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Using Google Tools to Connect with Students

Encourage connectednessGood morning videosOffice Hours/Check-ins: Keep interactions light-hearted when possible. Try having a joke of the day, funny video of the day, or playing a game. Trackers - from Lisa JohnsonGoogle Forms Attendance and Check-in: How are you doing? How do you feel?Online safety/Digital Citizenship - Applied Digital SkillsUsing Google Classroom posts and comments to support conversations and connection

Google Slides: give students a prompt and have them respond with webcam pics

Have them teach something non-school curriculum through pictures

Google Form (or a non-graded Google Classroom assignment): Asking “how are you doing” and following up with them via email or Google Classroom private comments

Connect outside tools to Google Classroom:

Flipgrid for student check-ins, for fun prompts, to share their pets, etc.Pear Deck has SEL slides … put them in student-paced mode to be accessed any time

Fun Google Meet video call ideas (13-20 in graphic below has some fun stuff)

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Google Classroom Cheat Sheets, Google Classroom FAQ, Bookmark the Classwork Page

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