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Easy Tricks and a Template for Sub-Plans

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Happy Sunday, friends! I hope you’ve had an awesome weekend and that you’re readying yourself to crush the week ahead! This week, the back-to-school craziness officially commences for our family, as both of my daughters’ afterschool activities are in full swing. I told my husband this morning that I almost feel like I need to take a day off to plan, do homework, and run errands because I don’t have time to do ANYTHING after school! Do you ever feel like you blink and your planning period is over? Ok, good – glad it’s not just me! Speaking of taking a day off, trying to plan for a substitute is never an easy task. I often hear teachers say that it’s harder to plan for a substitute than it is to just go to work! Below, I’m sharing my favorite tips and tools for easily creating sub plans and a free template that you can use over and over again!

PADLET
It’s no secret that I love Padlet! I’ve been using this tool for many years in a variety of different ways, ranging from global collaborations projects to mini-research activities, reflection opportunities, and digital study sessions. It’s a super versatile tool and, though it’s a “freemium” site, teachers can easily create a sub-plan template that can be modified and reused without exceeding the storage of the free account. One of my favorite Padlet formats is “shelf,” which is best described as columns that can be added to, regardless of the activity. Each column has its own title and the option to add additional posts below the topic. We frequently use the “shelf” format for class collaboration and my students appreciate that they can work together on the same topic while posting their thoughts and contributions individually. Here’s an example of what a sub-plan made with Padlet might look like:

GOOGLE SLIDES
I ❤️ Google Slides! It’s just such a versatile option for teachers and students that goes WAY beyond “just” a presentation. Just last month, I shared how teachers can easily create their own “app” using Google Slides. I’ve seen teachers upload scanned images of worksheets, then add them as backgrounds on Google Slides, and insert text boxes over the background where students can type their responses. I use Google Slides in my classroom to share our daily learning targets and objectives (be sure to use Topics on Classroom to organize what you share!) which is especially useful when students are frequently out of the classroom for various reasons. Teachers can easily use Google Slides to share sub-plans with their students and substitute teacher, and can quickly edit slides to modify plans and expectations throughout the year. Here’s a free sub-plan template! Just make a copy to use in your classroom!

GOOGLE CLASSROOM STREAM
Yup, I’m sure you probably guessed that Google Classroom was going to make my list of tools for quick and easy sub-plans. It’s just so darn easy to use! My students are already so comfortable with Classroom so using this platform is a no-brainer for me. I add quick information to the Stream of Classroom for each class and include simple instructions for my substitute that direct my students to access their Classroom Stream for their task list. That’s it! Super simple for all involved.

BIT.LY
I flipping love bit.ly, don’t you? It’s so much easier to direct students to a brief link that includes a customized URL (that makes sense as opposed to random letters and numbers!) as opposed to a super long, drawn-out address. And, if you’re using Padlet, Google Slides, or any other web-based tool for your sub-plans, it’s super simple to create a bit.ly address that directs your students and substitute to your plans. Do you use bit.ly in your classroom? I’d love to hear how!

Thanks for reading! I hope you’re staying healthy and well 🙂

Great Features of Google Forms #3

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Happy Wednesday, all! I’m writing to you on my LAST DAY AS A 34-YEAR-OLD. Yup, that’s right. Tomorrow I’m turning 35! I had a minor meltdown a few days ago and my husband reassured me that I’m doing good things in my life and have made positive contributions to the world in many ways – namely, giving birth to and raising our fabulous daughters. So, that made me feel great! The cup of coffee I sipped after that didn’t hurt, either 😜  To celebrate another trip around the sun, I’m geeking out about two of my FAVORITE features of Google Forms –> response validation and go to section based on answer!

I use response validation so often in my classroom, I sometimes forget that it’s not a commonly used feature! So … what is response validation and how does it work?

Response validation can be used on a short answer, paragraph, or checkbox question on a Google Form to require the correct response to a question. If someone answers a question incorrectly or gives invalid data (if you ask them to enter a website and they just type random words) on their submission, response validation gives the user a “try again” or “not quite right” (or whatever you choose!) message, prompting them to try again.  To use this feature, create your question and then click the “3 little dots” at the bottom of the question. Then, choose response validation. Next, you’ll want to select “regular expression” from the first drop-down menu. Then, you’ll choose what the responses should include or not include in the second drop-down menu. Next, you’ll enter the response you’re looking for and then an error text.

That’s it! Now, users who don’t provide the correct response will be encouraged to “keep trying” until they get it right! This is great for digital BreakoutEDU activities as well as other assignments that you create for students which require them to answer correctly before moving on!

Ok … I know I said this post was #3 in the series and you might think that the post would only include one feature. I can’t help it – I love Google Forms! Very similar in nature to response validation is something I use ALLLLL the time in my classroom – “go to section based on answer!” This feature helps teachers easily create a “choose your own adventure” activity or a branched assignment for their students. Here’s how it works.

Create a multiple-choice question and include a variety of answer options. Next, I always create a variety of sections that correspond to the response options I provided. Then, you’ll click the “3 little dots” on the bottom of your question box and select “go to section based on answer.” For each response you provide, you’ll notice a drop-down menu appear to the right of the option. Click that menu and select the section to which you’d like to direct your user. Here’s an image for help:

In each of the sections you create, include directions, videos, questions, links, etc., that you want your students to view and interact with. That’s it! I love this feature for so many reasons, but namely because it provides students with CHOICE! I’m a fan of student choice when it comes to learning content – check out Create: Illuminate Student Voice Through Student Choice for tips!

So … how do you use these features in your classroom? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for reading 🙂

Nearpod Quick Launch + BOARD Time

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Heyyyyyy, all! Happy Tuesday, and welcome to the back-to-school, let’s start setting an alarm again and holding our bladder, whirlwind that is the season! Phew! My internal clock is starting to readjust and I’m falling asleep earlier than 11 PM, which is a good thing. However, that 5:00 alarm is getting snoozed until closer to 6:00 every day! Though everything is still nutty in the Petty household between getting my daughters back into the “yes, we have to get up early tomorrow,” and “no, you can’t bounce on the trampoline, it’s 8:30 at night,” routine, I am SO THANKFUL to be back in my classroom. Even with our COVID changes, it’s made my teacher heart smile to be in my classroom with my students. I hope we all stay healthy so we can keep this school year as normal-ish as possible! Speaking of my classroom and being normal-ish as possible, have you tried the new quick launch feature from Nearpod? It’s pretty darn cool! Here’s how we’re using it in my classroom 🙂

One of my FAVORITE Nearpod features (and that is really saying something, friends!) is the “draw-it” feature of Nearpod. If you’ve never tried this, here’s the just — you can use a super cool Nearpod feature, including “Open Ended Question, Timer, Collaborate Board, or Draw It, without creating a Nearpod lesson. Cool, right?! To use these features, teachers do not need to have an existing Nearpod lesson – just log in and click Quick Launch in the top right corner of your screen. Students will still join your activity by entering a code on Nearpod. Looking for a quick formative assessment? Click quick launch and choose to create an open-ended question. Do your students need to brainstorm or share their ideas with their classmates? Try a Collaborate Board! Or … if you’re looking for a fun way to review vocabulary or important concepts, use the “D” from BOARD time and launch a Draw It!

If you’ve read Create: Illuminate Student Voice Through Student Choice, you know that I’m a huge fan of BOARD time in my classroom. (You can also read a little bit about it here.) COVID has placed a hurdle (many hurdles, but you know that!) to using the dry erase boards and markers during BOARD time this year. I had initially planned to use Jamboard for this but found out later that it’s blocked for students in my district – UGH. So, I’ll be using the Draw It feature for the “D” (draw or discuss) portion of BOARD time! My students have touchscreen Chromebooks, so they’ll be able to easily sketch out their drawings. However, I’ve used Draw It from Nearpod only using my trackpad and have had great success!

Have you tried the Quick Launch feature, yet? How do you use it?!

Thanks for reading 🙂

Using Google Sites and Google Classroom in the classroom

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Hey, all! Happy Sunday! I hope you’re having an awesome weekend and, if you’re like me and heading back to the classroom tomorrow, you’re as ready as possible for who knows what this year will throw at us 🙂 My county is currently ranking high on the COVID cases growth chart for the country – NOT a chart you want to see your county on – and we’re going back face-to-face. 😐 Please send all the prayers, positive vibes, and best wishes that we’re all SAFE and HEALTHY during this school year! All throughout remote learning and summer vacation, I’ve seen the emergence of Bitmoji classrooms and, while they’re not everyone’s cup of tea, we can probably agree that they’re pretty darn creative! With the appearance of Bitmoji classrooms, coupled with the increase in use of Google Classroom for remote, face-to-face, and blended learning, I’ve seen a few posts questioning the use of Google Classroom or Google Sites for remote learning. Here’s my quick answer – I’m using both! Here’s how it works:

Google Classroom
Google Classroom is the information hub for my students. I share announcements, readings, material, videos, and of course assignments. I use Classroom as a way to provide feedback to students on their work, and to easily access our coursework no matter where I am – I cannot TELL you how many times the Classroom app on my iPhone has saved my booty! This year, I will probably utilize the “invite guardians” option found in the People column, which is something I really haven’t pushed before, since I teach juniors and seniors and they very rarely, if ever, have homework. If we do end up in a remote learning situation, my hope is that the lovely email guardians get daily will prompt them to remind their learners of any activities and assignments they need to complete for class. Fingers crossed 🙂

Google Site
So, how does a Google Site work? Do I even need it? All of my stuff is on Classroom. Do I need to put it in two different spots? Won’t that get confusing? These are ALL questions I’ve been asked over the last few months. While there’s no right or wrong answer – this is your classroom and your students, folks! You know best! – here’s what I’m including on my Google Site:

  • About the Teacher – I’m definitely including this on our course website this year because we didn’t get a chance to have our traditional Open House. Heck, we didn’t have one at all! While I don’t have TONS of parents and students show up for Open House, probably since they’re juniors and seniors, I enjoy the opportunity to introduce myself to my students and their parents. Even the 8 minutes they’re with me (yes, literally 8 minutes) provide me with the ability to lay the groundwork for open lines of communication and an awesome parent-teacher relationship. I missed that this year, so the About the Teacher page will have to suffice. I’ll be adding a video that parents can watch to this page, too 🙂
  • Course Syllabus – Yes, the syllabus is kind of a bore, but it’s definitely something that needs to be available to parents, admin, and community members! It’s there just in case anyone wants to take a look – though I doubt they do!
  • Course Info – On this page, I include my classroom Cell Phone Policy and a link to our daily objectives slide that parents can access throughout the year. I also include my Open House presentation that includes required materials for our class (earbuds and a Chromebook!) and information about how they can join our section of Remind.
  • Classroom Happenings – This is my FAVORITE page! This is where I can share pictures of my students completing BreakoutEDU activities, talking with people from all over the world through Google Meet, hanging out with our elected representatives, try MREs, and more!
  • Remote Learning – This page will probably be super important this year. While I sincerely HOPE we can all go back safely, the reality is it … I hate to be a downer … probably won’t happen for long 🙁 This page will be a resource for parents, admin, and community members about remote learning procedures and policies in my class.

So … long story short … yes! You can use Google Classroom and Google Sites simultaneously in your classroom! They’re both fabulous in their own right and can be super helpful when used together.

Thanks for reading 🙂

Creating a Class App with Google Slides

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Happy Monday, all! I’ve been back in my classroom (for meetings and work time) since Friday, and I’m slowly growing accustomed to missing the afternoon naps that I have loved soooooo much during our summer vacation. Coffee to the rescue! In an effort to organize important information and make it more accessible for my students and their families, I decided to create a classroom app to share this year. Before you panic and say, “I can’t code an app!” I made this with Google Slides! You know how much I love Google Slides and use it for just about anything from HyperDocs, to presentations, to syllabi, and images, and more. Now, I can add an app to that list! Here’s how I did it:

OPEN GOOGLE SLIDES
To get started, simply open a new Google Slides presentation by typing slides.new in the address bar of your browser. No need to go to your Drive to create a new presentation!

Next, resize your presentation to make it look more “app-like.” I used 8 x 11.5 inches, but you can play around with the size. To resize your presentation, click File, then Page Setup, click the dropdown menu in the next dialogue box and select “Custom.”

Now, it’s time to design your app! You’re welcome to use my template as a starting point – grab it by completing the super short form here! One slide 1, you’ll see a “welcome” page as well as links to directions for adding the “app”  In the example/template on slide 2, you’ll see 9 circles that direct users to various external links, including my “About the Teacher” page, a Linktree with my favorite content related podcasts, our frequently-used sites, our school district homepage, and a “contact me” icon that prompts users to send me an email.

To customize your the “buttons,” click the icon and select CTRL K and enter the information you’d like the icon to link to, whether it be a slide from the presentation or an external link.

Next, you’ll publish your presentation, I mean “app,” to the web by selecting File, then Publish to the Web. This will create a live version of your presentation (AHEM, app) that users will only view in “present” mode (no slides on the left side of the presentation, menu buttons, etc).

Copy and paste the published link (from the Publish to the Web dialogue box) into your Google Site, Google Classroom, email, Remind message, etc., and share it with your students. Encourage your students (and their parents) to open the link with their smartphone. Next, you’ll follow the instructions on the presentation to add the presentation AS AN APP to the home screen of your device – this works for Android AND iOS devices!

That’s it! You’ve made an accessible, helpful app that your students and parents can use throughout the school year, whatever your year looks like.

I hope you’re having an awesome week and are staying healthy as we prep for a new school year.

Thanks for reading 🙂

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Fabulous Features of Google Forms #2 – Confirmation Messages

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Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope you’re having a great week and are experiencing the least amount of teacher anxiety possible during the back-to-school-during-COVID craziness that we’re all enduring. The middle of next month will be the start of my 13th year in the classroom, which is super weird to think of – I still feel like a new teacher! – and here we are, at the end of July, and I basically have no clue what next year is going to “look like.” I’m trying to breathe deeply through my frustrations, keeping in mind that just as I haven’t taught during a pandemic (until this past March, of course) our administrators, school boards, local, state, and federal officials have never “done this,” either. Grace upon grace will be the motto of the year!  Last week, I shared the first post in a 5 part series about my favorite features of Google Forms, so … here comes favorite number 2!

Confirmation Messages
That’s right … customize those confirmation messages!

This is such an easy and underused feature of Google Forms. To be honest, I don’t really ever think about it! Once I select “quiz,” create the questions, set the correct answers, and update the colors/fonts, I typically just push it out to my students! However, the confirmation message could be super helpful in directing my students to the next activity while they’re waiting for their classmates to finish. In addition to directions or other text-based information, we can also share links in the confirmation message!

A few ideas for taking advantage of the confirmation message in Google Forms …

  • Share instructions for a post-quiz activity
  • Provide a link directing students to new video, audio, or text content
  • Include a link to a Padlet wall, Google Doc, or Answer Garden where students can reflect on their quiz performance, what they’d like to review or learn more about
  • Next steps in a HyperDoc

How do you use the confirmation message in Google Forms to your advantage?

Thanks for reading 🙂

 

Make Your Own Linktree with Google Slides

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Happy Tuesday (I think?), all! I hope you’re having a fabulous week and are staying cool and healthy. You know the heat and humidity is bad in Missouri when my daughters VOLUNTARILY come in from playing outside because “it’s just too hot, Mom!” My back-to-school teacher brain is starting to rev up again, even though I’m not entirely sure what in the world that’s going to look like! I’m sure many of you are in the same boat as me. One of the ideas that popped into my head earlier today was how I could use the popular website, Linktree, in my classroom. If you’re on Instagram, you know that users can only include one URL in their bio which can be pretty tricky if you’re like me and have multiple sites to share! (Have you seen the newest at bethanypetty.com yet!?) While Linktree is great for sharing links on social media, it’s somewhat limited – the free version, at least!. So … while I created Linktree for my social media platforms, I decided to “Googlfy” Linktree using Google Slides for my classroom! Here’s how I did it …

Open a New Slides Presentation
Instead of opening your Google Drive, clicking new, scrolling to Slides … try typing slides.new into the address bar of your Chrome browser! Voila! A brand new Slides presentation, ready for you to make beautiful!

Resize the Presentation
This is probably one of the MOST underused features but one that really lets you get the MOST out of Google Slides. To resize your presentation simply follow these steps –> File – Page Setup – Click the dropdown menu and choose “custom.” Then, choose the size you’d like! An easy way to create a “Google Doc” with a background is to simply resize your Google Slides presentation! Then, add backgrounds, text boxes, and more!

Add Text Boxes
When you’re happy with the size of your slide (I set mine to 7×5 inches) it’s time to add text boxes! If you’re unfamiliar with Linktree, here’s what mine looks like.

Choose a Background Image
The free version of Linktree offers limited options when it comes to color, background, and theme. HOWEVER … with Google Slides, you have a virtually unlimited amount of options for backgrounds, colors, images, etc.!

Don’t Forget Your Bitmoji!
No explanation needed, here! Bitmoji is the bomb.com!

Publish to the Web and Create a bit.ly
This part is important! When you publish a Google Slides presentation “to the web,” you’re creating a webpage version of your presentation that can be accessed by anyone. You also don’t have to worry about setting sharing permissions. When you’ve published your slide presentation (File – Publish to the Web – ok – ok), you’ll want to create a shortened URL for easy access. My favorite URL shortener is Bit.ly!  Give it a whirl! When your new “Schooltree” is published and you have a shortened URL, you can easily access the slide on your smartphone and add the “Schooltree” to your home screen as an app! (Check these posts for directions on how to add sites to your home screen on Android and iOS devices!)

Here’s the link to my “Schooltree” if you’d like to check it out for inspiration!

That’s it! You can post your “Schooltree” on Classroom, school websites, your email signature, and MORE!

I plan to share this “Googlfied” version of a linktree virtually on Google Classroom and physically in my classroom with a QR Code!

I’m already thinking of ways my students can use this to demonstrate learning!

Thanks for reading 🙂

 

Fabulous Features of Google Forms #1

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Happy Thursday, all! If you’re on my mailing list, you’ve probably already marked your calendars for the return of #IlluminateED TONIGHT at 7 PM (Central Time)! My Illuminate online course cohort had a fantastic discussion last week via Google Meet and we all fully geeked out about the infinite ways we can use Google Forms in our classroom – whether that be virtual, in-person, or a combo of both! So … I decided to share a few of my favorite features of Google Forms with you in a new series – “Google Forms Fun!”

#1 Go To Section Based On Answer
This feature was THE topic of our conversation last week after a teacher asked for an easy way to differentiate instruction with a Google Form. I use the “go to section based on answer” feature in my high school and college classes to offer students choice when it comes to what they want to learn. To “turn on” this feature, simply select the three dots at the bottom of the choice question and choose “go to section based on answer.”

When you’ve done this, you’ll see a dropdown menu appear next to each response option.

Next, you’ll want to create a section that corresponds with each option you provide. To do this, click on the “new section” icon, which looks like an equal sign.

In the example, I provided three options of articles pertaining to an issue or topic in education. I included the link to an article as the description in each of the sections. You can add questions and reflection opportunities, as well as directions for what to “do next” for each section.

When you’ve created your sections and added your activities (if needed), you’ll need to link your options to their corresponding sections. At the bottom of your sections, you’ll notice a dropdown option that says “after section …” Select that menu and click “submit form” unless you want your students to do another section.

Double-check your form to make sure that you’ve made your choice question required so students can’t skip it … not that they would 😉

That’s it! You’re done! You’ve differentiated a topic and given students choice. Go you!

Click here if you’d like to see the example form I created to demonstrate this feature.

Check back soon for the next Google Forms post – seriously, this may be my favorite Google tool. It’s at least in the top 5!

Thanks for reading 🙂

 

Collaboration in a Virtual Learning Environment

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Happy Sunday, all! If you’re a member of my newsletter, you know my weekend has been spent in drywall dust, paint fumes. and the sound of my husband cutting tile as he gives our laundry room a facelift. While I’m SUPER thankful that he has the desire and ability to work on home improvement projects, I’m not a fan of renovation projects and all of the dusty mess that comes with it! (Not a subscriber? Sign up here!) Since we’re past the 4th of July in America, my teacher-brain is officially in “back-to-school” mode, not that it ever really shut down for the summer 😉 While I’m reflecting on the year that was (wowzers!) and the year to come, I’m feeling all the feels – excited to see my students in my classroom, high-fives or fist bumps as my students enter our classroom or walk down the hall, hilarious conversations about random thoughts, surprise Petty Wap Bops from our local coffee shop and a huge amount of angst and uncertainty about what our learning environment will look like, how I can encourage collaboration among my students, and of course, how will we do our best to protect the health and safety EVERYONE, including teachers, custodians, cafeteria staff, administrative staff, administrators, and our families that we return home to at the end of the day. Instead of allowing myself to jump into a full-blown panic attack (I’m sure that’s on the horizon, anyway!), I’m thinking about my concerns and how I can address them a little bit at a time. Here’s my plan for encouraging collaboration in our classroom, whether that be face-to-face, virtual, or some funky hybrid, this fall.

BOARD Time with Jamboard
Early last school year, I introduced a new activity to my students that was designed to encourage reflection and collaboration. I felt that my classroom was too quiet after my students had worked their way through instruction – man, if you would have told me 13 years ago that I would be looking for an activity because my classroom was too quiet, I would have called you crazy! Through BOARD time (more about that here) I’m able to encourage collaboration, reflection, and utilize a few lovely strategies outlined by Dr. Marzano, specifically showing similarities and differences, and non-linguistic representations, all while having fun. Have you ever asked your students to create a non-linguistic representation of the Great Compromise or the Electoral College? The creations students produce during BOARD time are just fantastic. In case we’re not able to collaborate this year using a community dry erase board and dry erase markers (I really don’t see that happening) Jamboard is a great collaborative alternative that will allow my students to use all of the great features of BOARD time in a more hygienic environment. More about Jamboard in a later post!

Padlet Shelf (Column) Collaboration
If you’ve followed my blog, you know that I just love Padlet. I do. Yes, people, myself included, freaked out a few years ago when Padlet started charging for just a few “padlets,” but it’s just a fantastic tool. Yes, I use the free version and the premium version (I have an account for my work as a high school teacher, one for my work as a college professor, and one for my blogging, speaking, presenting, and consulting work), and if I run out of space, I simply archive or delete a padlet I haven’t used in a bit, and free up some space! If you’ve explored Padlet, you know that they offer users many different options for how teachers display their “wall,” but our classroom favorite is the “shelf” or column option. This allows … ding, ding, ding … you guessed it! Easy collaboration! I set up the column titles, send the link to my students, and they collaborate with their classmates digitally on the same topic. Check out the image below for a visual 🙂

Google Meet — Updates, coming soon!
Last week, Google announced some ah-mazing updates coming this fall to Meet. One of the great things about Google is that they really do listen to teacher feedback! Sometimes, it just takes a bit 😉 If, let’s be honest, when we have to shift from in-person to online, the new updates to Meet will be pretty great. According to this post from Google, we can expect background images (this may seem trivial, but think of our students who may not feel comfortable of sharing their homelife in front of their classmates!), the ability to turn off chat during Meets, a hand-raising option, a whiteboard, AND the ability to form breakout groups. WOOOHOOO! Yes, I know Zoom already has many of these options, but some schools may have Zoom blocked for students and/or teachers. These new additions, specifically the whiteboard (through Jamboard integration) and breakout groups will definitely help increase collaboration during virtual learning!

How do you plan to encourage collaboration in the virtual classroom? Or, in a socially-distanced, face-to-face classroom, for that matter? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks for reading 🙂

 

MUST-HAVE Chrome Extension

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Hey, all! I hope you’re doing well! Summer has officially started in the Petty family, and we’re well, basically not doing anything differently than we were during self-isolation. If we’re able to safely have in-person classes this fall (fingers crossed!) I’ll need to retrain my teacher bladder and grow accustomed to NOT taking an afternoon nap 🙂 During our time at home, I’ve been searching for new tools and tips I can share with you, and I’ve stumbled upon one that you can use to jazz up just about anything – Emoji Keyboard!

That’s right! I know, as educators, we’re not supposed to get caught up in the bells and whistles, pretty fonts, or, in this case, emojis. But, goodness gracious, adding an emoji to assignments, directions, or topics and titles in Google Classroom can add familiarity, clarity, and fun!

While there are many great emoji extensions, my personal favorite is Emoji Keyboard by Joy Pixels! By adding this extension to your Chrome browser, you can easily add emojis in just about anything like this –> 🦄 By selecting the auto-copy feature from the settings wheel, users can copy the selected emoji to their clipboard without actually using a copy feature! Pretty cool, right?!

I’ll be adding emojis to my Google Classroom topics to help draw student attention to specific units, activities, and important documents. Anything I can do to engage students, I’ll do! Even if that is just using an emoji on Google Classroom 😉

How do you use emojis in your classroom? What are your favorite Chrome extensions?

Here are a few of my must-haves!

Thanks for reading 🙂