Mrs. Becki Ryder
Technology Integration Coordinator- Student and Family Links
- Teacher Links
- Welcome
- More Useful Links
- Digital Citizenship
- Remote Teaching Resources
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Students and Families
Linton Hall School provides many online resources to help our students learn. Check out the USEFUL LINKS tab for even more resources!
Tips and tricks:
Short Google Classroom tutorial | Longer Google Classroom tutorial
Google tech toolkit for families
Google Meet expectations | Google Meet tutorial
Important info for using Chrome when sharing a computer: create multiple profiles!
How to complete an assignment with Kami (for students)
Links to LHS Ed Tech tools:
Google Apps (GSuite) for Education for students in K-8th Grades
Kami: all students in grades 2-8 should review how to use Kami. It takes a little practice, but it’s a GREAT tool.
FACTS Family Portal: calendar, lunch ordering, tuition payments, gradebook and assignments
Discovery Education Family Resources: one of the best sites provided by Linton Hall School for our students
Accelerated Reader Bookfinder: look for books that have associated AR quizzes
Clever Portal provides access to many online learning resources. Grades 3-8 can use their Google Apps login (@lintonhall.edu e-mail) to login, grades K-2 can use badges.
Foreign Language
Que Chevere grades 7-8 use the login info provided by Sra. Golsteyn
Math
Freckle: login using your AR username & password
Extra Math free practice
99Math free practice
Reading and Language Arts
Accelerated Reader and MyON use login info provided your teacher
AR Bookfind search for books you like and get rewarded for taking AR tests!
Freckle: login using your AR username & password
Keyboarding practice
It is very helpful if students practice keyboarding at home to reinforce skills learned in class. Practice proper hand placement and position as we do in class!
Dance mat typing a fun way to add some variety to typing practice (FREE)
Typing Agent use logins provided by your teacher
Programming
CODE.org use logins provided by Mrs. Winch
Teacher Resources
Accelerated Reader and MyON: AR test, STAR, and MyON. Licensed for grades K-8.
Discovery Education: (science, nature, social studies). Wonderful resources. Subscription provided by LHS. Includes Discovery Streaming. Login with Google (@lintonhall.edu) e-mail.
Flocabulary – Login with Google
Google Classroom is the official learning management systems (LMS) for Linton Hall School.
Google Meet is the official video conferencing platform for all faculty and students.
- Click here for Meet expectations
- Click here for step-by-step instructions
- Google Hangouts Meet Guide for Teachers, Students and Parents in 2020
- How to use Hangouts Meet with Google Classroom to prevent students from using Meet without teacher
- Protecting student privacy
Nearpod – Login with Google
The LHS Broadcast YouTube channel is the official site for all teacher-created videos, although links may also be posted to Google Classroom or Seesaw.
- Linton Hall School Broadcast YouTube Channel: contact Becki for access.
- Turn Off the Lights Chrome browser extension: focuses on YouTube videos, NOT the ads! Strongly recommended to help students focus on the video you’re showing.
Loom: screen and video recording
Flipgrid how to use for educators: thanks to Mary Alipio!
Kami: amazing training and wonderful accents. Kami is licensed for all teachers as well as students in grades K-8. Login with LHS GSuite account (@lintonhall.edu.) Join the Kami Educators Facebook group for more ideas.
- Lots of resources on the Kami YouTube Channel
- Kami in the Classroom: 24 videos covering how to use Kami in multiple subjects
- Kami for remote learning
- Kami and Google Classroom Integration
- How to create a Kami Assignment (for teachers)
- How to complete an assignment with Kami (for students)
All teachers are required to use their LHS (@lintonhall.edu) e-mail or FACTS Communication for school communications.
- Classflow: teachers & student should login with their @lintonhall.edu GSuite account.
- Whiteboard.fi
- Google Jamboard
- Create a copy of a Jamboard:
- https://mathigon.org/polypad
- https://www.didax.com/math/virtual-manipulatives.html
- https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/number-frames/
- https://www.k-5mathteachingresources.com/virtual-manipulatives.html
- https://toytheater.com/category/math-games/
GSuite PD (pick one or both)
- Distance learning series: from Google
- Distance learning series: from EdTech Team and Acer
For families that are struggling with connectivity, the following sites may be able to help:
Internet Essentials from Comcast
Check with your current provider, or search Broadband Now for providers in your area.
My site has links to useful websites and online resources we use at Linton Hall, so please check back regularly. Please contact me anytime if you have questions or find broken links.
Everyone should learn programming! If you don’t believe me, listen to why kids to learn programming in this TEDx Talk by MIT Media Lab’s Mitch Resnick, founder and director of MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten group. For more information on Mitch Resnick’s projects, click here.
Here are some cool sites for learning about programming, robotics and STEM:
Linton Hall School is proud to be an X-STEM Ambassador School
Technology Rocks!
Other EDU tools and Teacher links:
MORE Useful Links
There is no shortage to great websites for learning. Check back regularly for useful links! Links will open in a new window. This is a collection of websites that can be used to help assist in learning. They are not endorsed by Linton Hall School, but are provided as suggested “extra” sites. Some may have paid features or require a subscription.
Google Apps training:
- Google workspace training is open to anyone with an @lintonhall.edu e-mail address, including upper school students.
Keyboarding practice:
- Dancemat Typing is a fun typing website.
- Typing Agent
- Test your speed
- Keyboard practice geared toward K-5th grades, but fun for everyone on ABCya
- Kindergarten mouse practice and keyboard games (TONS of links to other sites) Mrs. Blackburn’s site
FREE Programming and Maker sites:
- I highly recommend codecademy.com for learning web programming. With a parent’s permission, students can register for an account (e-mail address required) and work through tutorials. The site is free.
- code.org is a GREAT site for programmers of all ages and all skill levels!
- Another good site for learning many kinds of web programming is W3Schools.com. The site has lots of examples and an interactive interface where you type your code on one side of the screen and see the result on the other side. The site is free, no signup required, but there are a lot of ads on the site.
- Happy Nerds has a great list of programming languages that are EASILY learned by kids. We are currently using Scratch in the technology lab.
- SCRATCH, from MIT, uses building blocks to create computer programs. Lots of tutorials online.
- Alice, from Carnegie mellon Institute, teaches computer programming in a 3D environment. It uses a drag-and-drop interface similar to Scratch.
- CS2N, the Computer Science Student Network, has wonderful resources for learning all about computer science. Requires an e-mail address or Facebook account to sign up.
Maker sites:
- Kids should be makers! DIY.org has awesome projects to make and badges to earn for kids. Requires parent’s permission and e-mail address.
- Another favorite site of mine is Sparkfun. They have lots of kits for sale, but also many fun projects.
- Lilypad sewable electronics is part of Sparkfun’s site.
- Arduino is a programmable circuit board that our 7th and 8th graders enjoyed at Think-A-Bit labs
Online safety for families:
Computer terms glossary:
Great study and homework site:
Performing research on the web:
Sites just for fun:
Common Sense Media resources are used in Technology Classes to provide instruction on all aspects of digital citizenship and online safety
Online teaching resources and tutorialsUse what you know. Explore new tools if you have spare time. Teach from Home: tutorials on all GSuite products PD for K-8 Teachers (pick one or both) Distance learning series: from Google Distance learning series: from EdTech Team and Acer Creating video lessons and using the LHS Broadcast YouTube channel:
Kami
Google Meet
*NEW Google Classroom resources
6 Google Chrome extensions for teachers Flipgrid
Google Slides and Docs
Other tutorials and resources
Reading & Language Arts
Math & Science
Clever Portal Share ideas here *NEW! 16 free online resources curated by NWEA Lists from tech coordinator at St. Theresa’s (some are duplicates of what we have on Clever) K-2 https://padlet.com/theresegreen/k2 3-5 https://padlet.com/theresegreen/35 6-8 https://padlet.com/theresegreen/68 Even MORE online resources – all subjects And yes, more! Lots of teaching guidelines and how-tos. Also good for admin planning. |
More links from around the web
Intended primarily for teachers – extend your knowledge of online learning resources.
Khan-create from Adobe: beautifully extended Khan lessons
Kialo for education: extend discussions in the classroom
VSTE GoOpenVA Workshop in a Box
Blended learning resources to help stop the slide: a great repository of learning resources
How to create multiple chrome profiles on a shared computer
Virtual learning and classroom set up
Google Data Studio – Laura Tilton’s blog
No registration Web 2.0 by Linda Houle – websites and tools that do not require registration to use!
Slides Carnival | Slides Mania – FREE Google Slides templates
Getting Started w/ Google Slides
Google Edu Training Center for Teachers
Applied Digital Skills – resources for teachers AND students
GCF Learn Free – learn about all of Google’s products
Control Alt Achieve – Eric Curts’ Google Slides resources, plus much more
Ditch That Textbook – Matt Miller’s Google Ideas
Ultimate Guide to Google Slides – Matt Miller’s Google Slides resources and templates, plus much more
Shake Up Learning – Kasey Bell’s technology in the classroom resources
Creative Ed Tech – Ryan O’Donnell has some really fun ideas for classroom activities
Teacher Tech – Alice Keeler never dissapoints!
Meredith Akers – more great teacher resources and ideas
All The Things You Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do!
5+ Amazingly Creative Ways to Use Google Slides – Patrick Hausamman
App Smashing Google Slides, Screencastify, & Flipgrid
Making Animated .Gifs from Google Slides
Creating Stop Motion Animation with Google Slides
HyperSlides – Lance Yoder
Google Slides w/ Live Charts from Google Forms – perfect for data nerds, or anyone who wants to plus up their data presentation
Winter Magnetic Poetry – a fun activity and extension of Google Slides