TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS

TUTORIALS

 Please navigate to the tools below to continue your technology integration journey in the classroom.

These tools should be a part of your regular teaching practice to create more equitable experiences for students in your classes.

The tutorials will provide both written instructions and visual aids, and in some cases, videos.

Don't forget to remind yourself of the CSW Technology Values statement.

ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS

Want to make sure your multimedia and lessons are accessible to all students? Learn about all the different accessibility features of the tools we use

Want to quickly turn on captions for regular tools used like youtube, vimeo, and google slides? Check out tutorials here.

Explore these tutorials on NaturalReader, our new text to speech software.

Interested in screen readers for pdfs and google docs? Look here.

how tos for class pages, topics, bulletin boards, gradebook and more

the ins and outs of engaging with remote students via zoom

the ins and outs of engaging with our AI tool for creating audio of course readings

MIRO

a virtual whiteboard with collaboration tools that will allow all students to join in real time whether at home or in person. also link to websites, google slides and docs, and some other collaborative tools of note.

NEARPOD

 create interactive lessons that have a combination of slides, activities for students, and even assessments. Build off of already created presentations (Google Slides) or create from scratch. Works great with the nearpod app, too.

PADLET

collaborative pin boards, galleries, maps, chat back channels, and other ways to prompt students to create content together.

other ideas for collaborative, equitable course content like screencasts and short instructional videos