I use Loom, Screencastify, Bitmoji, Google Meet, Hangouts, and a few others but I think these are the ones I use almost every day.
Hangouts -0 probably the one I use most. I absolutely love because If I am at the grocery store and forgot to send an email for something small and not official, I can just send a Hangout. Or if I don't have time or just need to chit chat for a second between classes, Hangout does the trick.
Loom and Screencastify are pretty much the same thing both have Benes. Both get the message out to the virtual students. Plus my in class students will watch them also. I think even if we do go back to a traditional in class model for the next year or after that both of these can be a life saver for Emergency and Substitute lesson plans. There will always be a reason to keep them on the extension list.
Bitmoji - mixed feelings on this one. I use this one on a personal matter with my husband back and forth with text than I do at school. I rarely use this at school. Maybe I'm old fashion but I think the last thing my students want to see is a cartoon character of my 60 year old face. But some of them are very cute.
Goggle Meet - Keeps me talking to my students who are virtual and I can almost feel like I'm in the same room with them. I use this ext. every class and sometimes 2 are going at one time because I have stacked classes. -- Now if I could just get Them to turn on Their cameras.
Hangouts -0 probably the one I use most. I absolutely love because If I am at the grocery store and forgot to send an email for something small and not official, I can just send a Hangout. Or if I don't have time or just need to chit chat for a second between classes, Hangout does the trick.
Loom and Screencastify are pretty much the same thing both have Benes. Both get the message out to the virtual students. Plus my in class students will watch them also. I think even if we do go back to a traditional in class model for the next year or after that both of these can be a life saver for Emergency and Substitute lesson plans. There will always be a reason to keep them on the extension list.
Bitmoji - mixed feelings on this one. I use this one on a personal matter with my husband back and forth with text than I do at school. I rarely use this at school. Maybe I'm old fashion but I think the last thing my students want to see is a cartoon character of my 60 year old face. But some of them are very cute.
Goggle Meet - Keeps me talking to my students who are virtual and I can almost feel like I'm in the same room with them. I use this ext. every class and sometimes 2 are going at one time because I have stacked classes. -- Now if I could just get Them to turn on Their cameras.