Google Slides are interactive with the add-on Pear Deck. View how to add questions to your Google Slides presentations to check how students are processing information. Learn how to link the Google Slides into Google Classroom with a student paced mode to view as a homework or synchronous presentation. For schools closed, premium features of Pear Deck are now free and enables students to have a “take away file'' in their Google Drive to use as a study tool.

In today’s climate of remote learning and social distancing, children are spending increasingly more time connected through the internet. These tips will help monitor children and make sure they are making safe “on-line" choices.
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Now that computer science learning standards have been approved for development in Ohio, come find out more about where you can get computer science background and professional learning from the Ohio Ed Techs.

The Makey Makey Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators is a fun hands-on learning experience where you'll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning Makey Makey invention kit. We'll explore how basic circuits work, use paper and pencil to create drawings that speak, build pressure sensitive switches from cardboard, and make clever inventions that solve real world problems.

The Makey Makey Invention Literacy Workshop for Educators is a fun hands-on learning experience where you'll learn how to teach Invention Literacy, Making, and Design Thinking using the award winning Makey Makey invention kit. We'll explore how to teach circuits and conductivity using Makey Makeys and then put our skills to use designing your own inventions! Participants learn best practices and gain access to a multimedia training website that can be used later when working with your students or training others.

Looking for an intuitive, simple, collaborative digital space that integrates seamlessly with Google Classroom? Jamboard is the answer. In this session, we will explore the features of Jamboard’s online interface, identify ways that it can be integrated into the curriculum, and take a look at available resources to get you started with Jamboard today!

Whether it’s for literacy, creativity, and/or play, students need iPad apps and activities that are both educational and FUN! If you are looking for advice on integrating iPads in classrooms, this course explores best practices, ideas for engaging activities and apps that are great for any content area!

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Educators can now equip themselves with the tools and resources they need to develop strategies to authentically incorporate augmented reality into pre-learning, instruction, and cumulative assessment. Explore these self-paced, no-cost resources, which contribute to both educator and student well-being.

Introduction to e-Learning Modules Lesson Planning with Augmented Reality will tackle the topic of student engagement and discuss how using augmented reality can contribute to increased student academic success. Along the way, users will consider the benefits of sustained engagement, be introduced to instructional strategies used during the three phases of learning, and incorporate suggestions for containing augmented reality into lesson plans. After reflecting on their own practice, users will leave with a toolbox of information and ideas for adapting their current lesson plans. Define augmented reality and what it means for students to be engaged. Articulate the benefits of improved engagement. Explore strategies for incorporating augmented reality into instruction at every level. Adapt current instructional plans with strategies learned during this module.

Approximate time to complete this course is 30 min.

Come explore how podcasts and videos can be used as a unique approach for teaching and learning Examine the role of media in education and learn why they are important materials in learning. Plan how to bring podcasts into your classroom, to your students, and into your school.

Approximate time to complete this course is 3 hours. A micro-credential is available from Digital Promise upon completion.

Makers & Shakers is a blended-learning workshop for teachers and administrators about
classroom ‘making’ – everything from science-oriented circuits and inventions
to the how-tos of 3D printing.

The basics of storing, sharing, collaborating and organizing in Google Drive. Workshop recorded from the RemotEDx Digital Learning Conference from January, 2022. For more information about the event see https://www.smore.com/ca98b.

Content specific and supporting materials and resources for online and blended learning are critical to meet the differing learning styles of today's learners. In this session, multiple sources of free multimedia resources will be shown as well as demonstrations of how to embed these resources into popular learning management systems and web tools.

Representatives from Ohio EdTechs appear in front of the Ohio House Finance Committee for H.B. 64 in 2015.

In 2017, The State of Ohio introduced new technology standards for K-12. Many teachers are probably already fulfilling a number of Ohio’s new Learning Standards for Technology, although they may not be aware of the fact. With practical insights from creative educators successfully integrating the standards, as well as the state Department of Education, this session will provide the groundwork for all educators to understand what they are already accomplishing, as well as minor changes that could help students achieve even more.

If you're a parent or guardian, you can teach your kids how to use the Internet by talking to them on how to use proper etiquette online. It is important to teach your children online etiquette. Online etiquette are rules for behaving properly online. These are the rules of etiquette, they should follow when they go online. Children need to be given direction, guidance, and boundaries so they are safe online. Learn the dos and don'ts of online communication "netiquette or Internet Etiquette".

Presentation from 06/23/2021 by Matt Yauk and Melissa Solema at the Instructional Materials Matter conference, presented by INFOhio.

Creating a clear and consistent organization for your online class is going to improve student performance and decrease their anxiety about getting the right information. This session will look at how to organize your Google Classroom for maximum student performance.

Is your Google Drive a jumble of files and folders? Having trouble finding content others share with you? In this session, you will learn how to take control and organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions, as well as how to select the right sharing settings and permissions for your folders and docs.

Take your students “out of their seats” to explore the world with Google’s Geo Tools! Learn how to integrate Google Expeditions, Google Earth Studio, Tour Creator, and more into your lessons to provide unforgettable experiences and creation for your students.

PBS LearningMedia is a reliable resources that offers free content for students and educators. In this presentation take a look at some of the resources available for independent student access as well as resources teachers can assign and link with Google Classroom.