NYSCATE developed a series of expert-led "Office Hours" that are offered at no-charge. Below, please find the topics and dates these sessions were held. Sessions were offered in response to the school closures and immediate switch to online learning for the teachers, students and parents.
Recorded Sessions
Wednesday, March 18
- Getting Started with Online learning
- Planning for Remote Learning
- Tech Tools to Connect
- Google/Microsoft/iclasses
Thursday, March 19
Friday, March 20
Monday, March 23
Tuesday, March 24
Wednesday, March 25
Thursday, March 26
Friday, March 27th
Monday, March 30th
Tuesday, March 31
Wednesday, April 1
Thursday, April 2
Monday, April 6
- Resources for Reading
- Nearpod
Tuesday, April 7
- One Note and Remote Classes
- PDF's not Printing
- Distance Learning Strategies with Google Education
Wednesday, April 8
- Office 365 and One Drive for Document Collaboration and Sharing
- Instructional Videos using Zoom or ScreenCastify
- Schoology
Thursday, April 9
Monday, April 13
- Using Microsoft Teams to Conduct Remote Learning
- Teq: Using Smart Classrooms, OTIS. G-suite for Education. (Access Password: z0%?@=c2)
Tuesday, April 14
- OneNote Class Notebook for Remote Classes
- Ask the Expert: Using CatchOn to Evaluate Virtual Learning (Access Password: h1%@3^6*)
Wednesday, April 15
Thursday, April 16
- Microsoft Forms and Sway
- Teach Hands-On STEM Online
- Using Castle Learning for Delivering Virtual Instruction and Assessment
Monday, April 20
- Using Microsoft Teams to Conduct Remote Learning
- Microsoft Teams Q & A (Access Password: 9Y*R9sN0)
- Ask the Expert: Remote Learning With LEGO (Access Password: 9Y*R9sN0)
Tuesday, April 21
Wednesday, April 22
Thursday, April 23
Monday, April 27
- Microsoft Teams for Remote Learning
- Google Q & A
- Ask the Expert: Make any Room a Classroom with Brainpop
Tuesday, April 28
- Microsoft OneNote and OneNote Class Notebook
- Ask the Expert: Successful Remote Student Learning with Lexia Learning’s Literacy Solutions
- Ask the Expert: Supporting Distance Learning with Nearpod
Wednesday, April 29
Thursday, April 30
- Microsoft Forms and Sway
- Google Keep
- Ask the Expert: Support Distance Learning with Nearpod
Monday, May 4
Tuesday, May 5
Wednesday, May 6
- Office 365 and One Drive for Document Collaboration and Sharing
- Online Engagement tools (Apps like Quizlet, Kahoot, whiteboards)
Thursday, May 7
- Microsoft Forms and Sway
- Google Slides. Password: 3Z*$rV4T
Monday, May 11
Tuesday, May 12
- Google Quizzes and Assessments
- Ask the Expert: Engaging Families and Students to power Live 1:1 Remote Learning with FEV Tutor
Wednesday, May 13
Thursday, May 14
Monday, May 18th
Tuesday, May 19
Wednesday, May 20
- Office 365 and One Drive for Document Collaboration and Sharing
- Ask the Expert: Gaggle: "What's in a Chat? Connecting students safely with Microsoft Teams and Google Hangouts."
Thursday, May 21
- Microsoft Forms and Sway
- Google Efficiency Tips-Gmail, Calendar, add-ons, Q & A
- Ask the Expert: "Student Voice and Choice-A Journey in Visualized Learning"
Wednesday, May 27