Resources
Discover examples of some of our curated resources organized by topic.
Chromebooks
Chromebook Charging Cart
Lockncharge Carrier30 (Website)
Managing Chromebooks
Using Chromebooks (Google Slides)
Chromebook Keyboards (Website)
Chrome App Suggestions
Shake Up Learning Chrome App Database (Website)
EdTech Teacher (Website)
Gmail
Basic Gmail Use
How to Login (PDF)
How to Compose a Message (PDF)
Gmail Settings (Setup Display and Functions of Email)
Gmail Settings Overview (PDF)
Email Notifications (PDF)
Setup Email Signature (PDF)
Organize Email Folders (aka Labels) (PDF)
Color-code Your Labels (YouTube)
Enable Email Preview Pane (PDF)
Setup a Vacation Response Email (PDF)
Enable Right-Side Chat Display (PDF)
Google Groups
Google Groups can be used to communicate with large groups in an organization (i.e., permanent committees, staff departments). View your Google Group membership and browse existing Groups.
Google Groups (PDF)
Google Workspace for Education
Google loves to change the names of their products. But, don’t worry. As you are searching for instructions on how to use these tools, consider including “G Suite” or the name of the app as one of your keywords.
Google Apps for Education Overview
Google Apps Learning Center (Website)
Google Apps
Google Apps: Create Desktop Shortcuts (YouTube)
Google Calendar
Google Calendar: Creating Appointments (YouTube)
Google Calendar: Share a Calendar with another Person (YouTube)
Google Cast for Education
Google Cast: Teacher and Student Setup (PDF)
Google Classroom
Google Classroom: Cheat Sheet (Google Slides)
Google Classroom: Help Guide (Website)
Google Cloud Search
Google Cloud Search: Cheat Sheet (PDF)
Google Cloud Search: Help Guide (Website)
Google Drive
Google Drive: Create and Share a Folder (YouTube)
Google Drive: Install and Use (YouTube)
Google Forms
Google Forms: Basic Settings for Student Quizzes (PDF)
Google Forms: Grading Quizzes using Flubaroo (PDF)
Google Hangouts
Google Hangouts (PDF)
Kerbal Space Program
Kerbal Space Program is a space flight simulation video game for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. Students can create and test rockets, rovers, aircraft and more.
Keyboard Controls
KSP Rocket Recipes (PDF)
KSP Project Achievement Goals (PDF)
Library of Congress Digital Resources
Library of Congress Hompage (Web)
Navigation Help
Shortcuts for Navigating the LOC Website (PDF)
Hints for Finding What You Need on the LOC Website (DOC)
Activities
LOC Teacher’s Guides and Primary Source Analysis Tools (Web)
National Archives Teacher’s Guides and Primary Source Analysis Tools (Web)
Analyzing Political Cartoons
Primary Source Analysis
Teaching Strategies
Teaching Historical Thinking (PDF)
Ritchhart, Ron, and David Perkins. “Making Thinking Visible.” Educational Leadership 65.5 (2008): 57-61. Professional Development Collection. EBSCO. Web. (Web Requires GALILEO Password)
LOC Summer Teacher Institute Resources
Archived Resources from Previous LOC Institutes. (Web)
Link Tracking Form (Web)
Professional Development
Professional Learning Opportunities with the Library of Congress (Web)
Online Learning
We’ve compiled some resources for schools and institutions who are converting from face-to-face or blended instruction to 100% online overnight. These tools will help you get something started as quickly as possible. Please reach out to us using our Contact Us area if you have questions or need additional support. We recommend using tools provided by your school or university as much as possible.
Brightspace/D2L Guided Learning (Website)
Google Work, Teach, and Learn from Anywhere (Website)
Microsoft Support for Remote Learning (Website)
Promethean ActivBoards
Promethean Support (Website)
Screencasting
Screencasting enables you to record your computer screen. Some tools allow you to record your voice, computer audio, webcams (picture in picture), and more. These tools allow you to record. After you have a video file, you can easily upload it to video services like YouTube or even share it directly from within whatever cloud storage you use.
Screencastify. For Chrome browser. (Website)
FlashBack Express. (Website)
OBS (Open Broadcaster Software). For advanced screencasting options. (Website)
Slooh Education
Start your own astronomy club and work your way through the Slooh Observatory’s “quests” to earn “gravity points” toward badges. Learn lots of interesting things about how the Slooh telescopes work, celestial bodies, and space science. Slooh is launching a focused series of webinars to show teachers available resources, demonstrate how to use the telescopes, and more.
Slooh has telescope sites in the northern and southern hemispheres, so you can observe events no matter what your location. Schedule telescope use around what you want to view and the scheduler will help you pick the most ideal time slot and include additional resources. Slooh has fantastic live shows and lectures with astronomers and Slooh educators on space science topics.
The program is recommended for grade 4 to adult. You don’t need a background in astronomy to get started. Enthusiasts and those with a background in astronomy will also love what is available here. A Slooh membership is required, but the fee is low enough to achieve through a small fundraiser or a local grant from your community. The Slooh Astronomy Club for educators is the result of a 2018 National Science Foundation grant. The curriculum is tied to the Next Gen Science Standards.
Slooh Observatory (Website)
Slooh Education (Website)
Smithsonian Learning Lab
The Smithsonian Learning Lab brings the digital resources of 19 museums, nine research centers, and the National Zoo under one umbrella. More than one million images, digital texts, and recordings are available. The Smithsonian’s resources cross many disciplines. They can also be curated into collections that include web resources from other sources, then shared with other people, students, or teachers. (Website)
Top Ten Features of Smithsonian Learning Lab
This page highlights helpful features of the Smithsonian Learning Lab and includes the “how” and “why” of why you might want to use this tool with your students. (Website)
State Public Library Resources
GALILEO Georgia Library Learning Online
GALILEO Homepage (Website)
GALILEO Research Guides (Website)
GALILEO for Mobile (Website)
Professional Learning Opportunities (Web)
TEL Tennessee Electronic Library
TEL Homepage (Website)
TEL Professional Learning Opportunities (Website)
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