. Teachers can restrict this so only their screen can be shared.

• Whiteboard. This is a brainstorming tool that lets kids toss ideas around, such as for a group project.

• Breakout rooms. The teacher can divide students up into smaller groups, and then bring the entire class back together.

• Raise hand, clap, disagree, speed up, slow down. These are icons kids can use to: let the teacher know they have a question or comment, react to something, or ask the teacher to talk faster or slower

Zoom Expectations:

• For the safety of students please have your child’s name appear when they log in and not a nickname or the name of a family member.

• Students are asked to have their video on during each lesson to ensure that they are fully present with the content of the lesson

SeeSaw

Seesaw is a simple way for teachers and students to record and share what's happening in the classroom. Seesaw gives students a place to document their learning, be creative and learn how to use technology. Each student gets their own journal and will add things to it, like photos, videos, drawings, or notes. When there are new Seesaw posts, families can be notified via app notification, email or SMS. Parents are only notified about their own child’s work, and all data is safe and secure.

Schoology

Schoology is a virtual learning environment for K-12 students and classrooms that allows users to create, manage, and share academic content. It integrates multiple platforms we use on a daily basis into one platform.

Nearpod

Nearpod is a student engagement platform in which a teacher can create presentations that can contain quizzes, polls, videos, images, drawing boards, web content and more. Presentations can be shared for asynchronous, student-paced learning, or given in real-time for synchronous, interactive lessons.

Flipgrid

Flipgrid is a website that allows teachers to create "grids" to facilitate video discussions. Each grid is like a message board where teachers can pose questions, called "topics", and students can post video responses that appear in a tiled grid display.

Remind

Remind is a communication platform that helps educators reach students and parents where they are. Messages can be sent in real time to an entire class, a small group, or just a single person. It can also be used to schedule announcements and attach photos or other files.