A few years ago, I wrote a blog post and shared a survey called “The Teacher Transparency Challenge“. To this day, it is still one of my favorite things that I have ever done in my classroom. It was simple – I wanted to know how my students felt about my class and teaching. The… Read More Distance Learning Transparency Survey
Woot woot! Google recently launched new “Host Control” features for Google Meet! If you are quiet, you can hear the cheers of thousands of teachers around the world. While there are still many things that I wish Google Meet had the ability to do, these are excellent new features that are available to everyone. One… Read More Host Controls in Google Meet
Attendance in distance learning is…complicated, to say the least! However, I am hoping to provide a process that will make it more simple for you! Below, you will find three easy steps on how to utilize Zoom and Google Sheets to take attendance. Directions and GIF’s are listed below, however, I have also added a… Read More How to Quickly Take Attendance in Zoom
As we continue on our distance learning journey, one of the greatest struggles I hear from teachers is the inability to write or draw on a whiteboard, particularly for subject areas like Math. Obviously, as a former math teacher, that definitely strikes home for me! Years ago, I flipped my classroom and it was one… Read More No Touchscreen? No Problem!
As many districts start the year in distance learning, I have developed a distance learning website in Google Sites that can be used to increase communication between the school and parents/students. Basically, it is the one-stop-shop for all of a family’s distance learning needs and support! Communication with our families is going to be essential… Read More Schoolwide Distance Learning Website
A few years, I shared a set of calendars that I created for my school site to help students say organized. Well, back by popular demand…Here are the 2020/2021 calendars! As many schools will be in distance learning this school year, I hope that these calendars can provide some structure for both students and teachers.… Read More Google Slide Calendars: 2020/2021 Version
In April and May, I Heart EDU released a variety of professional development webinars to support teachers with distance learning. I’m so glad many of you were able to tune in to these videos and I hope to plan a couple more soon! Today, I am sharing a webinar on Jamboard and Google Meet that… Read More Jamboard & Google Meet
Happy May everyone! As we continue in these strange times with stay-at-home orders, I ❤ EDU is planning to continue with monthly webinars. I know that a lot of my posts recently have been based on webinars, but stay tuned for more posts as I have normally shared in the past. (Unfortunately, I messed up… Read More I ❤ EDU Webinars: May
As you may have noticed, I ❤ EDU has recently launched a series of webinars. Our first series occurred during the first two weeks of April and I am excited to share 2 more webinars from a variety of presenters for the rest of this month. If you are interested in these webinars, you can… Read More I ❤ EDU Webinars: April (Part 2)
Google Sites is an amazing resource for students to create their own portfolios online. During this webinar, Jenn Calderon provides a detailed walkthrough of Google Sites, including instructional strategies and ideas. Below, you will find some of the resources that were provided during the presentation: Jenn’s Presentation Jenn’s Twitter Feel free to share how you… Read More ePortfolios Webinar