Digital Resources for Remote Learning

Online Tools

Educators in Davis School District have a variety of online tools that support learning in a virtual setting. Each educator is familiar with many of these tools and may have a preference for using certain ones. Support for the use of these online tools is provided by the Davis School District Technology team. The Virtual Classroom programs and other tools listed on this webpage are password protected to ensure compliance with copyright and other service terms of use.

Remote Learning Webinars

Microsoft

Microsoft

Canvas

Teacher Support
Student & Parent/Guardian Support

Teacher Support

Video Resources

Introduction: What is Canvas? (4:12)
Getting Started with Canvas
- Canvas Login and Overview of the Canvas Dashboard (3:50)
- Creating a Quiz (3:56)
Adding a Microsoft Class Notebook to a Canvas Course (2:42)

UEN's Learn @Home Videos about using Canvas for Online Learning

Online Canvas Courses

DSD Created Courses
- Getting Started for Elementary Teachers
- Getting Started for Secondary Teachers
Canvas Created Courses
- Beginning Canvas Course (Growing with Canvas pt 1)
- Intermediate Canvas Course (Growing with Canvas pt 2)

Other Resources

Additional Help Topics: Table of Contents

Getting Started with Canvas in 10 Steps

For Teachers/Admins Generate CSV export of Pair codes by class

Student & Parent/Guardian Support

Video Resources

Online Canvas Course

Passport to Canvas Course - a self-paced Quick Start Guide for students in grades 6-12

Other Resources

Parent Observer Canvas Account Setup
How do I generate a pairing code for an observer as a student?
Canvas Observer Guides (all the Parent How to's)
Canvas Parent App Guides (for iOs & Android)
Canvas Parent App latest & greatest release!
Canvas Student App (Android)
Canvas Student App (iOs)

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a digital hub that brings conversations, content, assignments, and apps together in one place, letting teachers create vibrant learning environments.

Teacher Support
Student & Parent/Guardian Support

Teacher Support

Video Resources

Introduction: What is Microsoft Teams? (1:29)
Getting Started with Microsoft Teams
- Create a Class Team (2:13)
- Have conversations with a class of students using "Posts" (3:00)
- Create and Receive Assignments (4:40)
Adding a TEAMS meeting to Canvas courses (4:46)

Other Resources

Microsoft Teams for Education Quick Start Guide (PDF)
Teams Calls Quick Start Guide (PDF)
Building a Collaborative, Digital Classroom with Microsoft Teams (An online self-paced course that will introduce you to Microsoft Teams and show you how you can use Microsoft Teams to build a collaborative, digital environment for your classroom or with other educators that will walk you through the steps)
Keeping Students Safe While Using Teams for Distance Learning (Best practices for meeting with students via Microsoft Teams)

Student & Parent/Guardian Support

Connecting Teachers & Students

Email

Recorded Video

Canvas

PowerPoint Recorder

Screencast-o-Matic

Live Video Meetings in Canvas, Teams or Zoom

Canvas Video Meetings

Microsoft Teams Online Meetings

Meet Online in Microsoft Teams (2:26)
Meet Online in Microsoft Teams through Canvas (1:48)

Conduct Meetings Online (1:30) - This option will work for teachers who need to connect with other teachers and also students.

Overview of Meetings in Teams (Microsoft Support Website)

Meetings in Teams Step-by-Step and Videos (Microsoft Support Website)
- Join a Teams Meeting (1:31)
- Create Instant Meetings with Meet Now (2:11)
- Manage Meetings (1:33)

Zoom Meetings

BE CAUTIOUS USING ZOOM MEETINGS. It is possible for outside "uninvited" users to join a Zoom meeting. Make sure to take steps to keep your meetings locked and secure.

Zoom offers a full-featured Basic Plan for free with unlimited meetings. The basic plan is free for as long as you like - there is no trial period. The Basic plan has a 40-minute time limit on meetings with three or more total participants. If you need a longer time to meet, simply disconnect the call and then reconnect.

Zoom Meeting (This document has step-by-step instructions for setting up an account, creating a meeting, managing settings, etc.)

PLEASE take the following steps to make sure Zoom meetings are safe and secure. Also NEVER post the link to a Zoom meeting on a public webpage or Social Media.

When setting up a meeting:

Require a Meeting Password
Enable Waiting Room

In Settings:

Make sure "Join Before Host" is disabled so people can't enter your "room" before you are ready to start the meeting.
Change Screen Sharing to "Host Only" - make sure to Save this setting.
Disable "Allow Removed Participants to Rejoin" so people who have been removed from a meeting cannot re-enter.

In a meeting: Lock a Meeting

Once a meeting has started and everyone has joined the meeting, LOCK the meeting to prevent uninvited guests from joining the meeting. To lock a meeting, click on Manage Participants, then click on More in the bottom right corner.

Video Tutorials and resources for using Zoom:

Scheduling a Meeting from the Zoom Web Portal (1:07)
Join a Meeting (1:09)
Meeting Controls (10:16)
How to Prevent Uninvited Guests from Joining a Meeting (6:36)
Best Practices for Securing your Virtual Classroom (Zoom Blog article)

Using a Canvas Course as your Public Webpage

Create a course that can be used for public information

To create a new course, click on the "Start a New Course" button on the Canvas dashboard. You can start creating new modules and/or pages or copy modules and/or pages from another course. The information in this course should just be class information, teacher contact information, resources for parents, etc. Students will not be enrolled in this course.
Make sure the course has a welcome page that is set as the "home" page.

Set a Homepage

Click on Pages in the left navigation to see a list of all pages in the course.
Click on the 3 vertical dots on the right side of the name of the page and choose Use as Front Page. (Make sure the page has been published.)
Click on Home in the left navigation to return to the homepage.
On the navigation on the right, click on Choose Homepage then select Pages Front Page from the list of options.
Click on Save.

Make the course public so parents/students can see the course information without logging into Canvas.

Click on Settings in the Course Navigation list.
Click on the Visibility field and choose Public. Below is an image of
where this option is available.
Click the Update Course Details button at the bottom of this page.

Add the Course Web Address / URL to Encore:

Click on the Home button of the Canvas course to return to the Homepage of the course and copy the web address in the web address field at the top of the course.
Share the web address with parents and students:
- Login to Encore and go to Gradebook Preferences. Paste the URL in the Teacher URL box. This will add the Canvas link to your teacher information on the school's Faculty & Staff webpage.
  - Video: Encore: Setting Class Preferences
- You can also save this link and share it with parents and students in other types of communication such as newsletters, email, etc.

Students and Parents/Guardians

To access a teacher's website:

Go to http://www.davis.k12.ut.us, click on Schools then find your school.
From your school website, click on Faculty & Staff to see a directory of those that work at the school.
Find your teacher. If your teacher has a Teacher Canvas Website, there will be a link beneath their contact information that says Boards: [Name of Teacher] Board.

Connecting Teachers with Teachers

Remote Learning Collaboration Team for DSD Teachers

DSD Elementary Teacher Collaboration Teams

These teams open Microsoft Teams for Elementary teachers in Davis School District. These teams have been set up with channels for different content areas. The purpose of the team is to provide an online collaboration setting where teachers can share ideas, lesson plans, documents, and also ask questions, and get help from other teachers who are teaching the same grade throughout the district.

To join a Grade Level Team...

Open the TEAMS app in Office 365.
Click on the Teams icon in the left navigation.
Click on the "Join or create a team" button. (If you are seeing Teams in a "grid" view, this button will be in the upper right corner. If you are seeing your Teams in a "list" view on the left side of your screen, this button will be at the bottom of your list of Teams.)
In the "Join a Team with a Code" box, type the code for the grade level team you wish to join.

Grade Level Team Codes

Kindergarten Team	f1m013r
First Grade Team	u6x2rvo
Second Grade Team	g4grb4i
Third Grade Team	902axmn
Fourth Grade Team	szlpn2x
Fifth Grade Team	fyz0xgz
Sixth Grade Team	ix3ii98

DSD Secondary Teachers Collaboration Teams

Davis Learns Together: A Collection of Flipgrid Videos of Teachers Sharing Ideas

Office 365 - How are you using Office 365 to move your instruction online? What tips and suggestions do you have to help other teachers utilize the Office 365 tool in moving instruction online?

Canvas - Leave your tips and ideas on how to use Canvas. Are you using the commons to help you build your course? How are you using Mastery Paths to differentiate the learning experience for each student? What are some Canvas basics that are essential to effectively using Canvas?

Neapord - How are you using Nearpod to take your instruction online? Leave your tips and expertise for the best way to shift learning online using Nearpod.

Flipgrid - Flipgrid is a great digital tool to increase student engagement. How are you using Flipgrid in your classroom? What tips and tricks can you share that will help teachers use Flipgrid in their online instruction?

Tools and Resources to Support Learning

PLEASE READ: There are many companies right now providing free access to their digital tools. While this is commendable, it’s important that we are checking all privacy policies and usage guidelines for these tools. Many are only acceptable for use with students who are over 13 and some require verifiable parent permission for anyone under 18. If a website requires students to login or create an account with something other than their Office 365 school email account, this includes teachers creating accounts, these sites should be avoided. At this time, the district is advising us to not use any resource that is not currently used, authenticated through Clever or approved.

The following programs and tools are approved and supported in Davis School District:

Office 365 Tools (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)

Word

Basic Tasks in Word (Microsoft Support Website)
Write Great Papers using Microsoft Word (Microsoft Support Website)
- You may already use Microsoft Word to write papers, but did you know that you can also use Microsoft Word to collect research, co-write with other students, record notes on the fly, and build a better bibliography?

PowerPoint

Basic Tasks in PowerPoint for the web (Microsoft Support Website)
PowerPoint Screen Recorder (1:43)
- Did you know PowerPoint has a built-in screen recording, and a "Publish to Stream" feature? This is a great tool for Remote Learning, PD, and training videos. Videos can also be saved as standalone MP4 files and used in Canvas or Microsoft Teams.

Excel

Basic Tasks in Excel for the web (Microsoft Support Website)

OneNote

Basic Tasks in OneNote on the web (Microsoft Support Website)
Using a OneNote Class Notebook in Microsoft Teams (Microsoft Support Website)
- Every Microsoft Class Team comes with its own linked OneNote Class Notebook. Your Class Notebook is a digital notebook for the whole class to store text, images, handwritten notes, attachments, links, voice, video, and more. On this website you will learn:
  - How to set up a Class Notebook as part of a Class Team
  - How to use Class Notebook channels in a Class Team
  - Manage Class Notebook settings
  - Create assignments with Class Notebook pages
  - Review assignments with Class Notebook pages

Options for Downloading Videos from YouTube and other locations

Streamable

Find the video you would like to download from YouTube, Vimeo, TED Talk, etc.
Copy the URL for the video.
Go to http://www.streamable.com
Paste the URL in the URL box located at the top of the page.
Trim or crop the video as needed.
Click on Create Video
Wait until the video has finished processing. When it has finished processing, you will see 3 dots in the lower left corner. Click on the 3 dots and select Download.
Once the video has been downloaded, it can be uploaded to Microsoft Stream, your O365 OneDrive, Canvas or Microsoft Teams and shared with students.

4K Video Downloader

Go to https://www.4kdownload.com/products/product-videodownloader and download the 4K Video Downloader to your computer.
Find the video you would like to download from YouTube, Vimeo, etc.
Copy the URL for the video.
Open the 4K Video Downloader program that was downloaded to your computer.
Click on the Paste Link button in the upper left corner.
Choose the quality of the video and also the location where you want to save the video, then click on the Download button.
Once the video has been downloaded, it can be uploaded to Microsoft Stream, your Office 365 OneDrive, Canvas or Microsoft Teams and shared with students.

Microsoft Stream - a place to store and share videos in Office 365

Nearpod

Nearpod is a student engagement platform with ready-to-run interactive lessons for K-12 teachers.

To get started using pre-made lessons in Nearpod:

Go to http://www.nearpod.com and click on Log In then click on Login with Office 365 and sign in with your district email address and password.
Click on Nearpod Lesson Library to search for a pre-made existing lesson.
To narrow your search, choose a Subject and Grade Level and then type in a keyword in the search box.
Once you find a lesson, click on the lesson to Preview it, then click on Add to My Library to get a copy of the lesson in your own Nearpod account.
Click on Show in My Library to open the lesson.
To share the lesson with your students, choose Student-Paced or Live Lesson.
- In a remote learning type of setting, it would most likely work best to choose Student-Paced to allow the students to go through the lesson at their own pace. You will get a "code" for the lesson that you can then share with students in a variety of formats, i.e., the code can be emailed to the students, the code can be shared in a Canvas course or in a Microsoft Team as an assignment. Tell the students they will need to sign into the lesson using their own name so you can give them credit for completing the lesson.

Flipgrid

Flipgrid is a social learning platform that allows educators to ask a question, then the students respond in a video. Students are then able to respond to one another, creating a “web” of discussion.

Getting Started Guide
Educator's Guide on Flipgrid
Remote Learning on Flipgrid
Flipgrid Integration Docs - On this page you’ll find a collection of subject- and age-specific integration docs from the Flipgrid Educator Innovation Leads - Jornea, Jess, and Ann! Each doc is packed with resources and ideas for amplifying your students.

Clever: District Approved Educational Apps

To access District approved apps and programs in Clever:

Accessing Clever apps (video)

Step by step instructions:

Go to the Davis School District homepage, then click on Select a School at the top of the page and find the school your child attends.
Click on Quicklinks located in the upper right corner of the school website.
In the 'School Links' section located at the top of Quicklinks, click on Student Resources.
- The programs and apps listed in the 'Programs with an Office 365 Login (Clever) section are apps that have been approved by the District and allow students to sign in using a single sign on with their Office 365 usernames/passwords.
Click on one of the apps then click on the Login with Office 365 button and if prompted, login with the student login (student_username@go.dsdmail.net) and password. You will then see the Clever dashboard. Click on the app a second time to get instant access to the app.

UEN Learn@Home Resources

UEN has launched a website called Learn@Home. The site consolidates timely resources for PreK-Grade 12 teachers, students, and parents/caregivers. While many of the resources are for students with home Internet access, you’ll also see a link to our UEN-TV schedule with educational programming that is available statewide through television channel 9.1., and programs for early learners from PBS Utah, including the 24/7 kids channel. This site will continue to be updated with resources as they become available.

Learn @Home Instructional Videos for various programs

Learn @Home Instructional Videos for various programs

UEN eMedia Videos

eMedia is a digital library of educational resources created specifically for Utah learners. Explore, create, and collaborate with educators around the state to improve curriculum.

To access UEN's eMedia premier video resources:

Go to https://emedia.uen.org/
Click on Sign In in the upper right corner and sign in with your UEN username and password.
- If you do not have a UEN username and password, there is a "Register" link at the bottom of the login information section.
Search by keyword, subject, grade level, etc.
Find the video you would like to use, then click on View Resource.
At the top of the video screen, you should see an "eMedia toolbar." On this bar there is a Link button. Click on this link to get a link that you can copy. Copy the link.
Share the link with students in Canvas, Microsoft Teams, Nearpod, email, etc.

Safari Montage Videos

To access Safari Montage:

Go to https://davis-ut.cloud.safarimontage.com/
Login using your District or Student username and password (this is not your full email address)

To get a link to a video to share in Canvas, Microsoft Teams, Nearpod, etc.

Go to https://davis-ut.cloud.safarimontage.com/ and login with your Encore username and password.
Click in the Search box in the top left corner or click on the Search button and type a keyword for the video.
Click on the name of the video to see the details for the video.
In the Actions section, click on Perm-Link.
Right-click on the link you would like to use and choose Copy link. (Note: You can get a link to the entire video or the link to a specific chapter or segment of the video.)
Go to the program, email or document where you would like to paste the link and paste the link using right-click/paste or Ctrl+V.
When students click on the link to the video, it will prompt them to login with their student username and password.

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