If you wish to find only resources that have been loaded into #GoOpenVA using the Open Author software, this screencast shows you how.
A summary of the key things every creator needs to know about how to ensure their materials are truly openly licensed and that they don't run afoul of copyright law.
This is a VDOE webinar, Fostering Interaction in a Digital Landscape: Strategies, Tips, and Tech Tools, recorded on November 30, 2020.
Resource Review worksheet for Global Collaborator group
Are you ready to level up and create resources in #GoOpenVA? Use these tools to get started. Share with other educators too!
This document lists all of the metadata (desriptive information) choices that you can use when PUBLISHING an Open Author resource on #GoOpenVA. It is a helpful reference for those new to publishing resources and can ehlp you plan ahead before you get online to add the resource. A printable Word document is added.
Approximately 3 minutes, this video provides a short overview of what #GoOpenVA provides to Virginia Educators.
This video, produced collaboratively by Blue Ridge PBS and the Virginia Department of Education, is designed to help users of #GoOpenVA go from just using the resources of the site to collaborating with others to share knowledge, resources, and lesson plans.
#GoOpenVA is a collaborative initiative that enables educational entities throughout Virginia to create, share, and access openly-licensed educational resources (OER, also known as open education resources). OER are free digital materials that can be used or modified to adjust to student needs; they are openly-licensed unhampered by many traditional copyright limitations.
#GoOpenVA encourages all Virginia educators and learners to create, share, and use digital resources with the end goals of providing equitable access to great learning materials throughout the state, and supporting new approaches to learning and teaching for all Virginians.
This video is the result of a collaboration between Blue Ridge PBS and the Virginia Department of Education. It's designed to help educators take the next step from just using the resources of Go Open Virginia to becoming contributors of resources including videos, lesson plans, and utilization plans for ALL teachers. #GoOpenVA is a collaborative initiative that enables educational entities throughout Virginia to create, share, and access openly-licensed educational resources (OER, also known as open education resources). OER are free digital materials that can be used or modified to adjust to student needs; they are openly-licensed unhampered by many traditional copyright limitations. #GoOpenVA encourages all Virginia educators and learners to create, share, and use digital resources with the end goals of providing equitable access to great learning materials throughout the state, and supporting new approaches to learning and teaching for all Virginians.
Video training on how to find and use resources on Go Open VA. This video is also available on the Blue Ridge PBS ECHO streaming channel at https://youtu.be/61In3-szFAM.This video was created to help new and existing users understand how to get the most out of their #GoOPenVA experience. #GoOpenVA is a collaborative initiative that enables educational entities throughout Virginia to create, share, and access openly-licensed educational resources (OER, also known as open education resources).OER are free digital materials that can be used or modified to adjust to student needs; they are openly-licensed unhampered by many traditional copyright limitations. #GoOpenVA encourages all Virginia educators and learners to create, share, and use digital resources with the end goals of providing equitable access to great learning materials throughout the state, and supporting new approaches to learning and teaching for all Virginians.
Tim Mays of Sussex developed this short tutorial on a nice formula trick for combining cells in a Google Sheets document, and then making everything lowercase. Running time: 3:41
This flyer is a guide for parents of elementary students who are absent, offers tips on how to avoid absences, and gives talking points for parents to discuss the importance of attendance with students
Setting up a New iPad and iPad Basics
PowerPoint used for the VSTE 2021 conference presentation on sharing and how educators can use #GoOpenVA to learn from each other, growing their skills.
How to Ask Someone About Suicide: a tip sheet for school staff or parents on talking to youth about suicide.
Users can rate resources on #GoOpenVA using the Star Rating system, with 5 stars being the highest praise. You can find resources that have been rated using two different methods. This downloadable, illustrated, step-by-step guide can help you find any resources that have already been rated. NOTE: The number of resources that are rated relies on the help of users like you to add your opinion!
This handout provides some tips and tricks to make reading and understanding social science journal articles easier.
Use the blue hyperlinks to jump to a particular section.
Setting up a new Chromebook and Chromebook Basics
20 minute video over of using Badgr to create badges