Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
Recently I blogged about the new Deschutes Public Library App and how fabulous it is. Today, we made it available in Self Service under the category “Family Involvement Apps”. In order to utilize this app, the user must have a library Continue reading Public Library App Now in Self Service
We’re told not to judge a book by its cover, but we do it regardless. If it doesn’t look interesting, we’re not apt to pick it up and read it. I think the same thing goes for websites. We’re far Continue reading World Book Advanced Has a New Look
Have you seen Indiana Jones or National Treasure and found yourself caught up in trying to solve the mystery before Harrison Ford or Nicholas Cage do? Both are clever movie series that engage the audience with mysteries and clues that Continue reading Breaking Things Up With BreakoutEDU
OverDrive is a great platform for reading eBooks that is widely used in our District. Books, along with audio, are being checked out daily from school, home, or anywhere – as long as there is wifi (once you check out Continue reading Highlighting and Notes in OverDrive
For those of you that enjoy taking photos with your iPad, many of you have to be mindful of storage space. A great solution is to have your photos automatically upload to your Google Drive in the Google Photos folder. Continue reading Save the Photos!
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
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
Book Creator has an update that allows users to create comics! Like everything else in Book Creator, it is simple to work with-for both teacher and student. Options available are: Panels, background colors/patterns, speech bubbles, thought bubbles, comic text (captions, titles) Continue reading Create Comics Using Book Creator