Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
As part of our ongoing work to support thoughtful, effective, and responsible technology use across Bend-La Pine Schools, the Educational Technology team recently completed a review of the apps available in Self Service. This work was completed in response to Continue reading Keeping Self Service Tidy: Requesting Apps After the Review
Beginning with the 2026–2027 school year, Google and Bing Search will be inaccessible for Bend-La Pine Schools elementary students in grades K–5. This change is part of our ongoing effort to be intentional about educational technology use in our classrooms. Continue reading Helping K–5 Students Search with Purpose
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has introduced ChatGPT for Teachers, a version designed specifically for educators. It includes expanded capabilities, higher usage limits, and protections for professional use in education, going beyond what is available in a standard free ChatGPT Continue reading ChatGPT for Teachers
Films can spark discussion, deepen understanding, and bring curriculum topics to life. With Swank K-12 Streaming, teachers and administrators now have a simple, legal way to use films that support learning across content areas and school community events. Swank FAQ Continue reading Introducing Swank 🎥
Sora, our district’s digital library with an ever-evolving collection of thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines, is one of our district’s best literary resources. Whether you’re ready to dive in for the first time or learn something new about what Continue reading Sora – Access and Tips 📚📱
Students can now use the handy research icon on their iPad home screen to be directed to our media center websites, where engaging and education-focused research sites await. If you’d like support with safe and reliable research in your classroom, Continue reading Quick Access to Safe and Reliable Research
Digital Citizenship week is October 14-18, an annual campaign to promote healthy, balanced, and positive approach to media and tech use among young people. Here are some handy resources. Some of these activities are highly engaging and enjoyed by students Continue reading Digital Citizenship Week 2024
Looking for ways to supervise and manage student devices? We’ve got two great tools for that. Apple Classroom Apple Classroom is familiar to Bend-La Pine teachers, as it has been available and widely used for some time. Common uses include: Continue reading Comparing Apple Classroom and Jamf Teacher