Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
Our teachers are finding multiple ways of connecting with their students including sending postcards just to let them know they are being thought of. Erin Carroll, an English teacher at Summit High School, created her postcards using Canva. (Educators can Continue reading Connecting With Your Students
A favorite part of my job is getting to hear about great lessons that teachers are teaching. This morning I had the privilege of hearing a smattering of ideas and wanted to share one of them with you today. Jeff Continue reading Collaborating in an Escape Room
I’ve seen people using Assistive Touch on their iPad, but I didn’t it would be applicable to me until yesterday when Zach Desjarlais, from Apple, showed my team a cool trick yesterday. He uses it basically as a shortcut to Continue reading Using Assistive Touch on the iPad
OverDrive has donated 100 Spanish Titles for young readers via Sora. They will be available in Sora from now through September 2021! Among the titles, you will find ebooks, audiobooks, and Read-Along books. The icing on the cake is that Continue reading Spanish Titles for Young Readers
Force a Popup To force YouTube videos to open in fullscreen, without suggested videos off to the side, etc. you can adjust the url slightly. When looking at a YouTube link, they all have the same general look such as Continue reading Decluttering YouTube for Students
Webex launched new functionality on Tuesday, October 27th. These new features include the ability for meeting hosts (teachers) to lock participants (students) in a muted setting. Please note the following: In the desktop application, you will need to install the Continue reading Webex-Added Functionality to Mute
There are MANY reasons students should be signed into iCloud on their iPads with their BLS Apple ID. Here are just a few: Backing up data on their iPad. By using the 200 GB of storage, students can back up Continue reading Signing in with Your BLS Apple ID (and backing up Apps!)
All students in Bend-La Pine have access to YouTube but with various limitations. Students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade have the most strict access settings that are available while students in grades 9-12 are able to get to all Continue reading Approving YouTube Videos For Student Use