Ever want to edit a .pdf? You can with Kami and yes Granite students and teachers have an account using their @granitesd e-mail.
YES, this video is specifically for the BlackOutPoetry - BUT Kami CAN be used to edit any pdf!

Now that we have our own Zoom account via Granite District and not the state there are a few, but slight, differences.

1. We found that many users had the Breakout room options turned off.  It is still there but you may need to turn it on.
2. You can now for a log-in with a school e-mail.  Which will display their "proper" names.  Also good for attendance purpose.
3. Turn individual chats,  screen sharing, backgrounds and name changing on or off!
   
   There are too many options to go through them all but watch the video below for some import basic ones for teachers.

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These options are best set using the https://zoom.us/ website and can be "somewhat" edited in individual meetings.

Zoom has many options and has always been a great tool.  With many options comes much confusion and … many options.
 
One option is for a user (such as teenager) to change their display name and picture.  I am sure you can imagine where that could go…(and has gone).  Of course teachers should kick anyone out with improper names.  BUT What if one Kid types another kids name… and says “rude” things?...
 
Have less fear as there are options!

1. Don’t use zoom if you are concerned.
2. Google Meet and Teams both force users to their respective usernames and images.

 
If you use Zoom (options) details are below.

1. Force the user to “require authentication” see below on what the teacher does and what the student will see.
2. Or, after your meeting starts In the participants list you have an option to Allow (by checking) or NOT allow by unchecking the box that says “Allow user to change display name”  Be sure it is UNCHECKED.  It seems to be checked by default.

A Utah student is in the National/World news for creating a popular cool program!
https://oklahomawatch.org/2020/10/23/cheat-codes-students-search-for-shortcuts-as-virtual-schooling-expands/
Too bad it’s for “cheaters”!
 
And it is on PBS, Frontline
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/students-search-for-shortcuts-as-virtual-schooling-expands/
 
(Some items from the article)
…Quizlet, another homework help website, entire test keys are posted
…said she found 90% of the answers for her senior English and history classes online
…“they were classes I needed to graduate and none of that information I will need in my career.”
 
My input is that these kids are not “cheating on purpose”  They may sincerely look for a help and type in the question from the book or other sources… And google does it’s job to find the same question… and possibly an answer.  Posted by, maybe even a teacher doing a side gig for a different website such as Brainly! https://boards.greenhouse.io/brainly.  We teach students how to find answers and content on-line.  Now when they look up content.. they’re cheating?
 
Best part of it all
is the fact that In person teaching (us, and our jobs) are wanted/needed!
“He believes the best tool to combat cheating is cementing the student to teacher relationships.”

Yes, recoding or manipulated a website to take a picture of a higher score on the student screen... Is cheating.  Looking up an answer on the internet - not cheating.

Caveat - Acrobat is a very powerful and there are other ways to create a form!  I believe this to be the simplest way as teachers already have numerous documents / worksheets already created.

Students do what they can at home.  PreRead, Read instructions. Watch a lecture. Do the pre-reqs - then come to the classroom for help, and ask questions of the professional teacher and work with classmates.  In the classroom students do the "activity" depending on your topic or class.  It has a name - The Flipped Classroom.

When I was in the science classroom students would come in with the "pre-lab" questions completed as homework.  Then they could get started right away on the lab.  If they did not have the pre-lab done they did not have time to do the lab (the fun part) during that class period.

Obviously some classes or lessons work much better than others but they say any classroom can be flipped.  And yes there are variations of a flipped classroom.  The age 0ld problem as always is getting kids to do their homework.

I am getting asked a bunch about cameras and filming (recording teacher) lessons.  So here are my thoughts....

Yes, we are getting close to the end of our quarter of Covid19 but I don't think this teaching style is going to go away.  Here are a few extensions that you will probably love after you use them.  

• Grid view - is mentioned in another post but shows up again here.
• Nod Reactions https://chrome.google.com/webstore/
  Great feedback from students.  They can raise hands and send emojies.  Students will need to download extension and install on their end too.  Give them the link to download it.
• Attendance.  Two options:
  • Google Meet Attendance - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/
    Very simple to use right click on the Users and select Meet attendance to download a spreadsheet of who is in your meet.
  • Meet attendance https://chrome.google.com/webstore 
    Many more options but that makes it more cumbersome too.  I thought it was too much and did not review it in the video.