Just getting started with TeacherVUE? Need a refresher on how to get your classes up and started this year? This series of tutorials should help you hit the ground running this school year. Be sure to subscribe to Techy Teacher Tools on YouTube for more...
Google Classroom HELP for Parents and Students
Google Classroom is widely used by school to help facilitate face to face and distance learning. Knowing how to effectively navigate and organize your class as a student will help you stay on-top of the mountain of assignments, tests, and classroom resources. Check out our...
Setting Up Google Classroom for Distance Learning.
Last spring was a trial by fire for many educators…jumping into E-Learning faster than expected. With time to plan and prepare, this fall has the potential to be an amazing experience for educators and students alike. Now referred to as distance learning 2.0…here are some...
Zoom Tips – Trial By Fire
This past week, many teachers have jumped into the E-Learning world and are thriving on the Zoom platform. Here are just a few tips I have learned along the way. Zoom also has a great resource HERE to get you started.
Hosting a Zoom Meeting with your students
Many of us are just getting started with hosting an online meeting with our students. The video below will help lead you through some of the tips and tricks I have learned along the way. Navigating some of the initial settings and how to set...
eSchoolPLUS Teacher Access Center Email Notifications
The eSchoolPLUS teacher access center has the ability to email staff members when changes are made to their class rosters, student eligibility status, and special education status changes. The tutorial below will show you how to activate these notifications within your teacher access panel. ...
This Weeks Top 5 Chrome Extensions for Education
Chrome is a great browser, and its extensions library makes it even better. With hundreds to choose from, it is easy to get overwhelmed. Listed below are the top 5 chrome extension I use on a weekly basis within the classroom and during lesson planning....
Don’t have Microsoft Office? – Try this free version
OpenOffice.org is a productivity suite that will allow you to read and write Microsoft Office documents for free. According to the site “OpenOffice is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages...
Remind101 allows safe texting to your class or team
Need a quick, convenient, safe, and useful tool to communicate messages to your class, team, or club? Remind 101 may be the teacher communication tool for you. I have found that trying to find a universal communication tool is never 100% (or even close). Not...
Audio Resources for Class
If you are using music clips for a class assignment, make sure you adhere to the Copyright Fair Use Clause. freesound.org (New Resource) http://www.freeplaymusic.com/ Myxer.com IMeem.com Playlist.com Grooveshark.com 000audio.com 000AM.net Audacity software Download – A free, open source software for recording and editing sounds in Linux, Mac...