This page was created 24 March 2020 for Covid19 online teaching + learning resources
BLENDED LEARNING
A style of education in which students learn via electronic & online media as well as traditional face-to-face teaching
This page features information about blended learning
SKILL LEVEL
what is your digital distance teaching or learning skill level?
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GOOGLE MEET ~ VIDEO CHAT
www.meet.google.com/meet
Use google Meet video chat conferencing for distance learning. interact with teachers & learners online.
Use google chrome to login to your school account.
#1 ~ click the apps icon top right of the screen.
#2 ~ click the Meet icon to start video conferencing online learning
This is where you also access google classroom & calendar to schedule Meet chats.
Use google chrome to login to your school account.
#1 ~ click the apps icon top right of the screen.
#2 ~ click the Meet icon to start video conferencing online learning
This is where you also access google classroom & calendar to schedule Meet chats.
GOOGLE MEET ~ USING CALENDAR
Use Google Calendar to email a Meet chat link to others, you can include learning notes & attachments.
Video chat invitations will appear in your Google Calendar, you can set email notification times to remind others about the chat.
calendar.google.com/calendar
Video chat invitations will appear in your Google Calendar, you can set email notification times to remind others about the chat.
calendar.google.com/calendar
GOOGLE CLASSROOM
This is a 19 minute video tutorial about using google classroom
TYPING GAMES
Playing typing games improves literacy, spelling & promotes a more efficient use of computers by typing faster
you can cut/paste text into this game. shoot the words you want to learn in a space themed typing game
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how fast can you type? 42 words per minute is a median score. use good touch typing technique
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let mario teach you good touch typing technique & correct finger placement for improved typing speed
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really want to test your touch typing skills? try & score 3.
the AC flappy bird high score is 832 set in 2016 |
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DRAWING
Use online drawing tools that are augmented by AI to visually express your ideas, share images for learning
draw objects in 20 seconds. AI will try & guess what your drawing & will tell you what it thinks your drawing. can you get 6 out of 6 correct drawings?
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draw an object with the magic pen. AI will guess what your drawing & turn it into a line drawing. move drawings around, colour them, get creative
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draw a landscape using basic shapes. AI will render your image into a masterpiece. dont forget to click the red check box before you start drawing
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MAKE GIFS
Use your phone to video yourself demonstrating a learning activity with no sound. convert your video to a gif & upload it to your online learning platform. This example gif is an learning activity for improving drawing confidence so you can visually communicate your ideas to yourself & others with drawings. Practice your drawing skills doing this 30 second line+shape drawing
MAKE YOUTUBE VIDEOS
If your feeling comfortable creating video learning resources to put on youtube, keep video time short, less than 2 minutes long.
This video is my example of a do-now activity, practicing line drawings on A4 paper, ripX & 1 point perspective drawing.
Fold a sheet of paper into 4, do 1 drawing in each quarter to visually illustrate ideas, words, curriculum info, anything...
This video is my example of a do-now activity, practicing line drawings on A4 paper, ripX & 1 point perspective drawing.
Fold a sheet of paper into 4, do 1 drawing in each quarter to visually illustrate ideas, words, curriculum info, anything...
THINGLINK
Use Thinglink to create interactive online learning experiences
PIXLR ~ IMAGE EDITING ONLINE
Use this free in-browser image software to create images of your learning, ideas etc
SCREENCASTIFY
Screencastify is a Google Chrome browser extension that lets you record & narrate what your doing on your laptop screen. Screen video files sync directly in your AC Google Drive. You can share your videos directly into Google Classroom or publish straight to YouTube or put on your AC websites.
TRY THIS... Make a 30 second video recording of your screen when doing typing skills or quickdraw & narrate what your doing & share the Screencastify Google link of your video with another learning leader/learner.
TRY THIS... Make a 30 second video recording of your screen when doing typing skills or quickdraw & narrate what your doing & share the Screencastify Google link of your video with another learning leader/learner.
COVID 19 ONLINE LEARNING
“Today is day one of a new reality for the 1.1 million students and families in New York City. The two operative words as we go forward are flexibility and patience.”
chalkbeat.org/ny/the-new-reality-of-coronavirus-heres-what-nyc-first-day-of-remote-learning-looked-like
chalkbeat.org/ny/the-new-reality-of-coronavirus-heres-what-nyc-first-day-of-remote-learning-looked-like
“You have to be a lot more explicit in your instructions. You have to be really clear on your expectations. Your communication has to be really clear because you don’t have some of those like physical cues. You can’t see when students aren’t understanding, you know, you don’t get to see that glazed over look”.
deseret.com/utah/covid-19-teachers-pandemic-teach-human-connection-coronavirus-digital-learning
deseret.com/utah/covid-19-teachers-pandemic-teach-human-connection-coronavirus-digital-learning
"Simplicity is key. It is critical to design distance learning experiences that have very clear instructions and utilize only one or two resources. When possible, provide resources like readings as PDFs that students can always access off-line. Keep in mind that simple structures can still require rigorous work. Tasks with few instructions often lead to the greatest amount of higher-order thinking, as students figure out what to do within defined parameters. Distance learning should push educators to think about how they can be leaner and more concise with their delivery of new information." edutopia.org/article/4-tips-supporting-learning-home/Edutopia+Newsletter
“I can tell you, now that we’re in week 7 of online learning, that much of what you will do will be trial and error. Don’t stress about that—it won’t do you any good. I’m offering the same lessons I would normally do live, but in smaller doses.” edutopia.org/article/teaching-through-pandemic-mindset-moment/Edutopia+Newsletter
1 November 2020 - info about Copyright, AC Creative Commons Policy, Watermarking, Google Sites Websites & Content File Management & tutorials...
TEACHER RESOURCES COPYRIGHT
Who owns copyright in a teacher's or contractor's original work?
Do not assume that just because you created a work, you can necessarily do anything you like with it. Unless agreed otherwise, the school will own the copyright in any teaching materials that teachers (employees) create during the course of their employment.
Check your employment contract and the copyright policy at your school. A Creative Commons licence may be an option.
Do not assume that just because you created a work, you can necessarily do anything you like with it. Unless agreed otherwise, the school will own the copyright in any teaching materials that teachers (employees) create during the course of their employment.
Check your employment contract and the copyright policy at your school. A Creative Commons licence may be an option.
Employment contract options and samples:
To pre-empt potential problems, schools should consider covering copyright ownership and licensing in teachers' employment contracts. Here are two options. Option A: Your school retains ownership of copyright in works created by teachers (in the course of employment) but also permits (licenses) the teacher to use the work in restricted ways in order to develop the work for use outside the school and with another school or employer. Option B: The contract provides that the teacher owns copyright in the work created by the teacher (in the course of employment) but permits (licenses) your school to use the work in restricted ways
To pre-empt potential problems, schools should consider covering copyright ownership and licensing in teachers' employment contracts. Here are two options. Option A: Your school retains ownership of copyright in works created by teachers (in the course of employment) but also permits (licenses) the teacher to use the work in restricted ways in order to develop the work for use outside the school and with another school or employer. Option B: The contract provides that the teacher owns copyright in the work created by the teacher (in the course of employment) but permits (licenses) your school to use the work in restricted ways
What rights do teachers and schools have?
Competing needs can arise when an employee wants to use any work that they have created during their employment at a different school or for purposes other than the educational purposes of the school that owns copyright in the work. For example:
tki.org.nz/Copyright-in-schools/Guidelines-for-schools/For-principals-and-trustees/Your-teachers-work
Competing needs can arise when an employee wants to use any work that they have created during their employment at a different school or for purposes other than the educational purposes of the school that owns copyright in the work. For example:
- the school may want to enforce its copyright in the work by limiting its use in restricted ways.
- the employee may want to use the work in restricted ways, for instance, in order to publish an article in a book, or on a website.
- a new school employing the teacher may also want to use the work in restricted ways.
tki.org.nz/Copyright-in-schools/Guidelines-for-schools/For-principals-and-trustees/Your-teachers-work
AC CREATIVE COMMONS POLICY
sites.google.com/alfristoncollege.school.nz/acstaff/home > sites.google.com/alfristoncollege.school.nz/acstaff/operations/policies
Alfriston College Governance Framework 2018 v5 ratified 27 Oct 20
Part D: Operational policies – board expectations for the control and management of the school - page 65
D5. Protection and sharing of intellectual property (Creative Commons) policy
Outcome Statement: The board enables and encourages sharing and collaboration between learning leaders by recognising and removing legal barriers that exist to the sharing of learning resources and other materials created by school staff in the course of their employment.
Scoping: The New Zealand Copyright Act 1994 Section 21 (2) recognises the copyright ownership rights of board of trustees of works produced by their employees in the course of their employment. By licensing its copyright, the board is giving permission in advance for others to copy and share learning resources developed by its employees and owned by the board.
Outcome Statement: The board enables and encourages sharing and collaboration between learning leaders by recognising and removing legal barriers that exist to the sharing of learning resources and other materials created by school staff in the course of their employment.
Scoping: The New Zealand Copyright Act 1994 Section 21 (2) recognises the copyright ownership rights of board of trustees of works produced by their employees in the course of their employment. By licensing its copyright, the board is giving permission in advance for others to copy and share learning resources developed by its employees and owned by the board.
REVERSE IMAGE SEARCH
Have an image on your computer, cant remember what website it came from, want more information about it or want to use it on your website with an attribution website link? Use images.google.com & drag the image from your computer into the Google Image search bar. Google will reverse image search & recommend image information.
In this example, I had an image on my computer but didn't know who the architect was or any building info & the name of the file was a number. I dragged the image into Google Images & got the information I needed.
In this example, I had an image on my computer but didn't know who the architect was or any building info & the name of the file was a number. I dragged the image into Google Images & got the information I needed.
WATERMARKING IMAGES
Want to add a 'created by' authorship watermark to learning resource images you create?
Use overbits.herokuapp.com/watermark to add your name to your website content images.
Click the uBlock icon on Chrome to disable adblock on this website or watermarking wont work.
Use overbits.herokuapp.com/watermark to add your name to your website content images.
Click the uBlock icon on Chrome to disable adblock on this website or watermarking wont work.
WATERMARKING YOUTUBE VIDEOS
Want to add a 'created by' authorship watermark to learning resources Youtube videos you create?
- sign in to YouTube Studio
- from the left-hand menu, select Customisation > Branding
- click UPLOAD and select an image. adjust the size of your image, then click DONE
- select your display time: end of video: the video watermark will be shown for the last 15 seconds of the video
- click PUBLISH
CREATIVE COMMONS LICENCE
Want to add a copyright attribution license to content you create? creativecommons.org
Get a creativecommons.org/share-your-work license or search for licensed images search.creativecommons.org
Watch the tutorial video below for how to add a Creative Commons icon onto your website.
Get a creativecommons.org/share-your-work license or search for licensed images search.creativecommons.org
Watch the tutorial video below for how to add a Creative Commons icon onto your website.
CREATIVE COMMONS CONTENT
Google search for licensed images on CreativeCommons or Wikimedia or 'Creative Commons' images.
Click Google search > Images > Tools > Usage Rights > Creative Commons to search images for creative commons for your website or learning resources.
Click Google search > Images > Tools > Usage Rights > Creative Commons to search images for creative commons for your website or learning resources.
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DIGITAL.GOVT.NZ
Best practice website standards by NZ Government digital.govt.nz/guidance/digital-design-standard
WEBSITE CONTENT MANAGEMENT
Make website creation easier by knowing where the content is before you start to create or edit your website.
Organise your website content files (text, photos, images, video etc) into specific folders in your Google Drive or in D:drive on your computer. Name your files with accurate descriptions so its quicker & easier to find them.
This example shows my Google Drive AOF2020 folder that has 5 separate sub-folders for file managing various content: Documents, Photos, Images, Video, Other. Add extra sub-folders to suit your learning area.
Organise your website content files (text, photos, images, video etc) into specific folders in your Google Drive or in D:drive on your computer. Name your files with accurate descriptions so its quicker & easier to find them.
This example shows my Google Drive AOF2020 folder that has 5 separate sub-folders for file managing various content: Documents, Photos, Images, Video, Other. Add extra sub-folders to suit your learning area.
GOOGLE SITES - WEBSITES
Information about Google Sites - how to make a website using Google
This 4 minute long video tutorial shows how to make a website using Google Sites.
This the AC Digital website I created in this tutorial sites.google.com/alfristoncollege.school.nz/ac-digital-2021/home
Its easier to make a website if you know what you are going to put on your site & your using a content file system.
This 4 minute long video tutorial shows how to make a website using Google Sites.
This the AC Digital website I created in this tutorial sites.google.com/alfristoncollege.school.nz/ac-digital-2021/home
Its easier to make a website if you know what you are going to put on your site & your using a content file system.
DUPLICATING WEBSITES
Save time by duplicating your Google Site websites. In this tutorial video I have created the 11AOF website with all the content complete on every page, then duplicated the new site & renamed it 12AOF. Most of the information applies to both year levels. Edit/add to your new site with specific year level content.
PUBLISHING WEBSITES
How to publish your Google Site to 'Public'. The information on your website will be seen on the Internet.
AC LOGO WEBSITE ICON
Right-click on the AC logo & save the image to your computer. This tutorial shows how to add the AC logo to your Google Site as a website icon Favicon. The logo on the right is downloaded from alfristoncollege.school.nz.
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If you want to add a Whanau logo to your website, download logo & upload to your website
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GOOGLE CHROME TAB GROUPS
Want to be a pro user of Google Chrome browser tabs like Eli?
Its easier & quicker to multi-task online with coloured tab groups.
Right click a Google Chrome tab & select "Add tab to new group". Name the tab group & colour code it.
Add more tabs to the group based the theme of the group.
Add new tab groups with different names/colours to distinguish between browser tab information.
In this example, ive created an 11AOF tab group & added the 3 assessment standards to the group, then started a technology tab group with a different colour. Its easier & quicker to flick between sites that you constantly use.
Its easier & quicker to multi-task online with coloured tab groups.
Right click a Google Chrome tab & select "Add tab to new group". Name the tab group & colour code it.
Add more tabs to the group based the theme of the group.
Add new tab groups with different names/colours to distinguish between browser tab information.
In this example, ive created an 11AOF tab group & added the 3 assessment standards to the group, then started a technology tab group with a different colour. Its easier & quicker to flick between sites that you constantly use.
