Updated 10/24/20 with tutorials and resources.
Election Resources
- Activate Young Activists from NEA Read Across America
- Election 2020 resources and student poll from Newsela
- The Electoral College Explained TED Ed animated video lesson
- Election Lesson Plans and Resources from Scholastic grades 3-12
- Today is Election Day from Read, Write, Think
- The Election Collection from PBS Learning Media
- The Electoral College from National Archives
Canvas Tutorials
Most of these tutorials are from the NEA Alaska Training with Anchorage School District middle school teachers Dawn Anderson and Kevin Klott 8/18/20. Thank you!
The Basics
- Canvas Basics (5:52)
- Cross-listing Classes (6:23)
- Canvas Settings (3:16)
- Authorizing Google Drive to connect to your Canvas account (2:17)
- Adding Modules and Assignments (7:29)
- Create an Assignment (Basic write-in text box response) (8:05)
- Create a Google Docs Cloud Assignment (7:26)
Syncing Canvas with PowerSchool from Lexi Razor, JSD teacher
Exporting a Canvas Course (2:10)
Doing More With Canvas
- Copying Content from One Class to Another (4:04)
- Using SpeedGrader (3:52)
- Making Self-Graded Quizzes (8:14)
- Creating a Test Bank (5:18)
- How to Create a Quiz From a Test Bank (5:20)
- Creating Discussions (4:18)
- Using Canvas to Email Students (4:56)
- Adding Emojis to Your Comments (2:38)
Setting Up Your Free Pear Deck Account (3:07)
Creating Pear Decks (4:52)
Using a Pear Deck with Your Students (9:12)
Delivering Online Content
- Simple fill-in worksheet using Google Slides and a PDF/image (4:30)
- Using Kami with Canvas (External Tool that allows you to easily write/draw on a PDF) (5:50)
- Flipgrid and Canvas (7:26)
- Canvas and BrainPop Worksheets Using Kami (7:11)
Canvas Studio Tutorials
- Canvas Studio Basics (8:55)
- Video Quiz Using Canvas Studio (6:11)
- Captioning Your Videos (3:50)
- Zoom Recording on Canvas Studio (5:23)
- Making and Changing Thumbnails in Canvas Studio (3:24)
- Editing Canvas Studio Videos (Overlays and Cut) (11:00)
Zoom Tutorials
- Using Zoom Reports for Attendance (2:06)
- Zoom Settings (2:43)
- More zoom.us Settings (2:38)
- Using Zoom Breakout Rooms (4:16)
- Logging into Zoom from iOS Device (1:44)
- Using Zoom from a Mac Desktop (1:38)
- Zoom Recording on Canvas Studio (5:23) (Use this to record your lessons in Zoom and then share it to students in Canvas with Canvas Studio with captions! Same movie as above.)
- All Things Zoom (almost) from Mariel Odum, JSD teacher
Google App Tutorials
Google Keep – A Note Taking App
- Google Keep: A Busy Teacher’s Best Friend
- Google Keep Tricks for Teachers and Students
- 10 ways Google Keep can help streamline life at school
- 6 ways to help students be more productive by using Google Keep
Google Docs – Advanced Features
- Google Docs 101
- Voice Typing
- Share “Make a Copy” Links
- Explore Tool
- Outlines/Table of Contents
- Commenting and Suggesting
- Tagging Users in a Comment
- Setting Preference Shortcuts
- “Force Copy” Trick for Google Docs (3:20) – This trick forces anyone who clicks on the link to automatically copy the document.
Google Slides – Swiss Army Knife Tool for the Classroom
- Collaborative Group Projects
- Hyperdocs
- Self-Grading Quizzes
- Pear Deck Add-on
- Slides to the Right Cha Cha Cha
- Slides to the Left
- Adding Video
- Publish to the Web
- Image Editing
- Custom Page Size
- Adding Audio
- Better Slide Themes
Google Sheets – Creative Applications
- Make Mondrian Art with Google Sheets
- Build Interactive Learning Databases
- 4 Creative uses of Google Sheets
Google Forms -Innovative Uses
- Choose Your Own Adventure (Non-Fiction)
- Choose Your Own Adventure Story (Fiction)
- Document Student Behaviors
- Seven NEW Ways to Use Google Forms In the Classroom
Google Sites – Digital Portfolios
- Google Sites Beginner Tutorials
- Digital Portfolios for Littles (Elementary)
- How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites
- The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast–ePortfolios and Google Sites
- Creating ePortfolios
Google Tour Builder – Virtual Reality Projects
- Google Tour Builder uses Google’s Earth map technology to create interactive virtual tours, that include locations, images, videos, descriptions, hyperlinks, and more.
- Google Tour Builder Library
- Literature Trip
- Virtual Washington, D.C. Field Trip
- Globe Theater Exploration
- Tour Builder Travel Project
- 4 Inquiry-Driven Tour Builder Projects
- Tour Rubric
Chrome Extensions
- Ten Chrome Extensions for Teachers
- Talk and Comment Extension
- Favorite Google Extensions for Teachers
- Screencastify Overview
- Text to Speech Extensions for Chrome
- Chrome Web Store
Other Videos
- How to Use Screencastify to Record Video Messages & Tutorials for Students (4:03)
- Bitmoji Classroom Tutorial
- The Modern Classrooms Project
Do you have a tutorial or resource to add to the list? Please email Liz Agnew at jeaedexcellence@gmail.com.