Ideas, Activities and Resources for Bend-La Pine Teachers
As a new school year is quickly approaching (for some of us it’s already here), I thought I would post this article/video that explains how we need to be using our databases for researching rather than just Googling. Feel free Continue reading The Deep Web
Source: Free Technology for Teachers: How to Move from Zaption to EDpuzzle In Three Steps (Zaption is closing)
The good news is that more and more of our staff and students are using Google Drive. The bad news – well, not exactly bad news – we’ll say the difficulty is watching people try to navigate to Google Drive Continue reading Getting to Google Drive in 2 Clicks
I cannot stress enough the importance of following blogs of people that you can learn from – either professionally or personally. For me, Richard Byrne is one of those people that I’m continually gleaning information from that helps me professionally. Continue reading 5 Online Activities for Teaching With Primary Sources from Richard Byrne
OverDrive is a great place to access books 24/7. It has been widely accessed throughout our district and will likely continue to grow as we add to the digital library. If you’re an avid user of OverDrive, you may have Continue reading OverDrive Updates
Today I saw a great example of how a teacher completely gamified her classroom and I just have to share it with you because it is cool! Beth Box, a 7th grade Civics teacher, used Schoology, however this could be Continue reading Gamify Your Classroom
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
Many of our staff have been using iWeb to create their website, however as you may be aware, iWeb is no longer supported. Therefore, it is time to switch your website to a new platform. It also may be that Continue reading Create Your Website using Google Sites