Well-made rubrics can be a valuable means of communicating student expectations and giving standardized feedback on student work. Just as importantly, they can be an essential tool in supporting a viable curriculum when shared among teachers in a PLC. Fortunately,...

In addition to the methods I posted on recently on how to allow students to draw, write and annotate in Schoology, here's another way to create an assignment that students can write on. This method involves using Google drawings, which you can access by going to...

One popular request we've had from teachers of multiple disciplines and levels is this: How can I have the students annotate or show their work on Schoology? There are a few ways to do this. One way is to create an assessment in Schoology and add a question of the...

As you have already found, there are many avenues teachers can take within Schoology to engage students in the learning process. Schoology has assembled a crowd-sourced publication with 27 strategies for engaging students further. Before you get too excited, know that...

With all of our new tools and despite the fact that efforts have been made to simplify things for students, parents, and teachers, there are still a gazillion combinations of ways to do things within each of these tools. Students approach our classes, wondering: Where...

One way to link Zoom in Schoology is to create meetings and simply add the link to your Schoology page. Another way to link to Zoom in Schoology is to use the External Tool. To do this, In Schoology, Click Add Materials (or hover over one of the section dividers)....

One way to help maintain focus in your Zoom classroom is to disable private chats within Zoom. You can set this for all of your Zoom meetings. Here's how: In your Zoom Dashboard: Click Settings.Click In Meeting (Basic).Make sure the Private Chat setting is OFF (gray,...

Some students are receiving a message that reads "This meeting is for internal use only sign in…" Not to worry--they simply need to sign in. Students need to be logged in to their district Google account and log into Zoom via Google using this same district account in...

In order to track participation in your Zoom classes, you may want to utilize the Reports feature on your Zoom Dashboard. You can access your Reports at the bottom of the menu on the left once you are logged in (see below). After you click on reports, you will find...

There are many ways to add a link to your Zoom classroom in Schoology. After researching many of these ways, I've settled on a method that I would personally go with. This method accomplishes one of my main goals of giving students ONE place to go in order to find the...

We continue to work on resources for teachers to use with students, and will release them as they become available. We’re happy to say that the Digital Citizenship course for PreK-2nd Grade is now ready!

By default, users can change their names as they appear in Zoom. To prevent this, there is a quick setting that you can change. Here's how to prevent them from changing their name: Log in to Zoom.Go to Settings.In the secondary menu, select In Meeting (Basic).Scroll...

As you may know by now, grades will not transfer automatically to MiStar from Schoology. This means that a student's overall grade in MiStar may end up being different than their overall grade in Schoology, especially if you are grading other assignments than those in...

Many teachers--especially those at the secondary level--may find that you have multiple sections of the same course that appear as multiple courses in Schoology. One way to clean up your courses and save time posting and sharing materials is to link the courses....