Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
December 5 marked the beginning of “Hour of Code” participation across the United States. Even though we have several blog entries dedicated to programming and coding, I thought it would be helpful to have a short entry that lists a Continue reading Hour of Code Resources
Padlet is a great tool that can be used for simple blogging, posting websites, gathering info, sorting, discussions and more. I like that it can be made private or public, it allows for moderating (so you don’t have to worry Continue reading Padlet has a new Comment Feature
Have you put up a QR code to a website for students to scan and it took longer than expected for them to get out of their seats, navigate the classroom, scan the QR code and make it back to Continue reading Quickly Sharing QR Codes
Recently I wrote a post on how to create a screen recording using your laptop. Then I heard back from a few of you wondering how to do the same thing but instead, record the iPad screen which is actually Continue reading How to Record your iPad Screen
When presenting a Google Slides presentation, you don’t have to be tied to your computer in order to run it. You can turn your iPad into a remote by using Air Play which will enable you to see the next slides Continue reading Present a Google Slides Presentation from Your iPad
If you’re looking for a simple way to create Flashcards, you should check out Flippity.net. Actually, if you are a teacher or a student, you should check out Flippity.net. When I first found this site, it had me at “Flashcards”, Continue reading Easily Create Flashcards and More
Last weekend I attended the Oregon State Conference for School Libraries at Summit High School. It was a great conference and I gleaned many new ideas. Fortunately, I was able to attend a session by author, Miranda Paul, who used Continue reading Finding the Perfect Picture Books
It’s been a couple of weeks now that our computers are requiring us to enter our passwords in order to wake up our computers. While requiring our passwords is actually a good thing, some of us are finding this to Continue reading Is Your Computer Falling Asleep on You?