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Cleaning up Google Drive

Posted on May 5, 2022 by Christie Boen

This is the perfect time of year to clean up your Google Drive whether you’re staff or a student. I like to think of it as the equivalent of cleaning out your desk. As the year (or years) goes by Continue reading Cleaning up Google Drive→

Posted in Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Cleaning Up Photos

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Tracy Howk

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 He showed his buddies and they all took to purging the blurry, the duplicates, and the outdated screenshots.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→

Posted in BLS EdTech Bytes, Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Google Earth for Earth Day

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Tracy Howk

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→

Posted in Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Tools for Researching

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Christie Boen

Throughout the year students are researching, but it seems like this is often the time of year when culminating research projects are happening. We thought this would be a good time to focus on all the tools we have at Continue reading Tools for Researching→

Posted in Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Prevent Passive iPad Time

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Tracy Howk

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→

Posted in Elementary School, High School, Middle School | Tagged Digital Citizenship

Making Screen Time Work For You

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Tracy Howk

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→

Posted in Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Uncategorized | Tagged Digital Citizenship

Comics are Live in Sora!

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Christie Boen

As of today, we now have over 1800 comics and graphic novel titles that were just added to Sora! This is a new package and the best part is that they are all simultaneous use which means that students and Continue reading Comics are Live in Sora!→

Posted in Elementary School, High School, Middle School

Digital Citizenship Made Simple

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Christie Boen

For the month of March, you will be seeing several posts here on the topic of Digital Citizenship. This is a topic that we all know is important, yet many of us have a hard time finding time to fit Continue reading Digital Citizenship Made Simple→

Posted in Elementary School, High School, Middle School

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