Capstone Connect for Teachers

@h4 Step One: Navigate to Capstone Connect Once signed in to your teacher account, select “Educator Tools” from the landing page or the header, where you'll then be redirected to Capstone Connect. If you do not see “Educator Tools” on your landing page, you have logged into an account that does not have a Capstone Connect subscription. @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/landing.png PebbleGo Landing page @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/pg_edtool PebbleGo Modules page pointing to Educator Tool @h4 Step Two: Search for Content The Capstone Connect homepage allows you to find the content to inspire your everyday teaching: [accordion] + [b]Search by Standards[/b] Search by Standards allows you to search by state or national standards to find aligned resources. The Capstone Connect Search by Standard page allows you to filter a variety of content by: 1. State or National Standard 2. Subject 3. Grade @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/standard.png Standards search selection This example illustrates a search for content focused on First Grade Science for the standards in the state of California. You can scroll to find the specific standard you are interested in finding content for. You can drill down to a specific standard by selecting the hyperlinked text. In this example, we’re going to look specifically at “Life Science.” @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/stan_result.png Standards search results This view shows curated Capstone content that is correlated to your chosen standard. Curated content includes resources available in PebbleGo, Capstone Interactive eBooks, Activity Bundles and Instructional Materials. Content is sorted alphabetically. Use the search field to narrow your results. @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/stan_result_2.png Standard search content results + [b]Title Search[/b] Title search allows you to search by the title (or word in the title) of the resource available within your Capstone Connect subscription. Whether you search by standards or title, you can filter results and look only at specific types of content. This can be done by selecting the criteria in the Filter and then selecting Apply. + [b]Featured Content[/b] Featured Content allows you to discover a timely set of featured resources that support the education topics that are trending for the month. @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/tools_search.png Featured content in Educator Tool + [b]Activity Bundles[/b] Activity Bundles are theme based activity plans and projects that are standards aligned and provide learners choice through hands-on cross curricular activities consisting of graphic organizers, maker and EdTech projects, as well as the opportunity to show what they know. @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/activitybundles.png Activity Bundles in Educator Tool Each activity bundle has 5 theme based standards-aligned supplemental activity plans that can be used to: 1. Support Core Curriculum 2. Extend Research Projects 3. Supplement Plans for Emergency Substitute Teachers Each activity plan is flexible and modular–designed for educators to choose the pieces that work best for them and their learners. All activity plans are designed to support ELA research standards, as well as being aligned to an ISTE and content specific standards. Find Activity Bundles/Plans by: * Searching by standard or title * Scrolling through the carousel on the Capstone Connect home page Activity Bundles are sorted on the Capstone Connect home page into two grade level groupings: K-2 and 3-5 [b]Activity Bundles and Plans Include:[/b] * Instructions for use * Clickable Table Of Contents * Overview of standards, components and resources @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/animaladapt.png Activity Bundle preview [b]Sections include:[/b] - Discover: Where learners dive into research * Activity specific graphic organizer - Engage: Where learners create to show what they know with Maker and EdTech projects. You can use both projects or just one. * Maker - No technology needed - Common classroom materials * EdTech - Engaging digital technology * Free/freemium kid-friendly EdTech tools used - Share: Where students reflect on learning * Ready to use essential questions for learning reflection * Topic housed in Flip’s Discovery Library - Vocabulary words - Printable Blackline Masters - Graphic organizers * Activity specific * Tailored for students’ grade range * PDF format for printing or digital integration - Links: * Select the resource link to go directly to the article or eBook to easily share with students * Direct link to add the topic to your Flip classroom * EdTech tool help page + [b]Trending[/b] Trending illustrates what search terms are most popular from your community— whether on a school, state, or global level—to help inspire your next lesson. @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/trend.png Trending content on Educator Tools [/accordion] @h4 Step Three: Share with Students @h6 Instructional Materials Whether or not you’ve filtered the results, you can easily download instructional materials. Select the download button or the title to save a PDF of the instructional materials to your device. After the document has been downloaded to your device, you can upload it to a cloud service of your choice (ex. Google Drive, OneDrive, DropBox) and house the link in online lesson planning resources or share with your peers. @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/materialdownload.png Download content option from search results [b]To copy direct links to content from Capstone Connect,[/b] select the "Copy Link" button next to the appropriate content. The “Copy Link” feature allows you to easily copy a link to any PebbleGo or Capstone Interactive eBook that is returned in your standards search. This unique link is tied to your school’s Capstone Connect account and can be accessed by multiple students at one time. These links can be easily pasted in your LMS or EdTech tools like Seesaw or Google Classroom. Because these links provide access to paid materials within your Capstone Connect subscription, we strongly encourage you to use the links for student access only. @image /content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/stan_result_2.png Copy link option from search results @h4 Helpful Resources [accordion] + Share with Families Tools to easily share information with parents & guardians about PebbleGo and Capstone Interactive * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/ci-letter.pdf" target="_blank">Capstone Interactive eBooks Letter to Families</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/pg-login.pdf" target="_blank">PebbleGo Sign In Bookmarks</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/ci-login.pdf" target="_blank">Capstone Interactive Sign In Poster</a> + Introduce to Students Effective and engaging options to start using PebbleGo with your students * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/pg-bingo.pdf" target="_blank">PebbleGo Bingo</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/bingo-de-pg.pdf" target="_blank">Bingo de PebbleGo</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/pg-curiosity-cards.pdf" target="_blank">PebbleGo Curiosity Cards</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/pg-fortune-teller.pdf" target="_blank">PebbleGo Fortune Teller</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/pg-research.pdf" target="_blank">PebbleGo Research Challenge</a> + Popular Lesson Plans & Activities Easy-to-follow lesson plans to use in the classroom or for distance learning * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/endangered-animal-psa.pdf" target="_blank">Endangered Animals PSA Lesson Plan</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/world-hero-award.pdf" target="_blank">World Hero Award</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/recognizing-emotions.pdf" target="_blank">Recognizing My Emotions</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/stopping-germs.pdf" target="_blank">Stopping the Spread of Germs</a> * <a href="/content/dam/pebblegodev/help-center/teachers/community-helper.pdf" target="_blank">Community Helper</a> + Capstone Connect Video Tutorials * <a href="https://youtu.be/G-JkdflfSaY?si=vhLIBCPYUFkImXMG" target="_blank">What's New in Capstone Connect</a> [/accordion]