TwosDays - Bob - Credit Hours for ISBE

The Lunch ‘n’ Learn season has already begun! After the wonderful learning is complete, don’t forget the important step of completing your post-PD evaluation in Frontline.  You will receive an email reminder after the PD is completed and then follow the steps in this video in order to finish the process and receive those much needed credits.

TwosDays - Amanda - Slides Carnival

Do you want to spruce up those beginning-of-the-year presentations?  Do you want to show students how they can make an impactful first presentation in your class?  Take a look at slidecarnival.com! This site offers a variety of themes that go way beyond those included with Google Slides.

TwosDay - Bob - Google Classroom Startup Tips

Many VHHS teachers use Google Classroom to push out important information and resources to students. Here is a reminder about the COPY CLASS function that may make your startup process a little easier as well as a tip about pushing links and resources out to students  that may help you keep things running smoothly throughout the year.

TwosDay - Allison - Picture in Picture

The Picture in Picture Extension for Chrome is a quick and easy tool for keeping a video floating above the work you are doing online. Think of how nice it will be to watch a video and take notes, give feedback, or write your lesson plan ideas at the SAME time!

All the joys of a split screen or extra monitor while working on your laptop on the go.

Resize and move your video around as you need it, and enjoy this tool as you maximize your time and efficiency!

Stop by the HOTSpot with any questions!

HOTSpot - Bob - Kahoot Alternative: Gimkit

If you are looking for an alternative to Kahoot or Quizizz, Gimkit might  be for you! Like other games, Gimkit allows students to earn points for correct answers to multiple questions. The twist with Gimkit is that students may use their points to buy upgrades to help them improve their ranking. The full version does require a purchase, but student response tends to be overwhelmingly positive.  If you have some spare time, check out what Gimkit has to offer!

TwosDay - Brandon - Story Maker

Story Speaker lets you create and choose your own adventure narrative, but the twist is that it can be read or experienced though interactive voice chat.  While the tool is meant to be for straight narrative writing, I think you could easily work it into your curriculum with a  little creativity.  You could create flow charts for science, review questions with right and wrong answers, or even have students tell a story that integrates the content they are currently learning.  Try and make your next lesson even more immersive with Story Speaker.

TwosDay - Amanda - LockQuiz in Classroom

Recently, when talking to Joey Regan, he mentioned using short quizzes at the beginning of class as a formative assessment. These quick quizzes are created in Google Classroom, which provides many great options. He shared that he uses the new feature on Google Classroom to lock the student into the tab and loves that the quiz grades itself and provides opportunity for immediate feedback. Check it out, and let us know if you have any questions or how you are using this in your classroom.