Numerous projects, visions, and plans came to life in the short period between winter break and the new year holiday. Here are some of the highlights: NHS students designed and built signs for their New Year’s Carnival, with a little help from the Wood Shop ASA. The Elsen’s, always big supporters of the InnoHub, both […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us at last Friday’s InnoHub Open House! We had a huge turnout, and everyone had a great time participating in a range of Maker-related activities, like: Breakerspace! Speed Sewing with Katrina Elsen Robotics with Elizabeth Cooper Lego Stop Motion Videos with Lisa Hughes Woodworking with Jordan Wambeke For those of you who missed out; don’t worry, we’ll be hosting more events and starting […]
The NCPA Innovation Hub has been a popular place to be the past couple of months! Here is a run down of what you have missed and what is coming up: December Events Introduction to the InnoHub with the HOD’s On December 7th, HOD’s participated in an PD session in the InnoHub where they explored […]
The Innovation Hub is staffed, resourced, and ready for action! James and Jordan shared information about how this #makerspace can be used for any class. They also showed us how to book it, and the common resources and materials you would find there. Stay tuned for more information, events and trainings related to the […]
Today I cover all of the things you should do before you travel to China! Here are the links I referenced in the video: Canvas – New Teacher Orientation – Tech Prerequisites IT Knowledge Base (linked on the Staff Portal) – commonly asked tech questions with videos/tutorials Pre-Travel Tech Survey Please fill this out […]
Today Rebecca shares another resource you can find on the Library Canvas Page. Also, I will review how you can communicate with parents, students, and teachers using groups in Outlook. NewsBank – Rebecca Email Groups – Lisa Information about Email Groups comes from a prior post on the EdTech Blog: Original Post: Teachers […]
Today’s session contained all things related to PowerSchool. PS Log Entries – if you are having difficulties creating Log Entries in PS, try changing the date/time on your computer to reflect the time at school. What does the Parent, Student View look like in PS? Let’s have a look what they can see.
Today on the NCPA #virtualschool #edtech Briefing we talked about two outstanding tools and how you can give praise in Teams. Mentimeter with Jane Francis NewselaPro with Rebecca Battistoni Give Praise in Teams – Lisa Hughes For questions about any of these tools feel free to reach out to us! Thanks for watching
Today Nate Cooper and Steven Groene were the guests! Here is what they shared: Nate Cooper – Student Engagement: Nate shared several strategies that he uses for student engagement on the macro and micro level. You can access his slides with additional resources like discussion protocols, HERE. Steven Groene – Rewordify.com: A completely FREE tool […]
Todays Topics: Ben Detweiler shares how he is building a strong co-teaching relationship by providing detailed instructions, WeChat messages, using verbal cues, and daily morning and afternoon debriefings. Pat Hughes shares how Twitter has been a valuable resource in growing his #PLN and refining his practice. If you are new to Twitter here are […]