If your predecessor actively used Canvas, you’ll be able to access their old Canvas course. In the left nav bar, go to Courses > All Courses: You’ll see your predecessor’s courses under Past Enrollments: You can also copy content from those old courses to your new course – either item-by-item or everything at once! Follow […]
Sometimes you want to use some paid software, hardware, or process to support your teaching that isn’t part of NCPA’s standard technology package. When this happens, you can now apply to start a technology pilot program. A successful application will give you and other pilot participants access to funds needed to purchase and evaluate these […]
After looking at usage patterns for the eLC, we’ve discovered that in the vast majority of cases people booked both eLC-East and eLC-West for their events. In cases where each side was booked by a different event simultaneously, the users found that noise from each event interfered with the other. Therefore, to improve the user […]
Over 50 teachers, TAs and administrative staff attended last month’s Saturday Certificate Sessions: [advanced_iframe src=”https://twitframe.com/show?url=https://twitter.com/RiskePEteacher/status/1106780498003673090″ width=”100%” height=”600″] Feedback was great – and the lunch catered by Liberty probably didn’t hurt. So here’s more good news – to meet the need for relevant, connected training in Office 365 and other educational technology tools, there will be […]
We’re looking for four innovative, collaborative teachers to be Tech Ambassadors! This is a new stipended opportunity for the 2019-20 school year. The application deadline is Tuesday, April 30. [advanced_iframe src=”https://sway.office.com/s/XcPmUVizaGoqXzN0/embed” width=”760″ height=”500″]
In the past, NCPA was a Google Apps school. Teachers needed to use a VPN to access their e-mail, calendar and documents, so we provided ExpressVPN as a benefit so that teachers could access their work-related files from home and other off-campus locations. We also provided the Cisco Anyconnect VPN, which connects users to the […]
Google Maps isn’t accurate in China – it’s hard to search for places of interest, it doesn’t offer accurate GPS location, it needs a VPN, and public transport and walking directions are outdated or broken (for example, it doesn’t show the new metro extension to the school). Lucky, we have Lost Laowai to help us […]
We’ve added two more screens by the back stairwells of AQ1 and AQ4 along with corkboards for announcements to maximize coverage of the daily bulletin and announcements. If you’d like us to post a full-screen digital poster on the screens, please fill out this form.
More parent contact information is now available in the PowerTeacher > sqlReports 5 > Student Demographics for Teachers report. Where previously there was only a “Guardian E-mail” field, which may have been the father or mother, there are now two additional columns for mother’s e-mail and father’s e-mail. The registrar’s office requests that you e-mail […]
Thank you to the 30 faculty and staff who completed the IT services annual survey. The response rate of 25% is slightly higher than expected for surveys solicited electronically. The IT department reviewed the results of this survey on February 19 and we will review our individual satisfaction survey results as part of our personal […]