Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
You may have heard of the term makerspace. This is a popular movement happening in K-12 schools, universities, and public libraries. Basically, a makerspace is where students can invent, build, create, and learn. Yes, libraries have always been a place Continue reading Makerspaces at Juniper
Today I saw a great example of how a teacher completely gamified her classroom and I just have to share it with you because it is cool! Beth Box, a 7th grade Civics teacher, used Schoology, however this could be Continue reading Gamify Your Classroom
It is common for each school to have multiple calendars, whether it is for using the facilities, such as the library or maybe a computer cart. Here’s how you can subscribe to a Google Calendar is someone shares one with Continue reading Subscribing to a Google Calendar
For those of you that need to create a Google Calendar for either yourself or to share with others, here is a quick tutorial:
As an educator working with students and staff, there are times when you want to quickly share something from Google Drive to your staff or students. There are a variety of ways you can do this, such as through a Continue reading Creating an email list in Google Drive
It’s true that the iPad and most smartphones take pretty great pictures. Our cameras are probably what people use most in order to save or share an image. However, when taking a picture of a document, you often get shadows, not Continue reading Quality Scan using iPad or Smartphone
It’s time for Hour of Code during computer science week – December 7-13, 2015. Many of our teachers and students are participating in the Hour of Code as a classroom and even as a whole school. In fact, we already Continue reading Hour of Code is Upon Us
We’ve just added another app to Self Service. Here’s a fun opportunity for students to give voice to images. ChatterPix Kids is an easy to use app that gives voice to an image. For example, an object can describe its Continue reading ChatterPix Kids in Self Service