Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
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
Canva for Education is available for all students and staff. Canva is an online design and publishing tool that provides templates for easy-to-create presentations, posters, documents, and other types of visual content. For tutorials and use ideas check out Canva’s Design School. To Continue reading Canva in the Classroom
Welcome new Bend-La Pine School District staff! Our Instructional and Information Technology teams are here to support you as you begin the new school year. We’ve got two tech highlights to get you rolling. Check out the brand new TeacherHub Continue reading New Staff: TeacherHub and Portal
Bend-La Pine Schools requires students to use multi-factor authentication (MFA) when accessing a BLS provided service from a personal device (not a BLS issued iPad). This is for the safety of our students and their data. A few things to Continue reading Student MFA – Student Access from a Personal Device
Wondering what instructional tools are available to your classes? We’ve created a new site that allows you to see everything that’s currently deployed to you, specifically tailored to the class(es) you’re teaching. There’s even documentation, and more coming, designed to Continue reading Instructional Tools Available To You
Students can now create beautiful websites with user-friendly, familiar Google-style tools. Think student portfolio, jazzed up student-led conferences, and a fresh alternative to Slides. To get started on a student iPad: Open a blank Google page in Safari → tap Continue reading Google Sites: Now Available to Students!
Looking for summer PD related to STEM? With everything from NASA Earth-Space Science, to Solar Energy, to AP Computer Science, the Central Oregon STEM Hub has it all! Many of their workshops provide project pay and lunch. Register soon as Continue reading STEM Summer PD