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Installing Screencastify

Screencastify is a tool that allows anyone and everyone to create videos. It's simple! Check out this video from Matt Miller with Ditch That...

Screencastify Recording Toolbar

Screencastify, a screen recording and webcam tool, has many features and options for users while they are recording. This video by...

Webcam Reflections

So often we think of Screencastify as a screencasting tool, where we record solely what's on our screens. You and your learners can leverage the...

Screencastify Video Sharing and Viewing Statistics

You've used Screencastify to create an amazing video for your students. What next? Check out this video from Georgetown ISD Digital Learning to...

Screencastify Tips and Tricks: Restart a recording

Have you created a video in Screencastify and decided you want to start over? There's a way to restart without having to click stop then record...

Screencastify & Seesaw

What's better than Screencastify? Pair it together with Seesaw for a perfect "app smash"! Check out this video from Matt Miller with Ditch That...

Analysis and Design of Social Presence in a Computer-Mediated Communication System

Explore this study from Frontiers on quantifying the degree of social presence in a computer-mediated communication system.

25+ Ways to Boost Student Engagement

As a special education teacher, guest presenter Tammy Meyers has to get and keep her students' attention right away or she loses them. Over the years...

When Teachers and Students are Separated: Strategies from Research on Social Presence for Teaching at a Distance

Check out this interactive infographic from the Institute of Education Sciences for research-based strategies to support social presence in online...

Social Presence in Online Learning

Online Learning for Iowa Educators, or Project OLLIE, is an initiative of AEA Learning Online. Explore this OLLIE-provided course module to learn...

The Power of Social Presence for Learning

Social presence is key to a successful learning experience. The above resource from EDUCAUSE will give you an overview of the power and...

5 Research-Backed Tips to Improve Your Online Teaching Presence

Are you an educator teaching remotely? Perhaps there are a few back-to-back eLearning days coming up. You should check out these research-backed...

Join the Learning Lab Community!

Join in the conversation with other educators in the state by finding the Community feature and connecting around essential topics and initiatives...

How Personalized Learning Empowers Students to Share Their Voice

You may be familiar with the topic of engagement. Empowered learners are engaged but also have the skills necessary to lead and make choices about...

Using Video to Teach Students Self-Agency

Student-led learning is an increasingly important topic. How often do you promote student-led learning and self-agency? This blog post and...

Narrating Directions for Self-Paced Learning

Recording your directions for assignment makes them accessible for all—whether that's students who were absent students, those learning at their...

Rolling out the 2020 WIDA Standards: On-Demand Workshop

Adam Pitt, IDOE's Assistant Director of English Learners & Migrant English Learners, provides an overview of the rollout plan for the 2020 Edition of...

Making Blended Learning Happen: Station Rotations

Blended learning can take many forms. Station rotations are one form of blended learning that can be tricky to manage and plan. With the help of an...

Google Slides: Speaker Notes

You may have seen in Google Slides the blank box at the bottom that says, "Click to add speaker notes." Who else considers those notes? And how can...

Google Slides: Explore Tool

Join Tim Anderson from Google for Education to learn how to use the Explore feature in Google Slides to add layouts to slides and add links and...