Learning Platforms and Communications Tools

Core 4

Core 4 are the tools that serve as the foundation for distance learning. These tools all serve a different purpose. Learn more below.

Elementary Learning Platform - SeeSaw

What is SeeSaw?

Seesaw is a platform for student engagement. Teachers can empower students to create, reflect, share, and collaborate. Students “show what they know” using photos, videos, drawings, text, PDFs, and links.

What is SeeSaw?

Secondary Learning Platform - Google Classroom

What is Google Classroom?

Google Classroom enables teachers to create an online classroom area in which they can manage all the documents that their students need.

Google Classroom Overview

Synchronous Learning - Zoom

What is Zoom?

Zoom will be used for live, synchronous learning.

What is Zoom?

Student Expectations for Zoom

Students are asked to attend all scheduled Zoom conferences when possible by laptop or phone when wifi is unavailable.
If attendance is not possible, students will access zoom videos and/or ask for assistance in order to complete assigned learning. Attendance will be taken at the end of the day and will include logging on to Seesaw or Google Classroom in addition to calling in or logging on to Zoom sessions.
When possible, turn your video on. If a student or family is uncomfortable or unable to have video on they will let their teacher know. No discipline will result when a student does not have their video turned on.
Students may use a neutral, non-distracting virtual background if they wish or school-approved virtual background.
Students should identify a location where they can engage, and be fully clothed during class. Clothing must be appropriate, but uniforms are not required.
Students will regularly check their school emails (once or twice a day) for messages from teachers and administrators and to communicate with their teachers.
Students will use the private chat feature to let their teacher know if they need a restroom or other needed break.
Students should adhere to classroom norms established by teaching staff.

Staff Expectations for Zoom

The person initiating the Zoom meeting should be in front of students for each scheduled synchronous period to provide both academic teaching and potential SEL support.
Zoom conferences begin when scheduled.
Staff will be available on Zoom or by phone for the duration of the scheduled session even if students are engaging in a non-Zoom directed activity.
Synchronous learning should include multiple modes of learning (teacher-directed, student activities, break out rooms, check for understanding as well as brain breaks
For all new instruction, teachers will post online for student/family to access at a later time. This may be accomplished by recording the zoom session, use of Screencastify, video, and/or other online lesson forms which ensure student access to new learning.
When recording Zoom, the view should be on the staff member in “speaker view,” for new instruction only.
If students are not able to participate during a live session, teachers should plan to identify an alternate way to track attendance such as an exit ticket after a student has viewed a recorded session that took place during the same school day.

Privacy Expectations for Zoom

When students will be 1:1 with a staff member over Zoom or another platform, the staff member must receive parent/guardian permission in advance.
- Be sure to notify families about when these will be scheduled.
- Permission can be either verbal or in writing and should be logged in Synergy.
- If this is an ongoing 1:1 session, the first time will suffice and should be documented by the staff member.
When students will be 1:1 with an adult, an adult from home must begin the call verbally giving permission to the HPS staff member that their minor is permitted to engage in 1:1 interaction over Zoom. If this is an ongoing 1:1 session, the first time will suffice and should be documented by the staff member.
CBOs and community-based mental health providers with a current Partnership Agreement in place may have Zoom meetings with students and are required to keep a contact log for any one-on-one student meetings.
Volunteers must have an HPS staff member present on the same call.
Students are permitted to be in breakout rooms as long as the hosting HPS staff member has created breakout room norms/expectations. If time permits the HPS hosting staff member should or may drop in on each breakout room.

Asynchronous Learning - Screencastify

WHat is Screencastify?

Screencastify is the simplest way to create high-quality screencasts from right within your browser.

What is Screencastify

Communications Tools

Here are some ways to communicate with your families.

Synergy

Message families through their ParentVUE app in multiple languages. When the message is sent, it goes to the app and to the email on file for the parent/guardian.

Phone Calls

Call families by using an app that may either block Caller ID or use a number that does not appear as a school district number.

Learn more about Phone Calls

Remind

Allows teachers to send quick updates to families through text message or the Remind app. This allows families to respond back through text messaging. This has not launched yet. More information to come soon.

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ClassLink

ClassLink is a single sign on (SSO) platform that will serve as a centralized portal for staff and students. This has not launched yet. More information to come soon.

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Learning Platforms and Communications Tools

Core 4

Elementary Learning Platform - SeeSaw

What is SeeSaw?

Secondary Learning Platform - Google Classroom

What is Google Classroom?

Synchronous Learning - Zoom

What is Zoom?

Student Expectations for Zoom

Staff Expectations for Zoom

Privacy Expectations for Zoom

Asynchronous Learning - Screencastify

WHat is Screencastify?

Communications Tools

Synergy

Phone Calls

Remind

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