Leveraging Tech Tools To Build Community In Your Classroom - E060

We are talking all about how to leverage tech tools to build community in your (hopefully) face-to-face classroom. We'll link different tools to our four whys of community building: collaboration, communication, social-emotional learning, and safe & inclusive environments. If you like what you hear, we would love it if you could share this episode with a colleague or friend. And make sure you subscribe so that you don’t miss out on any new content! And consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee or two!We would love to hear from you – leave a comment on our website OR check out our FLIPGRID!Featured Content**For detailed show notes, please visit our website at https://edugals.com/60**Reasons for Building Community:CommunicationScreencastify - overviews, instructional videos, presentations, email responses, feedbackMote - use in slides, docs, gmail etc. for audio onlyGoogle Chat - individual or group chats, informal, easier for students than email (low risk)Google Meet - extra help sessions outside of class, drop inLMS - announcement tools, discussion boardsCollaborationGoogle Jamboard (digital whiteboards) - small groups, breakout rooms, brainstorming, getting to know you activities, word walls, research, gamesFlipgrid - screen share behind your picture now!Google Slides, Docs, and Sheets - graphic organizer to get them started, collecting data as a class, crowdsourcing problem solving with ScreencastifySocial-Emotional Learning and Safe & Inclusive EnvironmentsUse a variety of tools, modes of communicationGoogle Forms - gather info about your students, check ins, class song playlist, languagesInvolve your students in your classroom layout, whether it is physical or virtual (LMS) - custom banners, layout, unit vs weekCheck Ins - Google Form, Google Slides, etc. to see how students are doingHeadspaceOnline games - Jamboard, Kahoot, Quizizz, Google Arts & Culture Puzzle Party - you can have students create these to save time!Support the Show.Connect with EduGals: Twitter @EduGals Rachel @dr_r_johnson Katie @KatieAttwell EduGals Website Support the show