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Google Classroom

Taking it Online

03/03/2020 by admin

With the unexpected cancellation of classes, keeping your classes going online is a real option and the next best thing to actually being in the classroom. So, what platform do you choose? Google Classroom might be the answer for you.

Signing up for Google Classroom is free for personal use and a business account starts at a very reasonable rate. Once you’ve signed up, it’s easy to navigate and you’ll be communicating with your students from anywhere – even if you decide to take your own vacation during this time!

To get started, watch the tutorial video below. You’ll quickly see the advantages of having an online portal available and, once you get up and running, I’ll bet you’ll never turn back!

https://edu.google.com/products/classroom/

Besides the virtual classroom, you’ll have access to content-creating apps like Google Slides and Google Forms, the ability to schedule content on Google Calendar, plus a host of useful tools and options for organizing virtual courses and separate classes.

When you’re ready to start loading content, here are some free Google Slides resources I created for my own classes. Just click to download the files. Copy the resource link to import them into your own account and you’re all set! You can distribute them to your students for use during live-streaming classes or make them available for download for scheduled assignments and review.

ABC Bingo – abc Bingo – Color Flash Cards
Book 1 – Be Verbs – Book 2 – To Be Past – Animal Puzzles

For more digital activities, click on the links below. The full Stories For Young Readers series is available as a paperless resource with the same rigor and exercises as the printed textbooks! You’ll also find CVC word activities, flashcards, and a variety of Bingo games!

Paperless Stories For Young Readers Lesson Packs
Digital Flash Cards – Digital Activities

Stay safe and best of luck in your classes!

Donald Kinney
Kinney Brothers Publishing

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Online Classroom Management Systems – Google Classroom

12/09/2018 by admin

Kinney Brothers Publishing Classroom Management Systemes

In 2019, bring your classes into the 21st century with a virtual classroom! Whether you’re working in a single classroom or teaching students from overseas, a virtual classroom brings teachers and students together in a way that was only possible with correspondence schools in years past.

There’s a lot of competition for online classroom management systems like Class Dojo, Google Classroom, and Schoology – free and paid. Check out this list of the most popular platforms where you can read brief reviews and compare pricing.  Be sure to check out my two other posts in this series about Learning Management Systems:  ClassDojo and K-12.

In this post, I’m going to focus on Google Classroom; a web service for schools, non-profits, and anyone with a personal Google Account. Google makes it easy for learners and instructors to connect—inside and outside of schools.  You can distribute assignments and connect with students, staff, coworkers, and parents.  Create assessments, schedule workflow, and generate reports in one easy-to-access portal.  With Google Translate, you can create and translate documents into one of 52 languages making communication with non-English students and parents so much easier.  Best of all, it’s free.

Click on these links to learn more about Google Classroom, watch an introductory video below, or read this FAQ.  The first video is a brief visual introduction.

This tutorial video gives you a more detailed look at setting up classes, adding course content, and communicating with your students.

Take a look at these reviews and tutorials to spark some ideas for your own classes!

Easy breakdown of Google Classroom on Wikipedia

5 Reasons to Implement Google Classroom

454 Reviews of Google Classroom

3-Part Tutorial on creating a language quiz in Google Forms

Google Slides tutorial

50 Apps you can use with Google Classroom

Teacher review after one year using Google Classroom

Google Classroom Ready!

Looking for content to experiment with? Kinney Brothers Publishing has lots of digital files to get you started!  Below are some free files that you can download and try in your virtual classroom.  Make puzzles, work with flash cards, or assign worksheets!  Check out our popular Digital Activities and Flash Cards.  We also have the complete Stories For Young Readers series ready to upload with audio, dialogues, and answer keys!  

All the files below were created using Google Slides and are ready to be uploaded into your Google Drive.

Paperless Activities Kinney Brothers Publishing

If you have experience on a particular platform, I’d love to hear your thoughts!  Help a teacher out and leave a comment below.

As always, best of luck in your classes!

Donald Kinney

Kinney Brothers Publishing

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Games on Google Slides for Distance Learning

09/27/2017 by admin

Google Slides is an excellent way to test the waters in your new Google Classroom!  You can download two free ABC Bingo game sets and start playing today!  Truly no-prep fun!  If you don’t have a set of ABC flashcards, just print out the included Draw Cards and you’re good to go!

ABC Bingo - Digitalabc Bingo - Digital

If you’re looking for more digital fun, check out all the digital games Donald’s English Classroom has to offer!

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Getting Started in Google Classroom for Distance Learning

09/25/2017 by admin

Bring your classes into the 21st century with a virtual classroom on Google Classroom!  It’s easy and, as of 2017, available to anyone!

Also, be sure to check out Donald’s English Classroom for a treasure trove of paperless products for distance learning!

Google Classroom is a free web service for schools, non-profits, and anyone with a personal Google Account. Google Classroom makes it easy for learners and instructors to connect—inside and outside of schools.

Here’s a video that gives you a quick look at the power of Google Classroom!  Click on the link below to go to Google Classroom Help for more information and tutorials.

https://edutrainingcenter.withgoogle.com/first-day-of-classroom

As always, best of luck in your classes!

Donald Kinney
Kinney Brothers Publishing

Filed Under: Kinney Brothers Publishing Tagged With: Donald's English Classroom, ESL Activities, ESL Flash cards, ESL Games, ESL teaching, esl textbooks, ESL Worksheets, Google Classroom, google slides, kinney brothers publishing

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