TIPS & TRICKS FOR DISTANCE

LEARNING INSTRUCTION

Jackie, Kristen,
Shea, Jaymie
 OVERVIEW
Target Audience:
➔ primary educators (K-5) who are currently teaching all classes through distance learning.

Learning Goals:
➔ Stay current with research that supports student learning
➔ Dedicate collaborative planning time with colleagues leveraging tech
➔ Design authentic learning experiences with digital tools
➔ Use technology to design and implement a variety of formative and summative assessments that accommodate learner
needs

Gaming Principles:
➔ More Satisfying Work
➔ Meaningful Reward
➔ More Fun with Strangers
➔ Stronger Social Connectivity
OBJECTIVES
➔ Stay current with research that supports digital learning experiences.
➔ Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic
learning experiences that leverage technology.
➔ Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and
use digital tools
➔ Use technology to design and implement a variety of formative and summative
assessments that accommodate learner needs ISTE.1c
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 AGENDA
➔ Overview of remote learning classroom tools
➔ Explore 3 remote learning tools with your team & create
activities for your classroom
➔ Trade in your points for each activity by submitting a
screenshot- who will win?!
➔ Fill out the Padlet & feedback survey
 Step 1:
Choose a platform (LMS) to bring all your students together.

Google Classroom Schoology Edmodo

 KAHOOT!
Create Host or Share Play
Create a learning game or Host a live game with Game on! Join a kahoot
trivia quiz on any topic, in questions on a big screen with a PIN provided by the
any language, in minutes! or share a game with host and answer questions
remote players. on your device.

https://kahoot.it/challenge/03946515?challenge-id=da340324-9c54-4bd6-b7b4-97fb2808b405_1587941739206
 FLIPGRID
Connect Empower

Click the
Explain picture for a Engage
Flipgrid
overview.
 QUIZIZZ
Find a quiz Create a quiz

Explore Quizizz by either finding a quiz that matches a

future lesson or creating your own quiz tailored to a future
lesson.
 BreakoutEDU
Lets see what
it’s all about! Click here to practice using Breako
utEDU. Do you think you’ll be abl
e to unlock each level?
Google Suites
➔ Gmail
➔ Drive
➔ Calendar
➔ Docs
➔ Sheets
➔ Slides
➔ Forms
➔ Jamboard
➔ Sites
➔ Meet
 Jamboard
Choose one slide or multiple slides (if you have time), and
respond to the question on the sticky note.

Slide 1) How might you use BreakoutEDU for during

distance learning?
Breakout EDU Jam
Slide 2) What questions do you have about BreakoutEDU? board
Slide 3) What challenges do you think might arise when
you or your students are using BreakoutEDU at home?
 Google Slides
Create worksheets for your students with limited moving parts to make assignments
more engaging and fun.

Step 1: Make a template Click here to practice creating an i

Step 2: Download template as an image nteractive worksheet for your stud
Step 3: Open a Google slideshow ents
Step 4: Insert image as background
Step 5: Add moving pieces
 SOME OTHER
TOOLS
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https://zoom.us// https://www.dreambox.com/
https://bookcreator.com/
 Padlet
Click here to complete the remote learning padle
t!
 WRAP UP
What new distance learning tool are you going to use with your students? With your grade level, choose 3 new tools to create new
digital activities for your students. Once you are finished, poste a screenshot of the finished activity in the google slides! Who will
finish first? Who will choose activities that are more challenging to create?

Jamboard Assignment - 1 point

Flipgrid Assignment- 2 points
Kahoot Assignment - 2 points
Padlet Assignment - 2 points
Badges (at least 3) - 2 points Post your screensh
Google Slide Worksheet- 3 points
Quizizz (10 questions) - 3 points
ots here!
BreakoutEDU - 8 points
 Celebrations!

https://www.makebadg.es/badge#
 CONTACT &
SURVEY
If you have any further questions please feel free to reach out to us via
email!
kbilney@bcps.org Jaymieson.blanchette@hcps.org

shannon.rust@pgcps.org
jacqueline.lledo@pgcps.org
Please take the survey to share feedback with us, we appreciate your time!