February 2020 – Page 3 – The #EdTech Blog @ncpa

Virtual School Daily Tech Briefing: Tuesday, Feb. 4

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Matthew Kelsey

NCPA’s Tech Ambassadors prep you for #virtualschool in daily #edtech briefs at 9:30am CST. Get the latest tips and FAQs, mildly witty banter & bad jokes. The join link is always http://go.ncpachina.org/vsdeb [advanced_iframe src=”//1252700138.vod2.myqcloud.com/vod-player/1252700138/5285890797741600373/tcplayer/console/vod-player.html?autoplay=false&width=1280&height=720″ width=”640″ height=”360″] Our outline notes which include the full details from our broadcast are after the break.

Screencast-o-matic

Posted on February 4, 2020 by ecooper

A lot of people have been asking about how to sign up for Screencast-o-matic using the school subscription. Here are the quick details: Go to https://screencast-o-matic.com/ncpa_china Click the button on the top left that says “Start Recorder” A window will pop up that asks you for a password. Enter our NCPA password: <censored – see […]

Online Instruction 110: Adapting Instruction to an Online Format

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Matthew Kelsey

This session was a rundown of how common classroom strategies can be translated into an online format using educational apps and sites beyond Canvas, suitable for most teachers. Feedback on this for Greg was especially positive; if you’d like to get in touch with him, follow him on Twitter! [advanced_iframe src=”//1252700138.vod2.myqcloud.com/vod-player/1252700138/5285890798311154816/tcplayer/console/vod-player.html?autoplay=false&width=1280&height=720″ width=”640″ height=”360″] View his […]

Collaboration with Teams 110: Using Teams for Individual and Group Conferencing

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Matthew Kelsey

This session gave an overview of the Teams interface and the collaborative features that make it easy to meet with your colleagues and students. We learned how to share meeting links outside of Teams and set up ad-hoc and scheduled meetings. [advanced_iframe src=”//1252700138.vod2.myqcloud.com/vod-player/1252700138/5285890798312702427/tcplayer/console/vod-player.html?autoplay=false&width=1920&height=1080″ width=”640″ height=”360″] See the slides at this link, or see the slides […]

Canvas 201: Intermediate Canvas Features

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Matthew Kelsey

This session covered how to use Canvas’s Discussion, Quizzes, Group Assignments, and Collaborations to facilitate online activities. [advanced_iframe src=”//1252700138.vod2.myqcloud.com/vod-player/1252700138/5285890798312190260/tcplayer/console/vod-player.html?autoplay=false&width=1920&height=1080″ width=”640″ height=”360″] View the slides at this link, or see them embedded after the break.

Virtual School Daily Tech Briefing: Monday, Feb. 3

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Matthew Kelsey

NCPA’s Tech Ambassadors prep you for #virtualschool in daily #edtech briefs at 9:30am CST. Get the latest tips and FAQs, mildly witty banter & bad jokes. The join link is always http://go.ncpachina.org/vsdeb View the recording of the latest broadcast below. [advanced_iframe src=”//1252700138.vod2.myqcloud.com/vod-player/1252700138/5285890797741795071/tcplayer/console/vod-player.html?autoplay=false&width=1280&height=720″ autoplay=”no” width=”640″ height=”360″] Quick and dirty notes follow after the break.

Canvas 101 Training Video

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Matthew Kelsey

Here’s the recording from this morning’s Canvas 101 training. NCPA NetID needed. [advanced_iframe src=”https://web.microsoftstream.com/embed/video/3eadd5d4-3a90-44f1-bc37-52bd0da00b83?autoplay=false&showinfo=true” width=”640″ height=”360″] The PowerPoint slides are available at this link or after the break below.

Co-planning Meeting with Teams 101

Posted on February 2, 2020 by NCPA New Sites Admin

Why using Teams but not Wechat, Skype, etc? As a built-in function of the Microsoft Office software package, Teams is ready to be used by all NCPA staff. Rather than switching between a phone and a laptop when using Wechat, or registering and adding a Skype account just for the meeting, Teams provides the fastest […]

Schedule: Optional Tech PD for Monday, Feb 3

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Matthew Kelsey

All time are China Standard Time (CST) 8:20-9:00am Canvas 101: Canvas Crash Course Presenter: Matt Kelsey Join link, requires NCPA login Suitable for teachers who don’t use Canvas regularly for online instruction. Learn the basic Canvas UI: how to set your profile and preferences, add course syllabus, handouts, links, accept online assignments (including Turnitin), use […]