Radically Remote:
Facilitation Toolkit
Our Radical Toolkit is meant for every facilitator, trainer, leader, & educator looking to shape more meaningful interactions in virtual spaces. 👋 Like this? Give it a share please, so that all the world can get just a little bit more radical. #radicallyremote
Want to dive deeper into the radically remote world?
Our Free Radically Remote Self-paced Online Course is now live at knowmium.teachable.com.
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Head for our main page at knowmium.com.
What do we have here?
We’ve created virtual versions of in-person activities by using platform functions (like breakout rooms & collaborative whiteboards) along with 3rd party apps & services.
Our Radically Remote book: to the right. Click click.👉
Our Radical Toolkit (activities & interactions for remote).
Our suggested virtual resources.
Our Zoom Basics (& other apps!) video tutorials.
Our free self-paced virtual class (sign up here).
And if you’re curious, a bit more about what other topics we facilitate in virtually.
Want your own free copy of our Radically Remote book? Click the cover or click here to download: 134 pages of awesome ideas, designed to work in conjunction with our Radical Resource Toolkit below, helping everyone understand how to make the virtual leap. Prefer Amazon? We have you covered here. Questions? Send us an email & connect with us on LinkedIn.
Let's Get Radical
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Search by tags & categories with the dropdown menus to narrow the kind of interaction you want to craft. Got an idea for a better category/tag? Let us know. A special thanks to Jordan Vinikoor for his contributions in making this toolkit!
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Our Big 4 LinkedIn Articles on Becoming Radically Remote
If you liked our webinar then take a deeper dive into all the topics below:
Part 1: Good ingredients lead to good sessions: let’s get technical— what tools should we use to run virtual sessions?
Part 2: Welcoming the world: what macro-level logistics and sequencing need to be in place before you even enter the virtual space?
Part 3: Owning your session flow: how can we use our tools and interactive elements to make sure we create moments that matter in the virtual classroom?
Part 4: Baking in better conversation: how can we create meaningful collaborative discussions online?
Resources that Rock: Our Suggested Virtual Tools
See something missing? Let us know at: joshua@knowmium.com.
Polling & slide sharing:
Mentimeter: https://www.mentimeter.com/ (How to: https://youtu.be/hbohghL9AKw)
Wooclap: https://www.wooclap.com/
PollEverywhere: https://www.polleverywhere.com/
Shared images:
DropEvent: https://dropevent.com/
Video overlays:
Prezi Video: https://prezi.com/video/ (How to: https://youtu.be/vkO74biOYmw)
ManyCam: https://manycam.com/
MimoLive (pricey/complex): https://boinx.com/mimolive/
Mmhmm: https://mmhmm.app (How to: https://youtu.be/73c7ugME3RM)
XSplit VCam (PC): https://www.xsplit.com/vcam
Virtual Cards:
Gamestructor: https://www.gamestructor.com/
Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/76604538/love-potion-36-questions-flash-cards/
Audio cleanup:
Krisp: https://krisp.ai/ (Thanks James for the heads up!)
Transcription:
Otter: https://otter.ai/
Trint: https://trint.com/
Second Screen:
Duet: https://www.duetdisplay.com/ (or Mac’s built in Sidecar feature)
Bridging between sessions:
Zapier: https://zapier.com/home
CoachAccountable: https://www.coachaccountable.com/
Extempore (thanks to Rich for the head’s up!): https://extemporeapp.com/
Scheduling:
MeetingBird: https://meetingbird.com/
Calendly: https://calendly.com/
General Interaction Structures:
Thiagi Resources: http://www.thiagi.com/resources/
Liberating Structures: http://www.liberatingstructures.com/ls-menu/
Session Lab: https://www.sessionlab.com/library
Visible Thinking (Project Zero): https://pz.harvard.edu/thinking-routines
Remote Teambuilding: https://www.quizbreaker.com/team-building/remote-activities
Great Canvas Warmers: https://www.mural.co/blog/online-warm-ups-energizers
Mural’s talks by leading facilitators: https://www.mural.co/imagine#talks
Great overview of virtual facilitation techniques: https://uxplanet.org/virtual-facilitation-from-side-skill-to-recurring-practice-3c2c6c9db45c
Making virtual parties and events fun: https://www.wired.com/story/zoom-parties-proximity-chat/
Books we love:
Platforms:
Zoom https://zoom.us/ (See next section for Zoom tutorials)
Bluejeans: https://www.bluejeans.com/
GoToTraining: https://www.gotomeeting.com/en-hk/training
Jitsi: https://meet.jit.si (no breakouts, but you can combine rooms in a Miro/Mural canvas to create breakouts)
Webex: https://www.webex.com (Last choice of these)
Gamification:
Buzzers: https://buzzin.live/ (How to: https://youtu.be/CNZhYwn1qqg)
Stopwatch: https://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-clock/full-screen/ (How to: https://youtu.be/n2DIV9KLjNo)
Jeopardy: https://www.playfactile.com/ and https://jeopardylabs.com/
Interactive Trivia: https://triviamaker.com/
Brightful Meeting Games: https://www.brightful.me/play/
Quizizz: https://quizizz.com/business
Survey/Info gathering:
Typeform: https://www.typeform.com/ (How to: https://youtu.be/-4py4BJ6G18)
VideoAsk: https://www.videoask.com/
Content Curation:
Elink: https://elink.io
Wakelet: https://wakelet.com/
Shared Writing:
WriteURL: https://www.writeurl.com/
Board: https://board.net/
Trello: https://trello.com/
Padlet: https://padlet.com/
Conversation structuring:
Random questions: http://faculty.washington.edu/ejslager/random-generator/index.html
Quick check-in questions: https://checkin.daresay.io/
Question starters: https://icebreaker.range.co/
Toasty: https://toasty.ai/
Whiteboarding:
Miro: https://miro.com/ (How to: https://youtu.be/WJG2LUmyv2E)
Miro Lite: https://miro.com/lite (How to: https://youtu.be/FZgwRfMFg5s)
Mural: https://mural.co/ (How to: https://youtu.be/gMAtYle_ZaE)
Milanote: https://milanote.com/ (a fascinating blend of the simplicity of a Jamboard, with the awesome ability to nest layers of other boards inside boards for greater complexity)
Limnu: https://limnu.com
Jamboard: https://jamboard.google.com/
Design thinking structures:
Board of Innovation tools: https://www.boardofinnovation.com/tools/
100 Open: https://www.100open.com/toolkit/
Virtual Team Activity videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPZxF8hbKdU&feature=youtu.be
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNDxHr1GakU&feature=youtu.be
Potential World Cafe Solution:
Qiqo: https://qiqochat.com/ (awesome…but complicated)
Remo: https://remo.co/ (surreal and awesome, but still quite beta) & the similar https://www.airmeet.com/
Free during beta: https://wurkr.io/
Very free-floating (thanks Jacqueline!): https://unhangout.media.mit.edu/
If you’re brave: Fearless Experimentation
Wonder (formerly Yotribe): https://www.wonder.me/
Or combine Jitsi with Miro/Mural :)
Sorting participants an organized fashion: https://www.printyourbrackets.com/round-robin-generator.php
A link…to links (one of the best collections of virtual collaboration resources ever): https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com/tools/
Zoom & Other App Basics
Zoom Sign Up/Joining (good to include in pre-work): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsy2Ph6kSf8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIkCmbvAHQQ
Recording Your Meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aa4jMBJRQx8 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZHSAMd89JE
Meeting Controls Overview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpteulBxCIk
Scheduling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQfIDkE2PGM and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhZW3iyXV9U
Account and Meeting Settings: https://youtu.be/Q5ORq83tD38
10 General Tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzIqCd0GSxI
Top 10 Tips for Facilitating and Training: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIdye2CsOQg&feature=youtu.be
Zoom Annoyances and Problems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfJNWi5Qn3Q&feature=youtu.be
Webex Meetings Breakout Sessions: https://youtu.be/IWr4nYeRMbo
10 Slide Tips for Better Presentations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDdpv4TfpXk&feature=youtu.be
Using Waiting Rooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrWJ-764CsY and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc0rcrg0mbY
Sharing Your Screen and Slides: https://youtu.be/IJAUrcBTv7o
Whiteboard: https://youtu.be/MOTSM9W5Ajw
Breakout Rooms: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln8njT6ofyA
Allowing Participants to Change Breakout Rooms: https://youtu.be/Q08Xubc_zi4
Managing Participants: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbPpdyn16sY
Virtual Backgrounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWYcKdYVYbE
Merging Computer Video with Phone Dial-in Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYnBc_dK5O8
When You’re the Producer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIw7EVWnsh8&feature=youtu.be
7 Tips for Hiring a Facilitator (and a Chef): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gENpmiT1Ewo&feature=youtu.be
Polling: https://youtu.be/7huE0UWEgD4