Mrs. Becki Ryder
Technology Integration Coordinator- Welcome
- Student and Family Links
- Teacher Links
- Remote Teaching Resources
- More Useful Links
- Digital Citizenship
- Go Deeper
Distance learning: I will be adding resources to my Student Links page, so be sure to check that soon.
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:
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!
Remote Learning:
When parents become teachers: tools to help students at home
Google tech toolkit for families
Google Meet expectations | Google Meet tutorial
Short Google Classroom tutorial | Longer Google Classroom tutorial
Tips for supporting learning at home
Important info for using Chrome when sharing a computer: create multiple profiles!
How to complete an assignment with Kami (for students)
General Sites:
Google Apps (GSuite) for Education for students in 1st-8th Grades
Kami: all students in grades 1-8 should review how to use Kami. It takes a little practice, but it’s a GREAT tool.
Seesaw for preschool-Kindergarten
Clever Portal provides access to many online learning resources. Grades 4-8 can use their Google Apps login (@lintonhall.edu e-mail) to login
PowerSchool: gradebook
SchoolMessenger resources
Foreign Language
Realidades grades 6-8 use the login info provided by Sra. Rubio
Math
IXL grades 1-8 use logins provided by your teacher
Extra Math free practice
Reading and Language Arts
Accelerated Reader and MyON use login info provided by Mrs. Winch to take AR tests
IXL grades 1-8 use logins provided by your teacher
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 Grades 2-4 use this at school for fun to add some variety to their practice
Typing Web (typing.com) Contact Mrs. Ryder for logins
Programming:
Touch Develop Grades K-8 use GSuite (@lintonhall.edu) login to access
CODE.org (login info will be provided by LHS)
Teacher Resources
Google Classroom and Seesaw are the official learning management systems (LMS) for Linton Hall School.
Seesaw training webinar recording
Seesaw training resources from webinar:
1) Seesaw 101 Slides: https://bit.ly/101PubSlides
2) Seesaw 101 Participant Handout: https://bit.ly/101Handout
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
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.
- 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, PowerSchool or SchoolMessenger for school communications.
- Classflow: teachers & student should login with their @lintonhall.edu GSuite account.
- Whiteboard.fi
- Google Jamboard
GSuite PD (pick one or both)
- Distance learning series: from Google
- Distance learning series: from EdTech Team and Acer
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 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:
GSuite 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 Web – typing program provided by LHSPSG funding! We’re using it in 3rd-8th grades to practice keyboarding skills. Contact Mrs. Ryder or Mrs. Winch for login information
- Test your speed
- Free typing lessons at Typing.com
- Keyboard practice geared toward K-5th grades, but fun for everyone on ABCya
- Fun site, younger students love the BBC’s Dance Mat Typing
- Kindergarten mouse practice and keyboard games (TONS of links to other sites) Mrs. Blackburn’s site
FREE Programming tools:
- 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.
- SiMPLE isn’t as flashy as Scratch, but more like a “traditional” programming language. Programmers create SiMPLE programs (called “listings”) that are processed by the SiMPLE interface.
- 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:
- Common Sense Media
- A Platform for Good .org
- Stay Safe Online
- Stop. Think. Connect
- Safe Kids
- Get Net Wise
FREE Math tools:
Many thanks to EdSurge for their top 5 FREE Math sites!
5. Function Carnival from Desmos
4. SumDog
3. PhotoMath
2. Contraption Maker
1. Teach Me
Computer terms glossary:
Computer terms (upper school)
Computer terms flashcards (all grades)
Great study and homework site:
Performing research on the web:
Evaluating web sites for research papers
Google Scholar
Sites just for fun:
- Word clouds
- Create beautiful custom word art with Tagxedo
- Tag Galaxy
- Online graphical dictionary
- Free clip art
Common Sense Media resources are used in Technology Classes to provide instruction on all aspects of digital citizenship and online safety
NetSmartzKids for lower school and preschool (PreK)
NSTeens for upper school
More links from around the web
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Khan-create from Adobe: beautifully extended Khan lessons
Kialo for education: extend discussions in the classroom
*VSTE GoOpenVA Workshop in a Box
*Supporting the 5Cs with VV Distance Learning Toolkit
Apple Education Learning Series
Blended learning resources to help stop the slide
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
Slides Carnival | Slides Mania
Control Alt Achieve – Eric Curts
Ditch That Textbook – Matt Miller
Ultimate Guide to Google Slides
Shake Up Learning – Kasey Bell
Creative Ed Tech – Ryan O’Donnell
Teacher Tech – Alice Keeler
SpEd Tech Geek – Pam Hubler
Google Teacher Podcast (Podcast)
All The Things You Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do!
5+ Amazingly Creative Ways to Use Google Slides
App Smashing Google Slides, Screencastify, & Flipgrid
Beyond the Presentation: Alternative Uses
Google Slides: Beyond the Basics
Creating an Interactive Notebook
Interactive Posters Using Google Slides
Making Animated .Gifs from Google Slides
Creating Comic Strips with Google Slides
Creating Stop Motion Animation with Google Slides
Google Slides: Show What You Know Challenge
Google Slides: Guess Who Template