Students LOVE how fun FlipGrid is. Our EAL department LOVES how FlipGrid makes it easy for students to upload quick video responses to prompts, promoting oral language production. And the IT department LOVES how FlipGrid integrates with our LMS, Canvas! You should LOVE how easy it is to set up: watch the <5 minute video […]
[advanced_iframe src=”https://web.microsoftstream.com/embed/video/c78f162d-a281-480d-85c5-edd15092817d?autoplay=false&showinfo=true” width=”640″ height=”360″] Sending emails home about Incompletes or Not Yets doesn’t have to be a chore. Learn how you can mostly automate the process in less than ten minutes by watching the guide above (NCPA login required due to presence of student information).
Our standard e-mail signature format has been updated as of Fall 2018: Instructions for how to implement AND a pre-made signature for you are linked at the IT Knowledgebase (direct link).
Don’t worry, returning teachers, your old Canvas courses are NOT gone! Find them in Courses > All Courses > Past Enrollments: You can also import content from past courses into a current course you teach by following these instructions.
As of Fall 2018, all classrooms are equipped with mounted speakers and either a wireless AppleTV or wired HDMI connection. Follow the steps in the video below to wirelessly connect to an AppleTV-connected projector. If the AppleTV doesn’t appear in your list make sure your bluetooth is turned on. If you’re in a classroom […]
At last week’s mini-PD, Dianne and Chelsea taught us about three tools for research and citation: Noodletools, the best research manager for middle and high school students. Turnitin, the best plagiarism checker (and one that integrates with Canvas) which helps you check for direct, mosaic, and self-plagiarism. Zotero, a citation manager for undergraduates and graduates […]
This week we learned about seven ways technology helps you modify the format of your assessments to increase engagement and authenticity while keeping the focus on content and skills. The graphic above summarize the session, and the skeleton Powerpoint is here.
This week we learned four tools that make it easy to create graphic organizers, posters, online ad graphics, and infographics. This results in products that are more polished – and authentic – than cutting and pasting on paper! And here’s some work from the workshop participants: Chalynne: Amy Li:
Miss Google Draw? Your students can use Apple Preview or the web app Sketchpad (http://sketch.io/sketchpad) to draw and annotate images.
Creating fun and meaningful assessments can be a challenge – just ask anyone from this week’s #pudPDAsia event. Quizlet Live is one tool you can use to do just that. With a few clicks, you can create a competitive game to help students review vocabulary and concepts. But Aaron Foster explains it better in this […]