NewsDepth is produced with teachers in mind. As an instructional tool it supports a multi-curricular instructional approach. The content of the show is intentionally selected and produced to support the Ohio Learning Standards in several content areas. This session explores how NewsDepth can be used to support classroom instruction.
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Are you ready for learning at-home? Also called 'Remote' or 'Blended' learning, students are spending more time learning at home - and using more tools to learn than every before. From a daily schedule to treates to tips on live video, this 20 minutes will help you face the challenges of at-home learning.

There are lots of digital instructional materials available for free online. But do you really have the time it takes to slog through all the results you get from a search engine to find the free teaching materials that are high quality and aligned to standards? With INFOhio, finding high quality, digital, instructional materials that you can use to improve student learning is an easy two-step process. Learn how to use Educator Tools, which includes best practices, articles, websites, lesson plans, and other support materials for educators. Then, discover a wealth of digital content with ISearch ? including texts, videos, images, and more ? that you can upload to your learning management system for student use. The path to improving student learning doesn’t have to be a daunting expedition. Take the shortcut with INFOhio!,Smore makes you look like a pro every time. Even if you have zero design experience.

If you’re looking for an online creation too for anything from lesson plans and handouts to logos and flyers, look no further than Canva. Canva is one of the most user-friendly design tools available and best of all, it’s free for educators. Join us in this session as we explore the basics of creating with Canva including a quick introduction to creating classroom backgrounds for Bitmoji classrooms.

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FREE unlimited texting during C19 emergency. 99% of homes have a cell phone that can receive text messages. And during the C19 emergency, virtually every student has unlimited texting included with their cell phone plan. Learn how to communicate from your e-mail to your entire class in just one click, how to create an assignment in just a few words, and how to quiz students - by text ! This video is the first in a three part series - see also Cell Phones: Videos and Images and Cell Phones: the Google Classroom App. Please visit the website mentioned in this video for information on the possible expense that families may incur when videos and images and links are included as part of your text message.

WOUB Team shares basics of its digital Storytelling project and shares ways to use digital storytelling across curriculum areas.

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Google Drawings is Google's least used tool especially as you move into online courses for your students. Find out how to use Google Drawing to promote interaction by creating interactive posters and drawings, collaborative comic strips for digital storytelling and even just a simple interactive whiteboard for your students to collaborate in real time during their online experience.

Google Keep allows you to save what is on your mind, and retrieve information later. Discover how to engage students to take notes, access them, and insert them into different formats.

Did you know you can make checklists, find totals, sums, and averages really quickly in Google Sheets? This tool takes productivity to the next level. During this PD you will learn how rows, columns, and cells can work for you! Caryn Kelly from SOITA shows how to use Google Sheets.

A presentation of the benefits and potential uses for Padlet collaborative boards in the classroom.

Wakelet is a free platform that allows you to save, organize and share content from across the web. Teachers can share collections directly to Google Classroom. The read mode enables students to have articles translated into 60 languages and apply accessibility tools for text preferences. This session will help you set up and account and demo key features to get started today. presentation: bit.ly/2WAKEWOSU

Together we will explore media literacy resources. We'll dive into a curated, vast collection of media literacy tools. We'll establish how we can empower our students to be proactive citizens in our digital world. We'll also explore the PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification, a new professional learning opportunity. It is a competency-based certification, earned by completing eight micro-credentials and is a way to demonstrate your expertise and receive validation for your leadership. It's free for all kinds of educators.
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Think you know Google Classroom? Wait until you see THESE new features !

Zoom is a fantastic way to video conference, chat and share screens. This session will demonstrate how to make an account, 3 ways to schedule a meeting and explain host and participant controls. presentation: bit.ly/oedtzoom