Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Schools
It’s time for Hour of Code during computer science week – December 7-13, 2015. Many of our teachers and students are participating in the Hour of Code as a classroom and even as a whole school. In fact, we already Continue reading Hour of Code is Upon Us
We’ve just added another app to Self Service. Here’s a fun opportunity for students to give voice to images. ChatterPix Kids is an easy to use app that gives voice to an image. For example, an object can describe its Continue reading ChatterPix Kids in Self Service
I’m always on the lookout for ways to accomplish tasks more quickly. Did you know that you can drag your attachment right on your email in order to attach it? Here’s a quick video demonstrating:
Maker Space is a hot topic right now and is an area that our library staff have been discussing in how to implement in each of our schools. Here is a great resource from the California State Library who has partnered Continue reading Getting Creative in Your Library
I don’t know about you, but generally I think much faster than I can type. Recently, Google came up with a new voice tool in Google. You must be in the Chrome browser to use it. Here’s a quick video on Continue reading Voice Typing in Google Docs
This blog post was inspired by two teachers working on a road-trip-themed storyline. It started by using the Instant Alpha tool in Keynote to show students in front of landmarks. It got me thinking…and the video here shows how the Continue reading Using Magic Move in Keynote
In the work I do, as with many of you, we use google docs a lot! That said, the article linked here had several tips that were new to me. For example, the research tool that you can use from Continue reading Google Docs can do THAT??
Have you ever tried to create an instructional Keynote on your iPad? I have and my gorilla-like fingers don’t work as well on an iPad as they do on my laptop. Plus, my laptop has more storage to hold these Keynote Continue reading Using Your iPad as a Keynote Remote