The Zoom 30-day retention policy has gone into effect, which is a good time to revisit best practices for creating instructional videos. We suggest using Zoom for virtual meetings, not screen recordings or instructional videos.
For instructional video creation, eLearning suggests using Canvas Studio. Please see the infographic below to learn more about how to create screen recordings, instrucitonal videos, and multimedia assessments in Canvas Studio.
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Microsoft Publisher will be sunsetting on October 1st, 2026. If you want access to any of your saved files in Microsoft Publisher, please follow Microsoft’s suggestion of downloading all .pub as PDF’s before October 1st. You can find more about Microsoft’s suggestions for downloading files here.
If edits are needed, we suggest you use Kami or Canva to edit the PDF’s you downloaded. You can learn more about the PDF editing tools available in each software below:
Classroom Manager (Classwize) has a new customizable dashboard. Teachers can now customize the layout of students on their dashboard and resize student tiles. Teachers can apply tools to a group of students within their class. Teachers can highlight the students, or use the checkbox next to the students’ name, and apply a tool. Tools include the following:
- Focus rule
- Pause the internet
- Announcement
- Open Tab
- Screenshare
Watch this video for more information about Classroom Manager customizable dashboard.
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Hall County Schools Instructional Support Center
2750 Atlanta Highway
Gainesville, GA 30504
Phone: 770-534-6313
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