DS TECH NEWS

...tech tips, best practices and resources

What's New This Week?

New Google Calendar update coming soon! A real time-saver!


Do you have a collection of videos that you use with your students? Trying to find some videos and channels that relate to your subject area?


Google Teach from Home recently joined forces with YouTube to create YouTube Learn at Home. Check out the videos and playlists offered. Click here to view a list of videos by subject area

PEEKING INTO A REMOTE CLASSROOM

KATHY MOLOY uses Padlet with her Algebra I class!

Click here to view a creative use of Padlet that allows students in the 8th grade to demonstrate their knowledge about the Quadratic Formula using real world situations.

Ask Students..... WHAT DO YOU WANT TO CREATE TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR LEARNING?

When thinking about designing lessons using blended learning models and online tools, how can teachers give more power to the students? Take a look at Caitlin Tucker’s simple approach where she asks teachers to think about the what, how, and why of a lesson, assignment, or project.

What do students want to create to demonstrate their learning?

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#WEareDS Online for Educators

Click here to view our remote teaching/learning educator's site!


How to Find these Newsletters? To keep track of weekly newsletters, I will be adding them to the DS website with the date and a description of topics covered for easy access. Newsletters can be found behind the BULLETIN BOARD tab on the home page menu.

Summer is almost here! Take a break and RELAX!

This is the last newsletter until the Fall. Thank you for your contributions and sharing your remote teaching ideas!

Do you have a "best practice" or something "techy" that you would like to share?

Send me an email with your "best practices" content so that I can add it to the "Peeking into a Remote Classroom" area of this newsletter. Or, maybe you have a tech idea, timely article or interesting website that you would like to share. Contributions are always welcome!

June 11, 2020