Caring for Students Virtually

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These are resources for the presentation, Caring for Students in a Virtual Environment. Click the slides to find that resource.

References
McIsaac, M. S., & Gunawardena, C. N. (2001). Distance Education. In D. H. Jonassen (Ed.), Handbook of Research for Educational Communications and Technology. Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Online article retrieved from http://members.aect.org/edtech/ed1/13/index.html

Resources

• Cultivate relationships 
• Student virtual check-ins 
• Establish routines and schedules
  • Slidesmania has several templates for schedules, calendars, and agendas
• Take, remix, copy and share! 
  • ​Click this Wakelet to get copies of lesson plans and student choice menus to copy and edit as you wish! 
  • ​Click this Wakelet to create your Bitmoji Virtual Classroom! 
• Flipgrid, Google Jamboard, Linoit, Padlet, Peardeck, Buncee, and Nearpod are amazing tools that work on nearly any device to engage students and ensure student voice. 
  • Google Jamboard is currently a favorite free digital canvas for students to brainstorm collaboratively. Teachers can create multiple whiteboard slides for students to post ideas, draw, add shapes, add images, and more! So many teachers have created templates with graphic organizers, games, brain teasers, and more.
  • Check out this incredible Jamboard Cheat Sheet by @Etownscience if you are new to this tool!
  • Find several templates teachers created for you to copy and edit as you like in this Wakelet by Holly Clark, The Ultimate Collection of Jamboards.
  • Also, check out this post, How to use Jamboard in the classroom: 20+ tips and ideas, by Matt Miller.
• This is an emoji exit ticket from #UKEdchat. Find more emoji activities here.
• Find tons of Brain Breaks here.
• Make wellness and well-being a priority- ✔ Create your Zen ✔ Be active ✔ Take breaks ✔ Get some fresh air ✔ Model well-being for your students  
• Find SEL resources here and here.
• Find the Growth Mindset Self-Talk for students, Permissions, and other social emotional learning visual posters to print and use for free here!
• Find Bitmoji classroom resources here.
  • Use Vocaroo to record audio then upload your audio file and place in a Google Slide.
• It takes a village to raise a child- ✔ Co-teach and collaborate ✔ Guest speakers ✔ Global classroom connections  ✔ Involve family members ✔ Invite parents ✔ Let the students teach ✔ Be a connected educator ✔ Remix, edit, share
• Zen Design- ✔ K.I.SS Keep it short and simple ✔ Less is more ✔ Give meaningful choices ✔ Make it visually engaging ✔ Create clear and concise instructions ✔ Provide visual guides and tutorials  
• Change your environment  
  • Mexicocsd.edu.buncee.com/buncee/24140af7ffc442b4ad339849e0d45a66  
  • History View

Social Emotional Learning 

• Find the Growth Mindset Self-Talk for students, Permissions, and other social emotional learning visual posters to print and use for free here!
• Download and print the free Self-regulation Coping Strategies For Students To Use At School poster!
• Emoji Bingo for students to identify and feel okay about their feelings!
• Z00 Academy is a free social emotional learning game for K-4. 
• Stop, Breathe, Think has hundreds of lesson ideas and activities for students. 

Supporting Students So They Don't Get Frustrated

• I Can Cards from Mrs. Wideen to print and edit. 
• Flipgrid AR station instructions students scan as much as they want to listen to the instructions again and again!
• Immersive Reader from Microsoft Education helps English Learners and struggling readers and writers.
• Accountable Talk Sentence Stems for higher level discussions.