I thought it would be helpful to have one spot where all of the remote learning tools can live. We have also included some video tutorials to help show you how to use each tool! Shout out to all of our teachers in our Facebook Group for sharing all of these resources.

Remote Learning Technology and Tools

Recording Your Screen

Tool: LOOM

Cost: Free for Teachers | Video Tutorial

Tool: SCREENCAST-O-MATIC

Cost: Free for videos less than or equal to 15 minutes long | Video Tutorial

Tool: SCREENCASTIFY | Google Extension

Cost: Free | Sign Up for Webinar to Learn How to Use Here

Tool: ED PUZZLE

Cost: Free | Works with Google Classroom | Ed Puzzle allows you to record or pull educational videos from a video bank (including Khan Academy) and tracks your students progress.

Annotating and Screen Recording Simultaneously

Tool: Educreations – iPhone or iPad

Interactive whiteboard and screencast recorder | Cost: Free for basic plan | $8.25 per month for more features

Tool: Doceri – iPad or Desktop

Interactive whiteboard and screencast recorder | Cost: Free for 30 Days

For Recording Using Your Desktop

Drawing or Annotating PDFs, Google Slides, or PowerPoints

Tool: Good Notes for iPhone or iPad

Cost: $7.99 (one time fee)

Tool: Notability for iPhone or iPad

Cost: $8.99 (one time fee)

Tool: Airsketch for iPad

Cost: $24.99 (one time fee) This tool does allow you to sync to your laptop, so it might be useful when you return to your classroom allowing you to be mobile as you teach and write. .

Tool: Lumin PDF for Desktop

Cost: Free for 14 days | $5 a month

Tool: Stylus

Cost: $12.97

Tool: iPaD

Cost: $399.99

Tool: APPLE PENCIL

Cost: $124.99

Tool: xPEN BOARD AND PENCIL (iPAD ALTERNATIVE)

Cost: $59.99

Tool: WACOM BOARD (iPAD ALTERNATIVE)

Cost: $69.95

For Recording using an iPad

For Live Video

Tool: Zoom

Video Conferencing App | Cost: Free

Tool: FLIPGRID

Allows you and your students to record short videos and post for all to see. This tool would be perfect to get students reasoning or for a class discussion. | Cost: Free

For Assignments and Grading

Tool: Google Forms

Self-grading and easy to use with Google Classroom

We also have already made some for you to use for free. You can find them here.

Tool: Quizizz

Most teachers in our Facebook group agree that Quizizz was an easy way for students to complete assessments.

GAME-BASED

TOOL: KAHOOT

Cost: Free | Interactive Review Game. Teachers say students can play individually.

TOOL: QUIZLET

Cost: Free | Great for making online flashcards. Kids can share decks with one another and can create them based off of review sheets.

Tool: GimKit

Game centered review. Check out the post we wrote here.

For Uploading Videos to Google Classroom

LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS + DESMOS

Here are some LMS you might want to check out while you have some extra planning time on your hands.

Tool: Schoology

We wrote a post about it here.

Tool: Pear Deck

Find out more here.

TOOL: Nearpod

This post will tell you more.

Tool: Canvas

Read about this tech tool here.

Tool: Desmos

We rounded up our favorite Algebra 1 activities and middle school activities here.

TOOL: Go Formative

Read about this tech tool here or watch how a teacher uses it here.

TOOL: EdPuzzle