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Goosechase
An online platform to create and run digital scavenger hunts experiences supporting team building, student engagement, and active learning.
    
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Teacher: Go to the district organization link and create/login to the Morton 201 account. Sam Skubal will approve a professional account. Contact Sam Skubal if you do not receive approval after two days.
Student: Download the “GooseChase” app and type in the game code provided by the teacher.
Morton GooseChase School Account
Educator Resources
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- Ice Breakers
- Get-to-Know-You exercises
- Photo Project
- Community awareness campaign
- Community lab review activities
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Microsoft PowerPoint
Create presentations from scratch or a template using text, images, art, and videos, plus professional design options, transitions, animations, narration, and cinematic motion.
View presentations on or offline; save, share, and export to a variety of file formats.
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Teacher: Access via the Office 365 suite when logged in using Morton Microsoft credentials.
Student: Access via the Office 365 suite when logged in using Morton Microsoft credentials.
* PowerPoint can be used as a desktop app or through the online version.
Educator Resources
Microsoft Teacher Training Packs
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Teacher:
- Present lessons and content
- Promote real-time student
- Create screen recordings with video/audio narration.
- Flip lessons for demonstration purposes or to share with or viewed by students later.
Student:
- Presentations
- Collaborate with other students to build presentations together.
- Record themselves presenting their work for eLearning project submissions.
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Microsoft Sway
Presentation program used to create and share interactive reports, presentations, personal stories, etc. Visually appealing cloud-based alternative to PowerPoint.
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Teacher: Accessed via the Office 365 suite when logged in using Morton Microsoft credentials.
Student: Accessed via the Office 365 suite when logged in using Morton Microsoft credentials.
*Sway can be used as a desktop app or through the online version.
Educator Resources
Microsoft Teacher Training Packs
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Teacher:
- Create lesson presentations with embedded links
- Create gallery to display student work
Student:
- Create presentations for class
- Collaborate in small groups
- Build student portfolio
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Microsoft Word
Word processing tool for document creation and editing accessed via desktop app or online in web browser for collaboration and sharing. Immersive reader, translator, and digital pen tools.
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Teacher: Accessed via the Office 365 suite when logged in using Morton Microsoft credentials.
Student: Accessed via the Office 365 suite when logged in using Morton Microsoft credentials.
*Word can be used as a desktop app or through the online version.
Educator Resources
Microsoft Teacher Training Packs
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Teacher:
- Documents for lessons, assignments, quizzes, etc
- Graphic organizers
- Student feedback on documents using the Review toolbar
Student:
- Written papers, essays, letters, assignments, class notes
- Brochures, flyers, resumes, newsletters
- Collaboration and sharing
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Padlet
An interactive online bulletin board useful for posting notes, ideas, and questions. Content can contain links, videos, images and document files.
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Teacher: Go to Morton Padlet. Sign in with Microsoft credentials.
Student: Sign in with Microsoft credentials
Educator Resources
Padlet FAQs and Directions
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- Jigsaw an idea
- Group digital posters
- Student portfolio
- Peer reviews
- Online collaboration
- Create a live question bank
- Entrance/exit tickets
- Thinking maps
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Quizlet
Create study tools such as interactive flashcards, tests, and study games. With Quizlet, students can choose their own “Study Mode.” This allows activity content to be migrated from flashcards to matching games to other types of study games easily and responsively.
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Teacher: Create a login using your preferred e-mail credentials: School e-mail or login with Google.
Student: Create a login using your preferred e-mail credentials: School e-mail or login with Google.
Quizlet website
Educator Resources
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- Vocabulary practice – independent or gamified
- Machine graded assessments
- Vocabulary assessment
- Concept review & assessment
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