Instructional Tech Updates for December 2020

Take a look at the U5 Instructional Tech Updates for December 2020.  

Hope you all have a wonderful holiday and look forward to getting out of 2020 and into 2021 and hopefully back into the classroom.  Stay safe, and have a wonderful holiday!  

U5 Tech Updates & Tips for November

 Take a look at the November U5 Tech Tips!  

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Every time I send a YouTube video I look on the right side for the types of vides that are going to display when teachers or students watch.  Students get distracted from what they are supposed to be doing very quickly, so here is a little U5 Tech Tip I recently learned about!  Check out this video as well Peardeck vs Nearpod Tutorial!  

How to setup your YouTube to share in Full Screen Mode:

YouTube Video Editor Trick!

One of the questions that I get all of the time is regarding video editing for student projects.  My go-to suggestion these days is the YouTube video editor.  There is nothing wrong with Movie Maker (the age old standard), but there are some advantages to the YouTube editor that I would like to outline.  You may find something here that you like and inspires you to try it out with your students or personal projects!

Streamline the recording & uploading flow

I go in and out of many classrooms these days and see students still recording video on flip cameras and hand-held video cameras.  Once recorded, these video files must be removed from the recording device, transferred to a computer, and then imported into the video editor of choice.  With YouTube, there is an easier way!

The traditional way

Tech Talk: YouTube

Welcome to a new level of communication

We district and building technology coaches are always looking for new ways to collaborate with our colleagues from around the district.  We all have amazing ideas of how to use technology to improve student learning outcomes, and many of us implement these strategies in our classrooms.  But it can be difficult to share these techniques with others due to the vast logistical constraints place upon us all.  So we thought up a new system!  Read more, and see our first discussion after the jump!

Mail Archive

Are you afraid to get rid of those 17,000 emails in your Outlook deleted folder?  Worried that you'll never be able to recall the contact information of a field trip coordinator that you know was in your email someplace?  Well fear not, the Mail Archive is here to save the day!

Maximize YouTube Videos with EdPuzzle & Zaption

These two services allow you to add questions and comments to an online video which cause the watcher to pause and respond before they continue.  This is a wonderful method to increase engagement in video delivery.

Hangouts III: Live Stream; Record with Hangouts on Air

Hangouts on Air (HoA) is a Google service that enables you to live stream your Hangout to YouTube and automatically records the event and publishes it to YouTube when completed.  You may ask, "why would I want to do that?"  Let's explore some exciting possibilities, and how to implement them!

YouTube for Students: Instructional Ideas

With YouTube now open for students, a treasure trove of educational opportunities present themselves.  Here are a few ideas to get help you leverage this wonderful tool for your classroom.