Day 1 Remote Learning Bootcamp - Video Conferencing

It is important to be able to use more than one video conferencing tool in the event that one or more services get overloaded. They also have unique tools that make them valuable in different situations. Practice initiating and scheduling meetings with Meet, Hangouts, and Zoom using the tutorials provided. If you experience any technical difficulties, please email support@gcds.net for assistance.

Google Meet

Create and Join a Virtual Meeting with Google Meet - Tutorial (5.5 min)

Hosting a Live Virtual Classroom Through Google Meet - Tutorial (5 min)

Google Hangouts

Chat and Video Conference with Google Hangouts - Tutorial (4 min)

Zoom

Create and Join a Virtual Meeting with Zoom - Tutorial (5 min)

Day 2 Remote Learning Bootcamp - Screencastify and YouTube

Across our country, asynchronous learning has emerged as the clear bedrock of a successful remote learning rollout. The term “asynchronous learning” means that students will be tuning in to your classroom lesson at different times of the day. In simple terms: pre-recorded daily lessons make remote learning possible. Screencastify is a great tool for producing these videos, but you can also use your cell phone if you want to show something (i.e. a drawing lesson with paper and pencil). Screencastify is taking a lot longer to process these videos because of the number of schools now relying on it, so we are asking all teachers to publish these videos to YouTube so they are hosted quickly and consistently.

Screencastify

Create a Screencastify - Tutorial (6.5 min)

YouTube

Create a YouTube Channel - Tutorial (2.5 min)

Publishing Your Screencastify and other Videos to YouTube - Tutorial (4.5 min)

Publish Videos to YouTube Directly from you iPhone, iPad, or Android - Tutorial (5 min) - added 3/26/20

Day 3 Remote Learning Bootcamp - Google Classroom and LE Slideshow

You need to post your videos and assignments consistently to Google Classroom or the LE Slideshow, depending on the division you teach in. Today, let’s focus on getting ourselves acquainted with the tools we have to post assignments to students. Remember, consistency is key. Do NOT email your assignments directly to students - rather, use the LE Slideshow and Google Classroom to get the job done.

Lower Elementary Teachers Only

Add Your YouTube Videos to LE Slideshows - Tutorial (3 min)

Upper Elementary, Middle School, Upper School Teachers Only

Create a Google Classroom; Invite Students, Guardians, Administrators to Google Classroom - Tutorial (5.5 min)

Email All Students, Guardians in Google Classroom - Tutorial (2.5 min)

Schedule Posting YouTube Videos to Google Classroom at 8AM (or any time) - Tutorial (6.5 min)

Schedule Assignments on Google Classroom - Tutorial (4.5 min) - added 3/26/20

Gmail

Schedule Send Your Emails to Go Out At a Specific Date/Time - Tutorial (2 min) - added 3/25/20

Day 4 Remote Learning Bootcamp - Calendars

Finding time to meet with students, parents, and each other is critical for keeping everyone connected during remote operations. Google Calendar and Calendly will help us achieve that goal, as well as set up live virtual meetings with students using either Meet or Zoom. Parents, colleagues, and even students will be directed to your Calendly link in your email signatures to book appointments, which will cut down on emails you receive by a whole lot with people asking "when are you free?" (yay!)

Calendly & Google Calendar

Set Up Your Appointment Calendar with Calendly & Add to Your Email Signature - Tutorial (10 min)

Block off Lunch & Free Time/Breaks in Calendly and Google Calendar - Tutorial (2 min) - added 3/26/20

Integrate Zoom and Calendly - Tutorial (2.5 min) - added 3/26/20

Day 5 Remote Learning Bootcamp - Getting Week 1 & 2 Lessons Ready, More Tools, Perfecting Your New Skills!

Today is a day when all of us will be fine tuning what we’ve learned in days 1-4, debugging issues, posing new questions that now occur to us on our road to launching remote learning. You got this!

Putting together Week 1&2 lessons, debugging, extra tools (AWWApp, Explain Everything, Playposit) 

Digital Whiteboard (AWWApp)

Get Started with AWWApp.com - Tutorial (3.5 min)

PearDeck

Pear Deck & Google Slides - Tutorial (8 min)

PlayPosit

Getting started with PlayPosit - Tutorial (8 min) - added 3/28/20

YouTube

Sharing Your YouTube Channel - Tutorial (3 min)

Creating Playlists, Collaborating on Playlists - Tutorial (10 min)

Additional Tutorials (Extra Credit!)

Zoom

Change Your Background & Download GCDS Official Backgrounds - Tutorial (4 min) - added 3/25/20

Zoom Official Instructions - Playlist - added 3/27/20

Manage Zoom Classroom - Tutorial (3.5 min) - added 3/28/20

How to Join a Zoom Call as a Student - Tutorial (4 min) - added 3/28/20   

Schedule Your Live Virtual Classroom - Only One Zoom Link, Google Calendar, Google Classroom - Tutorial (7 min) - added 4/3/20

Stop Zoom Bombers in their Tracks! Waiting Room and Passwords for Zoom - Tutorial (7 min) - added 4/3/20  

Is the “Update Available!” Popup Safe? - Explanation (1 min) - added 4/3/20

UPDATE Zoom - Tutorial (1.5 min) - added 4/8/20

New Security Features - Disable Chat, Name Change, Lock Meeting, and more - Tutorial (1.5 min) - added 4/8/20

YouTube

Looking to get around that pesky 15 minute time limit restriction? Make sure you verify your YouTube account by going to www.youtube.com/verify and following the steps there. Once that's complete, you're ready to upload those crazy long videos (though we encourage you to keep things short anyway)!

Edit Title, Description, Tags, and More - Tutorial (5 min) - added 3/31/20

Customize Your Channel, Add Artwork, Embed Playlists - Tutorial (6.5 min) - added 3/27/20

Remove YouTube Suggested Videos, Endscreens, Autoplay, etc.

We've pushed out an extension to all faculty, staff, and students that removes the endscreen videos, recommendations on the side, autoplay, and a whole bunch of other features. These settings can be toggled by clicking the extension at the top right of Chrome and checking/unchecking items in the dropdown menu. We think this will be a useful tool even beyond remote learning. Please remember this only works when users are signed into Chrome with their GCDS email account. Otherwise, parents can install this extension on non-school Mac, PC, and Chromebook devices at home using the Parent Bootcamp doc.

Remove YouTube Recommended Content and Sidebar- Chrome Extension - Tutorial (3.5 min) - added 3/28/20

Gmail

Create Gmail Filters - Tutorial (2.5 min)

Gmail Filter: Archive Classroom Notification Emails - Tutorial (2.5 min)