Zoom is now integrated with Teams! How exciting is that you can have two most popular meeting apps together in one place! The following tutorial is for people who have already set up their school Zoom account. If you haven’t done so, please refer to the guidelines in the following post to do it first: […]
In this session, Dave Barton, explores the key features of Microsoft Teams: How to set up a Class Notebook through Teams Features of Class Notebook ( Content Library, Distribute Pages, Review Student Work ) Assignments Add – On’s ( Forms, Flipgrid, etc ) Setting up channels in a group Students and teachers are loving Teams! […]
NCPA’s Tech Ambassadors have created a quick how to video on creating and facilitating your own “live event” with your students. In this method you control the video and the responses. Take a look #virtualschool: [advanced_iframe src=”//1252700138.vod2.myqcloud.com/vod-player/1252700138/5285890797741600359/tcplayer/console/vod-player.html?autoplay=false&width=640&height=360″ width=”640″ height=”360″]
A lot of people have been asking about how to sign up for Screencast-o-matic using the school subscription. Here are the quick details: Go to https://screencast-o-matic.com/ncpa_china Click the button on the top left that says “Start Recorder” A window will pop up that asks you for a password. Enter our NCPA password: <censored – see […]
This session was a rundown of how common classroom strategies can be translated into an online format using educational apps and sites beyond Canvas, suitable for most teachers. Feedback on this for Greg was especially positive; if you’d like to get in touch with him, follow him on Twitter! [advanced_iframe src=”//1252700138.vod2.myqcloud.com/vod-player/1252700138/5285890798311154816/tcplayer/console/vod-player.html?autoplay=false&width=1280&height=720″ width=”640″ height=”360″] View his […]
Why using Teams but not Wechat, Skype, etc? As a built-in function of the Microsoft Office software package, Teams is ready to be used by all NCPA staff. Rather than switching between a phone and a laptop when using Wechat, or registering and adding a Skype account just for the meeting, Teams provides the fastest […]
Have you ever wonder what is the use of the “Speech” function in Preview? Well, literally, it can read you the selected text of the document. Why should I listen to a text? It may because you are tired of reading after a whole day’s work or you just want to try something new. […]
(Who is using Padlet? Chris R and Liza F, for starters.) If you’re using Padlet in class, make sure you’re using NCPA’s subscription so you aren’t limited in the number of boards you can make. You’ll want to change the permissions of your padlet, though. By default, boards are private and no one else can […]
What are your “Catchphrases”? One of my 7th Graders does a fantastic impression of me. Apparently, my three catch phrases are, “Class, class!” “Right now, we are going to…” and “Nearpod”. So today, in the EduTech blog I want to share with you one of my favorite tech tools: Nearpod! This week I will […]
If you use Microsoft Powerpoint Online to teach, you NEED to try this feature. What you say in class will be automatically captured and shown on the screen. A good tool to use if you know some students are struggling to understand English instructions. To use this function, you have to save your Powerpoint slides […]