CCC0044: Reflecting on Full-Online Teaching – Q&A

March 23, 2021EpisodeCoronoaVirus, education, k-12, OneNote, remote, remoteteaching, Schoology, WestIrondequoitRichard Jones

What have our teachers of full-online classes learned that could be shared with our hybrid classes with a few online students at the high school? What tasks designed for full-online student success can be applied to all classrooms? What works and what problems are still present? Jim is joined by Laura Reeves and Karen Finter and the original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.

03:10 Funny Stories and Frustrations

05:24 Passive Aggressive Students

10:20 Schoology Assessments

13:35 Recommendations That Make A Difference

19:08 Powerpoint Collaboration

28:00 Challenges Faced That You feel Better About Now

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CCC0043: Q&A: How Can Students Make Videos?

March 10, 2021Episodecreation, education, high school, highschool, videos, WestIrondequoitRichard Jones

In this podcast, we review the best ways students can use tools available in our district to create videos to share their learning. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.

02:20 How To Create A Video In Powerpoint

07:30 How To Use Stream With Students

15:10 Megan Langley-Cass joins

18:03 Basic Video Assignments

18:28 Powerpoint Videos

19:38 Scripting It Out In Pieces

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CCC0042: Schoology Assessments Q&A

February 10, 2021Episodeeducation, school, Schoology, West Irondequoit, WestIrondequoitRichard Jones

Teachers in our district have started to use the assessment material type in Schoology in some innovative and effective ways. Rethink the traditional assessment and learn how to use the assessment tool to administer it in a digital landscape. Join Laura Reeves and Jim for a demonstration and exploration of this tool. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.

01:40 Using Assessment and Test and Quizes

05:45 How Algerbra 1 Team Uses Test/Quiz Feature Weekly

08:20 Randomizing Question

10:10 Labelling Diagrams

15:30 Diving in With An Idea of What You Want It To Look Like

19:15 Things We’d Like to See

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CCC0041: eDoctrina for Online Assessments

January 29, 2021EpisodeeDoctrina, education, WestIrondequoitRichard Jones

Are online assessments the right fit for you? Ari Kramer and Shane Surek join Jim Czadzeck to chat about the benefits of using eDoctrina for online assessments. After, Troy Schlesing provides a thorough overview of how to create online. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.

02:20 Shane and Ari discuss their experience

05:20 Gathering Data and Filtering

10:04 Paper Version Feedback

12:35 Time Limit on Assessment

18:02 Troy Schlesing joins with a thorough overview

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CCC0040: Accountability in the Digital Landscape

January 12, 2021Episodeeducation, Q&A, school, Schoology, WestIrondequoitRichard Jones

Accountability in the Digital Landscape Q&A. How can we use Schoology and other tools to better direct students to complete work while also helping them build independence and ownership of work. Jim Czadzeck. Laura Westerman, and Katrina Bean share some options built in to our LMS and instructional tips. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.

04:08 One Drive in Schoology ‘in progress’ tab

07:40 Powerpoint for Accountability and Assessment

18:45 How Do You Know They Are Watching the Videos

22:45 Test Quiz feature of Schoology

26:20 Katrina Beam on Student Completion Rules in Schoology

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CCC0039: Managing Remote and In-Person Learners at the Same Time Q&A

December 10, 2020Episodecollaboration, education, teams, WestIrondequoitRichard Jones

Managing Remote and In-Person Learners at the Same Time Q&A. We are joined by Karen Finter and Jessica Bulmann-Mohr. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.

02:33 TEAMS to Help Include Remote Students

03:53 Karen Finter Joins

07:55 Using Documents to Foster Collaboration

09:30 Using What We Are Could Be Used Beyond the Current Situation

10:20 Using the Camera

13:00 Jessica Bulmann-Mohr Joins

13:18 TEAMS Channels

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CCC0038: How to use PowerPoint, Stream, or Camtasia to Make Great Instructional Videos

November 17, 2020EpisodeCamtasia, education, Microsoft, PowerPoint, recording, Schoology, Streams, videoRichard Jones

How to use PowerPoint, Stream, or Camtasia to make great instructional videos for your students.

The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.

03:00 Dan’s Advice on Videos

04:20 Schoology

07:37 Recording in PowerPoint

11:29 Microsoft Streams

15:15 TEAMS with PowerPoint

16:24 Stream Recording from TEAMS

20:00 Camtasia

CCC0037: Schoology and How to Organize Work In It

November 3, 2020Episodeeducation, Schoology, WestIrondequoitRichard Jones

Schoology and How to Organize Work In It. We are joined by Allison Curwin and Alexandra Pergolizzi. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.

02:30 Top 5 Things to Start A Course

06:30 Weekly Planner

09:23 Use As Much Detail As You Can When Posting An Assignment

11:25 Alex Pergolizzi Joins Us

16:30 Suggestions To Help Organize

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CCC0036: Teams After One Month of Use: Tips and Questions

October 21, 2020Episodeeducation, high school, Microsoft, school, teams, WestIrondequoitRichard Jones

Teams After One Month of Use: Tips and Questions. We are joined by Laura Westerman, Jim Thomas, Jackie Moonie, and Anna Baryl.

04:51 Together Mode

09:25 Sharing PowerPoints and More

15:00 All Remote Students Uses

20:00 Calling Feature

25:00 Using Other Apps in Conjunction

26:50 Changes Coming Soon

27:36 Recording and Turning Video Off

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CCC0035: Building and Maintaining Student Relationships with Remind

October 9, 2020Episoderelationships, Remind, teach, West Irondequoit, WestIrondequoitRichard Jones

In this episode Jim does a Q and A on Remind with Super User teachers Jamie Armstrong and Erin Quintero

06:00 Schedule Reminds

08:22 Attaching a Doc or Picture

09:38 Boundaries

10:50 Remind Setup

13:20 Tips for New Users

15:11 Other Ways to Utilize It

24:20 Shutdown Story and Remind

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