Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
I was helping a fourth grader free up iPad storage when he deleted nearly 2,000 unwanted photos. He showed his buddies and they all took to purging the blurry, the duplicates, and the outdated screenshots. This is a skill our Continue reading Cleaning Up Photos
This Earth Day, let’s look at our Home Sweet Home with Google Earth. Learning about climate change? Check out these Timelapse Videos Explore America’s National Parks and introduce Every Kid Outdoors, the NPS program that offers free park admission to Continue reading Google Earth for Earth Day
iPads can be used in creative and meaningful ways in Bend-La Pine classrooms. To help encourage best practices around technology use, let’s reflect on how iPads can best be used during the school day. Below are ideas to help prevent Continue reading Prevent Passive iPad Time
Screen Time allows users to set app limits, content restrictions, downtime, and a variety of other helpful tools for staying on track. One caution: Screen Time settings can affect what our students can access in class, which sometimes gets in Continue reading Making Screen Time Work For You
You may be familiar with the studies connecting the dangers of social media and the teenage brain. As the mother of two teenagers myself, these reports have played a role in my own thoughts about it. As my kids saw Continue reading Instagram Ready?
Your MacBook now has AirPlay built right in; it’s perfect for fans of screen mirroring. Here’s how to get started: First, verify your laptop is updated to Monterey. Click the Apple in the uppermost left of your screen. Choose About Continue reading AirPlay with Monterey
We’re pleased to introduce the updated iPad Basics for quick reference to the ins and outs of BLS student iPads, including handy tricks like autofilling passwords. These slides could be offered digitally or printed and posted. A few pro tips…. Continue reading Student iPads…and How You Can Help