Our new reality has started and we’re in eLearning for the long haul! Fear not, though. Instructional Tech and Tech Services are here to help everyone. In this post, we’re… Continue reading "Problem Solving While Working from Home"
There are a lot of social media posts circulating out there promoting free tools to use during in e-learning. It’s important to note that any free service has to make… Continue reading "Free Upgrades for Digital Tools You Already Use"
While students are away we want to give them a sense of normalcy and routine where it make sense. Having a way for students and parents to hear and see… Continue reading "Different Types of Videos Teachers Can Make for Their Students During Home Learning"
There are many ways to use shared drives in Google to streamline information sharing in class and in committees. Sharing documents to and from students using Google Drive can be… Continue reading "Effectively Sharing Materials from Google Drive"
We wanted to eliminate using multiple worksheets and add depth of knowledge to science and social studies assignments this year. Making templates in Pages is easy to do, so we took… Continue reading "Using Pages Templates with Elementary Students"
If you teach Level 1 ENL students, one accommodation you can make is to provide English vocabulary alongside home-language translations. This helps students make mental connections to the new content… Continue reading "Use Google Sheets to Quickly Translate Vocabulary Lists"
Using Seesaw for Performance Checks Seesaw Activities are a great way to assess student growth. The activity template is simple: there is a screenshot of a short reading. The activity… Continue reading "Checking Reading Fluency in Seesaw"
Okay, so it’s not quite a bracket but you have to admit the title is catchy. This spring our PD website is overflowing with options for Elkhart teachers! The Ambassadors… Continue reading "March Madness PD: Fill Out Your Bracket Now!"
This is an extension on our last post about Canvas features you’re (probably) not using yet. It’s so good that it needed it’s own post this time around. Did you… Continue reading "Canvas Bonus Tip: Save Frequent Comments"
It’s okay though. That’s why we’re here. Canvas is so full of functionality, it’s easy to miss some of the more helpful options and tools. In this post, we have… Continue reading "Five Features in Canvas You’re (Probably) Not Using Yet"
In this post we will show you a variety of features and apps that you can use to customize a student's iPad to best meet their needs and to scaffold your instruction.
It’s cold outside, but Canvas has some 🔥🔥 updates this month that we wanted to briefly outline. The updates this month provide two new tools that you can try out… Continue reading "January Canvas Updates"