Distance Learning Archives

Badge Game – Remote Learning Challenge Board

by admin | Apr 27, 2020 | Distance Learning, Gamification, Google, Sheets

Choice is very motivating. Try using my gamification template to create a Google Sheets choice board. Make a copy for each student so they can check off their choices and level up. Template Use alicekeeler.com/badgegame to make a copy of the template. Note, I have...

Video Meeting: Get Out of Full Screen

by admin | Apr 10, 2020 | Distance Learning, Google

Regardless of the platform you are using for video meetings GET OUT OF FULL SCREEN MODE! Full screen is awesome if you’re just having conversations, but not so awesome if you say “Go to whiteboard.fi” and visualize a negative number. Now the students...

Live Session Student Whiteboards: whiteboard.fi

by admin | Apr 9, 2020 | Distance Learning

When we are in class and each student has an individual whiteboard so we can ask a question and get a quick formative check on if they are understanding is now digital. These whiteboards do NOT live outside of your live session. Try jamboard.google.com if you want...

90 Minutes Remote Learning Max a Day

by admin | Apr 8, 2020 | Distance Learning

I won’t bury the lead. It is my recommendation that we plan for no more than 90 minutes a day of remote learning. I made this up. You’re making it up. This is not a snow day. This is not online classes. This is not something we planned for. This is...

Puzzles for the Puzzled: Children of the World

by Melody McAllister | Mar 26, 2020 | Activity, Cardboard, Collaboration, Distance Learning, Google, Guest Post

From Guest Blogger, Melody McAllister, Mother of Five, Educator, & Author of the I’m Sorry Story. Find yourself suddenly homeschooling? Finding it hard to help your kids understand why isolation is necessary? Well, you and me both! This past week I have...

As someone who has been doing this digital learning thing for 10+ years: @thomasson_engl @guster4lovers

by admin | Mar 20, 2020 | Distance Learning

With permission, I am copying Andrew Thomasson’s Facebook post As someone who has been doing this digital learning thing for 10+ years: 1. Don’t worry about making things perfect. Videos aren’t going to be perfect. You’ll have kids or dogs or...