To continue improving school communications and culture and the tidiness of our hallways, we now have designated announcement corkboards and digital signage at the main stairwells of AQ1 and AQ4. Additional corkboards and signage will be installed in the back stairwells of AQ1 and AQ4 in the coming weeks. The digital signage shows a loop […]
The Dashboard (http://portal.office365.com) should be every user’s entry point to Office 365, and it’s the most underappreciated feature for new users as it lets you search, find shared files, and access frequently-used groups. [advanced_iframe src=”//1252700138.vod2.myqcloud.com/vod-player/1252700138/5285890784554865599/tcplayer/console/vod-player.html?autoplay=false&width=1024&height=768″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” width=”100%” height=”768″ allowfullscreen]
When you’re sharing files in Office 365, the links don’t work exactly like Google Drive – and if you don’t know the difference, you might end up giving people edit access without meaning to. The two-minute video below explains. [advanced_iframe src=”//1252700138.vod2.myqcloud.com/vod-player/1252700138/5285890784554415807/tcplayer/console/vod-player.html?autoplay=false&width=1024&height=768″ width=”100%” height=”600″]
The Black Box Theatre is open for business! Reserve this space for your classes through your Outlook calendar, just like any other meeting space on campus. Katrina walks you through it in the video below. [advanced_iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/uJfVQrn-A4k” width=”100%” height=”400″]
It’s easy to add a simple countdown timer to your PowerPoints: This tip works when you’re using the Powerpoint Mac app, but not in the Online version through the web browser.
Our first Finally Friday on 11/23 was great launch to what will be an ongoing series of short (45 minutes or less) design PDs at the Inno-Hub. Participants learned about a variety of protocols you can use in your classes to spark design ideas and find problems to solve, and then chose one to help […]
Microsoft’s Translator app has the potential to transform how we do parent-teacher communication at this school. It has interpretation features that translate spoken or typed text in real time! While it won’t replace a real-life interpreter, it’s handy in situations like SLCs when there isn’t one on hand. Better parent-teacher communication means more parent buy-in […]
The Inno-Hub is open for business! Er, learning. Despite all the fancy tools inside, this is an accessible space with a low learning curve. To show you how low, Yosef gives you a three-minute rundown on how simple it is to use our laser cutter! [advanced_iframe src=”//www.youtube.com/embed/dhBwb05lYnE” width=”100%” height=”480″] Want to learn more? Come to […]
We all hate losing instructional days, but there are times when unavoidable circumstances cause schools to temporarily close. To mitigate the effects of lost seat time, a group of teachers met over the 2017-18 school year to formulate a virtual school plan so that instruction can continue online in the event of a school closure […]
All NCPA teachers have a PRO account to use Newsela with their students. But why would you want to use Newsela? One reason is that the 6,000+ articles are at five different reading levels, allowing you to differentiate and customize assignments depending on student needs. Newsela is a powerful digital reading experience within an instructional […]